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Scouts join Chingford care home residents for an intergenerational board games night
Throughout the evening, residents and their competitors took part in matches of Guess who, Jenga and Connect Four,…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #WalthamForest #Childrenandyoungpeople #Chingford #olderpeople
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https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/40477/ Scouts join Chingford care home residents for an intergenerational board games night #ChildrenAndYoungPeople #Chingford #OlderPeople #WalthamForest
Disabled pensioner ‘trapped’ by ‘dangerous’ pavement near his home
Hugh Small is calling on Enfield Council to fix the pavements as well as tackle speeding vehicles in…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Enfield #Disability #EnfieldCouncil #HadleyRoad #olderpeople #Ridgeway #roadsafety
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https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/40407/ Disabled pensioner ‘trapped’ by ‘dangerous’ pavement near his home #Disability #Enfield #EnfieldCouncil #HadleyRoad #OlderPeople #Ridgeway #RoadSafety
'Stranded patients' in NSW hospitals prompts call for change
New South Wales must think outside the box to stop the number of "stranded" aged care patients in hospitals from getting out of control, says the state's productivity commissioner.
In Liverpool I saw the tough choices Louise Casey faces on social care – starting with who will pay? | Polly Toynbee
By Polly Toynbee
Preparing her first report on England’s social care system, the peer says ‘everything is on the table’. This should include older people’s wealth, rather than taxes on younger workers
#Socialcare #Olderpeople #Localgovernment #Liverpool #England #UKnews #Society #TheGuardian #PollyToynbee
In Liverpool I saw the tough choices Louise Casey faces on social care – starting with who will pay? | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/13/liverpool-tough-choices-louise-casey-social-care #SocialCare #OlderPeople #LocalGovernment #Liverpool #England #UkNews #Society
EDs 'not adequately equipped' for aging population, report says
By Cason Ho
The nation's peak body for emergency doctors has warned that long emergency department waits are common because of surging demand driven by Australia's aging population.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-13/acem-report-aging-population-health-system-crisis/107257352
#OlderPeople #HealthcareFacilities #EmergencyServices #Health #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #AgedCare #CasonHo
Gareth Malone looks back: ‘After the Christmas No 1, I was meeting Simon Cowell, having tea with Gary Barlow and dinner with Andrew Lloyd Webber’
By Harriet Gibsone
The choir leader and presenter on not fitting in at his all-boys grammar, how synthesisers changed everything, and his ‘dithering’ start on TV
#Family #Lifeandstyle #GarethMalone #Choralmusic #Classicalmusic #Music #EducationalTV #Television #Televisionradio #Culture #Youngpeople #Olderpeople #Society #Photography #TheGuardian #HarrietGibsone
Experience: I became the world’s oldest crowd surfer at 99
By Pauline Kana
After retiring at 83, I had a new lease of life creating social media content with my grandson. Then I broke the crowd surfing world record
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/09/experience-worlds-oldest-crowd-surfer-age-99
#Olderpeople #Family #Worldrecords #Lifeandstyle #Grandparentsandgrandparenting #TheGuardian #PaulineKana
https://www.europesays.com/ie/725109/ Shingles vaccine rollout to begin in June 2027, says health minister #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #Budget2027 #chickenpox #Éire #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #HealthMinister #hse #IE #Ireland #JenniferCarrollMacNeill #june #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #News #OlderPeople #shingles #ShinglesVaccine #TopStories #TopStories #vaccination #Vaccine
SKETTY: Gloria turns 90 this month, and she’ll still be playing pickleball on Thursday
There is a cry that goes up most Thursday lunchtimes at Hazel Court, and everyone on the court knows whose it is. “Oooops,” says Gloria, as the ball sails somewhere it was never meant to go. Then she gets ready for the next one.
Gloria turns 90 later this month. She is still turning up to play.
She is a regular at the Frenz Pickleball session at Hazel Court, which runs every Thursday from noon until 1pm and is set up for older players and people with limited mobility.
Steve Baker, who founded Frenz Pickleball, says she makes the case for the sport better than he ever could. “Gloria turning 90 while still coming along and playing pickleball says far more about what we are trying to achieve than any advertising campaign could,” he said.
