P656 CEJFAX 2 656 Fri 31 Van 21:20/22 KEEPING WARM, SAVING IVES 1/5 Age Co ce ha ri d d people ov 60 that they are eligible for a grant for insulation and draft proofing. They have also provided simple tips to help older people stay warm this winter without running up a huge fuel bill. These incl4de maintaining a constant temperature of 21 degrees centigrade, hot food and drink, and keeping active. The Winter +armth Line is a free telephone advice sjtvjce - call 08p0- 289404 in England and Wales; minicom 0800-269626; Scotland 0800-838587. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Wjathjr 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP656 CEEFAX 2 656 Fri 31 Jan 21:14/21 BACKING COLD WEATHER BILL 2/5 Age Concern is calling on MPs to back a Bill to include wind chill in the calculation of cold weathjt payments. The Cold Weathjt Payments (Wind Chill Factor) Bill int oducid bz Audrey Wise M0 acknowledges that factors other than temperature affect fuel court. Taking wind chill into account in trikgeting cold weather pa:mints will make the system mote sensitive to older people's actual heating costs. )he Bill would mean extra cash for man8 oldjt people when it feels cold. CSV index 650FTV 6(8 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Wjathet 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP656 CEEFAX 2 656 Fri 31 Jan 21:12/27 AWA5DS FOR RU5AL ACTION 3/5 Help the Aged has been awarded half a million pounds to distribute to people over 60 living in rural arias. The grants - funded by the Millennium Commission - will enable individuals to shari their talents and expjtiinces with their local communities. Some 1250 awards will be made under three themes for creating links, community action and mutual support. Contact Help the Aged Millennium Awards Office, St James's Walk, London EC1R 0BE; tel: 0171-253 p253. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Weathjt 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP656 CEEFAX 2 656 Fri 31 Jan 21:12/37 LOTTERY GRANT FOR OSTEOPOROSIS 4/5 Research into Ageing, which challenges the common diseases and disabilities of old age, has won Lottery funding. Its largest jvjr grant will pay for a three year project to combat the pain and disability of osteoporosis bz helping develop bone-growth drugs. One in three women and one in 12 min suffer from osteoporosis which causer over 200,000 fractures a year in the US, costing the NHS #750 million. Research into Ageing, Baird House, 15- 17 St Cross Sttiit, London EC1N 8UN. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Trad Hear 640FNews 101 Wjathjt 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main MenuP656 CJEFAX 2 656 Fri 31 Jan 21:24/41 S OLDER AND BOLDER LEARNING 5/5 NIACE, the adult learning agency, has launched the Oldjt & Bolder initiative for senior liarnjts in the US. The initiative aims to increase participation in the broad range of provision which alrjadz exists and to create new opportunities. It also aims to enhance the prospects of those disadvantaged because of negative past educational experience. Contact Jim Soulsbz, Oldjt & Boldjt, NIACE, 21 De Montfort Street, Leicester LJ1 7GE; tel: 0116-255 1451. CSV index 650 TV 600 Main menu 100 Read Hear 640 News 101 Wjathet 400 Community TV/Radio News Heads Main Menu