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Centre for Ageing Better
1 Oct 2017

Contributing to communities infographics

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Preview Older people cooking

Building belonging: Celebrating the power of our social connections

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Pippa Mannerings
5 Sep 2025
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What the English Devolution Bill means for the age-friendly movement in England

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Case Study: Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre

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Bus Bill

All aboard the Bus Bill

Though the Bill falls short of providing new resources, it provides the tools for local authorities to tackle bus provision creatively and in response to local need.

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Community Contributions Round table

Community contributions - roundtable report

The aims were to explore how people can be supported to contribute to their communities; and to identify where better evidence could support action.

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People likely to benefit most from volunteering are the least likely to get involved

From its new report 'The Benefits of Making a Contribution to Your Community in Later Life', Ageing Better outlines its findings and conclusions.

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Volunteering wellbeing

Volunteering, wellbeing and getting out of Janet’s way

Read our first evidence briefing, looking at the benefits that people in later life gain from making a contribution to their community. 

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Evidence Review Community Contributions

The benefits of contributing to your community in later life

Evidence has shown that those in later life who make voluntary contributions report an increase in wellbeing, self-esteem and social connections.

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Deliberative Workshops Community Contributions

Deliberative workshop findings – I am making a valued contribution to my community

In January and February 2016, Ipsos MORI and the Centre for Ageing Better conducted two day-long deliberative workshops with people aged 45 and over, one in London and one in Birmingham.

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Cocktails in care homes

Cocktails in Care Homes - volunteering with Magic Me

Helen Roberts' first volunteering experience with Magic Me - an arts charity that brings the generations together to build a stronger, safer community.

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Digital can help close the gap

Digital can help close the intergenerational gap

In partnership with Age Action Alliance, we've been working on a project to look at what more could be done to get the benefits of digital to those in later life.

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