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  1. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) symptoms & treatment

    video calls You could also sign up to Age UK's Telephone Friendship Service. The service matches anyone over 60 with a likeminded volunteer for weekly telephone calls. It's a great way to make a new friend ... friend and enjoy regular conversation. Find out more about Age UK's Telephone Friendship Service Try out a new hobby If you tend to stay indoors more during the winter months, keeping busy with hobbies can

  2. Things to do to feel less lonely

    – feel more connected. From friendship services to volunteering opportunities, there's all sorts to get involved with. Friendship services We offer various friendship services depending on what you're ... you're looking for: Our Telephone Friendship Service can match you with a volunteer for a free weekly chat on the phone. Whatever else happens in the week, it can be nice to know there's a friendly conversation

  3. A message from Steph Harland, CEO Age UK

    information and advice, and friendship – which it may not be possible to offer face to face any more but which are still accessible, and all the more precious, via the telephone and for those who are hard ... Advice Line and the Silver Line Helpline as we’ve already seen calls increase by 40% and think that telephone support will become ever more critical for older people who are likely to need to stay at home.

  4. Remembering Roy, part of the Age UK family

    services help make a difference. Ruth Lowe, Age UK’s National Manager — Friendship Services, was Roy’s telephone befriender and enjoyed regular calls with him. Here she pays tribute to a very ... to services like Telephone Friendship, which of course they had. The idea that other people would have received the new lease of life he had was very important to Roy. I was telephone friends with Roy

  5. The power of volunteering

    years, volunteering has changed hugely. Micro-volunteering, formal volunteering, and digital and telephone volunteering offer just a few ways for us to take part, as well as positions as Trustees. Despite ... for the Age UK Telephone Friendship Service . This is such a simple yet brilliant idea. Lauren, who is in her mid-20s, works in HR and has been volunteering with the telephone friendship service for two

  6. Women on a mission

    they’ve gained from giving back. From helping in our retail shops to easing loneliness through our friendship services, every day thousands of Age UK volunteers generously donate their time to support older ... benefitting from the calls as much as I am. Coletta I’ve been volunteering with the Telephone Friendship Service for about 10 years, and about 5 years with The Silver Line Helpline . I’ve been

  7. Clothes, careers and community: the impact of charity shops

    time. Tamworth team Volunteers make a huge difference to our vital work. They help the Age UK Telephone Friendship Service and The Silver Line to be there for older people when loneliness strikes. They campaign ... biggest issues for older people. “So, Age UK’s telephone friendship service is a wonderful thing. For a lot of people, their telephone friend can be the only person they speak to week by week

  8. Thanks to our volunteers

    for the benefit of older people across the UK. Friendship services One of the areas volunteers contribute to is our friendship services, both via telephone and in-person. These are probably the volunteering ... due to the shielding and social distancing measures in response to COVID-19. Other opportunities Friendship services are just one of the many volunteering opportunities at Age UK, though, so this Volunteers’

  9. Volunteer with the Connect and Support Service

    individual. The individual referred from one of our other services (the Age UK Advice Line, Telephone Friendship Service or The Silver Line Helpline) must have a clear idea of what they want to achieve and ... literate with access to a PC/laptop to send emails and use databases, a Wi-Fi connection, and a telephone (landline or mobile) communicate effectively both verbally and in writing be willing to undertake

  10. Alicia's new life after work

    time when I was grieving for the past, but it's no good thinking what life might have been. The friendship service makes the world of difference. Independence through exercise As well as feeling the emotional ... Age UK’s friendship services , too. She’s recently been enjoying visits with an in-person befriender from Age UK Leicestershire and Rutland , and she also speaks to her telephone friend once a

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