Later Life Newsletter from the DWP
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The European Certificate of Intergenerational Learning (ECIL)
The Beth Johnson Foundation with partners form Bulgaria, Sweden, Spain and Slovenia along with the network the European Map of Intergenerational Learning (EMIL) has, against stiff opposition, ... Read more
22nd August The Beth Johnson Foundation celebrates its 40th Anniversary
Today, the 22nd August the Beth Johnson Foundation celebrates its 40th anniversary. The Beth Johnson Foundation was established in Stoke-on-Trent in 1972 at the bequest of a local philanthropist who wanted to improve the social welfare of older people. ... Read more
8th World Congress on Active Ageing
The 8th World Congress on Active Ageing co-hosted by Glasgow Caledonian University and the BHF National Centre was held last week in Glasgow ... Read more
Developing Age-Friendly Cities: Planning Urban Environments - 5th November 2012
Developing age-friendly cities has become an important theme in urban planning. This one-day event will examine a range of initiatives designed to improve the quality of life of older people living in cities. ... Read more
A Moving and Thought Provoking Special Report
In the first of a four-part series on dementia............. ... Read more
OECD Older versus younger workers
All this talk about older people taking jobs form the young and yet this presentation from OECD actually shows that higher employment of older workers is accompanied by higher employment for young people. It is vibrant economies that create jobs not ideological debates pitching different cohorts against one another ... Read more
Health Improvement Co-ordinator Vacancy
We are looking for someone with a health and community development background to be part of our exciting and innovative project enabling older people across North Staffordshire to age positively. ... Read more
Birchfield Harriers Tales
A new generation will be able to share the heritage of arguably the UK’s premier athletics club Birchfield Harriers thanks to a local history project supported by a grant of nearly £35,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. ... Read more
Enfield Town Tales and More
A new generation will be able to share the heritage of football in Enfield thanks to a local history project supported by a grant of nearly £50,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. ... Read more
