Escape through dance
Blair Academy founder Charlie Blair speaks to Sahira Raja about how she uses dance to combat loneliness Having been...
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All smiles
Violaine Bailleul on the local project showing how music is good for our health The Smiling Sessions is a...
Rewarding enterprise
This year marks half-a-century since a utopian vision of retirement living was made reality in Chingford, writes George Clarke...
Bridging the age gap
The Together Project founder Louise Goulder on how a multi-generational singing group is tackling loneliness George lives in a...
Ton up for Don
In her latest column about The Mill, Helen Bigham gets ready to throw a big birthday bash The Mill...
Better together
New project aims to tackle social isolation among elderly people, writes Louise Goulden A lot of people in residential...
Care home’s closure is a worrying sign
Izzy Carpenter comments on families scrambling to find places for their loved ones Family members of residents at Aston...
Keep on smiling
In the latest in a series of interviews with Waltham Forest’s older population, Amina Ahmed meets care home resident...
No time to waste
In a new a series of interviews with Waltham Forest’s older population, Amina Ahmed meets a former bus conductor...
Tackling loneliness in old age
It’s a sad and increasing fact that many older adults become socially isolated and lonely. Times change, friends or...