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Age Better tackle social isolation over Christmas

Greg Burak 21st December, 2015
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Christmas and Bank holidays are the loneliest times for over sixteen thousand people over fifty in Sheffield. That’s according to Age Better, a campaign aiming to tackle social isolation across the city. They are hosting two Christmas lunch events this year for people who would be alone on Christmas Day.


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