Another lost lunch club, another activity for older people gone | Michele Hanson

Thanks to government cuts, services for the elderly have dwindled, which has meant goodbye to social life and exercise for thousands, leaving them less happy, less healthy and lacking a much-needed communityLast week, yoga teacher Clare had a phone call from Mabel, her 93-year-old ex-student who she hadn’t seen for four years. Mabel sounded rather dismal and hadn’t been out for three months, so Lucy paid her a visit. She found Mabel desolate, crying, feeling like a burden and wanting