Leeds Older People’s Forum Annual Report 2018
Working towards a city for all ages since 1994
Contents Chair’s Report Out of the Shadows: Time To Shine Age Friendly Leeds Learning Facilitation Project Dementia Friendly Leeds LOPF 2017/18 Leeds LGBT+ Mapping Project IDOP 2016 Communications Volunteers & Partners LOPF Member Meetings & Events Boards LOPF are Represented On Finance Forum Members Forum Structure
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Leeds Older People’s Forum Suite C24, Joseph’s Well Hanover Walk Leeds LS3 1AB Tel:(0113) 244 1697 Email: info@opforum.org.uk Web: www.opforum.org.uk Twitter: @leedsOPF Registered Charity Number: 1067630
Forum Central Leeds Older People’s Forum is part of Forum Central. Forum Central is the health and social care third sector network for Leeds. Its work is delivered by the partnership of: Leeds Older People’s Forum, PSI -Volition (Mental Health and Physical and Sensory Impairment Forum) and Tenfold (the Learning Disabilities Forum).
Chair’s Report I have been chairing Leeds Older People’s Forum and the Time to Shine Partnership Board for several years and each year brings a whole new range of opportunities and challenges to us. The Forum continues to be very active in carrying out its work and responding to new issues .
Time to Shine has completed three years of its six-year programme to reduce loneliness and social isolation.
At the centre of all this work is our determination to ensure that the views of our member organisations are taken into account by the statutory bodies that run services for older people in Leeds. We try to represent the voices of older people.
We are one of the Forums working to fulfil the Council’s Forum Central contract along with PSI-Volition and Tenfold and are supporting our members to engage with the wider health and social care agenda.
The Forum has continued to be involved with all the relevant strategic boards in Leeds, including Making Leeds the Best City to Grow Older in Board, Me and My Home Housing Strategy Group, the National Housing Champions Board and the Leeds Equality Hub. We jointly chair the Leeds Age Friendly Partnership with Public Health and we are a co-signatory to the agreement between Leeds City Council and the Centre for Ageing Better. This agreement has brought more resources and expertise in to Leeds to work on improving transport and housing for older people and improving community links across Leeds. Our main areas of work have focused on Health and Social Care, Housing, Dementia, Social Isolation and Loneliness and Intergenerational Connections and we continue to give a voice for older people and our many member organisations. Our three main programmes have been Time to Shine, Forum Central and Dementia Friendly Leeds.
Dementia Friendly Leeds aims to empower people with dementia and their communities to make a difference and develop new Dementia Friendly Communities. We have retained our key involvement in the International Day of Older People, the LGBT+ project and meet with all relevant organisations to argue strongly for improved services for older people. We are urgently seeking new funding sources in order to maintain this work and meet the many challenges that emerge every year. The biggest resource of any organisation is its staff and we are really fortunate in having such a skilled, committed and hard working team who will always go that extra mile. Many thanks to all the individuals and organisations that support us including Leeds City Council, the Clinical Commissioning Groups and the Big Lottery Fund, and to the very active members of our Board who make all this work possible.
Bill Rollinson M.B.E.
Out of the Shadows:Time to Shine Time to Shine is a programme, led by older people, that aims to reduces loneliness and social isolation in people over the age of 50 in Leeds.
Care Connect produced an evaluation report covering the first two years of Time to Shine which also contained recommendations to help develop the next commissioning round.
This year has been a period of change for Time to Shine as nine projects ended, 14 continue and 11 new projects were commissioned. Time to Shine reached over 3,000 people in 2017/18, taking the total number of people reached to over 7,600 since the programme began. This year, 177 older volunteers became involved in Time to Shine to help shape, deliver and evaluate projects.
16 older people joined the Time to Shine commissioning panels, working together to review and shortlist applications, interview applicants and make the final decision on which new projects to commission.
Exit strategies from projects which came to an end this year focused on supporting older participants through the transition period, sharing learning and, for the majority of projects, identifying ways in which elements of the project could continue.
An exhibition called ‘Loneliness through a Lens’ at Leeds City Library raised awareness amongst members of the public.
Time to Shine worked closely with similar Ageing Better programmes funded by the Big Lottery Fund particularly on communications, the ambition for the national strategic programme and planning and hosting a national Ageing Better conference.
Ageing Better programmes in Manchester and Camden expressed an interest in replicating Shared Tables, a Time to Shine project led by Cross Gates and District Good Neighbours Scheme. 4
Congratulations to Anita and Ken who married this year after meeting at Shared Tables in Crossgates!
