Arthritis will often creep up by stealth, commonly developing over a many years without respite. This process is not easy to monitor as there are a variety of variations of it with a distinct set of symptoms causing a great deal of physical pain especially during the later years. Essentially,...
If you have strolled through any town centre, one might be reminded of the current trend in population growth towards an ageing demographic. This means that in the 21st century preoccupation in town planning would not go far wrong by considering greater accessibility for our senior community. Given there are good...
Celebrate National Fitness Day 2019 with some words about how staying active can lead to greater wellbeing in later years. A growing number of older people appreciate that the benefits of a suitable exercise regime, outweigh the costs. Research has shown that those who regularly exercise have in the fullness...
Age Concern Colchester and NE Essex runs a variety of friendship groups and services all over NE Essex. Kindness is something we could all do with a little more of these days. An act of kindness needn’t be a massive life changing event but can often appear as a small...
Wanting to start Yoga classes in the Autumn? Then we forthwith notify you of our popular yoga classes which are back form September on a Tuesday morning 10.15am and 11.15 am from September 10th. The 2nd class has spaces left to book. The early bird catches the worm! – Bookings...
Monday is the Panto Horse Race but also the launch of our new Mascot Buddy. Thank you to Colin for his generosity in allowing us to get Buddy and he looks forward to meeting everyone on Monday with the Mayor. Help us towards our £10,000 fundraising...
Day 1 This day is mostly travelling from Colchester to Arran but I will stop along the way to show points of interest and give info on them. I especially hope the weather is nice on the ferry trip across to the island as the view is stunning Also the...
How are your skills of detection? The scavenger hunt is coming to town on Panto Horse Derby Day August 26th. With various start times during the day it’s perfect for the school holidays! Can you help Piccolo find his missing horse shoes? Piccolo has lost a number of horse shoes around the...
Age Concern Colchester is now registered with Recycle for Charity. “We help our thousands of members raise funds for charity by providing a free, easy to use, custom branded recycling programme for empty printer inkjet cartridges. Working with Recycle4Charity is a simple way to help the environment, whilst raising money.”...
Have you ever been the victim of hard selling? We are concerned that senior citizens within our community are being approached stating that we have sent them. One lady in particular reported a hard sell from a company called “Pure Independence” who said they were sent by the NHS and...
