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Tips for taking up cycling for older adults
Ian is a super keen cyclist in his sixties who knows everything and anything about cycling. He gives us his top tips for taking up cycling as an older adult!
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Live Better: Get Connected…and get online!
We spoke to John Rowbotham from Our Live Better: Get Connected project, about the brilliant digital inclusion work they’re doing.
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New podcast series – Your Best Journeys!
Bluebell from our Better Journey’s project tells us about their fantastic new podcast series – Your Best Journeys. A brilliant series of stories from Sheffield's over 50s, reminiscing of old journeys and dreaming of new ones.
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The Ripple Effect – Getting creative with lockdown phone calls
Janet tells us about Activity Phone Calls and Walk and Talk Phone Calls, an innovative approach to ensure the Ripple Effect team can continue supporting people.
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Telling tales – why creative writing is great for the soul
In this blog post, our Programme Coordinator Gilli shares her passion for creative writing, and the different ways it has brought much joy throughout her life. During this unprecedented time we're going to be providing you with some creative inspiration to see if writing can help you make sense of things, or simply provide a welcome escape to a new land...
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Valentine’s Cards
In this heartwarming and honest Valentine's special, our Programme Coordinator Gilli shares her journey of love throughout the years; in all its forms.
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International Older People’s Day
On the International Day of Older People this year we’re sharing some of the work that has been taking place through the Age Better in Sheffield programme, focusing on this year’s theme of The Journey to Age Equality.
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Two wheels good: in support of cycling
In this blog we give an update on our work exploring opportunities for cycling in Sheffield for older adults.
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Listening to ‘all the lives you would never have known about’
This blog is the first in a series of reflections from one element of our learning and evaluation programme, a longitudinal study that places the voices and experiences of the project participants at the heart of our evaluation process.
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Sharing Power
It’s the Social Care Institute for Excellence’s (SCIE) Co-production Week, and the spirit of the theme of sharing power, it feels a good time to share our experiences of sharing power within our governing board through co-governance.
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Age Better in Sheffield: why understanding personal impact is part of our legacy
This blog is my story with Age Better in Sheffield, the experiences I have gained and what we’re trying to learn about and support. - Alice Mathers, Core Partner
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#1 A reflection on the year
We're kickstarting our new 12 month blog series celebrating the first year of our latest projects!
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