Tag Archives: Thinking Ahead

Celebrating volunteering

Posted on October 13, 2015 by

We are very proud of our volunteers from our Silverlinks project at West of England Care & Repair (WE Care & Repair) who recently won an award for ‘Best Group’ at the annual Celebrating Age festival held at the M-Shed in … Continue reading →

Posted in About, Bristol, Volunteers | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Silverlinks launches new Housing, Care & Related Finance “teach yourself” booklet

Posted on October 6, 2015 by

Silverlinks has developed a new “teach yourself” booklet which is now available to use. “Thinking Ahead: Housing, Care & Related Finance in Later Life” covers different aspects of making decisions about housing & care, to help people reach informed decisions … Continue reading →

Posted in About | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Workshops and talks round-up

Posted on June 30, 2015 by

Since the start of April 2015 Silverlinks has reached 2,564 older people through our Pass it On and Thinking Ahead workshops and information sessions.    These are workshops, talks and talks delivered by our volunteers. Our “cascade” model means that all … Continue reading →

Posted in Project updates, Stories, Workshops & Training | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Introducing our newest Silverlinks volunteer

Posted on January 19, 2015 by

We are very pleased to have a new volunteer in Bristol called Frank Yeomans.  Frank first came along to one of the first Silverlinks workshops called “Thinking Ahead – housing options in later life” session which he had heard about … Continue reading →

Posted in About, Bristol, Project updates, Volunteers, West of England | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Information and Advice for Every Situation

Posted on December 18, 2014 by

Everybody is different, and as we get older we are as different to each other  as we were when we were younger! Not everybody wants the same things with regard to their homes and care, and everybody’s situation is different. … Continue reading →

Posted in About, Project updates, Stories, Workshops & Training | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Latest “Thinking Ahead ” workshop feedback

Posted on July 23, 2014 by

Here’s some feedback from Judy and Lois at West of England Care & Repair, about their latest Thinking Ahead workshop.  The workshop aims to get people thinking ahead about their housing and how their needs might change in future – how they … Continue reading →

Posted in About, Bristol | Tagged , , | Leave a comment