chris walshAug 5, 20203 minSEEING THINGS A BIT DIFFERENTLY FROM FAR AWAYI have now travelled down to the Cevennes - which is a remote forested and hilly region in the South of France between Montplelier and...
chris walshAug 4, 20202 minA whole lot of networking going onOne of the few benefits of the response to the pandemic has been the number of senior networks being set up and the amount of virtual me...
chris walshAug 4, 20202 minBeen too long awaySorry for such a delay in blogging, so much going on. The work we have been doing campaigning around age and fighting for older people's ...
chris walshJun 18, 20201 minLondon's recovery needs to include older peopleWe at PAIL have been taking yet another chance to raise the awareness of London's decision makers in how important older Londoners are to...
chris walshJun 16, 20202 minKeeping active and staying young ( in spirit)Another busy week, with zoom meetings and deadlines for newsletters, replies and campaigns. One thing I have learnt about being active i...
chris walshJun 14, 20203 minThe fight against ageism and common sense seems never endingThis last week I have been working with my great PAIL executive team and my colleagues at Wise Age - all via zoom- to carry on researchin...
chris walshJun 3, 20202 minWhat a weekAs the US goes into meltdown and our government has put its own PR in front of our health I have been sent into overdrive. Zoom after zoo...
chris walshMay 24, 20202 minHow to stay sane at homeI am so pleased we have a dog, she is nearly and a collie cross lab with lots of love, lots of energy and lots of fun. When you have a d...
chris walshMay 22, 20202 minStill waiting to know when its safe to end the lock downThis week has been one in which confusion continues to reign over what is the right scientific guidance and is the government following i...
chris walshMay 13, 20203 minwhat can we do to protect ourselves from this incompetent government My personal response to this disastrous approach to ending the lock down in England seems to mirror many others , certainly judging from...
chris walshMay 11, 20201 minTotally confusedWatched Boris last night and was appalled at how confused and ill organised the government strategy is. Am hoping that today with more cl...
chris walshMay 10, 20203 minMAYDAY MIXED MESSAGES MAYHEMI am writing this before we hear what Boris has in store for us and after watching my local neighbourhood stop staying at home. As the me...
chris walshMay 8, 20202 minWhy we can't end the lock down yet It is disturbing but unsurprising that in the UK the alt right, entitled and self righteous among us are trying to emulate Trump and the...
chris walshMay 8, 20201 minWhat about us the fit and healthy over 70s?I am part of an education campaign we are running with a petition to 38 degrees https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/say-no-to-lock-dow...
chris walshMay 8, 20202 minfighting for older people's rightsHi I am writing this in my personal capacity and thus neither Wise Age, Positive Ageing in London, EngAgeNet nor Age Platform Europe (all...
chris walshApr 30, 20202 minfighting for older people's rights in the Covid 19 ageHi again, had a lot of problems getting the site up and running, still not too happy with the customer service, but trying my best to lea...
chris walshApr 18, 20202 minNews from the front roomLike many other seniors Iam learning how to use new ways of communicating with people from my front room. As some one who has been activ...