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2010

Default Retirement Age to be Scrapped!

Older Workers

   Article written by Gary Blohm           The Default Retirement Age (DRA) will be phased out over a six-month period, from April ...

ACB have 100 Volunteers!

I&A Volunteer

  June 2010 is a special time at Age Concern Bristol. We will celebrate National Volunteers Week with refreshments and hot ...

'AgeUK' - What does it mean for Age Concern Bristol?

AgeUK Logo

  Age Concern England (and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) formally merged with Help the Aged on 1st April 2009 and ...

Age UK's General Election campaign

Bristol Gentleman

Our power is our number. Use your voice, your vote, be heard.   There are 14 million people in the UK over ...

An Ageless Love Story and Help at Hand for Older People Going into Care

R&J @ The Bristol Old Vic

  There have been many interpretations of what is arguably Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy, all enacted to varying degrees of success. ...

ACB Joins in with Voscur's 'A Day in the Life' Project

Jill and Elsie

"A Day in the Life ... !" Age Concern bristol has pledged support for Voscur's project and contributed a photograph of ...

Age Concern Bristol on the Politics Show!

Alicia Webster

This Sunday's Politics Show looks forward to the upcoming elections and looks at the issue to of the cost and ...

ACB Host a Very Special Theatre Event....

Getting On Photo

  Age Concern Bristol is proud to be hosting a very special event on Sunday the 14th March (8pm) at the ...

An Octogenarian Love Story at the Bristol Old Vic...

  The words are Shakespeare’s. The story you will remember from the original play…   …But our lovers are 80 years old, and ...

2009

Pedal Power! A Fantastic Fundraising Effort for Age Concern Bristol!

James and James on Route

  Age Concern Bristol is able to continue providing much needed assistance to older people throughout Bristol because of the generous ...

Happy Feet! Success for ACB's Feet for Purpose Campaign

Happy Feet

  Two years ago Age Concern England launched the campaign “Feet for Purpose” with the intention of improving foot care services ...

Go Get-her! Two of Age Concern Bristol's Go Getters Find Love!

Brian and Mary

  Two of Age Concern Bristol’s Go Getters have just announced that they are getting married! Brian Hedges (73) and Mary ...

TV Chef Lesley Waters Serves up a Great Sunday Lunch to Age Concern Bristol Day Service Users!

Lesley and Day Service USers

This week, in Bristol TV Chef and Mum Lesley Waters helped dish up a delicious roast lunch to Age Concern ...

AGE CONCERN BRISTOL URGES LOCALS TO GUARANTEE THEIR FUNERAL AT TODAY’S PRICES

  Age Concern Bristol is holding a Funeral Planning Month at Canningford House, 38 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6BY during the ...

PEOPLE FROM BRISTOL RISK FORKING OUT THOUSANDS IN TRAVEL CLAIMS FOR THE SAKE OF £20 TRAVEL INSURANCE

  Older British travellers from Bristol are at potential risk of paying out for hefty travel claims, for ...

RESIDENTS FROM BRISTOL PLANNING A ‘STAYCATION’ WARNED TO CHECK OUT HOME INSURANCE POLICIES

  RESIDENTS FROM BRISTOL PLANNING A ‘STAYCATION’ WARNED TO CHECK OUT HOME INSURANCE POLICIES  ‘Know your policy’ urges Age Concern Bristol   ·        Age ...

More Money In Your Pocket!

  A new campaign has been launched by Age Concern Bristol, which aims to offer assistance to older people in claiming ...

Ban Unjustifiable Age Discrimination!

Despite the work of Age Concern Bristol to promote equality and help older people remain active, safe and independent; older ...

Everyone Active - Keeping Fit over 50!

  Regardless of age or circumstance, the feeling that we should be doing more to keep fit is a common one ...

ACB's Day Service Moves to Withywood!

  The Day Centre, previously run from the Roundhouse in Whitchurch, moved to its new home in the Withywood Centre, on ...

