Partners – Age Friendly Island

John Metcalfe, Chief Executive of Isle of Wight Council, and other local leaders pledge to stamp out “outdated attitudes” to ageing

By Age Friendly Island| 2019-10-04T12:59:55+00:00 October 4th, 2019|Categories: Age Friendly Communities, Ageing Better, Partners|

Local leaders have pledged to tackle ageism in the community Open letter commits leaders across the country to challenging “deeply damaging” attitudes and language Time to recognise the “many opportunities” of longer lives, say leaders John Metcalfe, Chief Executive of Isle of Wight Council and other local leaders, have joined leaders across England and Wales in [...]

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Local leaders and organisations celebrate the achievements of Age Friendly Island

By Age Friendly Island| 2019-09-23T14:59:33+00:00 September 23rd, 2019|Categories: Age Friendly Communities, Ageing Better, Partners|

Age Friendly Island recently celebrated 5 years of working to make the Isle of Wight a great place to grow old at their Legacy & Learning event on Thursday 19th September 2019. The evening, held at Lakeside Park Hotel, saw over 100 guests from across the Island’s statutory and charitable sectors come together to look back [...]

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The First Connection – How a first connection with another person can change a person’s life

By Age Friendly Island| 2019-03-19T12:43:22+00:00 March 19th, 2019|Categories: Age Friendly Communities, Ageing Better, Health and Wellbeing, Partners, Social Activities|

Val Winter and Judith Stratton share their experience of how a first connection with another person can change a person’s life. Judith, Community Navigator, met Val shortly after her husband Roy had passed away and when she was in danger of becoming socially isolated. With Judith’s support Val started to go to groups, meet new people [...]

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Celebrating Age Festival 2018

By Age Friendly Island| 2018-09-18T09:46:20+00:00 August 30th, 2018|Categories: Age Friendly Communities, Events, Partners, Social Activities|

Age Friendly Island’s annual Celebrating Age Festival begins on International Older Persons Day, Monday 1st October 2018. We are delighted to share with you a diverse and rich range of activities that reflect the Island’s community, whether you are looking to try something new or participate in those familiar to you. We are proud to have [...]

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Ageing Better recently welcomed Ageless Thanet colleagues to visit projects, meet beneficiaries and share learning

By Age Friendly Island| 2018-07-31T10:20:19+00:00 July 31st, 2018|Categories: Age Friendly Communities, Ageing Better, Partners, Social Activities|

Ageing Better, the lottery funded programme based at Age UK Isle of Wight, were pleased to welcome colleagues from Ageless Thanet in Kent, in order to demonstrate some of the good work that is being done here on the island for older residents. Ageless Thanet (delivered by Social Enterprise Kent) enjoyed a two-day trip to the [...]

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Community Navigators – bringing people together

By Age Friendly Island| 2018-04-06T15:15:33+00:00 April 6th, 2018|Categories: Ageing Better, Partners, Social Activities|

(Pictured: Comunity Navigator Volunteers – Kim McGovern & Ann Hawkins) On Thursday 5 April, the Community Navigator Project and the Phoenix Project IOW celebrated their two year anniversary of their coffee morning which brings members of the community together. Celebrations included decorating party hats, playing party games and pass the parcel along with delicious homemade food [...]

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Men in Sheds improve wellbeing

By Age Friendly Island| 2018-01-24T11:40:34+00:00 January 24th, 2018|Categories: Ageing Better, Partners, Social Activities|

When is a shed not a shed? The traditional image of a shed is a solitary, probably dilapidated wooden structure at the end of the garden occupied by junk, oversized arachnids and the occasional homo sapien, trying to find sanctuary from ‘er indoors. So what is the traditional image of a newly retired man? Someone who [...]

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Olderpreneurs now has an award winner!

By Age Friendly Island| 2017-12-12T11:48:14+00:00 December 12th, 2017|Categories: Ageing Better, Creative, Design, Events, Partners|

Fabulous news for one of our Age Friendly Island projects – Olderpreneurs who now has an award winner! We would like to say Congratulations to IW Design and Print for being a finalist in the Marketing and Design Business of the Year and Winning a Highly Commended Award for Start-Up Business of the Year! […]

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Over 50’s Start Up’s – Oldepreneurs

By Age Friendly Island| 2017-11-08T11:33:19+00:00 November 8th, 2017|Categories: Ageing Better, Partners|

Island Pain Relief The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce supports older people on the Island by providing help and advice on starting a business or being self-employed. They offer monthly workshops and provide ongoing mentoring from Business advisors Fiona Grist and Lynda Draper. Kim Aminu runs Island Pain Relief, specialising in natural therapy for clients with [...]

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Professional Event Showcases Age Friendly Projects

By Age Friendly Island| 2017-07-29T16:05:32+00:00 June 27th, 2017|Categories: Age Friendly Communities, Events, Partners, Uncategorised|

The Professional Event in May was an opportunity to showcase the work that the Age Friendly Island projects have undertaken over the last year in making the Isle of Wight a great place to grow old. […]

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Business support for the over 50’s

By Age Friendly Island| 2017-01-19T10:50:28+00:00 January 19th, 2017|Categories: Ageing Better, Partners|

The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Olderpreneurs project supports older people on the Island by providing help and advice on starting a business or becoming self-employed. They offer a free one day business seminar and follow up business mentoring tailored to suit the needs of the individual. […]

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Age Friendly Bus Drivers

By Age Friendly Island| 2016-11-02T12:02:45+00:00 November 2nd, 2016|Categories: Age Friendly Communities, Ageing Better, Partners|

Age Friendly Communities is a project run by Age UK IW and Community Action who together are creating environments where the community is set up to help older people live safely, enjoy good health and stay locally involved. They are working with relevant organisations’ on the island to support them to become Age Friendly. […]

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