“People can look at sport and think, ‘That isn’t for somebody like me.’ Gloria rather spectacularly proves otherwise.”
He is not bothered when a rally ends in chaos. “She plays, she laughs, occasionally the ball goes somewhere unexpected and we hear ‘oooops’. Then she gets ready for the next one. That’s exactly what recreational sport should be about.”
The sport that borrowed from three others
For anyone who has not come across it, pickleball is a paddle game played over a net on a badminton-sized court, with a lightweight plastic ball full of holes. It takes bits of tennis, badminton and table tennis, and because the court is small and the pace can be dialled up or down, it suits players who would not fancy chasing a tennis ball around.
Frenz runs sessions across Swansea, Llanelli and Carmarthenshire as a volunteer-led club, with equipment provided, sessions costing between £5 and £6.50 and membership 50p a year. The Hazel Court session puts confidence, taking part and enjoyment ahead of competition.
Steve discovered the game after moving to the United States in 2007 and brought it home with him. He started Frenz Seniors Pickleball in September 2022 with help from a Business Wales start-up grant, and within 18 months had gone from six players to 125 regulars.
Gloria is not even the oldest player he has had on court. In 2024 he was describing a 93-year-old in a wheelchair who “giggles hysterically every time he scores a point”.
A retirement scheme that opens its doors
Hazel Court itself is run by the housing association Caredig. It is an extra care scheme of 120 one- and two-bedroom flats where tenants live independently, with care and support on hand when they need it.
It has a restaurant, a shop, a hairdresser, a library and an arts and crafts room, and its communal rooms are used by people from the surrounding Sketty streets as well as tenants, for everything from yoga to flower arranging. Last year it hosted the Pettifor Trust’s fashion show for Hope Rescue.
Pickleball is also among the 125 activities offered free or at a discount to over-60s through the 60-plus Active Leisure Scheme, which runs in every council area in Wales.
The Hazel Court session runs every Thursday from 12 noon to 1pm. Frenz can be reached at [email protected].
As for Gloria, the birthday comes later this month. Thursday, as usual, comes first.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
Sports start-up is batting for success – How a Business Wales grant helped Steve Baker launch Frenz Seniors Pickleball in Swansea.
Over-60s to benefit from free fitness scheme – Pickleball among 125 free or discounted activities for older people across Wales.
Pettifor Trust to host fashion show in aid of Hope Rescue – The 2025 charity fashion show held at Hazel Court in Sketty.
#Caredig #extraCare #FrenzPickleball #HazelCourt #olderPeople #Pickleball #Sketty
A new start after 60: Menopausal and out of work, I sat crying in my car. Now, I’m a standup comedian
By Paula Cocozza
When Barbara Scully tried to get a job after years as a stay-at-home mum, no one would hire her. So she made her own work as a writer and broadcaster – and soon found herself on TV and stage
#Comedy #Ireland #Europe #Lifeandstyle #Women #Comedy #Menopause #Middleage #Olderpeople #Society #Stage #TheGuardian #PaulaCocozza
Australia's oldest man celebrates 113th birthday with ride in vintage car
By Elloise Farrow-Smith
Australia's oldest man, Ken Weeks, and the world's oldest man, Joao Marinho Neto, share the same birthday and exchanged best wishes for the first time this year.
