Category: Community News

Members/Volunteers Spring into Action for our Spring Newsletter

Our Spring 2017  Newsletter went out to our members and supporters last week.  Lots of useful information and details of some of the things coming up at Caring Together in the near future. We send this by email to many of our supporters but most of our members like to get the paper copy, which… Continue reading Members/Volunteers Spring into Action for our Spring Newsletter

OPAL – New Community Centre Open Day – Saturday 25th February

Our friends at OPAL (a scheme similar to Caring Together supporting older people in the Leeds 16 area) have been working very hard on renovating their new building and they are having an Open Day. OPAL say, ‘Come along this Saturday 25th February​ 11am till 3pm to find out what’s happening at the Welcome In… Continue reading OPAL – New Community Centre Open Day – Saturday 25th February

A lovely Community Lunch at the Community Cafe

Wednesday is Community Cafe day at Little London Community Centre and some of our members joined us there for a nice lunch and a chat. The cafe is open every Wednesday 12noon to 1pm and you can get a very nice and very cheap meal. Caring Together’s ‘Eating Together’ group meet there once a month… Continue reading A lovely Community Lunch at the Community Cafe

Leeds Arena Visit

Some of our members enjoyed a visit to the Leeds Arena today.  Accompanied by Cllr Gerry Harper they got to look round the venue and are pictured here taking centre stage. Thank to Leeds First Direct Arena for allowing us to visit and to Cllr Harper for arranging this

Cash machine scam – warning to be vigilant

West Yorkshire Police are asking residents of Headingley and Hyde Park to be vigilant when the withdrawing cash from local ATM machines. Four camera devices have been found in the past few weeks attached to ATM machines in these  areas. These carefully disguised devices are fixed above the cash machines and video record users inputting codes into… Continue reading Cash machine scam – warning to be vigilant

Older People’s Day – Let’s Do it!

Today is Older People’s Day, so let’s celebrate the achievements and the contribution older people continue to make in our societies. And remember today to enjoy being unique and just being who you are! Vision, imagination, creativity and fun is for anyone of any age

Care to Croon at Halcyon Court?

Halcyon Court Care Home on Cliff Road in Woodhouse would like to invite people from the local community to join their monthly singing group ‘Halcyon Court Crooners’ This group meets at the home on the last Thursday of each month at 11am to 12.30pm.  It is free!  If you want you can also stay for… Continue reading Care to Croon at Halcyon Court?

Caring Together Needs You…….

………to stroll in the park and help us raise funds. Saturday 5th September is the date for our annual Sponsored Stroll. This event helps us to raise £hundreds for Caring Together’s work with local older people but we need your help. The more strollers we have, the more money we can raise so if you… Continue reading Caring Together Needs You…….

It’s Election Day – have your say!!

Well after all the weeks of campaigning, Election Day is finally here. Today is the day when you have the chance to decide who makes the important decisions about how the country and our city will be run.  We, at Caring Together would encourage everyone to vote, whatever your political views. So, please make sure… Continue reading It’s Election Day – have your say!!

The Fashionable Lounge

A number of our members, along with other older people from across Leeds attend ‘The Fashionable Lounge’ at Leeds City Varieties. An art, history and social group for older people, based at the world-famous City Varieties in Leeds. Come along to explore the history of this beautiful music hall, look at some of our old photographs… Continue reading The Fashionable Lounge