A leading charity is appealing to older people to end their Covid isolation by joining a 'royal' tea party in Greater Manchester in the run-up to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
Re-engage, which is dedicated to ending loneliness among those aged 75 and over, organises hundreds of social activities throughout the UK. These include free, monthly volunteer-led tea parties, tai-chi and yoga classes. But many older people who attended before the pandemic have not returned, the charity said.
CEO Meryl Davies said: "Our tea parties are a social lifeline for many older people. Even during normal times, many don't see another person from one week to the next, and of course, Covid exacerbated that massively. Older people have so much to offer to their communities and making links across generations enriches the lives of everyone involved.