Trump says US to send one-time $90 payment to 20m seniors enrolled in Medicare
By Reuters
President says payments, to be sent in early October, are meant to offset cost of monthly insurance premiums
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/trump-payment-seniors-medicare
#DonaldTrump #USMedicare #USmidtermelections2026 #Olderpeople #Trumpadministration #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #Reuters
Trump says US to send one-time $90 payment to 20m seniors enrolled in Medicare https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/trump-payment-seniors-medicare #DonaldTrump #UsMedicare #UsMidtermElections2026 #OlderPeople #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #UsNews
BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push
By Mark Sweney
Companies race to switch households to ‘voice over internet protocol’ services by the end of January
#BT #Telecommunicationsindustry #Business #Olderpeople #Broadband #Money #Broadband #Internet #Technology #UKnews #Consumeraffairs #TheGuardian #MarkSweney
BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/03/bt-customers-broadband-digital-landline-switch-internet #Bt #TelecommunicationsIndustry #Business #OlderPeople #Broadband #Money #Broadband #Internet #Technology #UkNews #ConsumerAffairs
Other countries learn from their elders’ wisdom – so could Britain | Letter
By Guardian Staff
A German service matches retired professionals to firms that use their experience, writes Alan Coppin, responding to an article about a 90-year-old Japanese competitive bodybuilder
#Olderpeople #Workcareers #Society #Retirementage #Money #Germany #Europe #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
More celebrities are embracing grey hair. For other women, it can come at a cost
By Chloe Mac Donnell Deputy fashion and lifestyle editor
Olivia Colman and Lisa Bonet are among the stars going silver – but workplace ageism means many women still fear ditching the dye
#Womenshair #Beauty #Fashion #Lifeandstyle #Women #Ageing #Discriminationatwork #Money #Science #Workcareers #Haircare #Olderpeople #Society #TheGuardian #ChloeMacDonnellDeputyfashion #lifestyleeditor
Flipping public opinion on the triple lock was Burnham magic – he’ll need more of it to see his social care plans through | Polly Toynbee
By Polly Toynbee
Rebuilding a complex and broken system into one that’s fair for all, and in the face of steely opposition: that will be the PM’s real challenge
#Socialcare #Olderpeople #NHS #Labour #Society #Health #Politics #UKnews #AndyBurnham #TheGuardian #PollyToynbee
Flipping public opinion on the triple lock was Burnham magic – he’ll need more of it to see his social care plans through | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/01/andy-burnham-public-opinion-triple-lock-social-care #SocialCare #OlderPeople #Nhs #Labour #Society #Health #Politics #UkNews #AndyBurnham
#Oxford #OlderPeople's Day (50+) event at the townhall next Wed. #OxfordLeon link will be represented with a stall. I have mixed feelings about this as the events/activities I am aware of are crowded with older folks anyhow but will have a look to see if there's anything I don't know ....
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oxfords-older-peoples-day-2026-tickets-1998669783124?aff=oddtdtcreator
EDIT ooops I had last year's link in the original toot. now replaced with this year's. Date was correct though.
It shouldn’t take the eviction of an 87-year-old to get Spain’s housing crisis fixed | María Ramírez https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/30/it-shouldnt-take-the-eviction-of-an-87-year-old-to-get-spains-housing-crisis-fixed #Spain #Housing #RentingProperty #PedroSnchez #Europe #WorldNews #Protest #OlderPeople #Communities
It shouldn’t take the eviction of an 87-year-old to get Spain’s housing crisis fixed | María Ramírez
By María Ramírez
Pédro Sanchez is an admirer of Zohran Mamdani. It’s time Spanish politicians emulated the New York mayor’s relentless focus on affordable homes
#Spain #Housing #Rentingproperty #PedroSnchez #Europe #Worldnews #Protest #Olderpeople #Communities #TheGuardian #MaraRamrez
Britons are not ageing healthily – we need to learn from countries that have made it a priority | Devi Sridhar
By Devi Sridhar
Although we’re living longer, the data on healthy life expectancy in the UK isn’t good. Andy Burnham must reverse this trend to protect the NHS and social care
#Healthpolicy #Socialcare #Olderpeople #Health #UKnews #Society #Politics #TheGuardian #DeviSridhar
Britons are not ageing healthily – we need to learn from countries that have made it a priority | Devi Sridhar https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/29/britons-not-ageing-healthily-protect-nhs-social-care #HealthPolicy #SocialCare #OlderPeople #Health #UkNews #Society #Politics
How Labour can reform Britain’s pensions triple lock | Letters
By Guardian Staff
Readers offer solutions to the thorny problem facing the government, in response to an article by Gaby Hinsliff
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/25/how-labour-can-reform-britains-pensions-triple-lock
#Statepensions #Pensions #Money #Publicsectorpensions #Publicservicespolicy #Olderpeople #Politics #Labour #Economicpolicy #Familyfinances #UKnews #Tax #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
'Cheeky' 95yo celebrates another birthday jumping out of a plane
By Danielle Mahe
Betty Gregory moved into aged care just weeks before turning 95. But that didn't stop her from skydiving to celebrate her birthday.