Digital Angels, Age UK Leeds
“It is wonderful to talk to someone after spending a long day on my own. I am looking forward to another day out” Shared Well, OPAL with MAECare
“I love to come to group, I wish group run every day , I feel very happy to meet people at the group , especially those who are in same situation as I am. “ Lychee Red Chinese Seniors, Health for All Leeds
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Age Friendly Leeds Time to Shine is a key partner in making Leeds a more Age Friendly place. Working alongside the Council and other stakeholders all over the city, we aim to make Leeds a great city to grow old in, improving many different areas outlined in the World Health Organisation’s guidelines, including Transport, Public Spaces and Communication & Information.
Come In and Rest With great support from Councillor Rebecca Charlwood, we officially launched the scheme in January 2018, and as of the print deadline, 140 places have signed up. We are aiming to get enough Come In and Rest “seats” to fill the Quarry Theatre of the West Yorkshire Playhouse—that’s 750 so there’s a lot of work to do!
The Age Friendly Steering Group, comprised of approximately 12 older people, meet monthly to help put into action the Age Friendly Charter, which was published by Time to Shine in 2016. This year the steering group prioritised the pledges from the Charter aimed at businesses. Inspired by similar programmes in Nottingham and Manchester, we developed a new scheme called “Come In and Rest,” which encourages businesses to invite older people to sit down for a few moments when they are out and about. Participating businesses put a sticker in the window so older people know they can go in and take a seat, without the obligation to purchase anything. The steering group have helped with every aspect of the scheme, including the branding, the launch, and getting businesses signed up. Response to the scheme from older people has been extraordinarily positive, with many saying such a scheme would make them feel more confident about going out in Leeds.
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Age Friendly Leeds
Digital Inclusion
We advised Leeds City Council on making Light Night more accessible to older people, and took a trip with Canal Connections to help them improve their age friendly practices.
In the coming year we will be looking at how we can work in partnership to increase digital inclusion for older people in the city.
Transport In the area of transport, we have made links with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to encourage bus operators to sign up to the Charter and have more age friendly practices in their customer service policies. This work is still in progress.
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Learning Facilitation Project The Learning Facilitation project provides training and awareness to help both older people who struggle with loneliness and social isolation and the staff and volunteers who support them. Over the past year: ● 21 training sessions were delivered by the Learning Facilitator ● 127 people attended training and workshops, including five volunteer listeners ● The Learning Facilitator worked with 11 volunteers, six of whom helped to steer or deliver training ● 133 volunteer hours were given supporting this work The Learning Facilitation project has had a busy year, embedding and delivering a range of training courses and finding innovative ways to raise awareness.
Transitions into Retirement
Asset Based Community Development
Supporting people ahead of retirement by providing them with the tools to strengthen participants with the emotional resilience to reduce the risk of feeling socially isolated in later life.
How community organisations can find the skills and strengths in their local communities to develop their own solutions to their issues.
“Great session, really interesting and Hanna made the material really easy to think through.”
The project will continue to deliver its established training programme with additions in the pipeline for 2018.
A participant at ABCD in Practice course at MAECare
“It has been a great course with some lovely facilitators who made us feel welcome & nurtured. I loved it.”
Would Like to Know More about One of a series of seminars organised by Public Health focussed on Social Isolation, Loneliness and Older People.
A Participant on Transitions into Retirement Course
“Very informative, presenter very knowledgeable. Made me think and reflect, not just listen.” A Participant on WLTKMA seminar 8
The One Show One of our projects, Lychee Red, delivered by Health for All, featured on the One Show. It told the story of elders in the Chinese Community, many of whom had worked in the take-away sector, and how the project has enabled them to socialise together, reducing their social isolation.
Volunteer Listeners Five volunteer listeners were trained in the role to engage in conversations with participants in order to collect their stories and capture their experience of the projects they are involved in. This pilot will inform our local evaluation.
Fire and Rescue Service The Learning Facilitation project is helping the FRS develop their new way of working through the roll out of Safe and Well checks by providing training materials on Social Isolation and Loneliness and older people.
Impact on Older People Older people are at the heart of what we do, especially in co-production: â—? An older person co-delivers Transitions into Retirement â—? Volunteer Listeners was initiated and led by an older person 9
Dementia Friendly Leeds Ten dementia friends’ champions trained with our support. Volunteers in administration and social media are supported every week. We held the three following events to support local organisations to network and become more dementia friendly with very positive feedback: ● Pop-Up choir ● Dementia Friendly Cafes ● Out and about with dementia
We have written and published a dementia friendly taxi guide and dementia awareness is now included in the drivers’ training.
