Charities
Age UK announce full support for bulk buying energy collaboration - CornwallTogether.com
- Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Age UK Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly has joined forces with the CornwallTogether.com energy buying group to help spread the message and benefits of collective purchasing to their members.
Age UK Cornwall is part of a fantastic countrywide organisation that aims to improve later life for everyone through, information and advice, campaigns, products, training and research. They work around issues such as pension rates, care and campaign to make later life as easy as possible. One of the organisations’ aims is to help prevent winter deaths and illness in the elderly.
Celebrating 50 years as a registered charity in Folkestone.
- Monday, 15 October 2012
On the 4th Oct 2012 Age Concern Folkestone re-branded to become Age UK Folkestone and they celebrated 50 years as a registered charity in Folkestone.
Our social centre was also re-named Audrey Fletcher Centre after our former Chairman who gave so much and worked tirelessly for many years.
Final season announced for last flying Vulcan
- Monday, 15 October 2012
Vulcan to the Sky Trust prepares to make 2013 a spectacular final flying season but £400,000 needs to be raised within months to fund winter service
Vulcan to the Sky Trust, the charity that operates the last flying Vulcan bomber, today told its supporters that it is planning for 2013 to be the much-loved aircraft’s final flying season. Following an award-winning restoration that many feel is the most technically complex ever undertaken, Vulcan XH558 was granted a technically-determined number of flying hours. At the end of next year’s display season, six years after the return-to-flight, XH558’s current cleared flying life will have been almost completely consumed.
Apply to volunteer for charity as part of the Vodafone World Of Difference programme
- Monday, 15 October 2012
Log onto our live and interactive webTV show where Gok Wan talks about the search for 500 people across the UK to work for a local charity while getting paid
Show date: Tuesday 16th October 2012
Show time: 2.30pm
New Commissioner Shows Support for Age Concern
- Wednesday, 10 October 2012
The recently appointed Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira, has expressed her support and admiration for the work that independent charity, Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, provides in the local area.
When questioned in an interview for the Age Concern magazine, Life Times, the Commissioner commented: “I’d like to say a very public thank you to all the staff and volunteers who make Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan what it is.
Fantastic fashion show for Older Peoples' Week
- Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Last week London Borough of Redbridge celebrated UK Older Peoples' Week.
Various activities were held on different days such as a Relaxation Workshop, Short Mat Bowls, Walk on the Wild Side, Health and Wellbeing Fair, advice on personal safety issues and very valuable crime prevention advice.
Most interestingly was the Elderly Fashion Show which was held in Redbridge Central Library on Friday 5th October 2012.
Age UK can help you have a peaceful night's sleep
- Friday, 05 October 2012
There’s nothing better than feeling fresh and energised after a good night’s sleep but as we get older sleeping patterns change leaving many people unable to get to sleep or stay asleep.
Insomnia is most prevalent amongst older people with sleep being regularly disturbed for a number of reasons including pain and discomfort through injury or illness.
An adjustable bed from Age UK could just help towards a more peaceful night’s sleep.
Everyone’s Future Celebrates Older People’s Day
- Friday, 05 October 2012
Older People’s Day celebrated Older People across the UK and this year’s theme was the Big Skills Share.
Everyone’s Future took part in the event on 1st October in Penarth. A stall was set up with project information, which was given out to the general public about the project.
Hannah Lewis of Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan said, “We met some really great people in Penarth. The older people that we met were really interested in the project and felt that there was a need for younger and older people to work together. Everyone’s Future can start to break down the barriers through our interactive workshops to enable this to happen.”
Dignity for older people under the spotlight at national event
- Monday, 01 October 2012
Event marks UN International Day of Older Persons
EXPERTS from across Wales will be looking today (1 October) at how to make sure that older people who receive care are treated with dignity.
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