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LETTER FROM JIM CANNON, CHAIR

Dear Members and Friends, 

Our first Open meeting of 2025 is on Monday 20th January at 2pm at Friends Meeting House.  

In response to suggestions, we are focussing on money, pensions, Wills and Powers of Attorney. 

Jenny Wright from the Money and Pensions Service will give an overview of Financial Wellbeing across Yorkshire. She will share information on how to use MoneyHelper resources with links to support available around pensions, scams, and investments. Jenny will also explain why it’s important to talk about money and the positive benefit that can have on our mental wellbeing. 

We have been fortunate to be sponsored by Harrowells for the 50+ Festival in recent years and Amaya Huntly, Partner will be talking to us about Wills and Powers of Attorney.  

 In addition, Age UK York have recently appointed Neville Ward to help raise awareness of these topics. Both of them will be available to bring you up to date with what can be done. 

So, if you want to find out more for either yourself or somebody else, come along and join in. 

Bring a friend and ask your questions or set out your views. Refreshments will be available. 

The full set of Open Meeting dates for 2025 is as follows: 

20th January; 17th March; 19th May; 21st July; 15th September (AGM) and 17th November. Book these dates in your diary now.  

The Age Friendly York Citizens Group

is open to all older people in York and details are available at AgeFriendlyYork@york.gov.uk. Please note the next meeting of the Group is on WEDNESDAY 5th February at West Offices from 10 – 11.30am; all are welcome.  

600 Candles Commemoration Event for Holocaust Memorial Day 

Thursday 23rd January 6.30pm, Chapter House, York Minster 

All are welcome and invited to this annual act of commemoration held in the Chapter House of York Minster. There will be opportunity to listen, reflect and light candles as we explore this year’s theme For a Better Future. 

For organisational and seating purposes please book at   https://yorkminster.org/whats-on/ 

 

Finally, we will be remembering our great friend and past Chair of YOPA, Bob Towner who died on 4th January 2025. A brief silence will allow us to reflect on his immense service to older people in York. Details of a memorial service will be published in due course. 

The Winter Newsletter is here!   

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