‘This is where I live now, the back of a truck’: a day in the life of a grandmother in Gaza
By Seham Tantesh in Gaza and Tess McClure
As the war in Gaza approaches its fourth year, the Guardian follows five ordinary Palestinians as they go about their lives. Each tells the story of their day, revealing the terrible toll of the conflict. At 76, Mansoura’s most precious possession is the key to her former home
#Globaldevelopment #Gaza #Palestine #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #IsraelGazawar #Olderpeople #Internallydisplacedpeople #TheGuardian #SehamTanteshinGaza #TessMcClure
Britain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage? | Gaby Hinsliff https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/22/britain-pensions-triple-lock-andy-burnham #Pensions #FamilyFinances #AndyBurnham #JohnHealey #Labour #Money #Politics #UkNews #StatePensions #Welfare #OlderPeople #GenerationalInequality #TaxAndSpending
Britain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage? | Gaby Hinsliff
By Gaby Hinsliff
The issue cannot be avoided any longer. Andy Burnham and his chancellor must face the fear of a pensioner backlash, and find a fair solution
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/22/britain-pensions-triple-lock-andy-burnham
#Pensions #Familyfinances #AndyBurnham #JohnHealey #Labour #Money #Politics #UKnews #Statepensions #Welfare #Olderpeople #Generationalinequality #Taxandspending #TheGuardian #GabyHinsliff
Taxpayers paid $4,500 for dead man's chair amid aged care delays
By Emily Anderson
Deidre de Jonge was burying her husband when she received the phone call she had been waiting on for months.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-22/why-taxpayers-paid-for-a-dead-mans-chair/107177186
A job that changed me: I cried nearly every day working in aged care, then realised I could bring joy instead
By Carolyn Mullen
I once asked a resident what she would do if she could do anything. She replied: ‘I’d run in a field’
#Lifeandstyle #Ageing #Olderpeople #Agedcare #Society #Australianews #Australianlifestyle #Dementia #TheGuardian #CarolynMullen
A new start after 60: I’m 92 and cycling is my life – despite the crash that left me unconscious
By Paula Cocozza
Arthur Plummer got a bike when he retired at 65 and joined a cycling club as one of its youngest members. Now he is its oldest but still racking up 5,000km every year
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/21/a-new-start-after-60-cycling-92
#Lifeandstyle #Cycling #Olderpeople #Fitness #Society #TheGuardian #PaulaCocozza
Greek police investigate death of 82-year-old man after beach brawl over sunlounger
By Helena Smith in Athens
Row at resort on Athenian riviera escalated into violence after two elderly bathers reportedly argued over shortage of loungers
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/20/greek-police-investigate-death-man-beach-brawl
#Greece #Europe #Worldnews #Olderpeople #TheGuardian #HelenaSmithinAthens
Greek police investigate death of 82-year-old man after beach brawl over sunlounger https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/20/greek-police-investigate-death-man-beach-brawl #Greece #Europe #WorldNews #OlderPeople
It’s not just young people who need jobs | Letters
By Guardian Staff
There should be provision for people who find themselves out of work when they approach state pension age, writes Peter Wade
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/20/its-not-just-young-people-who-need-jobs
#Unemployment #Workcareers #Pensions #Money #Politics #UKnews #Olderpeople #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
Revel review – broken Barbies and a splash of Swan Lake as older dancers limber up
By Róisín O'Brien
Byre theatre, St AndrewsWarm-up routines lead into a reverie about life on the stage in Company Chordelia’s funny, carefully calibrated show
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/19/revel-review-byre-theatre-st-andrews
#Dance #Stage #Culture #Olderpeople #Society #SwanLake #Ballet #TheGuardian #RisnOBrien
'Never too old': 83-year-old footballer still getting a kick
By Jackson Byrne
Most people wouldn't take up a new sport after turning 70, but one footballer is proving age is just a number.
