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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Age UK Leeds: New Digital Hub
Age UK Leeds is encouraging older people to visit their new Digital Hub to access drop in and group activities to help them stay connected and increase their digital knowledge, confidence and skills. The rolling [...]
Wetherby charity picks up UK’s highest voluntary honour
A Wetherby older person’s charity has been named recipient of the nation’s highest possible voluntary honour by Her Majesty The Queen. Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is one of 244 charities, social enterprises [...]
Leeds Older People’s Forum launch new ‘Travel Connections’ programme
We are delighted to announce that our delivery partner Leeds Older People’s Forum (LOPF) has been awarded a grant through the Department for Transport’s ‘Tackling loneliness with transport’ fund. Through the ambitious ‘Travel Connections’ programme, [...]
International Day of Older People 2021 Review
International Day of Older People (IDOP) is celebrated annually in Leeds on 01 October focusing on a different theme each year. The theme for 2021 was Linking Lives. Leeds Older People's Forum opened a grant [...]