News & Events
Lessons from Befriending in the time of Covid-19 – Independent Age
On Friday, Independent Age, along with The Mercers’ Company, published Lessons from Befriending in the time of Covid-19. Independent Age said "We are really grateful for the generous time and insight that many organisations supported by both ourselves and Mercers, [...]
OCAY are Recruiting Trustees!
WE NEED YOU!! Trustee vacancies Do you have a strong interest in making sure that attention is paid to the needs of older people? Are you good at taking a strategic long-term view of how an organisation should develop? Do [...]
Interested in Volunteering?
OCAY is always recruiting new volunteers. It’s been really great that people still want to volunteer, despite the lockdown and Covid-19 Restrictions. We are looking for those who relish a challenge, those who want to give something back to their [...]
Trustee Blog – July 2021
This Month's Trustee Blog comes from Gillian Caldicott, one of our newest Trustees. Gillian talks about why she wanted to become a Trustee with OCAY and what she has learnt so far:"I became a Trustee of OCAY in March 2020, [...]
Tesco Bags for Life Grant for volunteer training.
We just received a Bags of Help grant from Tesco for £1,000. It’s a scheme which gives community projects like us grants of up to £2,000. You can learn more at www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp Our grant will help to pay for the [...]
Vocal Volunteer Blog – Room 101!
Covid related again on this blog I fear, but somehow this scheming, manipulating virus is still lurking, even though it seems to be going through many disguises and fancy-dressing along its chosen path. It will wear itself out no doubt, [...]