A popular home energy efficiency advice scheme in Dudley which could help people with grants of up to £10,000 has been extended. Dudley Council’s Thermal Comfort scheme aims to give financial assistance for people insulating their home. read...

Looking After Me is  a self management course for adult carers with long-term health problems including stress and tiredness. It aims to help carers to learn new skills to cope with their caring role, develop the confidence to take more control of their life, meet with others who share similar experiences. The next courses, open to all carers run from Friday 16 May to Friday 20June, 10.30am – 1.00pm at The Savoy Centre, Northfield Rd, Dudley or Tuesday 24 June to 29 July at Age UK Activity & Well Being Centre, Unit 76C Merry Hill, Brierley Hill, DY5 1SS (in between Argos and Sainsbury’s – access via car park). 6.30pm – 9.00pm Call 01384 816 437 or email smp@dudley.gov.uk  to book a...

Report from Institute of Public Policy and Research (IPPR): The number of older people in need of care is expected to outstrip the number of family members able to provide informal care for the first time in 2017, according to a new report ‘The Generation Strain’ published by the think tank IPPR.  Read the...

We all know what it’s like to feel lonely but imagine being completely alone every single day. More than a million older people in this country go a month or more without seeing or speaking to anyone. Put 20 June 2014 in your diary and join people across the nation in getting together and raising money to help end loneliness. Whether it is by having a cake sale at work, a drinks party with friends, a picnic or a summer fete, The Big Chinwag is an easy way for people to get together to chat, have fun and make a difference. All you need to do is arrange a get together on or around 20 June. Attached is a fundraising leaflet to help you with organising and promoting your Chinwag. If you need more information or have a question just call our Business Development Manager on 01384 354668 or visit our website www.ageukdudley.org.uk to download the fundraising leaflet, posters, Gift Aid Form and Paying Slips. Big Chinwag...

Dudley College has 40 computers which have been repaired and cleaned of data which they would like to offer to local charities. The computers are 4 years old and no longer support some of the software which students require but would be ideal for general office work and supporting software packages. Charities wishing to apply for a computer should email marketing@dudley.col.ac.uk with details about themselves and why they need one by Friday 2...