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Becoming a volunteer changed my life – so I want to encourage others to do the same

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3 Jun 2019
When I was at a low point in my life, volunteering helped me connect with the people around me. This Volunteers’ Week I’m helping others to feel the benefits of volunteering too.
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Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering: Guide to making most of volunteers' talents launched

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3 Jun 2019
A new guide to help organisations make their volunteering practices more age-friendly and inclusive has been launched for Volunteers’ Week.
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What works? Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering

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For Volunteers' Week 1-7 June 2019, we held an interactive webinar on Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering.
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Is a Chief Gerontology Officer really the best way to give older consumers what they want?

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Aideen Young
20 May 2019
Over-50s account for nearly half of all consumer spending, but many products and services are designed and marketed for younger generations.
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Response to ONS data on life satisfaction

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15 May 2019
New ONS data shows many people in their 60s report greater life satisfaction compared to those in their 40s
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How old do you feel?

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Aideen Young
13 May 2019
A person’s ‘subjective age’ may be different to their chronological age. But what does it mean to feel older or younger than you really are?
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Centre for Ageing Better appoints David Cundy as new Director of Programmes

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2 May 2019
David Cundy, an expert in programme delivery and service change, has been appointed to lead Ageing Better’s new Programmes Directorate.
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Whatever the result of the local elections, councils can play a part in improving later lives

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Natalie Turner
2 May 2019
The local elections are an opportunity for local leaders to consider how they can create and enable more age-friendly communities
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Reflections on being an age-friendly community from an age-friendly lead

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Gemma Black
1 May 2019
Liverpool played host to the 2019 UK Network of Age-friendly Communities conference.
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Local authorities need funding and power if they are to help citizens age well

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Anna Dixon
30 Apr 2019
3 min read
Local authorities continue to struggle to provide adequate social care for their population. Whitehall urgently needs to publish the long-awaited Social Care Green Paper.
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