Ageing Without Children
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1.5 million people over 65 in the UK do not have children (2 million by 2030). #AgeingWithoutChildren #Voice #AgeingWell #AWOC #MoreThanYouThink
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Our new #AgeingWithoutChildren UK website is live! Please have a look, share &!let us know know what you think. With growing numbers of people #AWOC it is important to think together about implications, support & solutions for the future. #CountUs.
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RT @talkolderpeople: You can also download a briefing paper produced by the Commissioner, which highlights the kinds of practical action yo….
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RT @talkolderpeople: As we move onto the final item in our Growing Older Without Children webinar, we are bringing our panellists back for….
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RT @AWOCEastKent: Good to read how our sister group AWOC Dorset got started and has developed.
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RT @talkolderpeople: Next up in our Growing Older Without Children Webinar is Jenny Collieson, the Co-Chair of the charity Ageing Without C….
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RT @talkolderpeople: Don’t miss your chance to take part in our upcoming webinar, exploring how we can improve support for people growing o….
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RT @JustMeandLilley: @ClarkeMicah Do you? I can’t read the article but I’m hoping it offers some support for those who are childless not b….
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And becoming harder with more older people #AgeingWithoutChildren and the advocacy and support adult children can often provide (and systems that assume they are there). #MoreThanYouThink #CountUs #AWOC.
2 of 10 key BGS messages on older people's healthcare:. Older people are the main users of health and social care services. Despite this, care and support for older people is often disjointed and hard to navigate.
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RT @Ageing_Better: Join us on Tuesday 23 September for our Culture webinar, ‘ What is an 'Age-friendly Culture' and how do we know if we ha….
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RT @IndependentAge: Nearly 1 million older people are missing out on Pension Credit in the UK, despite being eligible. We're working hard….
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RT @AWOCUK: Setting up a local AWOC group: Dorset - Our Story. If you would like to explore forming a new local group or for help in findin….
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Yvonne talks about how she and her husband set up a local AWOC peer support group in 2021
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RT @AWOCUK: This Thursday! Our trustee and co-chair @tottenhamtopcat will be joining this important panel. Join us. #AgeingWithoutChildren….
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Setting up a local AWOC group: Dorset - Our Story. If you would like to explore forming a new local group or for help in finding a group close to you, please contact AWOC UK through our Facebook group or email us at info@awoc.org.uk.
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Yvonne talks about how she and her husband set up a local AWOC peer support group in 2021
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This Thursday! Our trustee and co-chair @tottenhamtopcat will be joining this important panel. Join us. #AgeingWithoutChildren #MoreThanYouThink #CountUs #AWOC.
Over 125 people have already signed up to join our Growing Older Without Children webinar, but spaces are still available. Be part of the conversation. Find out more and book your place now.
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RT @RobinHadley1: @talkolderpeople Guest #Blog: 'PAWSS for thought: the hidden MAWFIA (Men Ageing Without Family: Isolated and Alienated)'….
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RT @AWOCEastKent: Big congrats to @EvieKingWrites - very well deserved!.
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RT @talkolderpeople: Join us for a Webinar in September to hear from older people about their experiences of growing older without children….
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RT @NPCUK: The NPC is a unique organisation, run by older people for the older people of today and tomorrow. Our main objective is to promo….
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The NPC is a unique organisation, run by older people for the older people of today and tomorrow. Our main objective is to promote the welfare and interests of all pensioners, as a way of securing...
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RT @EndLonelinessUK: The vital importance of raising awareness of #loneliness, across all communities and age groups, is laid out here. We….
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RT @IndependentAge: Our Information Champions help share advice and guidance in their local communities. Every bit of time counts, no matte….
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