Tag Archives: Older People

Age Friendly Leeds – learning from and sharing approaches to building age-friendly communities

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

Find out what happened when Leeds welcomed the Portuguese Aga Khan Foundation as part of their week-long study visit to the UK. Leeds City Council’s Ageing Well Officer, Carole Clark, gives her account of the differences and similarities in how … Continue reading →

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Beeing together

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

Bee Together is a Health for All’s, Time to Shine Project, looking at the reasons for social isolation and loneliness in Older People with a Learning Disability(OPLD). Anna-Marie Garbutt, Health for All Time to Shine Community Learning Disabilities Project Coordinator tells … Continue reading →

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Flu Mythbusting

Posted on October 9, 2018 by

  Flu season is nearly upon us and the best way to protect yourself is to get vaccinated before the end of November. Vaccines are one of the greatest public health innovations in recent history and no other medical intervention has … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Leeds Older Peoples’ Day

Posted on September 26, 2018 by

The 1st of October is Older People’s Day which also coincides with the UN International Day of Older Persons. Here in Leeds, we want to be an Age Friendly city and as part of that we support Older People’s Day … Continue reading →

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Leeds – one of the best cities for health and wellbeing – hosts King’s Fund conference

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

As Leeds is rated as one of the best cities for health and wellbeing, it was the obvious choice to host a major conference looking at how healthy populations can be sustained in a world where for the first time … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the benefits of volunteering at Richmond Hill Elderly Action

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

Volunteers’ Week is a chance to say thank you for the fantastic millions of volunteers throughout the UK. It takes place 1-7 June every year and is an opportunity to celebrate volunteering in all its diversity.  Darrell Xavier, Operations Manager … Continue reading →

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Celebrating a life during Leeds Dying Matters week

Posted on May 17, 2018 by

As part of Leeds Dying Matters week one of the actions to consider is letting your loved ones know your funeral wishes: this is more than taking out a funeral plan which looks after the financial side but gives guidance … Continue reading →

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