Flu and Covid Winter Vaccinations for Frontline Third Sector Team members
COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are available for third sector health or social care professionals, including volunteers, in frontline roles. For some, flu and COVID-19 are unpleasant illnesses. But for many, particularly those with certain health [...]
17 Oct. LOPF Digital inclusion for older people event #GetOnlineWeek
Leeds Older People's Forum are hosting an event as part of #GetOnlineWeek: Digital inclusion for older people on Tuesday 17 October. To Celebrate Get Online week 2023, Leeds Older People’s Forum in partnership with 100% Digital [...]
Maximise your use of a Warm Welcoming Space this winter
During winter there will be a number of different sessions aimed at helping you and your organisation maximise your use of a Warm Welcoming Space this winter. Whether you are commissioning or running a warm [...]
A Travel Blog from LOPF’s Jenni Scott
Leeds Older People's Forum Administrator Jenni Scott has written an article about the complexities of technological advancements in transportation. Jenni speaks about how these advancements can leave even the most tech savvy feeling confused. And [...]
Small Charities, Large Impact: A Blog from LOPF CEO Jo Volpe
As part of Small Charity Week 2023, which took place on 19-23 June, Leeds Older People's Forum (LOPF) CEO Jo Volpe wrote a blog which reflects on LOPF's role and impact as a small charity. [...]
Trending Elders Report
Trending elders is Leeds Older People's Forum’s (LOPF) quarterly survey of member organisations, through which LOPF gathers up-to-date intelligence on the issues affecting older people in Leeds. About this project Trending Elders an important tool [...]
Your Home, Your Choice Campaign
West Yorkshire Housing Partnership launch the 'Your Home, Your Choice' campaign. This campaign has been launched in in partnership with Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Wakefield and District Housing, and Together [...]
Adverse Weather Guidance
This guidance offers advice on caring for people most at risk during hot weather. It is part of a wider collection of documents providing guidance on how to minimise the health effects of adverse weather and to [...]
Supporting Older LGBTQ+ People
Re-engage are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their Rainbow Call Companions, which is a UK-wide service specifically for people aged 75+ who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or otherwise part of the LGBTQ+ community. A [...]
Arts in Care Showcase
100% Digital Leeds is hosting an event at Leeds Central Library showcasing the wealth of activities and opportunities on offer to the care sector in Leeds for the benefit of residents and people in the [...]
1001 Stories
About this project 1001 Stories is a mass-participation project that sits at the heart of Leeds’ 2023 Year of Culture. A collaboration between The Performance Ensemble, Leeds Playhouse, LEEDS 2023, Leeds Museums and Galleries and Leeds Older People’s Forum, the joint-project [...]
Neighbourhood Network Evaluation Report
Leeds Older People's Forum hosted the launch of the final report of the Leeds Neighbourhood Network Evaluation. The event, attended by 40+ participants, heard Professor Chris Dayson from Sheffield Hallam University, look back over the [...]
Elections Update – Voter ID
To vote in person at a polling station in the local elections in May, you will need to have an accepted form of photo identification. The list of accepted IDs to check if you have [...]
Move Mates: A Buddy Walking Project
Move Mates is a walking buddy project which makes getting out for a walk a reality for people who would otherwise find it difficult to leave their homes. Their volunteers give people confidence and moral [...]
Striving for Inclusive Co-design across West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership are developing a set of Inclusive Co-design Principles and want you to have the chance to contribute to them. Across the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnerships we [...]