On Friday 9th June we held our summer quiz night in Twickenham, which went even better than last year's! We had around 84 attendees and raised a fantastic £1,115! 

We received this high praise from one team: "I just wanted to personally thank you and your colleagues for what was a great Quiz night on Friday. I am a member of a Quiz team and we try to go to all of the local charity Quiz nights. We all said that this was one of the best we have been to." 

Huge thanks to the Quiz Master Sean Carey, St Stephen's Church for giving us the use of their beautiful building, all the local businesses that donated so generously to our raffle and prizes, and to everyone who came on the night and supported the event.

The evening would not have been possible without our volunteer fundraiser, Sarah Ricketts, and her team of helpers who worked so tirelessly to pull it all together and who we're enormously grateful to for a fun, welcoming and successful evening. 

Thank you so much to everyone that entered our Hope in Ageing poetry competition. 

We received over 200 entries from a range of ages from 50 up to 101! 

Pam Rhodes, Dave Bilbrough and Amanda Root are now hard at work judging the poems. Do watch this space for the winners and shortlisted poems to be announced later this summer.

The shortlisted poems will be published in an anthology, hopefully this autumn, so do keep an eye out for that as there are some really striking reflections on the theme of Hope of Ageing.  

Are you seeking a job that's full of purpose?

We have some exciting opportunities to join our team:

• Care Home Friends Co-ordinator (based in Twickenham)
• Carers Connected Co-ordinator (national opportunity)
• Development Manager (national opportunity) 

These are all part-time, flexible roles. 

You can find the full details and the application form via the button below.

Please do share and help us find a great person for these fantastic opportunities!

There are so many ways you can get involved with us and make a difference.

• Are you a whizz with social media and could spare 2-3 hours a week creating engaging content
• Would you like to join a team of fundraisers helping organise events in Richmond, the Isle of Wight or Hampshire? 
• Could you spare 1 hour a week to visit care home residents? 
  
• Could you give a few hours a week to help with admin?

You can find full details of these and many more opportunities via the button below. Many of these roles can be done from wherever you are in the country.

You could help us receive £1,000 in less than a minute simply by nominating us for the Benefact Group's Movement for Good Awards!

All you need to do is nominate us via the button below, where our details have been pre-filled to make it even quicker and easier for you. 

£1,000 would make a huge difference to enabling even more older care home residents and informal carers to enjoy companionship and support through our projects.

The more nominations we get, the greater our chance of receiving an award, so please spread the word to your friends and family.

Thank you!

We're thrilled to have been awarded an Intergenerational Innovation Award by Grandnanny in celebration of Global Intergenerational Week! 

Huge thanks and congratulations to everyone who is helping to bridge the generational gap, including:
- Embracing Age Isle of Wight, pioneering projects with the local girls' brigade making cards for care home residents
- our Schools Liaison volunteers in Richmond upon Thames bringing schools and care homes together
- Let's Go Outside & Learn's wonderful intergenerational gardening projects between schools and care homes
- our volunteer befrienders who bring their children to delight residents too

If you'd like to get involved in our intergenerational work, please check out our website or contact us. We have opportunities for all ages across the country!