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Lord Filkin to step down as Chair of Centre for Ageing Better

Lord Geoffrey Filkin CBE will step down from his role as Chair of the Board at the Centre for Ageing Better at the end of this year.

A decade of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities

Ange Jones, Age-friendly Communities Network Manager, celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities by highlighting its achievements to date.

Age-friendly case study: Improving services for older customers

How Age UK Isle of Wight developed training to help service providers become more age-friendly.

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Ageing Better with Big Lottery Fund: the story so far

Sophy Proctor, Head of Funding at the Big Lottery Fund, picks out some of the highlights of the UK-wide Ageing Better programme.

Response to Government's Civil Society Strategy

Read our response to the Government's Civil Society Strategy: Building a future that works for everyone.

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Our response to the latest ONS internet usage statistics

Jemma Mouland, our digital lead, responds to the latest internet use statistics for adults in the UK

Transforming later lives – our strategy

We are living longer than ever before. Someone aged 65 today can expect to live to 85, nearly ten years longer than their parents’ generation.

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Impact Report 2017-2018

As a society we need to wake up to the profound change in our longevity. The prospect of a 100-year life is an incredible opportunity, but we are woefully under prepared for it.

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Strength and balance infographics

We want more people to be more physically active in later life. Maintaining and improving muscle strength and balance can help people in later life live independently and reduce the risk of falls.