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Walking and cycling ‘not safe or attractive enough’ for many in their 50s and 60s

Report

Centre for Ageing Better

4 Aug 2021

New report finds that lack of cycle and footpaths, personal safety concerns, and declining health are key barriers to people in their 50s and 60s walking or cycling as a means of travel.

Transportation

Community connections predict wellbeing as we age

Blog

Gianfranco Addario

16 May 2022

New evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic highlights how stronger local connections are linked to better wellbeing, particularly as we age.

Social participation

Hazel Watson: Age-friendly champion

Case Study

Centre for Ageing Better

1 Oct 2018

Hazel volunteers as a trustee of Cross Gates & District Good Neighbours' Scheme and a table host of their initiative, Shared Tables.

Delivering Age-friendly programme

What works? Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering

Webinar

Centre for Ageing Better

23 May 2019

For Volunteers' Week 1-7 June 2019, we held an interactive webinar on Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering.

Civic participation and employment

Wil's voice

Case Study

Centre for Ageing Better

30 Oct 2020

Wil, 61, is using her own experience of the mental health service to help improve care and support of people with mental illness.

Community support and health services

Loneliness lessons from lockdown: Why ‘connected communities’ matter beyond COVID-19

Blog

Emily Georghiou

24 Mar 2021

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Loneliness's new report calls for a ‘connected recovery’, recognising the crucial importance of social connections both to recovery and to resilience in future crises.

Social participation

Ethnic health inequalities in later life

Webinar

Centre for Ageing Better

16 Dec 2021

This webinar explored the latest research on ethnic inequalities in health in later life.

Community support and health services

Blogs: Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering

Report

Centre for Ageing Better

19 Oct 2018

In this blog series, we hear reflections from some of the larger charities about the importance of – and the barriers to – volunteering.

Civic participation and employment