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We set up first ‘DEEP’ (Dementia Engagement & Empowerment Project) group in Leeds in partnership with West Yorkshire Playhouse and Leeds Dementia Peer Support Network – now empowering 10 people with dementia to make Leeds a more dementia friendly city.
We have created a report of dementia friendly groups in Leeds.
They have Influenced and fed back on projects about medication (Healthwatch), transport (WYP metro) and housing (Green Doctor).
We Intensively supported two communities in North Leeds to become more dementia friendly: ● Dementia Friendly Roundhay and ● Dementia Friendly Chapeltown and Harehills
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LOPF 2017/18 Over the past 12 months, staff and trustees at the LOPF have been reviewing who we are as a forum and what is most important to us. What came out loud and clear from our discussions was our ongoing commitment to older people in Leeds living fulfilling lives and our belief in the strengths, skills and experience they bring to daily life in our communities.
Our mission… To promote the wellbeing of all older people in Leeds, enabling their voices to shape the city for the benefit of all its citizens.
Our vision… All older people in Leeds have the opportunity and support to enjoy the lives they want.
We will work with our member organisations over the coming year, guided by our vision, mission and objectives to make sure that older people’s voices continue to be central to our plans and services.
Our objectives are to.… Offer a platform where the voices and opinions of older people can be heard; Support our membership and act as a channel of communication for sharing information and good practice with and between older people’s voluntary organisations;
Housing Three trustees of LOPF continue to engage with officers of Leeds City Council to progress a Leeds Older People’s Housing Strategy. It has been a long and frustrating process but the work has been re-energised as a result of our partnership with the Centre for Ageing Better and the appointment, last October, of a dedicated programme manager.
Use the findings from research and project evaluation to identify, promote and subsequently influence the provision of services to ensure they are responsive to the needs of older people; Enable social participation of older people in the life of the city. Promote positive images of older people and challenge age discrimination; Make the most of our assets by building a culture of organisational excellence; and Secure funding to enable LOPF to perform its core work. 12
Joanne Volpe, Leeds Project and Partnership Manager, Centre for Ageing Better
From L-R: Lord Geoffrey Filkin, Bill Rollinson and Councillor Rebbecca Charlwood signing the Memorandum of Understanding between Leeds Older People’s Forum, Leeds City Council and the Centre for Ageing Better.
Working in Leeds supporting the partnership between Leeds City Council, Leeds Older People’s Forum and the Centre for Ageing Better, means there is never one day the same!
Namaste Group, Health For All Photo by Peter Howarth
Leeds ambition to be the Best City to Grow Old In means everyone has a responsibility to contribute to the age friendly agenda. So I can be working with colleagues in Housing or Planning one day, then the next be hearing from someone in later life how they contribute to their community by giving their neighbour a lift. I’m looking forward to involving more people in our ambition as our partnership develops. If anyone would like to speak to Joanne she can be contacted on 0113 3786242
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Leeds LGBT+ Mapping Project Since the launch of the Leeds LGBT+ Mapping Project community report in 2017, the project has been working to engage decision makers in Leeds with the research and to continue to The project has produced three new reports to inform evidence based action in Leeds ‘Spotlight on Racism’ - this highlights the experiences of racism many BME people in Leeds face in LGBT+ communities ‘Supporting LGBT+ Community Action in Leeds’ - this investigates how third sector funders and infrastructure organisations support LGBT+ community action
research areas where there are gaps. This work has been funded by Big Lottery Fund, and delivered by the Community Research and Practice officer Anne-Marie Stewart.
“Fantastic example of community based research and strategic engagement very well done. We will continue to use the report/work going forward to address mental health inequalities.” Sarah Erskine, Public Health
‘Consultation with LGBT+ people with Learning Disabilities’ - this looks at what helps and hinders LGBT+ people with learning disabilities to be themselves.
In October 2017 the project held a LGBT+ mental health conference which brought together service providers and community groups to discuss how to respond collectively to mental health needs of LGBT+ communities.
The Leeds LGBT+ Mapping Group successfully applied for a grant from Leeds Community Foundation to put together a business case and strategy for an LGBT+ extra care housing development. This development aims to benefit older LGBT+ people, as well as providing intergenerational opportunities.
