The truth about elderly loneliness Shockingly, there are 1.2 million chronically lonely older people in the UK, and half a million older people go at least five or six days a week without seeing or speaking to anyone at all (Age UK 2016, No-one should have no one). There are over 2.2 million people aged […]
It’s been nearly a year since we started The Chatty Café Scheme and it is fair to say a lot has happened. The Government have appointed a Minister for loneliness on the back of the Jo Cox Commission but its still early days so it will be interesting to see what comes of that. We […]
A lot has happened since the last blog; a wedding for which the sun shone, the end of life for a little ray of sunshine and so much more which feels so insignificant when there is a death. But yet out of sadness can come the opportunity to do something that matters and so maybe […]
Have you ever considered the joy of conversation? Even a small exchange of words ‘morning how’s your day going?’ what a difference that can make to how you feel and how your day will go. Imagine a day with no exchange of words – some days we might long for this, (a bit of peace […]
So its nearly the end of the year; a year that has changed my life in more ways than one. In January I got engaged and in just a few weeks there will be a wedding. Its been the year that a baby has turned into a little boy and we are finally moving our […]
As the title says we’ve got a lot to update you on and we are pleased to say that its all good 🙂 Tameside Council has given us some immense coverage by telling Council and health staff all about us and they have also sent out information to residents. Oldham Council has also been fantastic, putting […]
Last weekend I was in Windsor; a city full of history, beautiful buildings and full of tourists admiring the castle and watching the changing of the guards. There was lots to see and take in but the resounding memory that I find myself reflecting on over and over is that of homelessness. Walking up the […]
Do you ever feel lonely? No matter what age you are or the reason you are lonely, we would love you to come along to one of the following get togethers, where you will be made to feel very welcome, given as many brews as you can drink; sandwiches and cakes, and the chance to chat to […]
With the elderly generations having an increasingly longer life, it has become increasingly clear that the Internet world must start to look at what accessibility changes can be made to include the elderly further in current and future web technologies. The Internet is a tool that is consistently improving the elderly generation’s quality of life […]
On the 6th September The Chatty Café Scheme pitched to win £250 at the first of the Oldham Funded With Food events held at the brilliant HACK Oldham. We were up against three other fab initiatives and guess what… WE WON! Even more amazing is that we won £549 thanks to some extra donations and pledges […]