Increasing numbers of men are facing loneliness and isolation in old age, suggests research.
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Arthritis sufferers could keep the condition at bay by walking three miles a day. Those who kept active despite having bad knees were much more likely to be mobile two years later, a study found.
Choga, New Age Kurling, Ping Pong, Painting, Line Dancing, Computers and the new Get Up Stand Up film, these are some of the brilliant activities on offer at our celebration day at the Broadmead Baptist church in the town centre this Thursday. We’d love you to come along, have a go, meet new people and have fun!
On the 5th September Linkage were thrilled to be invited to open the annual South West Seniors Network Conference at the Winter Gardens in Weston-super-Mare. LinkAge Line Dancers gave a demonstration of their demon dance steps, then conference delegates were serenaded by the Malcolm X Golden Oldies singing group.
If you settled down at the weekend to watch the sequins fly during Strictly Come Dancing, then we have just the activity for you! Qualified dance tutor Norma Daykin is launching a new Fit Steps class at The Beehive Centre on Thursday 2 October.
Love Food Hate Waste, save more Resource pack goes LIVE! After trialling the resource pack with members of our Cooking with Friends group, we are pleased to announce that this is now available for groups to download!
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Job opportunity! Are you looking for a job where you can give something back to the community? Do you want to make a difference to people 55+ in Redcliffe?
Older people the winners from Bristols £5.9 million Big Lottery Fund success
Through volunteering I began to understand just how vitally important volunteers are and how they benefit as much as the older people they help. Older people expressed endless appreciation about the success of the LinkAge activities, in particular befriending, through which they had formed mutual, rewarding friendships with their volunteers.
Twelve unemployed young people on a Prince’s Trust street art course joined forces with a group of older community members from LinkAge to explore the street art that makes Bristol famous.