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  1. Testing Promising Approaches to Reducing Loneliness

    her to Age UK's befriending service, where she was matched to local volunteer, Jean, who now visits weekly. 'It's not so much about being alone. It's about being lonely sometimes even when people are visiting

  2. Helping older people get online

    learner-led, meaning they can take place remotely or face-to-face, individually or as part of a group, weekly or every so often. It depends on what's right for the learner. There are also no set lesson plans

  3. Stories of Painful Journeys

    my mobility. I also have active epilepsy, so I’m unable to drive. I have to travel to hospital for weekly blood tests. ‘I find it painful walking and I can’t go far - I get too knackered. ‘To get to hospital

  4. Moments that matter

    ‘What have I got to lose?’” Six months after losing David, Eva signed up for a weekly telephone friendship call, and was soon matched with London-based Lorraine. “It was a positive

  5. Caring about equality

    being a carer, but I try to see the positives and have quality time with Mum. Together we join a weekly music Zoom group, I try to take Mum to church to enjoy the hymns and when possible organised music

  6. Michael's story

    Service . After speaking with Age UK, Michael was paired up with Gemma and they have been chatting weekly ever since. “The first time I spoke to Gemma, it was a revelation,” smiles Michael. “We

  7. Looking out for loneliness this winter

    Service . The service is a simple piece of magic, with volunteers giving isolated older people a weekly, 30-minute phone call to bring some happiness and help them know they’re not alone. The calls

  8. A passion for pets

    updates Ann on Ivy’s training progress, Hope and Scampy always manage to work their way into her weekly catch-ups. “Scampy lives up to his name – if you’re silly enough to leave the shopping

  9. What is domestic abuse?

    much of it. But then she noticed more and more money being taken off – and it wasn't just her weekly shop. Elaine started using the card to order things online and quickly racked up a bill of a few

  10. Come dancing and get fit

    different steps and styles, as well as making new friends. In a class of its own Recently I attended a weekly class in Mill Hill, North London, supported by  Age UK Barnet  and run by the bubbly Italian-born

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