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Haringey Reach and Connect Heroes

Celebrating Haringey’s unsung heroes

Four of our volunteers and one member of staff were nominated and received special certificates from the Mayor of Haringey thanking them for their efforts in making a difference by supporting our community during the coronavirus pandemic.

£32k funding award from the London Community Response Fund

We have secured a very welcome grant of £32,100 from the Mayor’s London Community Response Fund to help us develop a programme of social activities, online and face-to-face, for over 50s in Haringey.

Woman Gardening

Lessons from Lockdown - Stories from over 50s in Haringey

Coronavirus has meant much more time at home for many of us. Haringey Reach and Connect spoke to three over 50s in Haringey and asked them what kept them positively motivated during lockdown.

Everybody Needs Good Neighbours

Over the last year North London Hospice has matched 91 people with Compassionate Neighbours, a scheme that links volunteers with those facing a potentially life-limiting or chronic illnesses.

Reach out, get help and thrive

Service supports Haringey’s over 50s to lead the lives they choose

Women High Five

Haringey Reach and Connect service launches

Esther Rantzen's Silver Line charity joins Haringey organisations to fight loneliness and isolation amongst over 50s in the borough.

Women assisting women to walk

Hip-hop OAPs: Dance class helps elderly combat loneliness

Charlie Blair takes hip-hop into London care homes to stop elderly people getting lonely.

Woman Reading and Laughing

Boldly changing ideas about ageing

A new book compiles interviews with inspirational older people in an effort to change the many misconceptions about ageing. We speak to Dominique Afacan, the co-author of Bolder: Life Lessons from People Older and Wiser Than You.