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What does it mean for a city to be accessible?

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Sandie Williams
21 Oct 2019

Accessibility can mean a variety of different things, from wheelchair access to comprehensive information. For the historic city of Chester, becoming an accessible city has been a careful, long-term process - with real rewards.

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Response to Sport England's figures on extra million people becoming physically active

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Centre for Ageing Better
18 Oct 2019

According to new figures from Sport England, there has been an increase in the number of older people taking part in physical activities.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Ageing Better leads over 60 organisations in setting out shared vision for healthy ageing

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Centre for Ageing Better
16 Oct 2019

Ageing Better and Public Health England (PHE), along with over 60 organisations, will work together to make England the best country in the world to grow old.

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David Lloyd

We must give future generations the gift of healthy ageing

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Alison Giles
16 Oct 2019

We want to create a society where everyone in England has the best access to services in order to enjoy a good later life through healthy ageing.

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1 in 3 of us plan to work beyond the state pension age. Is this a good thing?

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Stuart Lewis
9 Oct 2019

Stuart Lewis, Chief Executive Officer at Rest Less, explores different people’s reasons for continuing to work beyond State Pension age.

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Cultivating resilience: community gardening can benefit all ages

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7 Oct 2019

The Growing Connections project is supporting community gardens to be age-friendly and inclusive in everything they do.

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Shed workers

Response to new report warning smaller firms about shortage of skilled workers

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Centre for Ageing Better
3 Oct 2019

New report warns smaller firms face losing tens of thousands of pounds in the coming year because of the shortage of skilled workers.

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Local leaders pledge to stamp out ‘outdated attitudes’ to ageing

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Centre for Ageing Better
1 Oct 2019

On International Day of Older Persons, mayors and council leaders across the UK have pledged to tackle ageism

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Experiences and access of palliative and end of life care for older people from minority ethnic groups
Aker et al., BMC Palliative Care
This paper examines how older people from minority ethnic groups access and use palliative and end-of-life care, focusing on their preferences and experiences across countries and health conditions.
The fear of old age: a survey of adults in the UK
Costa, F., Educational Gerontology
This UK study examines attitudes toward ageing and the fear of old age among adults aged 35 to 75.
Determinants of trajectories of informal caregiving in later life: evidence from England
Di Gessa, G., and Deindl, C., European Journal of Ageing
This study examines how informal caregiving changes over time and the factors that influence it.

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