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Get clicking to promote the positive side of ageing
An exciting new competition is encouraging photographers to capture positive images of people aged 50 and over.
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Young Bristol – connecting with the older generation
A charity called “Young Bristol” might evoke images of activities purely for young people. Not so!
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2.5 million more older people face fuel poverty next year
Centre for Ageing Better issues health warning for those having to cut back, and describes the figures as “profoundly shocking”
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Challenging ageist attitudes on sex, intimacy and sexual wellbeing in later life
A “provocation paper” takes a fresh look at one of the topics that still appears taboo in many quarters: older people and sexual wellbeing.
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Older worker advice in London – for employees and employers
If you’re a prospective 50+ employee in the London area, AAA member the Wise Age charity runs an employment support programme for over 50s in the city looking for work, with 1-2-1 advice, group training, life coaching and loads of online information, advice and best practice – including two free guides to help older people find…
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A new beginning for the Age Action Alliance
December 2022 marks a new beginning for the Age Action Alliance, which many of you will remember from when it was set up just about a decade ago under the aegis of the DWP and Age UK to facilitate collaborative working between anyone with a shared interest in later life issues. Over the next few…
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Judi Dench leads Age UK appeal as many older people face a lonely Christmas
Money worries mean millions of older people will be cutting back on social activities this Christmas as the cost of living crisis deepens, increasing the risk of loneliness. Age UK is calling on the public to a make a difference through making a donation or friendly phone call, or dropping in for a chat. Following…
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“You are old, wrinkled and ugly – Happy Birthday!”
National campaign promotes age-positive birthday cards In an age when Britons are living longer, healthier, and more active lives, and the over 50s are the largest and most influential consumer group in the UK, the Silver Marketing Association is backing a campaign to urge consumers to combat the “crass, offensive, hurtful and negative” messages communicated…
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Four in five older people find road sign ageist, survey reveals
Since the controversial “elderly people” road sign, designed by a child in a drawing competition sign, was introduced over forty years ago, it has repeatedly come under attack for its ageist imagery depicting a physically-challenged couple bent over walking sticks. The Silver Marketing Association, which campaigns for ethical and respectful marketing for older people, has…
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Leeds Older People’s Forum makes “Warm Spaces” resources available
With community groups all over the country setting up “Warm Spaces”, Leeds Older People’s Forum is sharing its resources to help others around the country. Writes their Good Practice Mentor, Jessica Duffy: “Now so many people have opened up Warm Spaces here in Leeds yet, so I thought it might be a good time to…
