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growing forms of physical activity and is a great way of staying healthy. You walk using a pair of specially designed, lightweight poles that provide additional support meaning you get more from the exercise ... your muscles increasing strength in your legs, arms, shoulders, chest and back. Nordic Walking is less tiring than normal walking and it can increase your heart rate by up to 13% meaning that you receive
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various assistance that may be available to help you stay on top of increasing costs. Welfare benefits and entitlements – could you be missing out? The Welsh Government's Discretionary Assistance Fund ... meter Food banks and vouchers If an energy supplier goes out of business Can I get support from my energy supplier? Switching energy supplier Further information Welfare benefits and entitlements – could
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agree that change is required in how we deliver bus services to meet the needs of Wales’ citizens and respond to the climate emergency? Please score from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Strongly agree ... respond to the climate emergency, reliable, accessible and sustainable public transport services need to be available, with good connections and ease of connection between the different forms of transport
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year and beyond. Help us save the Winter Fuel Payment for struggling pensioners. Sign the petition with Age UK We want the UK Government to halt their proposed change to the Winter Fuel Payment and think ... this cut. Cutting the Winter Fuel Payment this winter, with virtually no notice and no compensatory measures to protect poor and vulnerable pensioners, is the wrong decision. Sign our petition to save the
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alone is something that most of us can adapt to. Adjusting to living by yourself has its ups and downs, and there may be emotional issues you need to deal with. For example, if you have recently been bereaved ... has a different way of coping, and some people may take longer than others to come to terms with living alone. Family and friends are a natural source of emotional support, but may not be available for
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Creating an age friendly Wales A little bit of sunshine is good for us and can lift our spirits – let’s face it, it can often be a welcome change from the long drawn out Welsh winter. There is no clear ... still air and humidity are unpleasant for many of us, sleepless nights, feeling sticky, feeling tired. But it can also be dangerous, particularly for those with breathing difficulties and heart problems
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1 Ref: 0112 Consultation on the new rural policy functions within Government and the proposed abolition of the Commission for Rural Communities 16 January 2012 All rights reserved. Third parties ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Gemma Bradshaw Email: gemma.bradshaw@ageuk.org.uk Age UK 1-6 Tavistock Square London
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decisions, advance statements and living wills April 2024 About this factsheet There are things you can do to make sure others know which medical treatments you would want to refuse and how you would like to be ... ‘living will’) and an advance statement are two things you can do. This factsheet explains what they are, why you might want to prepare one or both, requirements for drawing them up, and ways to ensure
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------------- Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court ... ------------- Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court
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Derby & Derbyshire, Exeter, Gloucestershire, South Tyneside and Sunderland), the Down Memory Lane project team (in particular Sarah Stott) and older people participating in the project who shared information ... author would like to give a special mention to Titilope Adekunle (Research Assistant at Age UK) for supporting the author in carrying out interviews with older people participating in the project. Author
