The Silver Line

Thank you to @benefactgroup for their very kind gift of £1,000 through their #MovementForGood campaign. Your support will help us to be there for older people when they need us most, at any time of day or night 🤍

On the death of Her Majesty the Queen, a recollection from our Founder, Dame Esther Rantzen: bit.ly/3RGTywa

We’re here for older people, 24 hours a day, and you can help us to continue to be there for our callers. Please nominate @TheSilverLineUK to receive a gift of £1,000 from @BenefactGroup: bit.ly/3lxQlAT #MovementForGood

Laurie, Fundraising & Engagement Director, and Fiona, Trust Fundraising Manager, were honoured to represent @TheSilverLineUK at the @PostcodeLottery #PPLCharityGala Thanks to the support of our players we can keep The Silver Line Helpline open 24/7 and be there for older people.

We’re always here for older people. Help us be there for our callers and more older people by nominating The Silver Line Helpline to receive a share of £50,000, up to a max of £12,000, from @SEIB_Insurance. 🤍 Please RT and nominate us here: bit.ly/2KTXv0x #SEIBGiving

Thank you to @AnningtonHomes for supporting The Silver Line Helpline again this year. 🤍 With their help we could answer more calls to our 24/7 Helpline, offering comfort and a listening ear to thousands of isolated and lonely older people when they needed us the most.

Thank you to the players of @PostcodeLottery, who have supported The Silver Line Helpline for many years – we look forward to your continuing support. Your vital funding helps keep the Helpline open. 🤍

"It can damage your health as much as 15 cigarettes a day" @ERantzen wants to break down the stigma of admitting to feeling lonely. Full feature on @BBCiPlayer #MorningLive

Tune in to #MorningLive on @BBCOne right now to see Dame Esther talk about loneliness at Christmas and her dear friend Bob Lowe on what would have been his 100th birthday. 🤍

It is with deep sadness that we announce that The Silver Line Ambassador Bob Lowe has died at the age of 99. 🤍 Our founder, Dame Esther Rantzen, has shared her tribute to Bob: bit.ly/3xQupGI

Winter can be a tough time for older people and we’ll be working hard to assist callers over the festive period. You can help us this Christmas by nominating The Silver Line to receive £1,000 from @ecclesiastical: bit.ly/3lhgjcc 🤍 #movementforgood #12daysofgiving

@annmayeremail Hello Ann, Age UK's advice line is a free, confidential national phone service. Please reach out to the team on 0800 678 1602 & they'll give you information that is reliable and up to date and help you to access the advice you need

@age_uk Hi There! I'm looking for help to find a very basic mobile phone handset, one that you can only do calls on. I have become bamboozelled by the google search page, trying to find such a model. Very grateful for any pointers, thank you, Ann

Delighted to see our founder Dame Esther Rantzen receive The Woman of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award today. 🤍 Congratulations on a much deserved award! bit.ly/2X2UXGL

Betty was delighted to receive a call from our Patron HRH The Duchess of Cornwall recently; they had a wonderful chat about their mutual love for dogs and garden walks. Find out more about @TheSilverLineUK Helpline and how it helps people like Betty: bit.ly/3cyUp0s

All of us at The Silver Line pass on our sincerest heartfelt condolences to Her Majesty The Queen, our Patron The Duchess of Cornwall and the entire Royal Family after yesterday's sad news that HRH Prince Philip has died 💙

Last night we watched Dame Esther Rantzen explore #bereavement in her emotional @channel5_tv documentary, #LivingWithGrief. If you're finding it hard to process the death of a loved one or having difficulties moving on, call our free advice line 8am-7pm: 0800 022 3411

In a year where so many people lost loved ones to the #coronavirus pandemic, our founder, Dame Esther Rantzen, explores the experience of #bereavement in her show #LivingWithGrief. Watch Esther's emotional documentary tonight at 10pm on @channel5_tv: bit.ly/3bgaINv

We are delighted to be the People’s @PostcodeLottery’s Charity of the Week! Their incredibly generous 2021 grant will help us continue to brighten the lives of isolated and lonely older people across the UK during this difficult time: bit.ly/3rWPU4w #TogetherForCharity

Thank you to the players of People’s @PostcodeLottery for supporting our work again in '21 with a very generous grant. With this, we can support vulnerable older people during this challenging time by continuing to answer thousands of calls, day or night. 💙 #TogetherForCharity

@ERantzen who founded @TheSilverLineUK helpline for older people, talks to 5 News about weighing up the risks of Covid vs loneliness this Christmas.