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Gillian’s ‘enjoying life again’
Gillian Cooper has had a new lease of life thanks to the support of a BIG funded project Wales has an ageing population and sadly, many older people with social care needs miss out on community life...
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Advocacy support – Transforming Lives of Older Disabled People
In Wales, nearly 1 in 4 people are aged 60 or over; this more than any other country in the UK. According to a report by Age Alliance Wales; ‘A good place to grow old?’ Not all older people in Wales...
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Social isolation – as damaging to a person’s health as smoking
“Social isolation, whether it is caused by distance or by mental health challenges, is known to be as damaging to a person’s health as smoking,” explains Sally Chorley, Manager at HUTS Workshop – Help...
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Community Cafes and Befriending’ scheme
Community Cafes and Befriending’ scheme at BAVO offers 1-2-1 befriending to anyone – they might be living independently, they might be in residential settings or sheltered accommodation. Befrienders...
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Giving a new life to older people in Anglesey
Age Cymru Gwynedd a Môn’s Cadwyn Môn befriending service in Anglesey is a lifeline for older people who often experience “terrible” feelings of isolation and loneliness. Here some older people from the...
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2016 at the Big Lottery Fund!
2016’s been a huge year here at the Big Lottery Fund – we launched four new programmes including Create Your Space, Third Sector Skills, Celebrate, the Rural programme and the second round of our...
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Welsh Institute of Therapeutic Horsemanship to support disadvantaged women...
This week we awarded £800,000 to 20 groups across the UK as part of our Lived Experience Leaders programme. One of the projects that we funded was to Welsh Institute of Therapeutic Horsemanship (WITH),...
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