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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.

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. 

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

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

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/  

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. 

Date: Wednesday 28 February

Venue: Turnberries Community Centre, Thornbury, BS35 2BB

Time: Drop in anytime between 10am to 4pm

• Stands where local groups and organisations will be showcasing their great work to help you enjoy life feeling well, valued, safe and as independently and comfortably as possible
• Information, guidance and Assisted Technology support from Age UK South Glos
• Taster sessions and activities from 1.30pm including a chair-based exercise
• Free refreshments

If you have any questions please contact Age UK South GLos on 01454 411 707 or email info@ageuksouthglos.org.uk