Lancs Helpline
Posted: 08 Jan 2014, 09:33Lancashire-based Silver Line help thousands over ChristmasContinue reading the main story
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A free 24-hour dedicated helpline to combat loneliness for older people received more than 3,000 calls a week over the festive period.
The Silver Line, based in Wesham, Lancashire, received 678 calls on Christmas Day and 457 calls on Boxing Day after November's national launch.
Last Christmas, the charity's founder Esther Rantzen and Chief Executive Sophie Andrews handled 70 calls.
Silver Line said callers felt "isolated and lonely over Christmas".
Read more
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-la ... e-25631482
details of Silver Line HERE:
Tel no 0800 4 60 70 80
Read about it
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25056351
Related Stories
Friendship line for elderly launched
'I don't want to be a burden' Listen
People with dementia feel 'cut off'
A free 24-hour dedicated helpline to combat loneliness for older people received more than 3,000 calls a week over the festive period.
The Silver Line, based in Wesham, Lancashire, received 678 calls on Christmas Day and 457 calls on Boxing Day after November's national launch.
Last Christmas, the charity's founder Esther Rantzen and Chief Executive Sophie Andrews handled 70 calls.
Silver Line said callers felt "isolated and lonely over Christmas".
Read more
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-la ... e-25631482
details of Silver Line HERE:
Tel no 0800 4 60 70 80
Read about it
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25056351