Older people - friendship
Friendship is good for your mental and physical health. It staves off feelings of isolation and loneliness, and can play a large part in staying independent at home. Having an active social life can also help you to improve your mood.
Here is a video of Roy, a service user, explaining how keeping busy and maintaining his social life has helped him.
What you can do for yourself:
- Learn a new skill
- Get involved in voluntary work
- Get a new job or get back to work
- Take up a new sport or exercise class - there is something for everyone, from healthy hips and hearts groups, through to kayaking at Salford Quays. Such information is listed on the Service Information Directory
- Learn to use a computer, to keep in touch with family whom you don’t see as often as you’d like
There are also some groups running in Salford where you can meet people with similar experiences and make friends. There are also lots of community centres across Salford, which offer a range of activities and sessions to help you get involved in your community, take part and meet new people.
If you would like to find out more, please contact:
- Age Concern Salford
Telephone: 0161 788 7300
Email: administrator@ageconcernsalford.org.uk - The Angel Healthy Living Centre
Telephone: 0161 833 0495 - Energise Centre / Willow Tree Centre
Telephone: 0161 212 5700 - Ordsall Community Café
Telephone: 0161 872 6011
Email: ordsall.cafe@hotmail.com - Salford City College
Telephone:0161 631 5002 - Salford Community and Voluntary Services
Telephone: 0161 787 7795
Email: office@salfordcvs.co.uk - SSTAR Network
Telephone: 07970 134824 - University of the Third Age
Telephone: 0161 790 2372
Email: carole@bowler.plus.com - Voluntary Friends for Older People
Telephone: 0161 772 3893
Email: cath.riley@bstmht.nhs.uk
Join a local library to meet new people, and keep yourself active, mentally and physically. If you can't physically go to the library, then you can join the books@home service.
This page was last updated on 28 March 2011
