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Kevin Berry, Age-friendly Champion, Isle of Wight

Kevin Berry: Age-friendly champion

Centre for Ageing Better
1 Oct 2018

Now retired for 13 years, Kevin is the Age-friendly Champion for Nettlestone and Seaview as part of the Age-Friendly Isle Project in the Isle of Wight.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Diana Findley: Age-friendly champion

Centre for Ageing Better
1 Oct 2018

Diana Findley, Chairperson of the Scottish Older People's Assembly, gives some insight into her involvement with the Assembly and how she has helped her community become more age-friendly.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Two older ladies at a table sharing a laugh

Age-friendly case study: Shared Tables – Older people eating out together

Centre for Ageing Better
1 Oct 2018

Shared Tables, a project developed in the Crossgates area of Leeds, invites older people living alone to enjoy a meal together at a local restaurant.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Age-friendly training

Age-friendly case study: Improving services for older customers

Centre for Ageing Better
31 Aug 2018

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

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Gina on a sofa

Gina's voice

Centre for Ageing Better
6 Jul 2018

"I waited nearly two years for my walk-in shower. But it's good. It's worth it."

  • Homes
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Beryl on sofa

Beryl's voice

Centre for Ageing Better
6 Jul 2018

This is Beryl's experience of self-funding a wet room from a firm canvassing door-to-door.

  • Homes
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Older woman sitting on a chair

Age-friendly case study: Take a seat campaign

Centre for Ageing Better
31 Oct 2017

Nottingham’s Take a seat campaign aims to tackle issues of social isolation one seat at a time.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Michael's voice

Centre for Ageing Better
5 Oct 2017

Michael, a retired civil servant, talks about his experience of transitioning into retirement.

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