I learnt again today, how our best role as Christians is to be like the Easter donkey. This is a true story, but the names
Although the focus was on combatting loneliness in the community last month, we are hearing more and more about people who are feeling lonely in
Feelings of loneliness affect your physical health. Sometimes fatally! Social psychologist John Cacioppo, (University of Chicago), a world leader in the biomedical effects of loneliness,
A couple of weeks ago was a little news item that was not widely picked up by the media, though it did get a mention
When the government rejected the assisted suicide bill last October, nobody thought that that would be the end of it. And here it is again, I
In the same week were two stories with such contrast. They showed completely different ways of valuing life. One is from a daughter who visits
How to motivate your seniors – to fully engage your mature members? We’re often asked for ‘top tips’ by churches wanting to polish the family silver,
This is Beth. Beth is one of the faces behind today’s headlines. Although, for us, she is one of our STARS. Beth is manager of
This morning I was arrested by a newsletter that said, ‘8 ways of feeling younger and fitter.’ Younger and fitter? If you don’t feel fit in
Perhaps you heard it on the news this morning, over your tea and toast. ‘Frail old people in England are being left to fend for
Watch out for this! Coming soon, to a theatre near you, is a play described as ‘The great escape, – senior citizen style.’ It’s about
Today the government has published a Dementia ‘atlas’, a map of England showing which areas provide the best care for people with dementia and those
It’s called New Wine, the two week Christian event that takes place at Shepton Mallet each year, but ‘Sparkling Champagne’ might be a better name
They did it! Pilgrims’ Friend Society (PFS) Chief Executive Stephen and Philip Hammersley completed their cycle tour of eight of our housing and care homes
Beating rain, cold, fatigue and hunger, our intrepid cyclists made it yesterday to our care home in East Essex. From Luff House this morning, Manager
I’ve just finished working on a little booklet called, ‘What Matters in the End: End of Life Care’. There were several interesting discoveries I made
They’re off! Our Chief Executive Stephen Hammersley and his son Philip are cycling 440 miles between eight of our care homes in the north and
Would it work in the UK, I wondered, as I read how a home-sharing program in New York is connecting older people in need of
We read things and say to ourselves, ‘I wish I could do something about it…’ Well here’s one of those good chances to really
If, as the experts say, we’re going to be living longer, we can expect to be doing a lot of things later in life than
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