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and pay our respect to the deity, and maybe taken some offerings like incense or sweets. Of course, I also remember lighting lamps – that was always exciting. We lit lamps everywhere and enjoyed
of the coronavirus epidemic on our society and economy, this has led some to suggest that the best course of action may be to have age-based restrictions. So should older people be shielded while the rest ... did before? Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS England, has recently commented that such a course of action would amount to an ‘age-based apartheid’. Age UK is in agreement for the
Polytechnic as a lecturer on a newly set up course to help managers of residential homes develop their skills, Roger discovered at the interview stage that the course in question would be for staff working ... other people who tell us how we should live. They’re words we should all try and live by, of course, whatever our age. Roger certainly does, and that’s his biggest takeaway from writing Oldenland:
between younger and older people. The Age UK Telephone Friendship Service is a great way to do this, of course, as it pairs a lonely older person with a volunteer for a weekly call. And what would Paige say to
portraiture workshop hosted by Age UK Northumberland, a tea dance with Age UK Sutton, or a three-course knees-up with Age UK Lincoln. The power of volunteering For Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of
support. At the heart of all these services are volunteers . These volunteers give their time, of course, but they also provide a listening ear, empathy, a comforting word, as well as a joke and some good
recently, the group has welcomed a couple of newcomers: a pair of pugs called Ron and Reg – named, of course, after the legendary East End gangsters The Krays. "Those names definitely tend to raise a smile
social housing, and social care services, among other things. We want to avoid that possibility, of course, so we would strongly encourage anyone from another European country to find out more about applying
been involved with had encouraged people to sign up 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 ... he said he’d always thought I was brunette. Roy didn’t change as a person during the course of the time we knew each other, but our friendship did. When we first started talking, we’d
touch with the new ministers about our priorities and set up meetings with MPs new to Parliament. Of course, you know what happened next. Just as the meetings with new Conservative MPs were being arranged ... response supporting local Age UK’s to lobby their MPs for emergency funding for the voluntary sector. Of course, we still have to ensure that any legislation going through Parliament is working for older people