“You have to look after yourself”

Published: Feb. 16, 2018, 11:09 p.m.

Hackney elders continue their conversation about social isolation – drawing particularly on the experiences of older carers.

When speakers refer to ‘here’ or ‘this place’, they mean the Wednesday morning drop-in and the Friday afternoon podcast.

The voices belong to service users and volunteers at the Hackney 50+ Drop-in: Anita, Irene, Mimi, Rick, Sallie, Zena.

This is a field recording. We don’t use expensive professional equipment or a sound studio. Our resources are minimal, but we do it all ourselves — oldies own the process.

Links: https://dropin.szs.net (Hackney 50+ drop-in), https://www.hackneycarers.org.uk/ (Hackney Carers Centre), http://www.choiceinhackney.org/ (Choice in Hackney).

Recorded 16 February 2018 at Whitmore Community Centre.