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7 results found for '"Help the Aged"' in Keywords.
Hugh Faulkner on Help the Aged cash crisis (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Hugh Faulkner, Director of Help the Aged, describes the charity’s cash crisis and admits the programme is short, leaving many projects unfinished. The cash shortage has meant people going hungry and not...
Hugh Faulkner on 1978 Budget (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Hugh Faulkner from Help The Aged, in which he responds to Denis Healey’s 1978 Budget. He points out that the new state pension scheme doesn’t benefit existing pensioners; the Government...
Princess Diana at Help the Aged appeal launch (1986)
- Genre
- Speech
Diana, Princess of Wales makes a speech at the launch of an appeal by charity, Help the Aged.
Hunt for the Stockwell Strangler (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the continuing hunt for the so-called Stockwell Strangler. Detective Chief Superintendent Ken Thompson appeals for people to look out for their elderly relatives, and John Mayo of Help the Aged...
Princess of Wales visits Help the Aged (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, as Patron of Help the Aged, following her visit to the organisation’s headquarters. On the elderly and their problems, particularly during the recent...
Edwina Currie in NHS row (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
George Matheson reports on a row involving junior health minister, Edwina Currie, following a speech at a Conservative Party rally in Southampton. She suggested old people might cancel holidays and use the...
Loneliness of the elderly (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Director-General of Help the Aged, John Mayo, talking about the need to raise the awareness of the loneliness and isolation of the elderly population. They are part of a fundraising and awareness-raising...