We are a membership organisation established in 1986 providing a voice for the pensioners of Islington about the issues affecting them. We champion the rights and dignity of pensioners, locally, London-wide and nationally and our aim is to reduce isolation and loneliness.
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 EMERGENCY
Because of the Coronavirus Emergency, Islington Pensioners Forum will not hold its monthly Forum meetings, Wednesday lunches, and film afternoons until further notice.
We are holding our free IT classes online every fortnight on a Wednesday from 3.30pm with Peter. Please email peter@healthygenerations.org.uk or text to 0757 978 5053 and he will send back the URL you can copy and paste into your browser.
- See the special issue of our Newsletter explaining the current situation. IPF newsletter April 2020 SPECIAL
- See useful information from Islington council about the virus emergency.
- Read our latest newsletter here Newsletter May 2020
Members of Islington Pensioners Forum who are isolated and have no help can contact Islington council’s special helpline: “We are Islington” on 020 7527 8222.
INFORMATION ABOUT ISLINGTON PENSIONERS FORUM
Through our monthly Forum meeting at Islington Town Hall and by sending out our monthly newsletter we highlight issues that affect older people such as the state pension and health services. We campaign to raise awareness and make changes to save post offices, the freedom pass and anything that affects pensioners.
We send out 800 newsletters a month to 500 individual members and 300 organisations. We now aim to extend that reach online and to all generations as these issues that we highlight affect everyone. You too will be old! If you’re lucky…
Any pensioners living in Islington are welcome to join us. Just fill in the membership form and send it back to us IPF-membership-form. (PDF)
Call us on 020 7226 7687 or email ipf@islingtonpensionersforum.org
Read our latest newsletter here Newsletter May 2020
Islington Pensioners Forum, 1a Providence Court, Providence Place, Upper Street, London N1 0RN. We are in the alley next to Screen On The Green cinema opposite Islington Green.
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