Cambridgeshire Celebrates Age

Prompted by the United Nations "International Day of Older People" which falls on 1st October, in Cambridgeshire we have been celebrating age throughout October for over seven years.

We celebrate all that is done by older people in the community and the activities that are available for them. Our steering group meets throughout the year to encourage more people to celebrate age and take part in our programme. The aim of the programme is to promote the well-being and improve the quality of life of older people by:

promoting active living to keep fit and healthy
reducing social isolation, trying to reach those most vulnerable
promoting intergenerational work between older and younger people
challenging age discrimination
showing and valuing what older people do and achieve.

Get involved with the 2011 celebrations. There are many events being held around the county this year to mark the International Day of Older People.

Details of all the one-off events in South Cambs and around the county are listed in this years programme.

New for 2011 we have developed a programme of ongoing activities for older people to enjoy throughout the year. Listed by village it details many activities including excersise, lunches, music and crafts.

Copies of both booklets will be available from community centres, local libraries and our reception at Cambourne.

Camread have produced an audio programme of CCA events for people in Cambridgeshire who are blind or partially sighted. The programme can be accessed by logging on to the Camread website (This link will open in a new window)or for members of the Postal Tape Service by calling 01223 712013. You can also call the Camread office on 01223 424220 for more information. Please stay tuned to Cambridge Talking News for details of how to access the programme.

If you would like further hard copies of the programme or more information please contact Suan Rowland or telephone 01223 290788.