#OlderPeople #Sport #AustralianRulesFootball #HumanInterest #JacksonByrne
‘Why was mum in clothes you could wear in the winter?’: family seeks answers after care home heatstroke death
By Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent
Anita Bazell, 88, died in Southampton during June’s heatwave after being taken to hospital with a body temperature of 41.2C. Now her son wants to raise awareness of the risks of heatstroke, particularly among elderly people
#Health #Extremeheat #Olderpeople #Socialcare #UKnews #Society #Southampton #TheGuardian #JessicaMurraySocialaffairscorrespondent
The 100 Project preserves history of Australia's centenarians
By Sarah Moss
Bek Hyland says her late 106-year-old grandma, Merle Moore, was incredibly grateful to the project for helping to preserve the story of her life.
Digital navigators bridge divide for older Australians
By Meghan Dansie, Lucy Loram, and Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
The digital divide means the responsibility is falling to loved ones, neighbours, and retirement village staff to bridge the gap for older Australians.
#OlderPeople #Technology #MeghanDansie #LucyLoram #GabrielleBecerraMellet
Europe’s heatwaves threaten insurers’ earnings, rating agency S&P says https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/europe-heatwaves-insurance-companies-earnings #InsuranceIndustry #ExtremeHeat #Environment #Business #Europe #OlderPeople #Health
Why can't clinicians override inaccurate algorithm decisions?
By Anne Connolly
If the government wants a true indication of the level of feeling in the community, perhaps it should read the thousands of comments on Facebook where discussions about the algorithm, long waitlists, and people dying are growing by the day.
#AgedCare #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #RoyalCommissions #Health #CommunityandSociety #OlderPeople #Carers #LawCrimeandJustice #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #AnneConnolly
Liberals accuse government of backdown on aged care program
By Evelyn Manfield
A government program that helps older people with shopping and transport has been extended, after ongoing uncertainty about its future.
#FederalGovernment #AgedCare #HealthPolicy #OlderPeople #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #EvelynManfield
The answer to preventing falls may be as simple as exercise
By Lottie Twyford
At almost 80 years old, grandmother Sandra Franklin still wants to pick up her grandkids. She knows exercise is key to keeping her moving.
'Wake-up call': Danger from heatwaves 'underestimated' for people over 60
By Lauren Roberts
A new global study suggests older people may face serious health risks from heat at much lower temperatures than previously understood.
#Heatwaves #HeatingandCooling #ClimateChange #OlderPeople #Health #ScienceandTechnology #Science #LaurenRoberts
Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought
By Denis Campbell Health policy editor
Study finds older adults could face harmful heat stress at just 1.5C of warming above preindustrial levels
#Olderpeople #Extremeheat #Climatecrisis #Environment #Society #Health #Healthpolicy #Publicservicespolicy #Hospitals #Worldnews #TheGuardian #DenisCampbellHealthpolicyeditor
Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/17/extreme-heat-more-dangerous-for-people-60-and-over-than-previously-thought #OlderPeople #ExtremeHeat #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Society #Health #HealthPolicy #PublicServicesPolicy #Hospitals #WorldNews
The aged care algorithm deciding support for older Australians
By Anne Connolly, Ninah Kopel, and Inga Ting
Using expert analysis, evidence revealed by bureaucrats at Senate estimates, and documents obtained under FOI, Four Corners reveals the fullest picture yet of the secretive algorithm affecting the lives of tens of thousands of older Australians and their families.
#AgedCare #OlderPeople #FederalGovernment #AnneConnolly #NinahKopel #IngaTing
Hobbies light up life for older people transitioning to retirement
By Amelia Walters
Annie Delaine finds her retirement passion through the paintbrush, saying art has given her connections and purpose she missed after ending her nursing career.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/hobbies-like-art-bring-joy-to-retirement/107015976
#Hobbies #OlderPeople #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Art #RetirementPlanning #AmeliaWalters
Hana and Wanda's unlikely friendship is helping tackle an insidious problem
By Lucy Martin and Jasmine Hughes
Hana Byambadash volunteers with a free program in Perth that aims to stave off old-age loneliness, a pervasive condition that is linked to dementia and other diseases.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/social-isolation-among-older-australians-solutions/107023796
#OlderPeople #CommunityandSociety #AgedCare #HumanInterest #Health #MentalHealth #LucyMartin #JasmineHughes
