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 [...]
SAGE: storytellers in the park and on the hoof
This year in celebration of International Day of Older People the team at SAGE, a MESMAC project, met in Roundhay Park to produce a series of stories following on from an earlier video storytelling project [...]
Pride in Care pilot
Leeds City Council has commissioned an organisation called Opening Doors London (ODL) to pilot their quality mark called Pride in Care with social care services in Leeds and are looking for a third sector organisation [...]
Age UK Leeds Digital Wellbeing Service
If you, or someone you know would like some support and guidance to get online, Age UK Leeds can help. Their digital wellbeing service is available to support anyone over the age of 50 living [...]
Round up of Yorkshire Evening Post articles highlighting our work
Here's a collection of recent Yorkshire Evening Post articles which highlight the work of Forum Central, particularly our partner organisation Leeds Older People's Forum, and the health and care third sector. Leeds over 60s Covid [...]
Age Proud Leeds Launches Wise Up to Ageism
Wise Up To Ageism is a new awareness raising session from Age Proud Leeds. Through taking part in the session people can find out more about ageism and the impact is has. People taking part [...]