We are over the moon to have received a donation of £10,000 from the amazing team at Techbuyer. For those of you who don't know who Techbuyer are, they are global specialists in the buying, refurbishing and selling of enterprise IT equipment. Founded in 2005, with head quarters in Harrogate, Techbuyer has grown from a... Continue Reading →
Improving The Mental Health of Our Members
2020 has been a rollercoaster for all of us but in particular the elderly and vulnerable people in our community, putting a huge strain on their mental heath. Many of the people we support live alone, or have little to no support network. During the pandemic, we've been working even harder to combat loneliness and... Continue Reading →
Celebrating a Milestone, The 5000th Meal
Harrogate Charity Supporting Older People are celebrating the milestone of Paul Welch's 5000th meal cooked in his home kitchen and delivered by the team of volunteer drivers to older and vulnerable people in more than 100 runs since the project began in May. Nearly 2 tonnes of food have gone into over 60 different recipes.... Continue Reading →
Summer 2020 Newsletter
Note From Kate It is such a long time since we’ve seen you all and we miss you!During lockdown my Husband Ernesto and I have both been working from home – he's been making television programmes in the kitchen and I’ve a spot in the sitting room with Hemingway the cat, who has also been... Continue Reading →
Meet Our Volunteer Juliet #nationalvolunteersweek
As it's National Volunteers Week, we wanted to recognise the people who have supported us and our members over the years by sharing the stories and experiences of some of our amazing volunteers. We asked our volunteers to describe in their own words, what made them want to become a volunteer, has it made a... Continue Reading →
Physical distancing, never social
Kate was delighted to be approached by independent film maker, Natasha Marburger, who is Director of the London and Los Angeles Independent Film Festivals. She has made a film and was looking for a charity to link it to. We were thrilled to say yes! The film stars Paul Barber and Carolyn Lyster. It was produced by... Continue Reading →