Yorkshire Water Survey
Independent Age, a national charity working with older people in financial hardship, is currently conducting a campaign advocating for fairer water bills and improved support for individuals facing financial challenges. The organisation aims to gather [...]
BOSS Digital Toolkit
Be Online and Stay Safe (BOSS), funded from 2022-2024, aimed to help older people in Leeds get more comfortable using digital technology. It involved partnerships with organisations like 100% Digital Leeds and focused on teaching [...]
Keeping In Touch Mural | Headingley
A new mural created by people living with dementia is officially launched at the AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium. The Leeds Up & Go Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP) group created the Keeping In Touch [...]
Trending Elders Report
About this project: 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. It is an important tool [...]
Ageing Well: Our Lives in Leeds – Director of Public Health Annual Report 2023
Leeds City Council has shared the latest Director of Public Health Annual Report for Leeds and accompanying short film, both titled Ageing Well: Our Lives in Leeds. Read the reports and watch the film: Full report [...]
Keeping people well in the heat
Reminder to VCSE organisations who interact with members of the public and particularly vulnerable people to be informed about heat safety. Please help keep people well by sharing information and tips about how to keep [...]
Manifesto for Change by Leeds Older People’s Forum
Leeds Older People’s Forum has produced our Manifesto for Change in order to amplify the needs and concerns of older people in Leeds, and to influence politicians and policy-makers, in the run-up to the general [...]
27 June | Dementia Awareness event in Wetherby
Join us for information and support on a wide range of topics for those living with dementia and their carers. Date: Thursday 27 June 2024 Time: 11 AM to 3 PM Location: Wetherby Town Hall [...]
Impact Evaluation of Enhance Round 2
This evaluation, by Gemma Howorth addresses two key areas concerning the Enhance programme: Service User Demographics, Supporting the Wider Health and Care System in Leeds. The Year 2 Evaluation of Enhance by Leeds Health and [...]
Share Your Experiences of Home Care Support with Leeds City Council
Do you receive home care support or support people who do? If so Leeds City Council (LCC) would like to speak to people who have home care support arranged through LCC, to share their experiences [...]
Trending Elders Survey
Please complete Leeds Older People's Forum's (LOPF) survey for organisations working with older people LOPF wants to identify what is actually happening to and for older people in Leeds. One of the best ways to [...]
Funding available for Active Travel Hubs
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority Active Travel Team have funding available to create Active Travel Hubs within communities. These hubs would act as a one-stop-shops that cater for people’s walking, cycling, scooting and wheeling (using [...]
Mature Driver Appraisals: keeping older people driving safely for longer
Leeds Older People’s Forum and the William Merritt Centre are leading a pilot scheme to support older drivers to drive safely for longer. The Mature Driver Appraisal is part of our Driving Change Together project. Book your [...]
Orange Travel Wallets Scheme for West Yorkshire
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has recently launched a new initiative called the Orange Travel Wallet scheme, to help people with communication difficulties or disabilities to use public transport. The bright orange wallet is a [...]
Be A Winter Friend
Would you like to sign up to become a Leeds Winter Friend and support those around you who may be more vulnerable at this time of year? What is a winter friend? A Winter Friend is [...]