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Cyrenians combat social isolation through community activities

06-11-2018 by cy-admin

Sometimes things don’t go exactly according to plan… When Cyrenians Volunteer Coordinator Dave Boyd set up a social afternoon a year ago for elderly residents at Viewpoint Housing in Edinburgh to help combat social isolation, he didn’t anticipate the work he’d have to do to convince residents to participate. The Lottery funded group is one…

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: baking, community cook club, cyrenians, elderly, Golden Years, older people, social group, viewpoint housing

Physical presence in our digital age

27-09-2018 by Jade Skinner

In this “digital age” when the global village seems to be getting smaller – if by smaller we mean we know more information about each other and about places we will never actually visit – it seems counter intuitive to suggest loneliness is on the rise. A recent report from Age Uk would suggest otherwise….

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Filed Under: CEO Blog Tagged With: age uk, digital age, elderly, social isolation, Volunteer

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