Author Archives: Islington Pensioners Forum
← Older postsHall For Hire
October 20, 2025Small, quiet, and accessible community hall suitable for small groups of up to 30 people.Located beside Screen on the Green cinema on Upper Street with excellent transport links.This light and airy space would suit as a meeting room or rehearsal/teaching … Read more
Posted in FundraisingCalling women pensioners: was your pension underpaid?
October 20, 2025The Department of Works and Pensions has been trying to find thousands of married women whose state pension was underpaid. If you received child benefit between 1978 and 2010 your National Insurance contributions may be wrong resulting in your state … Read more
Posted in BenefitsIPF activities – please join in
June 11, 2025The BFI has once a month free seniors’ film on the first Monday of the month, let us know if you would like to go. We also have a range of Healthy Living ActivitiesChair based exercise, Let’s Dance (no dance … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedLet us pop into your inbox
June 11, 2025We are introducing a new email address to receive correspondence from you on subjects of your concern, where you might need signposting assistance and we will do our best to direct you to the appropriate service/support team and if we … Read more
Posted in Benefits, Uncategorized Tagged IPF new email, Pensioners informationLoos for Islington
December 19, 2024Between 2015 and 2019 the Government of India built over 110 million toilets to ensure that the citizens of India, the most populous country in the world, had access to clean sanitation facilities. Islington Council please take note. My most recent audit … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedAssisted Dying Debate
December 19, 2024There are many strong held views on both sides of the debate. We outline here some of the key arguments who both support and oppose Assisted Dying. These are not meant to be comprehensive and people may have other reasons for … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedTopics for our next Forum meeting
December 29, 2023We know that many of our members are sad that The Cares Family charity (formerly known as North London Cares) has run out of money and been forced to close, and because of the cuts in government funding, Islington Council … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedPeace is hard but possible
December 29, 2023‘Daddy, I love you very much’. Those were the last words of Gordon Wilson’s daughter, Marie, on the 8 of November 1987. Both Gordon and Marie had been attending a Remembrance Day parade in the Northern Irish town of Enniskillen when a … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedPatient safety compromised by privately-owned GP surgery
July 31, 2022Jacqui Wakefield went undercover as a GP receptionist for six weeks in a London GP surgery to make this programme. This surgery was one of 70 owned by British company Operose (owned by US Corporation Centene), serving 600,000 patients. In … Read more
Posted in UncategorizedHave your say on proposed bus cuts in Islington
July 31, 2022Islington Council is urging local people to have their say on proposed Transport for London(TfL) bus service changes that would significantly affect travel in the borough and central London.Due to a lack of funding from central Government and fewer passengers … Read more
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