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Time to Shine ‘Safe Space’ at Leeds Pride 2017 photo by Peter Howarth The project has been successful in influencing the Mental Health Needs Assessment for Leeds, and in encouraging mental health providers to review their engagement with LGBT+ communities and is influencing the design of Mentally Healthy Leeds Service.
The project has had a number of different strands of work which include LGBT+ mental health, racism in LGBT+ communities, the experiences of LGBT+ people with learning disabilities and developing capacity within LGBT+ communities.
The project has successfully supported the Project Advisory Group to become its own independent unincorporated association, now called Leeds LGBT+ Mapping Group. This group will carry on the aims and purposes of the project by seeking to influence and engage services in responding better to LGBT+ health and wellbeing inequalities and to continue research into LGBT+ experiences in Leeds. 15
IDOP 2017 The International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) is held each year on the 1st October. 2017 was the 19th year in which Leeds Older People’s Forum (LOPF) has celebrated the event. The theme for IDOP 2017 was Diversity of Older People. To celebrate IDOP in Leeds a week of community events took place. A total of £3,160 was awarded to 16 organisations. The events were attended by 448 older people (60+) and 133 younger people.
IDOP 2017 Community Events included: Cultural Exchange Event
“What makes us different makes us St Anne’s”
Bringing together Heydays and members of the Sikh Elders community of Leeds, the event was a celebration of the diversity of older people in Leeds where both groups shared music and spoken word.
“The event itself was a true celebration of the diversity of Leeds and its older people and an opportunity to share and learn through exploring culture and identity.” Adie Nivison, Heydays & Our Time Support Officer
St Anne’s Community Services held an older clients celebration of diversity session that promoted positive social interactions and exchange. The event included several themed activities on diversity and equality in a drop-in style format.
Promoting Positive Attitudes Concerning Adults With Learning Disabilities Rothwell and District Gateway members and volunteers went for a meal at a local restaurant encouraging them to become more involved with their community and promote how older adults with learning disabilities can lead happy and meaningful lives and promote how they are valued members of the community. 16
Community Engagement Event A Tea Party for services users at Armley Helping Hands and Aspire with support from pupils and teachers of Swallow Hill School. The event included lunch, group participation activities and entertainment.
"It was wonderful to see young people, people with learning disabilities and us old people have fun and laughter together. Everybody has been so welcoming and willing to join in with the fun and games. Thank you for a wonderful day " Mrs Wilson, Armley Helping Hands Service user
Music and Song From Different Cultures Older Wiser Local Seniors (OWLS) held a cabaret-style afternoon event which brought together older people and younger people to share stories, skills, and food. Attendees were encouraged to share a talent or creative skill they have with the audience. Door-to-door transport for older people was provided. 17
Communications Getting to Know You
Celebration Event
As a member led organisation LOPF feel that it
September 2017
is important to know what our members current priorities are. Our priorities and activities are defined by these allowing us to focus our resources on the most important issues using the most effective activities. In light of this between April-August 2017 staff
This event highlighted the work done by the various LOPF projects along with work done by our members and Time to Shine delivery partners.
members and trustees visited some of our Neighbourhood Network members (24 in total). LOPF had previously done this back in 2012 and so it felt like a good time to repeat
It featured the work of the Dementia Friendly Leeds Project, LGBT+ Mapping Project, MAECare Creative Writers, the Cara Project and the Writing Back pen pal scheme.
the exercise to to get an update on how things were going for these locally based organisations, what was new and what issues they have been facing which they felt might be
There were also a couple of short films featuring a dementia friendly choir and the Lychee Red Group (a project that engages socially isolated Chinese Seniors across the city).
helpful to discuss.
NNS Conference The meetings went well and were used as a basis for a conference for the Neighbourhood Networks which we staged in August with 27 of the schemes being represented at the
Other Events
event. It gave the Neighbourhood Networks
There were several other events hosted by LOPF plus events in which we were partners including:
the chance to come together and share ideas and good practice, and to look at new ideas. The event also celebrated the work of the running for 20 years.
● Current and Future Funding for Older People’s Projects in Leeds
Emily Axel produced a report on the
● Older People’s Third Sector Forum
conference, please contact the Forum office if
● Men’s Health in Leeds the Way Forward: from Learning to Action in the Third Sector
Networks many of which have now been
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Forum Central Massive Market Place As well as LOPF events Forum Central held a Massive Market Place event back in June 2017, which was a great success. There were more than 110 stall holders showcasing the fabulous range of services and activities the third sector has to offer, which support the health and wellbeing of some of the people in the city with the greatest and most challenging health and care needs.
