http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/ Over 30 years of working with older people in Blackburn and Darwen en-gb Copyright (C) 2004 - 2008 by Age Concern Blackburn with Darwen Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:14:27 GMT Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:14:27 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/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 http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/July/over-230-raised-thank-you.html On 4th July we held a collection at the Tesco Metro in Blackburn town centre. Through the generosity of many people we raised over £230. We would like to thank Tesco and all those who donated. 89 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:25:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/July/new-leaflet-for-older-drinkers.html We have recently produced a new leaflet offering sensible drinking guidance for older people. We hope the leaflet will remove some of the confusion around how much is too much alcohol and what the sensible drinking guidelines are. 87 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 9:11:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/July/mens-health-awareness.html On 10th and 11th June, as part of Men’s Health Week, we held two information events. At the events we gave away 400 free information packs which included lots of useful information about men’s health and keeping healthy. 86 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:10:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/June/new-user-involvement-project-launched.html We have now launched our new pilot project to support older people to have their say on how local health and care services are developed. The User Involvement project will run for 12 months initially, working with groups of older people or individuals to gather their views on new, planned or existing services – so that older people really can get the services they need! You could also volunteer to help us with this project. 88 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:45:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/May/230-raised-thank-you-to-darwen-people.html On 25th April we held a fundraising and information event in Darwen Market. Through the generosity of Darweners we raised a fantastic £230 through our tombola, along with promoting the services we provide for local older people. Thank you to all those who took part. 85 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:43:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/May/subscribe-to-our-newsletter.html Subscribe to our newsletter to keep you informed of our activities, developments and fundraising activities. 83 Mon, 19 May 2008 11:20:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/May/over-14-million-extra-for-local-older.html During the last year Age Concern has helped local older people to claim £1.4 million in extra benefit entitlements. For this year we have recently launched our ‘More Money in Your Pocket’ campaign and could help you to find out if you are entitled to any extra money each week. 84 Mon, 12 May 2008 11:21:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/April/could-you-share-your-it-skills.html We are looking for people to become volunteer tutors in the IT tuition service we provide for local older people in 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 more volunteers to provide the tuition it offers in Darwen. 81 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 13:14:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/March/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 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:18:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/March/we-need-your-clothes.html Our Charity Shop in Darwen is appealing for donations of clothing. We are always in need of good quality items to sell in our shop in Darwen, so please consider us if you are spring cleaning. 78 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:36:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/March/legacy.html We have recently received a legacy of £13,000 left to us in the Will of a lady who had used our services to support her. This gift will provide us with vital income to support our Advice and Information Service. This service provides help to over 6,500 local older people each year on a range of issues. We are pleased to acknowledge the support this legacy provides and thank all of our donors and supporters. 76 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 11:20:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2008/January/whats-hidden-in-your-wardrobe-could-it.html We recently received a large donation of authentic 1960s and 70s period clothes. These came from the family of a 96 year old lady, who had been supported by our befriending service for many years, after she had passed away. This donation has raised several hundred pounds for us – vital funds to support our services for local older people. 74 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:28:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2007/December/age-concerns-darwen-office-is-on-the.html On the 4th December it relocated to an office in Darwen Town Hall. Age Concern’s office provides both the Advice & Information Service and Age Concern Insurance Services, and the decision has been taken to relocate to provide a more accessible service. 72 Wed, 5 Dec 2007 17:21:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2007/July/age-concern-weekly-lottery.html The Age Concern Weekly Lottery is a great way of supporting the vital work of Age Concern and having the chance to win one of 1000 weekly cash prizes. Every week you will have a great chance of winning £10, £50, £100, £150, £250 or £2,000! Plus every quarter the first number drawn will win £25,000. 15 Sun, 8 Jul 2007 16:20:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2007/March/funding-for-work-with-elder-abuse.html Great News! We have recently been awarded almost £20,000 from Comic Relief to carry out a new project to raise awareness about elder abuse. 57 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:46:00 GMT http://www.ageconcernblackburn.co.uk/news/2007/January/is-an-older-person-you-care-about.html Age Concern has recently launched its Hungry To Be Heard Campaign. This campaign aims to raise awareness about malnutrition and how it affects older people. 54 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:26:00 GMT