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Sing For Your Life

Sing for Your Life runs a network of Silver Song Clubs across the country. People living independently are brought together to share in the joy of making music.
There is ample evidence to show that taking part in social music has a positive impact on both physical and mental health.
Clubs meet each month and are led by trained people. Ninety-minute sessions are promoted, refreshments are provided and help can be arranged with transport if necessary.

Please see information re our Song Club under our NEWS heading.

First Stop

Are you an older person? Or the family or carer of an older person?
Do you need advice or information about care or housing options?
Advice about paying for care?
Or help getting the support you need and are entitled to?

For help with all of this please ring 0800 377 7070 or
Email: info@firststopcareadvice.og.uk

Warm Front

For information and advice on the Warm Front scheme which helps with heating repairs, new installations or insulation measurers – please ring 0800 316 2805

“The Zimmer’s”

Recently in the pop charts are The Zimmers with “We aint talkin’ ‘bout our generation” their ages totalled over 3000 years, and their lead singer is 100! What a wonderful way to protest about older people being overlooked, and the abilities they have. All proceeds from the sales of the disc go to Age Concern.

On line service for Carers

The IT giant “INTEL” has launched an online service for carers in the UK to support each other and to get advice from professionals.
The website will bring family carers, healthcare professionals and social workers together.
The website is called “Connecting For Care.”

Did you know...?

There is a new online self-assessment for people needing special equipment or home adaptations. The assessment gives an instant answer in regard to eligibility. Phone 08458 247 100

News from the National Pensioners Convention:

Around 2.4 million older people are spending more than 10% on fuel bills; the NPC calls on the Government to give further help to pensioners this winter to keep them warm and well.

FUEL POVERTY FACTS

Nearly 90 per cent of all excess winter deaths are of people over the age of 65.
There were 22,300 excess winter deaths of older people last year, and 260,000 since 1997.
Almost one in three older people live in homes with inadequate heating or insulation making their homes more difficult to heat and/or keep warm.
More than 1 in 4 people living in fuel poverty are over 70 years old

PENSIONS

The NPC has requested a meeting with the new secretary of state for work and pensions, James Purnell. We are asking all MPs to sign Early Day Motion 658 in support of our pension centenary campaign to raise the basic state pension above the official poverty line. There are petitions, regional rallies and national events planned. For more details visit www.pension100.co.uk.