Heather Devonish doesn’t just want to dance her way into her fifties, she wants to do it in public with as many other people as possible. She has chosen the song, booked the lessons and is now looking for others to join her to put a smile on the face of commuters on a Monday morning in October. Heather decided as her 50th birthday loomed … Continue reading Heather Devonish
By David Gledhill, Marketing and Communications Officer The snappily called Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) turns 70 this year and not a lot of people know that. But perhaps we should because enshrined in that declaration is a commitment to older people and their rights. Across the world, almost 700 million people are over the age of 60, and in just 32-years-time in 2050 … Continue reading Assembly, Assemble!
All the latest news and updates from Ageing Well Torbay, including articles and stories from our readers! The latest Ageing Well Torbay newsletter is now available both digitally and in print! Email us at ageingwell@torbaycdt.org.uk or phone 01803 212638 if you’d like to contribute to the next newsletter. The print versions will be available from a number of locations in Torbay over the coming weeks, including our office at Torbay Community … Continue reading Ageing Well Newsletter – Autumn 2018
By David Gledhill, Marketing and Communications Officer We are in the final throes of organising this year’s Ageing Well Festival, which I can say, as the new kid on the block, is no mean feat. Bringing together talent from across the Bay is an awesome challenge even when there is as much of it as there clearly is – particularly among the over 50’s In … Continue reading It’s almost festival time…
By David Gledhill, Marketing and Communications Officer. Ageing Well is now three years into its six year programme and whilst the results so far have been incredible, there is still much to do. I circulated what I called a celebration crib sheet to our team last week and the feedback, from the very people that have delivered these results, has been stunning. Because they are … Continue reading Moving Forward
By David Gledhill, Marketing and Communications Officer One of the joys of working for Ageing Well Torbay is the people you get to meet on a daily basis. In a society which has somehow worked to make older people at best ignored or at worst virtually invisible, I believe a big part of my job is to represent them and bring them back to the … Continue reading Torbay’s stories
Paignton residents have been showcasing their green skills by giving unwanted household items a fresh lease of life at a newly-created community garden. The donations have been given to Grow Gap – a project organised by So-Fly with support from Sanctuary Housing and funded by Ageing Well Torbay – which is transforming an area of land at Great Parks Community Centre into a stunning green … Continue reading Bridging the generation gap through green scheme
By Sue McDermott, Programme Manager One of the big challenges potentially facing us all as we get older is being able to live out our lives as we see fit, preferably in our own homes. For years when we reached a certain age or infirmity choice was taken away from us by people ‘who knew better’. Just wrong. Various well-meaning authorities colluded to decide for … Continue reading Working together
By David Gledhill, Marketing and Communications Officer I am one of the lucky ones, I guess because I love writing. I have made a living out of it, and continue to do so. For more than 30 years I was at the sharp end as a journalist, trying to prove to a rightly sceptical audience, that I was on their side and wanted to get … Continue reading Isolation
Should people over 50 get the services that they want, rather than what “we” think they need? We think that people know best what they need and that they should be at the centre of any new services developed. During our ‘Food for Thought’ sessions last year, many people over 50 identified themselves as being an ‘untapped resource’ and more able to support their peers … Continue reading Help us design a “Stay put – Peer Support” project
