How-to guide: ‘Take a seat’ campaign

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COVID-19 and the digital divide: Supporting digital inclusion and skills during the pandemic and beyond

This report offers examples of good practice and recommendations for organisations that deliver services to users and help digitally excluded people with skills training.

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Helping out: Taking an inclusive approach to engaging older volunteers

This guide is designed as a practical tool to support organisations working with volunteers to engage over 50s and widen participation among different types of people.

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Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering grant programme

In partnership with DCMS, we funded five projects to trial different ways of engaging and supporting older volunteers.

Age-friendly Communities: A handbook of principles to guide local policy and action

This handbook outlines the key features of age-friendly communities in the UK, and gives examples of practices and policies that can be implemented at a local level.

Case study: Ageing Well Ambassadors in Sunderland

As Age-friendly Communities, places are actively involving older adults, ensuring they have a voice in shaping their environment and the services they use. This case study highlights how Sunderland City Council established a network of ‘ambassadors’ to help achieve these goals.

Age Without Limits Day 2025: Micro-grants for community groups

We’re thrilled to announce the return of our micro-grant programme, supporting communities to take action on the Age Without Limits Day, taking place on the 11th June 2025.

Age Without Limits Day: Micro-grants for community groups information session (2)

An online information session on the Age Without Limits Day micro-grants for community groups.

Inequalities in later life: Barriers to accessing local businesses and customer-facing settings

This report highlights the available evidence around how older people often have unequal access to local businesses and community settings.

How-to guide: ‘Take a seat’ campaign

This one-page toolkit from Age-friendly Nottingham will help you get started on your campaign to make seats available in your local community.