News and Blogs
Here you can find our latest blog posts and press updates. If you'd like to get in touch about a story, please contact us on agebettersheff@syha.co.uk
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Congratulations Tony!
We're so proud that Tony Maltby was awarded a Special Recognition Award at the first ever Age Friendly Sheffield Awards last week! You can read his nomination below, which shares the reasons he is so deserving of this accolade.
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Recognising the importance of relationships
This blog post will highlight one key theme that is emerging from our data; how important relationships between project workers and participants are for both early and ongoing engagement in the project.
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Give me one good reason why I should get online
Why is it important to have a national campaign aimed at getting people online and why is it important for Age Better Sheffield to promote digital inclusion for older people as part of our programme? The answer for us is simple: getting online can improve the health and wellbeing of older people and have a positive effect on financial inclusion too.
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International Older People’s Day
On the International Day of Older People this year we’re sharing some of the work that has been taking place through the Age Better in Sheffield programme, focusing on this year’s theme of The Journey to Age Equality.
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Two wheels good: in support of cycling
In this blog we give an update on our work exploring opportunities for cycling in Sheffield for older adults.
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Listening to ‘all the lives you would never have known about’
This blog is the first in a series of reflections from one element of our learning and evaluation programme, a longitudinal study that places the voices and experiences of the project participants at the heart of our evaluation process.
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Sharing Power
It’s the Social Care Institute for Excellence’s (SCIE) Co-production Week, and the spirit of the theme of sharing power, it feels a good time to share our experiences of sharing power within our governing board through co-governance.
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Age Better in Sheffield: why understanding personal impact is part of our legacy
This blog is my story with Age Better in Sheffield, the experiences I have gained and what we’re trying to learn about and support. - Alice Mathers, Core Partner
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#1 A reflection on the year
We're kickstarting our new 12 month blog series celebrating the first year of our latest projects!
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Associate Role Opportunity
We're excited to be recruiting for an Associate to join the team!
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Time to Talk
We're supporting the national Time to Talk Day. Have a read to find out why!
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Kindness snowballs
We’ve seen lots of people wrapped up in extra layers this week as the temperature’s dropped in Sheffield. Some of our hillier parts have already seen a fair bit of snow, and forecasts are saying that it’s set to spread across the city over the next few days.
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