The work of Age Friendly Manchester around age-friendly arts and culture is going international!
The Japanese Performing Arts Network interviewed Esme Ward, who leads Manchester’s work on age-friendly arts and culture. In the interview, Esme gives us an insight into her background, the importance of age-friendly culture in the City, and her work at the Greater Manchester level. Read the full interview here.
(Information courtesy of Age Friendly Manchester)
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
Tuesday, 6 June 2017
Monday, 5 June 2017
Volunteers needed at the National Football Museum
The National Football Museum is looking for volunteers for two exciting projects:
Football Memories Programme Volunteer
This role will support the delivery of football reminiscence work to improve the health and wellbeing in older people.
Football Story Box Project Volunteer
This role will be to support the delivery of Story Box project workshops for people living with dementia. Story box is a ground breaking creative project designed for people living with dementia.
For more information on both of the roles, you can email the Football Museum.
Football Memories Programme Volunteer
This role will support the delivery of football reminiscence work to improve the health and wellbeing in older people.
Football Story Box Project Volunteer
This role will be to support the delivery of Story Box project workshops for people living with dementia. Story box is a ground breaking creative project designed for people living with dementia.
For more information on both of the roles, you can email the Football Museum.
(Information courtesy of Age Friendly Manchester)
Sunday, 4 June 2017
Saturday, 3 June 2017
The Horsfall @ 42nd Street in collaboration with Age Friendly Manchester present the 5Ways Café.
Monday 12th June, 4:30pm – 7pm
The Horsfall, 81 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester. M4 5AG.
The first in a series of 5 cafés offering people of all ages an opportunity to spend time together and explore ways to support their own and each other’s wellbeing. The event is part of a creative programme offered to the people of Greater Manchester by mental health organisation 42nd Street.
5Ways: Connect
Experience a new sound installation by sound artist Jacki Waldock, young people from 42nd Street and the voices of older residents of Ancoats; connect across generations; learn to work your own printing press; play in the games corner, enjoy snacks and drinks; find a place to relax and just be.
Click here for more information and to tell them that you are interested in going along, or you can email Julie.McCarthy@42ndstreet.org.uk.
(Information courtesy of Age Friendly Manchester)
The Horsfall, 81 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester. M4 5AG.
The first in a series of 5 cafés offering people of all ages an opportunity to spend time together and explore ways to support their own and each other’s wellbeing. The event is part of a creative programme offered to the people of Greater Manchester by mental health organisation 42nd Street.
5Ways: Connect
Experience a new sound installation by sound artist Jacki Waldock, young people from 42nd Street and the voices of older residents of Ancoats; connect across generations; learn to work your own printing press; play in the games corner, enjoy snacks and drinks; find a place to relax and just be.
Click here for more information and to tell them that you are interested in going along, or you can email Julie.McCarthy@42ndstreet.org.uk.
(Information courtesy of Age Friendly Manchester)
Friday, 2 June 2017
The Surprising Science of Happiness
Dan Gilbert, author of "Stumbling on Happiness," challenges the idea
that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our "psychological
immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don’t go as
planned.
Thursday, 1 June 2017
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