http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/ Over 30 years of working with older people in Blackburn and Darwen en-gb Copyright (C) 2004 - 2010 by Age Concern Blackburn with Darwen Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:49:25 GMT Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:49:25 GMT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 2 http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/images/page/logo.gif http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/ 157 58 http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2010/february/haiti-appeal-your-donation-can-save-a.html Haiti’s worst earthquake for two centuries has devastated one of the world’s poorest countries. Older people will potentially be among the worst affected because many will be too frail to overcome the trauma and will be unable to fend for themselves. 125 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:12:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2010/february/your-chance-to-make-a-will.html We are offering older people over 60 who have not made a Will the opportunity to do so in both Blackburn and Darwen. In Blackburn we have joined with local firm of solicitors, Roebuck’s, to offer a Will-Making session on Tuesday 9th March at Age Concern’s office, King Street, Blackburn. Older people will be able to see a qualified Solicitor who will take instructions for their Will and offer advice. This service costs _50 (plus VAT) for a basic will. In Darwen we have joined together with Darwen Law Chambers to provide a Will-Making session on Wednesday 10th March at Darwen Law Chambers’ offices at 38 Railway Road, Darwen, BB3 2RJ. This service costs _45 (including VAT) for a basic will. 124 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:28:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2010/january/great-holidays-made-easy-book-yours-now.html 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’, ‘North Wales Spectacular’ and ‘Turkey & Tinsel on the Golden Coast’. 122 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:23:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2010/january/could-you-share-your-it-skills.html 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. 123 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 9:31:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2010/january/we-need-your-unwanted-christmas-gifts.html 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. 103 Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:31:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2010/january/recycle-your-old-electrical-goods-for.html We are now able to accept donations of small electrical goods at our charity shop in Darwen. So if you have received or bought new goods please don’t throw your old ones away – recycle them for charity. These donations have already helped us raise an additional _2,200. 105 Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:53:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2009/december/keep-warm-keep-well.html The annual Keep Warm Keep Well campaign has now started with advice for people over 60 on getting financial help, saving energy and money, staying warm, well and healthy during the winter. Click this news item for 5 top tips for keeping warm and well. 119 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:01:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2009/december/a-big-thank-you-to-all-our-customers.html A big thank you to all our Darwen shop customers and donors who helped us to raise a fantastic _1,568 at our recent Party Day. 120 Wed, 2 Dec 2009 14:23:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2009/november/appeal-for-old-foreign-cash.html We are appealing for people to donate any old or unwanted foreign coins or notes. In particular we are looking for currency that is no longer valid since the Euro was introduced. We can turn this unusable, unwanted currency into real cash to support the provision of our services to local older people. So why not have a root around at the back of drawers and cupboards to see what’s lying around? 118 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 9:12:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2009/november/turn-old-mobiles-into-cash-to-help.html You can help raise much needed funds for Age Concern Blackburn with Darwen by recycling those old, unwanted mobile phones languishing at the back of a drawer. For every phone collected, Age Concern receives _3 regardless of its condition. These donations have already helped us raise an additional _138 towards local services for older people. 95 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:54:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2009/august/simple-advice-about-swine-flu.html You will be aware of the concerns surrounding the virus and this is a reminder that the current advice being given about Swine Flu is to carry on with simple, good hygiene practices. Please click on the news item for more details. 113 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:05:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2009/june/transport-survey.html Blackburn with Darwen Older People’s Partnership recently asked for the views of older people on local public transport. Over 500 people responded and the report on what they had to say can be seen by clicking on this news item and then open the Transport Survey results. 112 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:08:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2009/may/appeal-for-tombola-prizes.html Last year we had 2 tombolas during our Age Concern Week for the first time ever, raising over _500 between them! Generating that amount of money was all down to the wonderful gifts that are donated to us by people like yourselves. So please look into your cupboards and drawers as there may be the odd gift that you didn’t really want but didn’t know what to do with. 80 Thu, 28 May 2009 14:18:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2009/may/motor-insurance.html We now have the facility to undertake a face to face motor insurance quote in our Trading Offices in Blackburn and Darwen rather than telephoning the national call centre. Anyone requesting a quotation receives a free ‘travel mug’, so if your motor insurance is due for renewal and you are aged over 50 why not call in and let us give you a quote. 110 Thu, 7 May 2009 15:50:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2009/february/holidays-for-older-people.html Age Concern has recently joined forces with Grand UK Holidays to provide excellent holiday packages for older people throughout the year. Locally we have been able to create four tailor made trips which include pick up points in Blackburn and Darwen. Forthcoming destinations include Wales, Torquay and Scarborough. 106 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:42:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2009/february/get-fit-with-wii-older-people-come.html On Friday 30th January we launched our new Nintendo Wii activity project. We provide sessions using the Wii games to encourage older people to be more active – and to have fun too! 104 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 10:53:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2009/january/brain-training-for-the-over-50s-as-seen.html On Wednesday 14th January we launched our new ‘Brain Training’ project, where over 50’s can loan out Nintendo DS consoles to try out the brain training programmes – as seen on TV! 102 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:29:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/december/aid-call.html Age Concern’s Aid Call alarm system is proving to be a popular gift for older relatives in Blackburn with Darwen and with many families soon to be enjoying the festivities together, now is the perfect time to select a different kind of gift for your older relatives this Christmas. 101 Wed, 3 Dec 2008 12:56:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/october/annual-report-2007-08.html Our 2007-08 Annual Report was accepted at our AGM in September and is now available. If you would like a copy please contact us or telephone 266620. 98 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:24:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/july/1st-edition-of-opp-newsletter.html The Older People's Partnership has produced its first ever newsletter to keep people informed of what the Partnership is doing. The Partnership's role is to work with all local service commissioners and planners to ensure the needs of older people are met. 90 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT