'The Silver Friends is a fantatsic group, which takes place on a Friday at Quarry Mount Primary School. It includes members of Caring Together and pupils from the school. The group is designed to raise self esteem and confidence of the adults and children alike. Through memories, experience and laughter the group tackle games, projects and the arts; closing the gap between generations'.
Pupil Support Worker
North West Pupil Development Centre
"Enjoyable" Silver Friend
"Helps to show that the older generation are still young at heart" Silver Friend
"For us to learn that all children are not bad and for the children to learn
that we are not all fuddy duddys!" Silver Friend
"I never had children so its been an opportuniy to share new experiences"
Silver Friend
"Creates friendships in the community" Silver Friend
"Learning that the children are the same dispite their cultural backgrounds"
Silver Friend
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City of Leeds High School
Building Bridges (Circle Time), Card Making, Cooking Communities &
Part of the Stephen Lawrence Standard two of our members were invited to talk to the school children about their migration to the UK, life before moving to the UK and now.
We also held an event in celebration of Older Person's Day in their studio on the 6th October 2011
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Little London Primary School
Black History Month & Tall Tales, Skippko & The Adventures of the Cloth book
Intergenerational Work 
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