“It was inspiring to see so many diverse organisations there, and to see so many great conversations going on�
Third sector members were joined by colleagues from the public sector including the Clinical Commissioning Groups, Leeds City Council and the various Leeds Health Trusts, so the event also celebrated the power and positivity of partnership working, something Leeds does so well.
Massive Market Place attendee
Keeping Intergenerational Work on the Agenda LOPF is always keen to promote intergenerational work whenever and wherever we can and back in 2013 we produced a report called Generations Together in Leeds which highlighted some of the brilliant intergenerational work going on in the city at that time. It was decided that it would be a good time to produce a follow-up report to show people what is currently happening with regards to intergenerational work in Leeds and to remind people that it is still happening. The fruit of our labour is Leeds Generations United. The report features eight intergenerational projects plus one project's vision for future intergenerational work. It highlights the benefits of each project as well as anything that didn't work or that the project would have done differently with hindsight, as well as quotes from the participants about their experiences of being involved in the projects. If you would like a copy of the report please contact the Forum office.
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Volunteers & Partners Trustees LOPF is once again indebted to the work of volunteers and as always we have to thank our Board of Trustees who make a massive and extremely valuable contribution to the work of the Forum. We are lucky in that we have a very pro-active Board who have a wide range of skills and expertise, who care passionately about issues affecting older people both in Leeds and nationally and who are always willing to support the staff team. A lot of what LOPF achieves is down to the commitment and efforts of our Trustees. In 2017/18 the Trustees gave 1,196.5 hours of their time, an average of 99.7 hours per month (just over 23 hours per week). We are both lucky and grateful for this level of commitment and dedication. Volunteers and Interns LOPF gets assistance from volunteers and also from interns (who are all listed below). Like the trustees these volunteers and interns have brought a wide range of skills and knowledge and as well as giving a lot to the Forum we hope that they have got a lot back. We strive to make volunteering at our organisation a positive experience by offering support and line management and having the right structures in place to ensure that this happens.
Volunteers, Interns and Student Placements 2017/18 ● Louise Whitehead
Time to Shine PhD Researcher
● Jean Townsend
Time to Shine Evaluation Sub-Group
● David Woodcock
Time to Shine Evaluation Sub-Group/Volunteer Listener
● David Smith
Time to Shine Evaluation Sub-Group
● Angela Amos
Time to Shine Evaluation Sub-Group
● Simon Copland
Time to Shine Evaluation Sub-Group
● Ruth Steinberg
Transitions into Retirement Co-Trainer
● Becky Baine
Volunteer Listener
● Ralph Thompson
Volunteer Listener
● Alison Turner
Volunteer Listener
● Lileth Campbell
Volunteer Listener
● Caroline Turner
Leeds DAA Volunteer Admin Assistant
● Rhian Last
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LOPF Meetings & Events May
August
NNS Strategic Group Meeting
Neighbourhood Network Event
The State of Men's Health Event
Time to Shine pre-commissioning workshops
LOPF Away Day
September
June NNS Strategic Group Meeting
Two Time to Shine Pre-Commissioning workshops
Homeshare Project Board
Dementia Cafes event
LOPF Board Away Day
October
Older People's Forum Session: Leeds Health & Care Plan
Homeshare Project Board Memorandum of Understanding Launch Centre for Ageing Better/ Leeds Older People's Forum/Leeds City Council
July Forum Central Massive Market Place
November
What are the Time To Shine Messages and How do we Communicate Them?
