Category: Caring Together

Addressing Vaccine Concerns – Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Members of the Covid-19 vaccination team answer some of your main concerns in this video, including: is it safe? Can it be trusted? What about allergic reactions and side effects? Does it contain animal products? Is it worth it?

An update from Leeds City Council on Leeds’ infection rates and the Vaccination

This weekend is the one year anniversary of the first Covid19 case being identified in the UK. In recognition of this and to remember all those that have sadly lost their lives during the pandemic, buildings across Leeds will be lit up in yellow and blue. Our thoughts are with all those who have suffered… Continue reading An update from Leeds City Council on Leeds’ infection rates and the Vaccination

Dedication Friday: ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Any More” from Maureen Kershaw

Dear all, I would like to put forward the following song with the accompanying story in memory of my Dad. ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Any More” Sung by The Walker Brothers. In 1966 my Dad suddenly became ill on Good Friday. After Easter the Doctor sent him straight to the LGI where he was… Continue reading Dedication Friday: ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Any More” from Maureen Kershaw

Top Tips for dealing with anxiety

From NHS in Leeds: Breathing exercises, learning to challenge anxious thoughts and keeping track of mood changes are just a few simple ways to manage your anxiety. For more mental health tips visit  https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/anxiety

Shared Memories:’New Skills’ by Oliver Cross

I’ve been thinking since I got locked down, that this would be a good time to try and improve myself; although really this should have occurred to me earlier because it’s far easier to improve yourself at seven or 17 than it is at 70. Despite this, I’ve started an on-line drawing course in the… Continue reading Shared Memories:’New Skills’ by Oliver Cross

Holocaust Memorial Day Poem & Remembrance event – Wednesday 27th January 2021

Dear all, Today, Wednesday 27th January 2021, is Holocaust Memorial Day. It is the international day of remembrance of six million Jewish men, women and children murdered in the Holocaust, and millions more people killed under German Nazi persecution, and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfu. The theme for the 2021 event… Continue reading Holocaust Memorial Day Poem & Remembrance event – Wednesday 27th January 2021

Monday Mind Workout’ answer for Monday 25th January 2021 from Lesley Pearson

Answers for yesterday’s Monday Mind Workout, how did you do? 1.      APES clue: the quality of having or showing good powers of judgement.  Shrewdness 2.     BEES clue: dense group  Swarm 3.     CAMELS clue: you tow them  Caravan 4.     CATS clue: rhymes with chowder  clowder 5.     WILD CATS clue: being destroyed  destruction 6.     CROWS clue: there’s been a….  murder 7.     ELEPHANTS clue: a procession of… Continue reading Monday Mind Workout’ answer for Monday 25th January 2021 from Lesley Pearson

‘Monday Mind Workout’ Monday 25th January 2021 from Lesley Pearson

COLLECTIONS OF THINGS LOTS OF ANIMALS HAVE A STRANGE NAME FOR THEIR COLLECTIONS MOST OF US KNOW A GROUP OF PUPPIES IS CALLED A LITTER HOW ABOUT THESE? 1.      APES clue: the quality of having or showing good powers of judgement. 2.     BEES clue: dense group 3.     CAMELS clue: you tow them 4.     CATS clue: rhymes with chowder 5.     WILD CATS clue:… Continue reading ‘Monday Mind Workout’ Monday 25th January 2021 from Lesley Pearson

Dedication Friday: “Try a Little Tenderness” from Cherril Cliff

Dear all, My favourite song, is “Try a Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding. My friend, Dot and I, loved Otis, back in the 1960s – we were mods and into soul big time. We used to go to the Old Mecca, in the County Arcade and dance around our handbags on Saturday afternoons! The DJ… Continue reading Dedication Friday: “Try a Little Tenderness” from Cherril Cliff

Shared Moments: ‘Bingo with Caring Together’

Dear all, We enjoyed an online bingo session yesterday. Not everyone was a winner but we are going to do it again, so there is always next time. Prizes for a line and house will be with you soon! . Save the date for your diary for the next one: Wednesday 17th February 2021 @3pm Get in… Continue reading Shared Moments: ‘Bingo with Caring Together’