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Sean is Og\Young and Old

Episode 4 of 14

Heartwarming stories of friendships between young and old, and a look at the many health and social benefits of getting different age groups together.

Leis an iomadh d霉bhlan a th鈥 ann le beatha an l脿 an-diugh, tha na coimhearsnachdan againn air atharrachadh gu m貌r. Le daoine be貌 nas fhaide, agus teaghlaichean a鈥 fuireach nas fhaid鈥 air falbh bho ch猫ile, chan eil na diofar ghinealaichean a鈥 faighinn c貌mhla mar a bha iad aig aon 脿m. Bheil sinn ge-t脿 a鈥 call a-mach mar shluagh , agus ciamar a ghabhas sin atharrachadh?

Ann an Steornabhagh anns na h-Eileanan an Iar, tha clann sgoile a鈥 d猫anamh deiseil son pr貌iseact g脿irnearalachd 霉r le sgoilearan a tha beagan nas sine! Tha Hassan, 18, neach-imrich 貌g ann an Glaschu, air a bhith a鈥 f脿s cleachdte ri beatha m矛ltean air falbh bho dhachaigh, le taic bho neach saor-thoileach nas sine.

Tha Eilidh a tha 96 agus a鈥 fuireach ann an dachaigh-c霉raim ann an Uibhist a Tuath, m矛ltean air falbh bho a h-oghaichean agus a h-iar oghaichean Ach tha c猫ilidhean gach seachdain bho chlann na sg矛re a鈥 toirt toileachas as 霉r dha a beatha.

San 脪ban, tha coibhneas aon bhoireannach air beatha aon theaghlach 貌g atharrachadh gu tur. Sean is 脪g 鈥 sgeulachdan togarrach, bl脿th mu ch脿irdeasan s貌nraichte eadar sean is 貌g , agus an iomadh buannachd sl脿inte agus s貌isealta a tha an l霉ib diofar ghinealaichean a鈥 tighinn c貌mhla.

With the many challenges of modern life, our communities are changing. As people now live longer and families live further apart, different generations aren鈥檛 getting together as much. Are we though losing something as a society, and how can that be changed?

In Stornoway, in the Western Isles, local school children are embarking on a gardening project with some 鈥渙lder classmates鈥. 18-year-old Hassan, a young immigrant living in Glasgow, has been adjusting to life thousands of miles from home, thanks to the help of an older volunteer.

Eilidh from North Uist, a 96-year-old care home resident, is a long way from her grandchildren and great grandchildren. But weekly young/old ceilidhs are providing new joy to her days. In Oban, the kindness of one woman has transformed the lives of a young family.

59 minutes

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Narrator Evelyn Coull Macleod

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