Goodbye to Our Ageing Well Project Manager Sue Sayers
This week we say goodbye to our Ageing Well Project Manager Sue Sayers as she retires.
Ageing Well
Ageing Well in 2022
This year’s Ageing Well Festival took place from 19th September to the 3rd October all across the city. TDC were involved running events at HAWKS cafe, Albion Community Garden and The Manor, focussing on intergenerational projects around the festival’s theme of Challenging Ageism. Including a discussion with young people and older people over 50, Challenging … Read more
Our 50+ Group Visit an Extraordinary Painted Church in Goring-by-Sea
Tucked away on an unassuming residential street in Goring is the Catholic Church of English Martyrs. A 1970s building that from the outside looks quite ordinary. Inside the church, however, is an incredible 2/3 replica of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, thought to be the only such replica in the world. TDC’s 50+ group visited the … Read more
Covid-19 IT support
In the period before the lockdown TDC’s Cal Chester had been working with residents of the Ravensbourne Court housing scheme in Woodingdean to tackle what’s known as digital isolation – a term used to describe when individuals can’t access the internet or digital devices as much as other people. Through his Ageing Well work, Cal … Read more
PPE for care workers
Over the past few weeks we’ve been sharing stories about some of the inspiring community initiatives that have surfaced from the Covid-19 crisis. This week we focus on some of the work being done to reduce isolation and loneliness. According to a government report released early this year, loneliness can have a hugely negative impact … Read more