BRAMLEY ELDERLY ACTION

Opportunities and support for older people in Bramley, Swinnow and parts of Stanningley (Leeds, West Yorkshire)

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  • About us
    • Aims and values
    • News
      • BEA in the press
      • BEA media releases
        • Aged 55-60? Living in Bramley? A local charity wants to hear from you
        • Mermaids perform to voices of Bramley elders
        • ‘Strictly Come Volunteering’ – 120 Volunteers celebrate 20 years of BEA
        • Bargains to be had as Bramley community shop closes
        • Bramley elders untangle the web
        • 97 year old volunteer parties with students
        • New activities for Bramley elders
        • Local MP to speak at Bramley Elderly Action AGM
        • Bramley elders reflected on screen in Leeds International Film Festival
        • First class treatment for Bramley elders’ buses
    • Where BEA works
    • Staff
      • Lee Ingham
      • Maureen
      • Debbie Fawthrop
      • Fran Graham
      • Rebecca Durrant
      • Janet Pritchard
      • Shauna Ledger
      • Simon Price
      • Zoe Ricketts
      • Rebecca Matthews  
      • Tony Holmes
      • Chloe Woods
      • Mike Atkinson
    • Trustees
      • Caroline Gruen
      • Dom Charkin
      • David Hastings
      • Stuart Quin
      • Toby Parsons
      • Jane Dawson
    • Funders & partners
    • Annual report
    • Newsletter – BEAm
    • 1994-2014 – celebrating 20 years of BEA
  • Activities & services
    • Calendar – activities & events
    • Week at a glance
    • Groups
      • Come and join us…
        • …at a tea dance
        • …at the Stroke Club
        • …at the Friendship group
      • Craft group
      • Gentle exercise
      • Pub lunch
      • Zumba Gold
      • Tai Chi
      • Ukulele Shapeshifters
      • Bingo
      • Wednesday exercise class
      • Stroke club
      • Friendship and social group
      • Tea dances
      • Singing group
      • Singing for the brain
    • Trips
      • Independent trips
      • Extra care trips
      • Showtime
      • Shopping trips
    • Befriending
      • Befriending, with Miles Davies
    • Lunch clubs
    • Telephone befriending
    • Community shop
    • Bramley Lawn social centre
    • Remember Thursdays
    • Bramley Community Centre – for the whole community
    • Games afternoon
    • Men’s Day
    • Cinema club
    • OWLS – Burley, Hyde Park, Little Woodhouse, Headingley and Kirkstall
    • The Listening Project
  • Information & support
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    • Useful phone numbers
    • General information
    • Benefits
    • Money Buddies
    • Home safety & security
    • Dealing with debt
    • Living with dementia
    • Accessible travel in Leeds
    • Find a funeral director
    • Find a solicitor
    • Mental health – how are you feeling?
    • Attendance Allowance
    • How well are you eating?
    • Being older and gay
    • Life after death: coping with bereavement and grief
    • Waterworks: coping with incontinence
  • Community
    • Venues
      • Bramley Community Centre
      • Bramley Lawn
      • Eric Atkinson Centre (Wellington Gardens)
      • Morrisons, Swinnow
      • Swinnow Community Centre
      • Bramley Community Shop
      • Trinity Methodist Church
    • Intergenerational work
    • Meet the…
      • Meet the librarian
      • Meet the PCSO
      • Meet the bus driver
      • Meet the ironmonger
      • Meet the pharmacist
      • Meet the Post Office Manager
      • Meet the publican
      • Meet the Baths Manager
      • Meet the Vicar
      • Meet the caretaker
      • Meet the banking advisor
      • Meet the Community Matron
      • Meet the Money Buddy
      • Meet the project manager
      • Meet the social worker
      • Meet the OT
      • Meet the carers worker
      • Meet the local resident
      • Meet the Memory Support Worker
      • Meet the milkman
      • Meet the local councillor
      • Meet the hearing aid support worker
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    • Volunteer at BEA
      • Volunteer at BEA – application form
    • I’m a BEA volunteer
      • Beverley Bradshaw
      • Eve Corry
      • June Sharp
      • Kirsten Miller
      • Margaret Gilpin
      • Margaret Young
      • Steve Hodgson
      • Sally McHale and Edna Rose
      • Jeanne Major
      • Harriet Newton
      • Jonathan Edmondson
      • Marian Padbury
      • Christine Kearsley
      • Kath Osborn
      • Patricia Craig
      • Ian McPhail
      • Sarah Sweeney
      • Angela Yeoman
      • Janette Jones
      • Tim Staves
      • Susan Gallifant and Brenda Evans
      • Taryn Cranswick
      • Jessica Bowie
    • Job vacancies
  • Support us
    • Give BEA your time
    • Give BEA money
    • Be a corporate sponsor
      • First in Leeds
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    • Give BEA your endorsement
    • Host a collection box
    • Give BEA goods
    • Leave your legacy
    • Advertise through BEA
    • BEA lucky numbers club
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  • Annual report
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BEA news

  • Great tea dance together
  • Are you ready for the Challenge?
  • Reducing social isolation in Leeds
  • Preventing loneliness – West Leeds to Westminster
  • Bramley Elderly Action has moved!

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Meet the hearing aid support worker

Lindsey Wilson “What I do can have such a positive impact on people’s quality of life”

I'm a BEA volunteer

Jessica Bowie “Having lost my grandmother last year, it’s really nice having a connection with a different generation”

Join us at the Friendship group

Friendship group volunteers Betty Steele and David Richardson "I’d recommend to anyone that’s lonely to join"

BEA on Twitter

  • RT @WLDispatch: “Bramley could do with something like this to bring the community closer. Reading is something so simple and helps to block… 6 days ago
  • RT @WLDispatch: “I was very insular and depressed. But since joining Bramley Elderly Action I have made friends and attend different groups… 6 days ago
  • RT @YorkshireDance: 🚨2 Weeks to go until #AgelessFestival🚨 The countdown for #AgelessFestival is on! Pay As You Feel tickets and festival… 6 days ago
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Bramley Lawn on Twitter

  • Happy 5th Birthday to Men’s Day, our Saturday gathering goes from strength to strength. The men have made friends,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 week ago
  • RT @BannisterKeely: Is this the oldest residence in Bramley, Leeds? In his latest @WLDispatch column, local historian @LeedsPics says it de… 1 week ago
  • RT @Creativecomms2: Celebrating #IDOP2019 on Sunday. Listening and celebrating older peoples lives in #bramley #lopf https://t.co/4c8aX1MAGK 2 weeks ago
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Useful phone numbers

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Become a BEA member

Volunteer at BEA

Support BEA

Check our calendar of activities and events

Read our annual report

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Registered Charity Number: 1043975
Limited Company Number: 3008194

Patron – Rachel Reeves MP

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Bramley Elderly Action

Bramley Community Centre, Waterloo Lane,
Bramley, Leeds LS13 2JB

0113 236 1644

The office is staffed 9.00-4.00, Monday-Friday, except bank holidays.

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www.bramleyea.org.uk

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