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  • Age in Action Conference Brighton 15th and 16th October 2008

    Local charities | Age Concern Brighton, Hove and Portslade | 29/09/2008 | 0 comments

    Acute care costs us all too much; telling people to do something because it is good for them often does not work, and well being is under-funded. Age Concern Brighton, Hove and Portslade believes that we need to refocus the well being agenda away from the medical model and towards a social model. A model that seeks to keep minds and bodies active through fun, seeks to retain client independence as long as possible and enpowers clients and practitioners in a creative way. One that brings people t...

  • Who we are and what we do

    Local charities | Corby Furniture Turnaround | 21/07/2008 | 0 comments

    Hello, a little introduction, my names Rob I am the Assistant Manager of the Furniture Turnaround Project, a local Registered Charity in Northamptonshire based in the town of Corby.We developed fromm an idea thought of by 4 local community involvedĀ men to help ease the life of people in the Corby Borough and surrounding villages by giving them the opportunity to obtain quality second hand furniture at a bare minimum cost, helping avoid the trap of credit which is a huge thing in relation to pove...

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