Media
If you want to know more about Contact the Elderly, would like a comment about a particular issue or speak to someone about writing an article for your publication then please contact:
Marie Holdt, Communications Manager
| Tel | 020 7240 0630 |
| marie.holdt@contact-the-elderly.org.uk |
Kellie Smith, Communications Officer
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| kellie.smith@contact-the-elderly.org.uk |
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Information about Contact the Elderly for the media
Contact the Elderly in the news
- January 14, 2012
Getting on but not giving up
“As regular readers know, people of all ages write to this column — and the youngest reader’s letter I have ever printed came from a nine-year-old. Still, it’s true to say that many letters come from older people, and the saddest ones are very lonely. That’s why I’m glad a reader called Stella has written to let me know about the work of a quietly brilliant organisation called Contact The Elderly,” says Bel Mooney in her regular column for the Daily Mail.
Contact the Elderly was featured in The Mail on Saturday over the weekend. Read the article online here
back to top - January 1, 2012
Primp yourself
“From dog-grooming courses to night riding and learning Gothic hip hop, 2012 could be your year to shine,” says The Observer Magazine. The Sunday publication features Contact the Elderly in its New Year, New You article
back to top - December 24, 2011
Do some good this Christmas
Glamour magazine tells readers the best ways to make a difference, no matter how much time they have, including volunteering for Contact the Elderly.
back to top - December 24, 2011
The night we met
A Contact the Elderly volunteer and a guest tell The People’s Friend how they found love through the charity.
back to top - December 24, 2011
The thought of elderly people spending the day alone is awful
TOWIE star Lauren Goodger backs The Sun’s campaign Care for the Elderly This Christmas and meets with one of our older guests, Margie
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Mayor of London supports London’s isolated and older residents
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, today called on Londoners to volunteer their time through his Team London programme to help vulnerable, lonely neighbours, as he joined a Contact the Elderly tea party supporting isolated older people in the capital. Please click here to read the full press release.
You can also see the ITV filming of the tea party here
back to top - December 6, 2011
Celebrities in the news
Our advent calendar got off to a good start with a mention in Third Sector. So far almost 2,000 people have viewed the calendar and listened to the festive memories of our older guests. You can join the Christmas countdown here.
Click here to read the Third Sector article
back to top - December 1, 2011
Tales of comfort and joy
“It’s rewarding to think that I’m helping others feel less lonely”, says volunteer group coordinator Jane Geering to Good Housekeeping journalist for their ‘Tales of comfort and joy’ feature.
back to top - December 1, 2011
Give back at Christmas
Izzy Wise chats to Woman & Home about volunteering for Contact the Elderly for the magazines ‘Giving back at Christmas’ feature.
back to top - October 1, 2011
Give a little bit
Volunteers Calypso Rose and Julia Saunders spoke to Company Magazine about volunteering for Contact the Elderly
back to top - October 1, 2011
Time for tea
Glamis Castle was the venue for the launch of the Angus 3 – Forfar group which was set up after the People’s Friend kindly donated the Love Darg Fund to Contact the Elderly.
back to top - July 26, 2011
Warm welcome, laughter and chat can overcome loneliness
Yorkshire Post journalist, Sheena Hastings, came along to a tea party in York to see how Contact the Elderly’s tea parties make a difference in the lives of older people.
back to top - July 6, 2011
We should all help the elderly
Contact the Elderly director, Keith Arscott, sent a letter to the Evening Standard editor in response to the debate over the Dilnot Commission report.
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