20 Sep 2021
Ryder Brow Community Allotment Society are creating a beautiful legacy for future generations.
26 Apr 2019
A carer on our Working Potential programme is now running for her local council!
26 Apr 2019
25 Apr 2019
Engaging the older LGBT community in Bury and ensuring less social isolation and more inclusion in Bury.
25 Apr 2019
To support and develop activities for older ladies who have been affected by domestic violence and enable them to build up trust and friendships with people and for them to feel like they are part of the community.
23 Apr 2019
The Miles Platting dementia cafe is a safe space for people living with dementia and their carers to meet and socialise, where they can find information about the both their local community, and the wider dementia community.
16 Apr 2019
The 15-person Gardening on Your Doorstep team work with local community groups, allotment groups & sheltered housing schemes to promote gardening and enable people to develop skills.
11 Apr 2019
Launched in April 2018, The Apna IIaaka (Our Neighbourhood) project is delivered by a partnership between Petrus Incredible Edible Rochdale (PIER) - a community horticulture project run by a local
02 Apr 2019
Touchstones Creative Writing Group is an opportunity for older people with a passion for creative writing to talk through ideas and socialise.
02 Apr 2019
A walking rugby group has allowed lovers of the sport to play it at a slower pace.
02 Apr 2019
Weekly colouring classes are bringing people together at care homes in Oldham, after one resident spoke up about how happy the activity made her.
02 Apr 2019
Thanks to one woman’s determination to do something different, Let’s Dance are making Bolton a more age-friendly place.
02 Apr 2019
Radcliffe Cricket Club was in need of general maintenance – and several retired local men spotted an opportunity to use their skills and experience.
02 Apr 2019
A local butchers is reaching out to socially isolated community members, by providing mobile meals in partnership with VCSE organisations.
02 Apr 2019
Following feedback from older residents that bus services in the Bolton area weren’t accessible, an ‘Age-Friendly Bus Guide’ has been produced.
10 Dec 2018
Amanda was referred to Working Potential because after many years of caring for her husband, who suffers from dementia, she wanted to go back to work.
13 Aug 2018
How extra investment helped the Classic Cinema Club helped more people to make more friends.
10 Aug 2018
How a local resident, inspired by her own experience, created a safe, supportive space for dementia sufferers and their carers.
08 Aug 2018
How a new website is allowing residents to share ideas, provide feedback and contribute to the future of the community.
08 Aug 2018
How Bury developed a strategic partnership group to solve the lack of a system to capture learning.
01 Aug 2018
Watch a summary of the age-friendly enterprises currently taking place in Salford.
01 Aug 2018
How a partnership with Incredible Edible continues to improve opportunities and representation for older people.
26 Jul 2018
How furry friends’ care home visits are creating lots of camaraderie and conversations.
26 Jul 2018
How one singles' night led to the formation of an independent social group with ongoing party plans for more of the same in future.
26 Jul 2018
How a show was made more accessible by taking performances into the community to older people unable to get to a theatre.
05 Jul 2018
How older residents are benefitting from increased awareness of their needs on the part of local stores and businesses.
05 Jul 2018
How English conversation classes have helped people meet new friends as well as communicate with more confidence.
04 Jul 2018
How intergenerational craft sessions led to new skills and friendships
04 Jul 2018
How an LGBT group is creating a social calendar full of divesity and inclusivity.
04 Jul 2018
How men over 50 in the Rochdale area are being helped to keep fit and healthy.
04 Jul 2018
How slower traffic light sequences have helped older people to feel safe and confident while crossing the road.
04 Jul 2018
How older people are learning how to use IT to stay in touch with family and friends, and to explore new hobbies, ideas and adventures.
04 Jul 2018
How the introduction of a volunteer drivers' scheme in Rochdale is helping local older people to get where they need to be - on time, in comfort and in pleasant company.
30 Apr 2018
How the creation of an MS gym and therapy centre has transformed the lives of local residents and wider communities.
30 Apr 2018
How 'hard to reach' men over 50 in the Leigh West area have been encouraged to sign up for regular fishing sessions and coaching.
30 Apr 2018
How Atherton Park has been greatly improved by the creation of a sensory garden for older people with limited sight or hearing, dementia and mobility issues.
30 Apr 2018
How a local resident successfully launched a new afternoon tea club in Burnage.
30 Apr 2018
How installing accessible toilets at the New Hope Fellowship Church has meant more people are attending regular events.
30 Apr 2018
How a new IT club was launched, focusing on teaching older people how to use technology to remain in contact with friends and families overseas.
30 Apr 2018
How a popular art and exercise club found extra funding when their existing venue was no longer available.
30 Apr 2018
How social isolation among older Somali women was resolved by overcoming cultural and language barriers
30 Apr 2018
How local men from Manchester aged 50 plus were attracted to affordable, informal social eating meet-ups in an environment they already knew and liked.
26 Apr 2018
How setting and running “pop up” sheds where men can meet and bond while woodworking has led to many productive projects and new friendships.
06 Feb 2018
How local ladies attending health and beauty tutorials are learning practical skills, making more friends and feeling lots better about themselves.
06 Feb 2018
How sharing knowledge about Bolton's history and heritage at the Hibbert Street Community Centre is creating regular socialising opportunities.
04 Aug 2016
How Greenway residents are socialising more with their community by socialising, meeting new people and regularly helping out on a local allotment.
04 Aug 2016
How a small group of residents encouraged residents from other local sheltered housing schemes to participate in some of their social activities.
04 Aug 2016
How the very first Local Investment Panel (LIP) met to set up the protocols for processing applications.
04 Aug 2016
04 Aug 2016
How ten people from across three wards came together for the first time to start the process of signing off investment ideas.
04 Aug 2016
How a number of ideas and initiatives have been progressing thanks to input from local councillors and organisations.
04 Aug 2016
How local community groups extended their activity groups to include knitting and crocheting.
04 Aug 2016
How Fatima Women's Association is reaching out to socially isolated women.
04 Aug 2016
Jean Stokes, resident of Failsworth West & member of Ambition for Ageing Oldham’s Age-Friendly Project Group, reports back on the first meeting.
25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016
How a residents' board was set up at Dunstan's Court sheltered housing scheme so older people living there can plan their own monthly social activities.
12 Jul 2016
How bringing different community groups together has meant older people can share ideas and inspiration about organising social events.
12 Jul 2016
How a community development worker at Burnage library helped enhance mobility scooter and wheelchair access to the building.
04 Jul 2016
How a successful community walkabout in Halliwell resulted in practical and positive future plans via looking at the neighbourhood through age-friendly eyes.