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If you know anyone in your community or workplace who stands out as a role model for older people, we want to hear from you.
We are marking United Nations International Day of Older Persons (1 October) and Silver Sunday (6 October) with a week-long campaign shining a light on the wide range of inspirational roles older people in #SouthGlos are carrying out in our communities.
Share your stories by Thursday 19 September: email age.friendly@southglos.gov.uk and we will send you a few questions to find out more about the person you’d like to tell us about.
This campaign is part of our ongoing work towards our vision to make South Gloucestershire an Age-friendly Community - a place that enables us all to age well and live our best later lives. Get involved and sign up for updates at www.southglos.gov.uk/AgeFriendly
It may not be possible to include all the stories but we will publish as many as possible.
Posted on 11th September 2024
by CH
It was lovely to talk to so many local residents at The Yate Ageing Better Festival last week.
We were able to share with you the things that residents have told us over the last few months – about what matters to them and what can be done to ensure that older people in South Gloucestershire can lead their best possible lives and reduce barriers to ageing well. Festival-goers fed back on the importance those priorities should be given.
Posted on 23rd July 2024
by CH
Our Age Friendly South Gloucestershire team will be at the Yate Ageing Better Festival at Yate Shopping Centre on Wednesday 17 July, 11am – 2pm. Come and talk to us there!
The Yate Ageing Better Festival 2024 is a celebration of all the ways we can age better. You can find out more about health, wellbeing and social groups, services and activities, all on offer in Yate and the surrounding areas.
Find out more at https://yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/yate/venues/yate-ageing-better
Organised by Yate Town Council.
Posted on 10th July 2024
by CH
Posted on 10th May 2024
by CH
Thank you for all your comments provided through our survey in ‘Have your say’.
These have been collated alongside the feedback we have heard from focus group attendees to help start setting priorities for our Age Friendly strategy and the accompanying action plans.
One area which was important to a number of people was having opportunities to keep active and involved in the community and we were specifically asked how people could find out about activities taking place locally. Visit Activities for adults in their local South Gloucestershire Community
Posted on 8th April 2024
by HD
On Age Without Limits Action Day (Wednesday 20 March) we are encouraging local people to share their experiences and views on growing older in South Gloucestershire - how happy you are about your local area, what makes it a good place to grow older and what you find challenging about living there?
The action day is all about challenging the often narrow, negative and stereotypical way that older people and ageing are portrayed in our society.
We want to work directly with local residents and our partners to help make South Gloucestershire a place that enables us all to age well and live our best later lives.
Share your experiences and views here https://agefriendly.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/join-our-events/step1
Posted on 19th March 2024
by Catherine Harrington
South Gloucestershire Council wants to know how people currently travel around Yate for local journeys such as going to the shops or to school.
We also want to know where there are barriers stopping people from getting around so that together, we can prioritise the right improvements which will make it easier and more pleasant for people to walk, wheel or cycle.
To complete our survey by Weds 10 April and for further information, visit Have Your Say Today - Getting About In Yate - Commonplace https://getting-about-yate.commonplace.is/
Posted on 19th March 2024
by Catherine Harrington
We're delighted that our invitation to the March 2024 focus groups received such a positive response. These are now full, but you can still have your say by completing the Have Your Say Today questions. Your thoughts, ideas and aspirations will feed in to the design of our age-friendly strategy for South Gloucestershire.
Posted on 11th March 2024
by Catherine Harrington
Date: Wednesday 28 February
Venue: Turnberries Community Centre, Thornbury, BS35 2BB
Time: Drop in anytime between 10am to 4pm
If you have any questions please contact Age UK South GLos on 01454 411 707 or email info@ageuksouthglos.org.uk
Posted on 25th February 2024
by South Gloucestershire Council