Age Concern’s General Election Manifesto Launched

by admin on March 1, 2010

Age Concern / Help the Aged have launched a national manifesto of issues for the expected General Election. Titled ‘Our Power is Our Number’, it sets out six main themes for older people:-

  • Respect – an end to upper age limits in work and insurance‚ support for older jobseekers
  • Support – radical reform of our care system‚ with protection for today’s spending and safeguards for Attendance Allowance
  • Money – automatic payment of benefits‚ more help with fuel bills‚ and the State Pension linked to earnings
  • Health – treatment of common illnesses‚ diagnosis of depression‚ and healthcare with dignity
  • Participation – free local travel for all‚ age-friendly councils‚ and lifetime homes
  • Worldwide – action on later life within development programmes‚ basic pensions across the world‚ and a new UN convention on older people

It’s expected that people over 60 will cost more than 4 in 10 of the votes at the next General Election. To find out more, and download the manifesto, visit the Age Concern national website.

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Latest Vacancies

by admin on February 26, 2010

We’ve two job vacancies advertised this week. One is for an executive to help launch our new Business Directory; the second is a part-time post to coordinate a swimming project for older people. Full details of both positions below the fold. Please contact us for an application pack and further information.

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Re-arranged road shows

February 11, 2010

The two “Action Against Burglary roadshows planned in Kirklees, which had to be delayed because of the snow and ice, have now been reorganised.
Our ‘Ask Now’ bus will be at the Taleem Centre in Savile Town, Dewsbury, from 10am to 12noon on Tuesday 16th February, and at Sundale House, Bradley, from 1.30 pm to 3.30pm.
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Urgent Help in Bad Weather

January 11, 2010

With the continuing bad weather, both Calderdale and Kirklees Council are now operating urgent help lines for older people who are struggling because of the ice and snow.
In KIRKLEES, anyone whose wellbing is at risk and who needs help because they cannot get out is being asked to contact the Council’s newly-launched winter weather helpline on 01484 [...]

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Cold Weather Payments

January 11, 2010

Older people who receive Pension Credit will be getting Cold Weather Payments to help with heating bills. (People on Job Seekers Allowance with a Pensioner Premium also qualify).
The payments of £25 per week are triggered automatically when temperatures fall below freezing for seven consecutive days. Whether or not you receive a payment depends on your [...]

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

December 24, 2009

The Trustees, staff and volunteers of Age Concern Calderdale and Kirklees wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We hope you’ll come back to this site in January to find out more about how we can work together to help every older person in our area make more of life.
As you [...]

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New Home Spun Yarns Website

December 15, 2009

Age Concern Calderdale and Kirklees, assisted by funding from The Heritage Lottery, ran the project, Home Spun Yarns, during 2009. The project worked with older and younger people to investigate, catalogue and record a range of local crafts and skills.
We’ve now launched a web site to highlight the work generated by the project. Please visit [...]

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Learn how to keep the burglar out in the cold this winter

December 11, 2009

As days shorten and temperatures drop, Age Concern Calderdale & Kirklees are inviting older people in the area to come along to “Crime on your Doorstep Roadshows” to learn simple tips on how to beat the burglar and stay safe in their homes over the coming winter.

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Have you got your energy right?

December 2, 2009

Managing energy is important to help you keep warm and save money. So Age Concern Calderdale and Kirklees are taking part in a national project, run jointly by Age Concern and E.ON, to give older people better advice on how they can reduce waste, increase warmth and save money by changing the way they use [...]

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University partners with Age Concern to provide foot care for older people

October 28, 2009

An innovative partnership has been forged between the charity Age Concern Calderdale and Kirklees and the Podiatry Clinic at the

University of
Huddersfield. Age Concern Calderdale and Kirklees can now offer access to the clinic for any of their clients who need foot care. Colin Cromack, Head of Trading Services at Age Concern Calderdale and Kirklees, is [...]

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