Support coping with rising living costs

Staying connected

Chatting with someone

• Red Cross Connecting With You: For over 18s if you are lonely call 03003033077 or email connecting-withyou@redcross.co.uk
• Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland - 0808 801 0899
  Friendship calls and advice about conditions
• The Silverline - (age 55 +) 0800 470 8090 (FREE) 
  Friendship calls and advice. 24 hours a day, every day.

Help to get online

• Connect Online helps people over 50 with technology such as smartphones, tablets and laptop. With the help of volunteers it offers drop-in digital skills sessions and home visit tuition to people who are housebound or who are carers. For anyone without a device it has a digital device lending library which includes mobile wi-fi and sims for phones. 

You can drop into any of the sessions below: 

• Penicuik, Food Fact Friends, Tuesdays 10.30-12 noon 
• Dalkeith, St Mary’s Church, Tuesdays 2-3.30pm 
• Loanhead Library, Wednesdays 11-12.30pm 
• Rosewell Development Trust, Wednesdays, 1.30-3pm 
• MAEDT Pantry, Mayfield, Tuesdays 11-12.30pm 
• Penicuik Library, Thursdays, 2-3.30pm 

For more info contact Una on 07856 573694 or email una@volunteermidlothian.org.uk

Staying connected in other ways

• Midlothian Active Choices - 0131 561 6507 Midlothian Active Choices on Facebook
  Exercises for people with health conditions and/or weight management.
• Ageing Well (age 50+) - 0131 561 6506 
  Exercises, walking and talking groups. Ageing Well Midlothian on Facebook
• ALISS - Community Health & Wellbeing Information.

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