Category: Caring Together

 Feminist Archive North hosted a guided look at some of their archive materials last week “While the archive contains some materials relating to Mary Gawthorpe and the “Votes for Women” campaign, it is dedicated more to events since the 1960s, and display we viewed today concentrated on letters, leaflets, journals and interviews documenting women’s participation… Continue reading ‘Feminist Archive North’

Caring Together are once again offering some space to enable your imagination to flow. Our creative writing sessions our back for 2020. A small group come together weekly: Main Hall of Little London Community Centre, Oatland Lane, Leeds 7 Thursday’s – 2pm – 3.45pm

Crocheting is good for you! Well the jury is still out on this one because a few of us were still left scratching our heads. Yet watching the others who have mastered it, and those still persevering and willing to give it a go I can see that crocheting brings you together, and is so… Continue reading ‘Community Skills Share’

Caring Together was joined by a representative of Presto last week to tell us about their service. ** *** So what is Presto? Presto is a Leeds City Council service helping people live independently, safely and well in their own home. It is a chargeable service. They offer a meals on wheels service, help around… Continue reading ‘Presto’

This year is special for Caring Together, we are 25 years of age! Our 1st volunteers meet up of the year was last week. We got to plan for the months ahead in addition to discussing what we will be doing to celebrate as volunteers, and Caring Together as a whole for the 25th. We… Continue reading ‘Volunteers Meet Up’

Evidence suggests bingo can be fun, sociable, and it can also sharpen your mind. This is because it requires a large amount of focus, agility and the ability to multitask. It can also help improve overall well-being. Psychology Department at the University of Southampton, 2002 Caring Together have been hosting regular monthly bingo sessions (for… Continue reading ‘Feel Good Bingo’

We enjoyed our first Caring Together Community Lunch of 2020 a few weeks ago. It was delicious. We had some tasty fish pie, quiche, and curried chicken. There was pudding too, yet thankfully we resisted…..for now! The only grumble was that there was too much. Our next Community Lunch is: Wednesday 12th February 2020 @12 noon –… Continue reading ‘Eating Together’

“Crocheting is an opportunity to relax and unwind: or is it?” Studies have shown that the hand movement used in crocheting can help keep the mind calm and distracts the brain from the stresses of life.  And in this weeks skills sharing session I know for some of our members they would wholeheartedly agree with… Continue reading Ways to Unwind!

“Sharing Skills and Connecting by letter” Today we have so many ways to connect and share our life events. In partnership with a local primary school some of our members and staff have been connecting by putting pen to paper to engage with local children. Sharing this skill is helping us all to reconnect with… Continue reading “I’ve Got Mail”

“Sleeping Beauty at the Carriageworks”  Last week some of us enjoyed the uplifting funny and entertaining Sleeping Beauty Pantomime at Leeds Carriageworks. From the comments afterwards it sounds like it was a huge hit with plenty of feel-good moments. “It is the first time I have been to a pantomime and I really enjoyed it”… Continue reading “Laughter brought in our New Year”