Age Concern Blackburn with Darwen
Over 30 years of working with older people in Blackburn and Darwen
Our mission is…"To work with local older people in all their diversity to identify and articulate their views, needs and choices and, where appropriate, to provide quality and flexible services."
and our vision is… "For all older people in Blackburn with Darwen to have respect, information and opportunities for them to be able to live the life they choose."
To meet these aims we work with more than 10,000 local people aged over 50 each year to provide quality services, volunteering opportunities and campaign to influence local and national decision-makers and service providers.
As an independent local charity, in order to achieve these aims we are always in need of financial support. We rely on fundraising, through donations and legacies to enable us to continue to provide the range of services available.
General Information and our latest Annual Report
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Could you share your IT skills?We are looking for three people to become volunteer tutors in the IT tuition service we provide for local older people in Blackburn and Darwen. The tuition service provides a free one-to-one basic introduction to computers through six weekly courses, and is available to anyone over 50. In order to meet demand we are urgently looking for extra volunteers to provide the tuition we offer, two in Blackburn and one in Darwen.
29 January 2010
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Great holidays made easy - book yours now!Age Concern, in partnership with Grand UK Holidays, provide excellent holiday packages for older people throughout the year. Locally we have been able to create four tailor made trips direct by coach which include pick up points in Blackburn and Darwen. The current tailor made trips are: ‘The Heart of Wales’, ‘Spring Jamboree in South Downs’, ‘North Wales Spectacular’ and ‘Turkey & Tinsel on the Golden Coast’.
26 January 2010
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We Need Your Unwanted Christmas Gifts!Did you receive gifts you don’t really need or want this year? Or get duplicate items you can’t return? Then please think about donating them to us. We are appealing for donations of items that can be used as tombola or raffle prizes as we rely on fundraising activities to support our services for local older people and last year raised hundreds of pounds through tombolas and raffles.
05 January 2010
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