Bridging the Generation Gap - Part One – the Voice of the Older Generation

  How often have you heard the phrase “I don’t understand young people these days”? Or perhaps you have a grandchild ...

New Home Shopping Schemes

A new telephone scheme to help older people do their shopping is to be launched in Bristol.      They will be ...

Ready for the Digital Switchover?

  Recently you may have seen adverts on television, or in the press, about the switch to digital TV. This switchover ...

AGE CONCERN BRISTOL LAUNCHES FULLY-ESCORTED HOLIDAYS

  AGE CONCERN BRISTOL launches FULLY-ESCORTED HOLIDAYS   ·        Age Concern Bristol launches “Great holidays made easy”, exclusively for the mature traveller ·        ...

Why not Volunteer? A Current Volunteer's Experiences...

  A Volunteer’s Story   Just over a year ago Mike Wadge had taken early retirement and was recovering from a very serious ...

Broadband Setbacks - have you had a similar experience?!

  Dear Age Concern Bristol,   I read recently that the government has announced plans to ensure that all UK homes have access ...

Stay Warm in your Homes - A Service User's Story

  When a brand new boiler failed to work, there was no easy solution for Doreen and Jake Boon until Age ...

Bristol’s Free Swimming Initiative

Take a dip!

  The government’s free swimming scheme will commence in Bristol's pools from April 1, 2009 and anyone aged 60 and over ...

Brunelcare / Age Concern Bristol Research Forum

  The research forum is a working partnership between Brunelcare and Age Concern Bristol, a charity helping older people in Bristol ...

A Service User’s Story

         Age Concern Bristol continues to provide all kinds of assistance to older people across the city, and the story ...

Seniors Are Doing It For Themselves

  Have you ever wanted to have a say in your local community? Older People in several areas of South Bristol ...

OnWords and UpWords - Creative Writing classes at ACB's Roundhouse Day Centre

  Creative Writing is the latest addition to the many courses provided to service users at Age Concern Bristol’s Roundhouse Day ...

DEPRESSION CASTS A CLOUD OVER OLDER PEOPLE IN BRISTOL THIS SUMMER

  As many as one in four older people in Bristol are blighted by depression, according to a new report published ...

The Importance of Making a Will

  Making a will is the only way to make sure that your wishes are carried out after your death. Yet two ...

Older People in the Driving Seat of a New Community Project.

  A community development project, which is already benefitting older people in cities such as Nottingham and Manchester, is being piloted ...

Ageing at UWE

  In September this year, the British Society of Gerontology (BSG) held its 37th annual conference. The conference theme was Sustainable ...

Bristol City Council are launching their LinkAge Pilot in September 2008

Dianne McCarthy, Chief Officer of Age Concern Bristol, explains what LinkAge is all about LinkAge is a community development project focussed ...

Now that summer has arrived, you should think about getting your gas boiler serviced

Annual servicing of your gas boiler is important because it makes checks on how the gas is burning and that ...

Mr Smith, 65, was bankrupt, unkempt and living on cold tinned food until luck happened to bring him to Age Concern Bristol

“ACB has made one hundred per cent difference; I wouldn’t be like I am now. I’ve got money in the ...

Do you want to acquire and develop computer skills?

Do you want to acquire and develop computer skills? Then Age Concern Bristol’s Introduction To Computing course could be ...

Music in the air

Music in the air At Age Concern Bristol’s Roundhouse Day Centre, a group of men in the Friday group have decided ...

A chance to focus on the future at Age Concern Bristol’s Annual Awayday

A chance to focus on the future at Age Concern Bristol’s Annual Awayday Responding to change is important for every organisation ...

An Evening with Stephanie Cole

An Evening with Stephanie Cole Age Concern Bristol is delighted to have popular TV and screen actress Stephanie Cole as their ...

Find out about Bristol’s Outreach Library Services

Find out about Bristol’s Outreach Library Services Mobile Library: The mobile library, with its distinctive rainbow design, stops weekly at sites ...

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