Cut to care home support ‘scandalous’
Report by Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporter Waltham Forest Council voted to remove 24/7 support from vulnerable residents two...
Tag: elderly
Pensioners wait nervously for Covid-19 vaccination
Report by Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporter Elderly East London residents have been asked not to contact their GPs...
Working it out
Nick Bender talks to James Cracknell about his exercise classes for older people can help beat loneliness Running a...
‘I had to cancel my 90th birthday’
Pensioner George Clarke describes life in his Chingford care home since the lockdown began Since the virus began and...
It’s good to walk
Walthamstow health course reduces loneliness, writes Nick Bender It may or may not surprise you, but walking and exercise...
Escape through dance
Blair Academy founder Charlie Blair speaks to Sahira Raja about how she uses dance to combat loneliness Having been...
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...