Christmas is typically a time of togetherness, as we celebrate the festive season with friends and family. Yet over two million older people in the UK spend Christmas alone (Age UK). As shops and services close for the Christmas period, they often find themselves feeling increasingly isolated.
Christmas is typically a time of togetherness, as we celebrate the festive season with friends and family. Yet over two million older people in the UK spend Christmas alone (Age UK). As shops and services close for the Christmas period, they often find themselves feeling increasingly isolated.
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Just seven months ago, Jeffrey Chrimes could not walk the distance of his yard without a risk of falling. Last Sunday he completed Wrexham 10k raising funds for The Rainbow Foundation, the charity which has supported him to regain his strength and improve his mobility as well as having a positive impact on his overall mental health and wellbeing.
Active Ageing Charity The Rainbow Foundation recently hosted Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Manchester representatives Consul Michał Mazurk and Consul Radosław Gromski at their wellbeing hub in Penley.
The Rainbow Foundation has launched a Penley Heritage Project celebrating the arrival and settlement of the Penley Polish community during World War Two.
The Rainbow Foundation takes to the streets of London to raise awareness and vital funds for the charity.
One third of people over 65 experience a fall at least once a year, rising to 50% for those over 80. And from the age of 40 to 70, our muscle mass decreases by approximately 8% per decade and after 70 years that rate increases to 15% per decade.
Clients from The Rainbow Foundation’s award-winning Day Opportunities Service in Penley and Marchwiel, joined those in Chirk for an afternoon tea dance to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Chirk opening.
More than a third of Welsh households are struggling to heat their homes, this is almost 50% higher than the British average. The current pressures on UK households mean that 24% are struggling to keep warm, 15% struggling with rising food costs and 50% say winter pressures are impacting on their physical and mental health (ONS figures, released on 30th Jan 2023).