Tea party invite
ONE in five older people in the UK are in contact with friends, family and neighbours less than once a week, while for one in 10, it’s less than once a month.
Here at Independent Age, the older people’s charity, we are trying to change that, and we need help from residents in the North West.
From October 1-8, we are inviting everyone in the North West to join us in hosting a Big Tea event, raising vital funds to help end loneliness and enabling us to provide even better information, advice and support for older people and their families.
A Big Tea event could be anything from a simple cake sale to a big tea party involving the whole community.
You could even bring treats into school or work and ask for a small donation.
Raising just £50 will help us provide a day’s training for a volunteer to support a lonely older person.
Every penny really does make a difference and you don’t need to raise a minimum amount to take part.
Independent Age offers regular contact, a strong campaigning voice and free, impartial advice on the issues that matter to older people: care and support, money and benefits, health and mobility.
We are independent so older people can be too.
It’s really easy to take part in the Big Tea - just sign up at www. independentage.org/big-tea-press or call 0207 605 4288 to receive your free fundraising pack and help us make a difference to older people’s lives.