What is Age of Opportunities?
The Age of Opportunities programme is a programme of activity aimed at promoting health and wellbeing to the residents of Bury aged 50 and above to help improve people’s quality of life and their experience of healthy ageing. It reflects the need of a growing population and promotes the health and wellbeing of our 50+ community. Not only is the campaign about awareness, but we are creating long lasting changes along with our partners so that our 50+ residents get a service that meets the needs of the times.
Latest Newsletter:
Age of Opportunities Newsletter - Issue 3 - June 2008.
Services for 2008.
Recent News / Upcoming Events
News
The Age of Opportunities initiative for the over 50’s in Bury has been given an award by the North West Employers Organisation for ‘Recognising Diversity’
Click here for full details of this story
Events
Lunch and Learn
- Forgotten Flavours - Wednesday 4th June 2008
1pm – 3.15pm - Bury Adult Education Centre
- Creative Writing - Thursday 5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th June 2008
10am – 12.45pm - Tottington Library
- Beginners Spanish - Friday 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th June 2008
10am – 12.45pm - Tottington Library
- Forgotten Flavours - Wednesday 11th June 2008
1pm – 3.15pm - Bury Adult Learning Centre
If you are over 50 and live in the Borough of Bury, for further details or to book a place please contact Angela Stephens on 0161-253-5455
T.S.B Indoor Bowls League - Teams Required
The season runs from October to march and is played at Castle Leisure Centre on Thursday’s and Friday’s. We run two divisions with twelve teams in each division but currently we have vacancies for three or four teams. A match consists of two pairs of players playing on two mats. Division one will play Thursday at week one and on Friday at week two alternating throughout the season. Division two will play on opposite days. Matches commence at 9-30 am and then every hour, last match starts at 2-30pm.
For further information on the league, and for details of prices and how to apply, please follow this link
So why are we targeting the 50+ age group?
Worldwide awareness of the implications of an ageing population is not new. The White Paper: Our Health, Our Care, Our Say: a new direction for community services, published in January 2006, lays out a lasting and ambitious vision to reform and improve our community services to create health and social care services that genuinely focus on prevention and promote health and well-being.
With the increased pressure on resources and desire to improve quality of life, there is a need to move to a more prevention-type focus, rather than relying on costly specialist interventions. Population projections for Bury reveal that by the year 2022 the over 65 age range in Bury will increase by 29% compared to the population in 2005, and the over 85 age range will increase by 54%. These projections show a real need to promote healthy ageing
Contact Information
If you would like further information, or you would like to comment on any of our services please email: ageofopps@bury.gov.uk.
Alternatively you could write to us or give us a call at the following address / telephone number:
The Age of Opportunities Coordinator,
Castle Buildings, Market Place, Bury, BL9 0LT.
Telephone: 0161 253 6587 / 5487.
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