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Bark in the Park 2019

Take part in Age UK Teesside's annual sponsored dog-walk. We will have a fun companion dog show and pageant after the walk is finished with rosettes and trophies for the winners.

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Calling all Knitters!

The innocent Big Knit is back and this year Age UK Teesside have a target of 2,000 little hats to top the innocent smoothie bottles and raise money for older people in winter. We can supply wool for those who need it and you can find knitting patterns in our monthly newsletter or at official Big Knit website. 

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Age UK Teesside, helping older people love later life

helping older peopleAge UK Teesside is a charity working to help older people in Hartlepool, Redcar & Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Stockton. Our staff and volunteers campaign and help over-50s with their health and wellbeing, finances and independence in their communities. We provide:

  • Social activities help older people stay active, involved and enjoying their lives
  • Information and advice, especially on entitlement to benefits, energy use and other financial needs

Trustees Wanted

3.6 million
... older people in the UK live alone, of whom over 2 million are aged 75+.

1.9 million
... older people often feel ignored or invisible.

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Loneliness can be as harmful for our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

Age UK Teesside is a charity that works with and for the older people in our community across the 4 Boroughs of Teesside. The charity is keen to appoint 3 new Trustees to the Board and are looking for dynamic and committed people who can make a difference to join our very successful existing team.   In particular we are looking for skill sets which include:

  • HR/employment law
  • Safeguarding/social care experience
  • Finance/business leader/economics

All of the above roles are voluntary.

Our Board meets 4-5 times per year and you are invited to join one of our Sub-Committees.


If you would like to support us, and be part of something great for older people in our community then please get in touch.  In the first instance, please contact Hannah Bows, Chair of the Board of Trustees by emailing: hannah.bows@durham.ac.uk.   An application form and Role Description is available on request.  Please include an up to date CV with your application.

Our quality marks

Age UK Teesside has achieved the Age UK Charity Quality Standard (CQS).  The CQS is externally assessed by quality assessment experts, SGS.