Age UK Leeds

We have an exciting vacancy for an Advice Support Officer to work alongside our Receptionist and other administrative roles in the wider team, providing essential reception and support service at our city centre office. All the information is in this link: www.ageuk.org.uk/leeds/about-...

Are you looking for a rewarding challenge that makes a real difference without a huge time commitment? If so, we have just the thing for you as we are looking for new volunteer trustees to join our Board. All the info is in this link: www.ageuk.org.uk/leeds/about-...

Tomorrow at Swarcliffe Community Centre from 1330 to 1500. Support from Age UK Leeds, the NHS and 100% Digital Leeds

Come along to Cookridge Court at 1030 on Thursday for support with the NHS app

Age UK Leeds and the NHS will be delivering digital support in Swarcliffe on Wednesday and Cookridge on Thursday this week #TryOneThing

Age UK Leeds and the NHS will be in Swarcliffe on Wednesday afternoon to help people with the NHS app. If you want to get on to the app for the first time, please bring a mobile phone, working email address and some ID.

Age UK Leeds is partnering with NHS staff to deliver digital support in Swarcliffe and Cookridge as part of @goodthingsfdn Get Online Week

Is it safe to mention the C word? There are some seriously organised people-we took 3 bookings last month! We have an amazing space for private hire parties in the centre of Leeds at Christmas or any time of year.

Email lisa.burnett@ageukleeds.org.uk to discuss requirements & check availability.

As part of our 50th Anniversary team fundraising challenge, our Hospital to Home team recently held a car boot sale. Here is our colleague, Jill, at the start - the stall was much emptier at the end! Well done team.

This #fallsprevention week if you're looking for chair-based exercise within the Leeds community, we could be just what you are looking for. We have a FREE chair-based exercise class. If you would like to secure your place, please contact the Ways to Wellbeing team on 0113 389 3009.

We are sad to say that we have had to cancel this event. If you have bought a ticket, we will be in touch to refund you. Thank you

Help raise £500 to support the Home Comfort Team - AGE UK Leeds – JustGiving Crowdfunding Iʼm raising money to support the Home Comfort Team - AGE UK Leeds. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

As part of our team fundraising competition to celebrate our 50th Anniversary, our Home Comfort team are braving the Three Peaks Challenge on 20 Sept.

They'd be grateful for any donation, no matter how small. You can donate below...thank you.

www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

We are volunteering at Leeds Fest this weekend. Here are two of our lovely volunteers from our friends @leedslgbtqangels.bsky.social Thanks for your support, you are stars!

Our friendly team are here to help make sure you don't miss out on any benefits you maybe entitled to. Give us a call and see if we can help.

For our 50th Anniversary, we've challenged teams to raise as much as poss from a £50 float. Jacqui showcasing a lovely poster designed by some of the older people she supports. They're holding a fayre on 21 August at our hub - between Sainsburys and St Johns Centre - come along and join in the fun!

Exciting news just in.....we now have a live singer joining our Anniversary Dinner to get you all up dancing before the DJ gets going! Tickets still available by emailing lisa.burnett@ageukleeds.org.uk

BIG thank you to our models at our fashion show on Sat - you all did a great job. It was a great afternoon of food, drink, shopping and lots of laughter not forgetting raising much needed funds for our charity! Thanks to everyone that attended - next one in October.

BIG thanks to Talan for sponsoring our quiz nights. We raised £430 last Friday and the winners were all delighted with the prizes you kindly donated. A special thank you to Lee for being our quiz master this month - a great job. Looking forward to the one next month!

We'd like to end Volunteers Week by saying a massive thank you to every one of our 47 active volunteers. You continue to make a positive difference to the lives of older people in Leeds and we wouldn't be able to help so many people without you. Thank you all.

HELP! There's 4 weeks to get little hats in! As part of the Innocent Big Knit campaign, we have a target of 10,000 and are way short of this!

Please drop off a.s.a.p. at:

Age UK Leeds
Bradbury Building
Mark Lane
Leeds
LS2 8JA

Thank you!

This Volunteer Week we'd like to say thank you to Matthew who has been visiting Jean in her home for the last month. The sessions are going well and on the visit pictured, they were enjoying a cuppa and a long chat in Jean's garden. These sessions are proving enjoyable for both client and volunteer!

Looking for a new rewarding job that helps older people in Leeds? Look no further and check out our vacancies here: www.ageuk.org.uk/leeds/about-...

This volunteer week, we'd like to give a shout to Christine who first attended our wellbeing service lacking confidence & feeling lonely and without purpose. Since then she's gone from strength to strength and is an active volunteer supporting lonely older people. Thank you for all you do Christine!

Lovely feedback received 😍

"Thank you for helping with my sisters 30th party! You helped me with over a week to go when let down by my venue! Such lovely wonderful people. The venue was lovely & drinks were lovely too! My sister had the best day & didn’t want to leave. Thank you so much"

Hats and wool can be dropped off at:
Age UK Leeds
Bradbury Building
Mark Lane
Leeds (between Sainsbury's and the front of St John's)

Drop us a line if you need patterns: lisa.burnett@ageukleeds.org.uk

Thank you for your support.

HELP we need knitters and/or wool!🧶
The Big Knit, is back! Every hat knitted/crocheted raises 30p to help us provide much-needed support to older people.
If you can make some hats or if you have some wool that you could donate that we can pass on to our army of knitters, we'd be very grateful.