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With the challenge that the coronavirus pandemic is presenting to everybody, but in particular for older people, it is clear that protection against scams and fraud is now more important than ever. We have already seen evidence that ‘scammers’ have started to exploit the situation and so Age Concern Birmingham have developed a simple toolkit to share advice and guidance around fraud awareness. As part of this, we want to share some key messages around this, as follows: Spot It …

Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council and Age Concern Birmingham are working together with the Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust, and voluntary, community and faith organisations across Sutton Coldfield to ensure that local residents in need are able to access the support and information they need during these unprecedented times.  A new Sutton Coldfield Together website has been created where help can be requested, and this also has the details of local organisations and groups offering support and services to those in …

£1,000 winner is Mr P Lewis £150 winner is Darren Atwell £100 winner is Geoffrey Whewell £75 winner is Sam Parke £50 winner is Mr D Leek £50 winner is Patricia Griffin £25 winner is Robin Goodfellow £25 winner is Mark Dimmock £25 winner is Paul Gill £25 winner is Stephen Lucas The Birthdate drawn was 07.04.96 and the £500 prize was not won, making next week’s prize £600.

We are pleased to be able to share our first version of the Sutton Coldfield Emergency Asset Register (click here to download) which gives details of the current support and services available in the constituency.  We shall continue to update and share this on a regular basis as things progress so please do keep us informed of any services or support your community group is able to offer, and also let us know if there are any changes to your …

Here at Age Concern Birmingham and Jubilee Citizens UK we have been busy planning and organising services and support to meet the demands and needs that COVID-19 will present to us as communities, and this will of course be ongoing over the weeks to come. We are working closely with other organisations and services to ensure we work together to meet demand and play a role in safeguarding our older people and supporting our communities through this time, acknowledging we …

Mrs B said ….. “It was a free phone call to book someone to come to my home to discuss having a stair lift. You can always try it out at ACB Boldmere and if you tell them that ACB gave you a demonstration you get 12% discount, also I didn’t have to pay vat because I have health issues, not sure if that applies to everyone. I was not forced to make a decision on a new stair lift …