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Volunteering Role: Tai Chi Instructor Why did you want to volunteer with Age Cymru? I wanted to volunteer in some capacity following my retirement but it had to be the right role. I wanted an element ... Tai Chi. So when I saw an advert from Age Cymru looking for volunteers to teach Tai Chi I knew I had found exactly what I wanted. What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? As well
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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, East Moors Road ... Road, Cardiff CF24 5TD. ©2020 Age Cymru. Creating an age friendly Wales Picking up prescriptions • You can pick up a prescription on behalf of someone else. The prescription can be either electronic or
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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, East Moors Road ... Road, Cardiff CF24 5TD. ©2020 Age Cymru. Creating an age friendly Wales Shopping Many people will need support with picking up groceries or other essential items from the shops during this time. Here are
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future care. Living with dementia. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist ... Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear
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Creating an age friendly Wales Human Rights are Lifetime Rights Introduction Human rights are basic rights that belong to all of us simply because we’re human. They embody the key values which underpin ... us power and enable us to speak up and to challenge poor treatment from a public authority. As we age, we're still entitled to the same human rights that we were born with. The topic of human rights can
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want to volunteer with Age Cymru? I wanted to teach Tai Chi and Age Cymru were looking for people to learn the over 50’s form to deliver in local communities. What difference to your life has volunteering ... feel good to contribute to my local community in such a positive way. What do you enjoy most about your volunteering experience? The actual sessions and hearing how it has benefited the participants. Also
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Why did you want to volunteer with Age Cymru? I felt very fortunate that I had time to spare and wanted to use it to benefit others. I met an existing volunteer with Age Cymru who introduced me to the concept ... concept of gentle exercise sessions for the over 50’s What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? I am blessed that over several years the group I lead has grown from 2 members to over 20
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to volunteer with Age Cymru? I applied to train and volunteer for Age Cymru Tai Chi because I wanted to be a member of a group but they were all full in my area. What difference to your life has volunteering ... have done and currently do adds to the variety of interest in my life. What do you enjoy most about your volunteering experience? Looking across the range of volunteering I have done and currently do, I
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Functional Training is a series of exercises to keep older people active, it will help strengthen your heart and lungs, muscles, flexibility and balance. LIFT – Low Impact Functional Training is ... feet flat on the floor and knees bent at right angles. Avoid chairs with arms as this might restrict your movements. Wear loose, comfortable clothing and keep some water handy. Build up slowly and only work
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If you are under pension age and looking for work, you might be able to claim Jobseeker’s Allowance to top up your income while you search for a job. Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) is a benefit for people ... actively looking for work. There are different types of JSA: Contribution-based JSA – this is based on your National Insurance (NI) contributions; you can receive contribution-based JSA if you’ve paid enough
