She spent much of her life touring the world as a musician and has looked at joining a choir locally, but says the cost of a bus or taxi to get there is too much.She has been helped by a charity in the nearby town of Tamworth that provides weekly phone calls to older people.
In some cases, the calls from staff and volunteers are the only contact people have with the outside world.Lee Bates from the charity, Community Together CIC, explained that the number of people they help has almost doubled in the last year."I think we're in a perfect storm this winter with the cost of living, the energy crisis and also people being lonely and isolated," he said.
"We'll have a full team here making calls to everyone on our list on Christmas Day. These people will be at home on their own, really looking forward to that call, and it'll really mean a lot.'They simply can't afford it' Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, said:"After all the fear and anxiety of the pandemic, many of us had been looking forward to a jollier, more sociable Christmas this year.
"Sadly, it seems that the cost of living crisis has put paid to that for millions of older people, because they simply can't afford it.
And appalling bus services too expensive bus passes in rural areas not valid until ten 40 on hourly bus routes .bus stops too far from shops pedestrianising areas make it more difficult pavements trip hazards and vilifying pensioners because they own a home so called rich
But Sophie Ridge was complaining last week pensioners were getting a 10% increase on their pension. She said they spent 4 days a week on the golf course
If I were them I wouldn’t want to speak to anyone in case I was branded an outdated racist bigot from a colonial past.Fulani and her entrapment has done nothing for race relations and theeefore her goal has been achieved. However, not in my eyes. She has in fact aided the bigots
The world over I am afraid. Add to this the IoT to mesmerize the relatives away
Johnson’s plan is working.
I know the feeling. I'd like to talk to humans who aren't yelling about paychecks/lack of, or a son who has 'me time' in his room a lot, OR only talks about his college courses ..
Sounds like bliss wish I didn’t need to talk to anyone
Phone someone and ask them 3 Questions about themselves, People Love talking about themselves, Then Hang up .
Bloody hell Iam frightened to talk to people face to face anymore, just in case I offended them ? Especially after the Royal sacking , that’s it
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Get in touch with one of them! They'll have a spare few chairs if you need it for your gathering
Most people want social contact and interaction, the elderly are seen as a burden to be ignored, of course when it comes to inheritance everyone loves them.
I don’t think the so called media cost of living crisis has anything to do with loneliness!
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