Hi Following our PAIL committee meeting today it became clear that for many older Londoners it is still not seen as safe to go about our...

Well now I am happy that I have received my second dose of Astra Zeneca vaccine and can look forward to be able to travel and live a bit...

Now that the government is relaxing the Covid restrictions how can we get back to enjoying our freedom and how do we return to making...

Well the UK govt is now opening up the restaurants, the shops and allowing mingling. You can feel the expectation that things will be...

It is so depressing reading about what is going on around the world at the moment it is difficult to know how to react. Part of me wants...

Well we tried our best, as PAIL- London's age forum and our partners Age UK London and fellow members of London Age Friendly coalition -...

We are pleased that Wise Age has managed to get a further 3 small DWP contracts to help unemployed over 50s back to work in Hackney,...

After a lot of work we managed to send our list of key priorities that we older Londoners have drawn up to inform politicians what is...

I have been trying to cancel my contract with Virgin media when my 12 month contract stopped beginning of February and gave them 28 days...

As the lock down eases and vaccinations reach more and more people is this the beginning of a new Spring? Or will the relaxation yet...

Now the elections in London for the new mayor and the GLA Assembly I have been working with my friends in London's age forum ( PAiL) and...

Now the weather has turned warmer, life is looking a bit better for many of us. Now that my wife and I have both had our first jabs (...

After years of talking about it I have now found the time and space to start making an allotment on a terrace on the hill facing our...

so this week was my birthday and it was pretty energetic. Firstly I co chaired the London Age Friendly Manifesto conference that PAIL...

I am happy to now return to my blogging and hopefully will be able to keep it going on a regular basis. I will reply to all relevant...

After all the excitement / stress of watching the US elections, back to the reality that when it comes to a recovery plan for London both...

I don't know about you but I am now both exhausted, hopeful and still worried about the US election results, but I now know far too much...

I have tried writing this 3 times and it keeps getting lost so here goes again. Well done John McGeachy and Age UK London for leading the...

Like many of you I suspect, my mental health and sleep has not been improved over the last few days, weeks and even months when it comes...

Well as the London Recovery Board continues to change its Mission headings we have to struggle to keep up. But we are trying our best....