{"id":28588,"date":"2015-11-17T12:43:57","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T12:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=28588"},"modified":"2015-11-17T12:43:57","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T12:43:57","slug":"age-cymru-spreads-the-warmth-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2015\/11\/17\/age-cymru-spreads-the-warmth-this-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Age Cymru spreads the warmth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agecymru.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Age Cymru<\/a> will host a festive concert to fundraise for the 11,000 Welsh elderly who will heartbreakingly spend Christmas alone this year.<\/p>\n<p>Supported by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernpower.co.uk\">Western Power Distribution<\/a>, the concert is part of Age Cymru\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ageuk.org.uk\/cymru\/health--wellbeing\/spread-the-warmth\/\">Spread the Warmth campaign<\/a>, which helps elderly people facing loneliness and isolation throughout the festive period.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28590\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 468px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/NoLogo_7_ElderlyHand_Big_JAL.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28590 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/NoLogo_7_ElderlyHand_Big_JAL-468x312.jpg\" alt=\"Age Cymru concert\" width=\"468\" height=\"312\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28590 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/11\/NoLogo_7_ElderlyHand_Big_JAL-468x312.jpg\" alt=\"Age Cymru concert\" width=\"468\" height=\"312\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> More than 16,000 people aged over 75 feel lonelier on Christmas Day than at any other time of the year \u2013 Royal Voluntary Service statistics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The concert will take place on 26 November at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rwcmd.ac.uk\">Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama<\/a> and will feature seasonal favourites from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morristonorpheus.com\/?gclid=CjwKEAiAvauyBRDwuYf3qNyXmW4SJACX9-fXzZ3JZ34vOhn6eXGY01yAJ66UxO-4NQodg1blQHQyIhoCHUfw_wcB\">Morriston Orpheus Choir<\/a> (singing in the video below), Charlie and Lizzie Lovell-Jones and Ysgol y Wern.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5vtxX4G11Jg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5vtxX4G11Jg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Funds raised through ticket sales will help provide winter health advice and Winter Celebration Grants for local elderly groups around Wales to organise a \u201cfestive get-together\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The charity\u2019s communications officer, Iwan Roberts, said: \u201cThis is our third Spread the Warmth Christmas concert and it is one of our landmark events as a charity. 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