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Tag: loneliness
Charities join forces to make it a happier Christmas for older people
- Only six weeks until Christmas but 78% of Edinburgh residents STILL haven’t made plans for the big day
- New research from Contact the Elderly highlights ‘Christmas anxiety’ is a common festive issue
Despite Christmas Day being only six weeks away, more than three quarters of Edinburgh residents still don’t know how they plan on spending the day, as a new survey reveals that a quarter of us feel anxious and worry about making plans for the festive period. Continue reading Charities join forces to make it a happier Christmas for older people
Appeal for Edinburgh volunteers to help end loneliness
With the clocks going back this weekend (October 28) the dark days of winter can be particularly long and isolating for the older generation. Continue reading Appeal for Edinburgh volunteers to help end loneliness
UK Government lanches strategy to tackle loneliness
Loneliness is one of the greatest public health challenges of our time, Theresa May said today as she launched the first cross-Government strategy to tackle it. Continue reading UK Government lanches strategy to tackle loneliness
£20 million investment to tackle loneliness
- Funding will support charities and community groups to bring people together
- The money will go to support programmes that are proven to benefit individuals and society
- Hundreds of thousands of people will be helped to make connections in their communities
Charities and community groups will get £20 million of new funding to help isolated people and those suffering from loneliness, Prime Minister Theresa May announced yesterday. The funding will go to support and expand programmes that bring people together and are proving to benefit communities. Continue reading £20 million investment to tackle loneliness
The Big Walk’s coming to Porty
‘The Big Walk’ comes to Portobello Beach with an open invitation to join in and celebrate community spirit
Continue reading The Big Walk’s coming to Porty
Hearing the voice of older people
“They never listen to the auld folk, son. We’re invisible.”
Earlier this month eighty older people from groups spread across the community got together in Royston Wardieburn Community Centre for a day of conversation, activities and entertainment. Continue reading Hearing the voice of older people
Getting together, making a difference: free event for North Edinburgh’s older people
MONDAY 16th APRIL 10am – 2pm
Royston Wardieburn Community Centre
Come and join us!
Older people get-together at Royston Wardieburn
Monday 16 April 10am – 2pm
Royston Wardieburn Community Centre
Only the Lonely: Forth 1 urges listeners to befriend vulnerable local people
Loneliness is estimated to kill more people than obesity and according to experts is as damaging to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. To help combat this, Forth 1 is calling on the local community to sign up as befrienders and support some of society’s loneliest individuals with the launch of its campaign #TaketheTime. Continue reading Only the Lonely: Forth 1 urges listeners to befriend vulnerable local people