Introductory meeting - Caroline Baria & Leeds Older Peoples Forum Board
LOPF AGM
February
Older People's Transport Steering Group
Transitions into Retirement
Boards LOPF are Represented on Local
Regional
Leeds City Council Meetings with Lead Member for Health and Care
Future Years (Yorkshire & Humber Forum Ageing)
Age Friendly Leeds Partnership
National
Leeds Integrated Dementia Board Making Leeds the Best City to Grow Old In
Age Action Alliance (AAA) working groups: Transport Age Friendly Environments
Four Forums Partnership Board
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Age Hub
Care & Repair England's National Older People's Housing Champions Network
Leeds Ageing Well Board
Equalities Assembly
Money Matters
English Age Network
Homeshare Project Board Me and My Home Steering Group 21
Finance Report
LOPF Team, May 2017
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Forum Members 2017/18 Leeds Older People’s Forum’s members are all voluntary sector organisations who provide services for older people Action for Gipton Elderly
Hanover Housing Association
Older Wiser Local Seniors (OWLS)
Advonet
Otley Action for Older People
Ageing Without Children
Hawksworth Wood Older Persons Support (HOPS)
Age UK Leeds
HCT Group (Windmill Transport)
Aireborough Voluntary Services to the Elderly (AVSED)
Holbeck Elderly Aid
Relatives and Residents Association
Pudsey Live at Home Scheme
Richmond Hill Elderly Action
Alzheimer's Society
Holocaust Survivors Friendship Association
Armley Helping Hands
Horsforth Live at Home Scheme
Roscoe Women’s Fellowship
Association of Blind Asians
In-Qube
Belle Isle Elderly Winter Aid
Leeds Bereavement Forum
Rothwell & District Live at Home Scheme
BHA Equality Leeds
Leeds Black Elders Association
Scholes Community Care
Bramley Elderly Action
Leeds Chinese Community Association
Burmantofts Senior Action
Leeds Federated Housing Association
Senior Citizens Endeavour Lunch Club
Care & Repair (Leeds)
Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange
Shantona Women’s Centre
Carers Leeds
Leeds Hospital Alert
Skippko Arts Team
Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
Leeds Housing Concern
South Leeds Live at Home Scheme
Leeds Involving People
Catholic Care
Leeds Irish Health & Homes
South Seacroft Friends and Neighbours
Chapel Allerton Good Neighbours Scheme (RVS)
Leeds Jewish Care Services
St Gemma’s Hospice
Leeds Jewish Housing Association
Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust
Meanwood Elders Neighbourhood Action (RVS)
STEP (Supporting the Elderly People)
Community Action for Roundhay Elderly (RVS)
Middleton Elderly Aid
Connect Housing
Moor Allerton Elderly Care (MAECare)
Cross Gates & District Good
Morley Elderly Action
Neighbours’ Scheme
Neighbourhood Action in Farnley, New Farnley and Moortop
Cruse Bereavement Care Faith in Elderly People
Neighbourhood Elders Team (Garforth & Villages)
Farsley Live at Home Scheme
North Leeds Friendship Centre
FDM
North Seacroft Good Neighbours Scheme
Extend
Feel Good Factor Leeds Growing Old Grace-Fully Halton Moor and Osmondthorpe Project for Elders (HOPE)
Older People's Action in the Locality (OPAL)
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Roundhay Tea & Chat Club
Swarcliffe Good Neighbours Scheme Thorner Over 60s Touchstone-Leeds (Sikh Elders Service) Trinity Network (Social Opportunities for Older People) Wetherby In Support of the Elderly William Merrit Disabled Living Centre Women’s Health Matters Writing Back
Forum Structure Forum Trustees 2017/18 Officers Chair
Bill Rollinson MBE
Vice Chairs
John Welham & Cherrill Cliff (stood down February 2018)
Treasurer
Gerry Deacon
Older Persons Margaret Bell Susan Chesters Anne Forbes Carole Gosden Bronwen Holden Jean Townsend
Paid workers from other organisations Ruth Cornelissen Care & Repair Leeds
Tricia Gradys Gabrielle Hamilton Richmond Hill Elderly Action Leeds Museums and Galleries
Heather O’Donnell Age UK Leeds
Ripaljeet Kaur Touchstone Support Centre
John O’Dwyer Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
Rachel Walker Growing Old Grace-fully
Forum Team 2017/18 Rachel Cooper Chief Executive
Emily Axel Time to Shine Age Friendly Campaign Officer
Sean Tunnicliffe Communications Officer
Lisa Fearn Time to Shine Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Sarah Goodyear Dementia Friendly Leeds Campaign Manager (left February 2018)
Hanna Wilcock Time to Shine Learning Facilitator (on maternity leave since October 2017)
Maria Florez Dementia Friendly Leeds
Jim Garside Time to Shine Administration Officer
Rachel Koivunen Time to Shine Progamme Manager (job share
Jessica Duffy Time to Shine Data Entry Officer
Hillary Wadsworth
Anne Marie Stewart LGBT+ Community Development Worker (left March 2018)
Time to Shine Progamme Manager (job share) Julia Edmunds Time to Shine Learning Facilitator (covering maternity leave)
Penny Carter Management Accountant © Leeds Older People’s Forum 2018