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Thorne Golf Club runs an annual Golf Day to raise money for St John’s Hospice in Doncaster

Thorne Golf Club tees off for its annual charity Golf Day

Thorne Golf Club is holding its annual charity Golf Day to support the St John’s Hospice Appeal. The day takes place on Saturday 19th September at the Kirton Lane Club, Thorne. Gordon...
Image © Helen Jermyn, Magic Me

Pioneering project brings cabaret and trapeze to care homes

Performance art or aerial circus aren’t usually the kind of entertainment on offer care homes for older people, but a new project from intergenerational arts charity Magic Me is set to...
Carers UK and Age UK are calling for more support for older carers

Carers over 85 more than double but support plummets

The number of carers aged 85 and over in England has risen by a staggering 128% in ten years to more than 87,000, according to a new report published by two national charities.   Recent...
Alzheimer’s Society says a lack of funding means "we are limited in how quickly we can make life-changing discoveries"

UK research spend on dementia ‘still too low’

The amount of government money spent on dementia in the UK has risen significantly in recent years, but it is still too low when compared with the economic and personal impact the condition has, a...
Alzheimer’s Society funds new wave of dementia research

Charity funds new wave of Alzheimer’s research

A gene which increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by up to 10 times will be the subject of a new research hub at the University of Sussex funded by Alzheimer’s Society. The...
Social care system is failing older people

Age UK slams lack of social care funding

Age UK has published a damning report on the state of funding for national social care services. The charity’s social care ‘score card’ shows that despite rising demand the...

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