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the use the internet, probably leaving the more impervious or unable. Owing to the links to other forms of exclusion such as social and financial exclusion (see section 3 below), understanding and addressing ... 55+), the picture is very different, rapidly approaching a position where twice the number of 55+ will have used the internet 4 Age UK Digital Inclusion Evidence Report 2013 Marcus Green and Phil Rossall
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delivering, such as engaging care home residents with Come to Tea, or developing activities that men will want to take part in (Building Better Buddies). However, they also mentioned the importance of the ... individual organisations was also acknowledged in the Building Better Buddies trainer guide. However, as will be returned to below when challenges are discussed, both Delivery Organisations and volunteers felt
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wellbeing Home & care Travel & lifestyle Work & learning Closer to home Around the world Financial review form Money matters Health & wellbeing Together… Together with field-leading experts and academic institutions ... Alongside the practical help we offered to get people active, this wealth of peer-reviewed knowledge will support people to live happier and healthier later lives, now and in the future. Highlights We continued
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companies that deliver nutritious frozen meals for reheating in the oven or microwave. Your local Age UK will know if voluntary groups in your area can help. Shopping online can be convenient if there aren’t ... on perishable foods, check the use-by date. If you can’t freeze it safely, think about whether you will definitely use it before it expires. If you’re recently bereaved or separated, it can be difficult
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situation is getting worse. In many cases buses are being cut without suitable alternatives, which will leave older people stranded. This is about more than getting from A to B. The wider benefits of bus ... off work to take me because you can’t use the bus.’ Female, 65+, Northampton ‘I’ve got friends that will give us a lift if it’s a time where I need it, like a major appointment up at the hospital which I’ve
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The Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first and last ‘Spring’ Budget on 8 March (as Budgets will in future take place in the Autumn). In a document that was light on surprises, most of the key points ... proposed funding of £2bn over 3 years and announced plans for a Green Paper later in 2017. Age UK will be considering these plans against 10 principles we think should underpin their approach. Age UK’s
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decades. Estimates have indicated that the overall value of the economic contribution of older people will reach around £82 billion by 2030. Unemployment in later life While many older people continue ... proportion of workers aged 50 and over using some form of flexible working rose from 30% to 38% between 2005 and 2010.1 As the workforce ages more people will need to use differentiated working patterns,
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services need to be available, with good connections and ease of connection between the different forms of transport. Key issues relating to public transport raised in Age Cymru’s Community Calculator survey1 ... transport. The appointment was at St Joseph’s in Newport I live in Rhymney. Hopefully a new appointment will be made nearer home.’ Many of the issues around public transport were present before the pandemic
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others, or in working freelance. Because individual motivation will vary, the same roles, salaries and training or re-training opportunities will not be appropriate for everyone. Employers and governments ... focusing on generic working practices or development programmes, such as assuming older employees will need to improve their I.T. skills. Opportunities for later-life career reviews and career development
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Into a grave to turn to dust, Or a furnace to be burnt to ashes. That is, if we do not possess The will to not let go Of the eternal springtime of imagining. So, come out, friends, and dance, Compose and ... 2007 5 GWANWYN 6 Gwanwyn: a little bit of everything Gwanwyn encourages creativity in all art forms. The festival offers huge opportunities to take part in workshops and also performances, demonstrations
