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Loneliness Awareness Week 2026 Award Winners Singing for The Brain at Alexandra Palace pictured with the Mayor of Haringey

Haringey community groups and individuals recognised with awards for supporting people with dementia

On Monday 15th June at Alexandra Palace, 10 local groups and an individual were presented with special awards by the Mayor of Haringey, Councillor Dawn Barnes to recognise their contribution to tackling loneliness and soc

Reach and Connect support local VCS initative

Paul Higgins, Community Connector at Reach and Connect, is supporting Ariam Shed, a community workshop dedicated to the repair, restoration, and upcycling of furniture.

Haringey Loneliness Awareness Week Awards 2026

As part of Haringey’s annual Loneliness Awareness Week programme, our Reach and Connect team established a celebration award and ceremony, which is now in its third year.

Public Voice Impact Report shows people powered change is improving services and reducing inequality across London

Public Voice, the organisation that runs and manages Haringey Reach and Connect in partnership with Mind in Haringey, has published their latest Impact Report.

Thermostat with Wooly Hat

Staying active this winter

There is a range of simple things you can do to stay warmer this month.

Caring Hands

Reflections from Grief Awareness Week 2025

This year National Grief Awareness Week took place from 2 December to 8 December. The week aims to break the silence around grief and encourage open, compassionate conversations.

People posing for a photo at the Xmas Conversation Cafe

Community Café Helps Bereaved Resident Find Purpose and Connection

The weekly Over 50s Conversation Cafe helps a local widower get his confidence back.

Thoughtful Sad Man

Grief Awareness Week

Grief is something that all of us will experience. Traditionally we have found death difficult to talk about but is this starting to change? Grief Awareness Week is an opportunity to explore our thoughts and emotions around death, love and loss.

Artful Codgers Autumn 2025

Artful Codgers Return with Creativity and Community Spirit

With winter on the way, the much-loved Artful Codgers group has restarted.

Care home worker in PPE and resident

How to stay well this winter

Winter comes with a higher risk of health issues, particularly for older people or those with long-term conditions and compromised immune systems.

Information and Advice

A man filling in a form

Free Wills Month

Do you have a will? If not then now is the time to get one written.

Information and Advice

Participants at the Age Well Festival holding a sign that reads, Age Is Just A Number

Celebrating Healthy Ageing at Haringey’s Age Well Festival

On 20 September, Bruce Castle Park and Museum hosted Haringey’s second Age Well Festival, an event that brought together older residents to celebrate community, wellbeing, and the joys of healthy ageing.

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