A meeting was held today at Little London Community Centre to celebrate the achievements of the volunteers at Caring Together during 2016. The work that we do would be so much more limited in scope and quality without the input of volunteers and we appreciate the time and energy that they have brought to their… Continue reading A big thank you to Caring Together volunteers

Last week saw the end of project exhibition for the Wordsworth Project, a collaboration between the Wordsworth Society, Leeds University, Caring Together and Shire Oak Primary School. Caring Together members have thoroughly enjoyed the project with one person saying that ‘it was the best thing that I have been involved in for ages’. A big… Continue reading ‘Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher’

Are you looking to become more involved in the activities of your local community? Would you be interested in becoming a Trustee with Caring Together? Trustees are responsible for the proper administration of the charity. Trustees must ensure that the charity’s assets and resources are used only for the purposes of the charity and that… Continue reading Become a Trustee with Caring Together

  Caring Together would like to offer our best wishes for 2017 to all of our members and supporters and to those whom we will be working closely with over this New Year. Your support over the past year has been invaluable and is very much appreciated.

      Caring Together is happy to sign up to the principles underpinning the new Age Friendly Charter for Leeds. We concur with all its aims of promoting access by older people to quality services, their participation and input into service developments  and their right to be consulted about any changes to service provision.… Continue reading An Age Friendly Charter for Leeds

  Caring Together would like to offer our very best wishes for Christmas 2016 to our members, supporters, volunteers, trustees and those who help to fund us over the past year. Enjoy yourself, keep safe, and we will see you all in the New Year. The Caring Together offices will be closed from 4pm on Friday 23rd… Continue reading Christmas Greetings from Caring Together

Members of Caring Together were once again recently invited to the annual Notre Dame Christmas party for older people in the locality. And once again they were treated to fantastic entertainment provided by staff and pupils as well as an array of food and beverages. Caring Together values the links that we have with schools… Continue reading Thanks to Notre Dame

Caring Together, as in other years, organised 2 shopping trips for members this year. One to Otley and one within Leeds. Wades charity provided funding again this year for the costs of minibus hire for both trips. Many thanks to them for their continued support. One of the trips was for those who needed a… Continue reading Stocking up for Christmas

The past couple of weeks have gone by in a blur at Caring Together with all of the groups organising their own outings to various fooderies around Leeds. Great times were had by all with most saying how the meals made them feel that this is the start of Christmas for them and how it… Continue reading Celebrating with style at Caring Together

Caring Together held an end of year celebration last Friday at Woodhouse Community Centre for members, volunteers, local older people and supporters and there was a great turnout. We were treated to over an hour of fantastic entertainment provided by LUUMIC. ”LUUMIC, or Music Impact in the Community, is a volunteering society that aims to get involved… Continue reading End of year celebration