Older People’s Network

On Tuesday 24^th January, local residents came together at the Emmanuel Church for the first Salford Older People’s Network meeting of 2023. Old and new faces from across the city gathered and settled in with a brew and a slice of cake.

Vanda from Age UK Salford lead a presentation about the Age Friendly Standards; what they are, how they came about and how attendees could get involved. This was followed by the CEO of Langworthy Cornerstone, Bev Fletcher. Bev spoke about their venue, which is Age Friendly Standards approved and why this is important for the local community.

Attendees then broke off into smaller groups, using the Standards assessment form to consider a venue they visit and how it might meet the criteria.  This generated positive conversations, highlighting the good work that is being done across Salford for older people.

“It’s so easy for us all to moan about things that aren’t good and need to change, but the Age Friendly Standards are really positive. The Standards are a really good way of recognising the positive things that are already happening.”

Several attendees then signed up to become assessors, helping to grow our list of age-friendly venues. If you’d like to find out more about the Age Friendly Standards and become an assessor, click here.

Our Older People’s Network meetings are every quarter and bring people together to share their views and help influence policy and service provision in Salford. To hear about upcoming meetings, keep an eye on the ‘Activities’ page on our website or sign up to our weekly newsletter, by emailing AFS@inspiringcommunitiestogether.co.uk.