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  1. Real life stories

    UK for some advice. Age UK’s telephone befriending services matched him with Ruth, 31, his volunteer befriender. Roy says that due to the weekly calls, he feels ‘less lonely’ and ‘really

  2. Vodafone

    older people the opportunity to borrow a tablet for around 6 weeks, alongside support from our volunteer Digital Champions. This allows the older person to try the technology in their own time, with support

  3. u3a – Later life learning

    demand in your area for a certain subject, you can start up a group yourself. Each group has its own volunteer leader or co-ordinator who has a particular interest or expertise in the particular subject. For ... The fees are often lower than those of most adult education courses because each u3a is run by volunteers. Find your local u3a on the u3a website to find out how much they charge Marjorie Shield, a retired

  4. How local Age UKs are helping with the vaccine effort

    Head of Services for Quality and Development, is reflecting on the great work their staff and volunteers have put in to help with the vaccine effort so far. “Our team have really gone out of their ... appointment is made, Age UK Mid Mersey arrange transport and for a dedicated member of staff or volunteer to attend with the older person, while following strict safety guidelines. “We’ll tell

  5. Looking out for loneliness this winter

    Luton that night, but needed some help to access Amazon, which was showing the game. The team of volunteers helped him out – and it’s just as well, as Arsenal won a 4-3 thriller later that evening ... proud that more than 5,000 people volunteer to be a telephone befrienders for the Age UK Telephone Friendship Service . The service is a simple piece of magic, with volunteers giving isolated older people a

  6. Creating hope

    – a welcome chance to get out and about, to maybe see family members, or to pick up that new volunteering opportunity. But we can also see the cost the past six months has had, with the deepening cost ... hand Hope takes the form of our volunteers, working locally and nationally. In February and March, Age UK’s volunteering team managed to train a total of 46 volunteers to The Silver Line, bringing us

  7. A guide to redundancy in the UK

    redundant. It’s up to your employer to decide if they ask employees to volunteer for redundancy, so you may not be able to volunteer. If voluntary redundancy is offered, then there should be a fair selection

  8. Together we're not alone

    alone . “The loneliness is devastating.” Since experiencing a series of mini strokes, former delivery driver Michael, 73, has lived alone in sheltered accommodation. His ongoing mobility problems mean that

  9. Keep dancing

    gathered in the ballroom. “It’s always a really special afternoon,” says Kate, Volunteering and Communications Manager at Age UK Somerset. “Around half of the people who come to the ... celebrate dancing comes naturally to the team of volunteers and staff hosting today’s event – and to one person, in particular. Age UK Somerset volunteer Tansin can be spotted leading almost all of

  10. Inspirational women on International Women's Day

    Wonder women We profile seven women who are caring, campaigning, volunteering (and generally inspiring) others. Today (8 March) is International Women’s Day. As well as reinforcing the importance of a ... The 86-year-old volunteer Eighteen years ago Jenny Williams began volunteering at the Age Cymru shop in Bangor. She started after her husband died and her children left home. “I volunteer here so that I

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