RHC: Interview with Dame Esther Rantzen DBE
We met with Dame Esther Rantzen in the Summer to talk about The Silver Line and how loneliness is a reality for too many people in our society today. Up to a fifth of adults in the UK feel lonely most or all of the time, and evidence suggests loneliness can be as bad for health as obesity or smoking.
Click HERE to read the article by Time & Leisure Magazine.
We’re delighted that Dame Esther Rantzen DBE will be giving the keynote speech at our Flagship Event Family Matters on Tuesday, 6th November at Roehampton Club. Contact Caroline Edwards for further information and click here to reserve your place. https://bit.ly/2CjzL41
Dame Esther is the founder of The Silver Line Helpline, the UK’s only free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people. We will be donating £10 from every ticket sold to The Silver Line.
Dame Esther said “I am delighted to be joining the Really Helpful Club at this unique event. It’s vital that we get the conversation going about the challenges facing older people and the need to plan now across the generations. We must not be afraid to talk about the issues and to tackle them in a positive and constructive way, so that we can live our lives to the full.
As the founder of The Silver Line Helpline, I am particularly focused on loneliness and how it has grown to become an epidemic, particularly among older people. There are small things that we can do in our daily lives which can really make a difference. I’m so pleased that The Silver Line is providing friendship and helping hundreds of isolated and vulnerable older people every single day.”
To read the full press release, click HERE
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