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Charity appeal for volunteers to help older people who live alone
A charity dedicated to defeating loneliness is appealing for Edinburgh volunteers to help brighten the lives of older people who live alone.
Contact the Elderly arranges free monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties across the country...
People’s Postcode Lottery throw a tea party to tackle loneliness
People's Postcode Lottery (PPL) turned their fabulous HQ on Charlotte Square into a huge tea party for the elderly recently. Grant-giving trusts supported by players have added £5 million to an existing fund of...
Contact the Elderly group is five
Contact the Elderly in Edinburgh is celebrating!
The charity’s ‘Edinburgh 4’ group is now five years old. The group enjoys afternoon tea once a month in a volunteer host’s home. Many of the guests and...
Contact the Elderly do the Fringe
Contact the Elderly have been taking some older people to Fringe shows thanks to a donation of Edinburgh Festival Fringe vouchers.
The charity received £1800 of Fringe vouchers and bus tickets as part of the...
Contact the Elderly start up two new tea parties in Edinburgh
Two new tea parties have been started in Edinburgh in the past six months along with another eight groups across Scotland.
The idea behind the free tea parties is that those aged 75 and over...
Letter to the Editor – from Contact the Elderly
Contact the Elderly is a charity which works to tackle loneliness and social isolation among older people. They have sent out the letter below to us and we imagine to other news outlets.
You can...
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