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The latest news, stories and reflections from Re-engage. Our past newsletters are also available to read.
A life lived
Great grandmother Gladys was born in Islington, north London, during the First World War - the eldest of eleven children. She and her youngest sister, Christine, are the only survivors. On Christmas Day last year, she celebrated her 106th birthday and marked the occasion with a little burst of Abba.
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Tania's story
Ukrainian refugee Tania was recently a special guest at a tea party group in Edinburgh. Separated from her own family in Ukraine, Tania was able to put herself in the shoes of the older guests at the tea party who experience loneliness and isolation every day.
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Meet call companions Patricia and Charles
Patricia, who is 86, was matched with volunteer call companion Charles six months ago. She has suffered ill health since contracting tuberculosis at fourteen. But that has not prevented her from campaigning all her life.
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Community Christmas
This year there were a total of 901 events registered, all of them accessible to older people, ranging from Christmas lunches to Salvation Army band performances and craft classes.
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The hidden price of the cost-of-living crisis
In trying to reduce their expenditure more people aged 75 and over are cutting themselves of from their social networks. Re-engage is determined to offer them our our free services providing social connections, friendship and something to look forward to.
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Meet Sheena, volunteer call companion coordinator
We caught up with Sheena about her volunteer role as a call companion coordinator, including how her love of spreadsheets helps to keep track of the older people and volunteers in her groups.
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