8 April 2008

ActivAge Summer Activities at Age Concern Sunderland

Age Concern Sunderland has a wealth of ActivAge Leisure and Learning activities and classes, primarily for the 50+ age group of our City. The activities take place on a daily basis at the Bradbury Centre, Stockton Road, Sunderland, and at various other venues across the city.

Activities include daily swimming at the Raich Carter Centre, exercise classes, computing classes and computer drop-in, geology, simply singing and calligraphy. (Swimming passes are available from Age Concern Sunderland’s Bradbury Centre on Stockton Road.)

Age Concern Sunderland is holding an open week, commencing Monday 14 April 2008. Come along and take the opportunity to find out more information and enrol on courses and activities. Courses commence Monday 21 April 2008.

There is a series of Internet and email taster sessions. Find out more about Age Concern Sunderland other services, including benefits advice, insurance services etc.

Director of Age Concern Sunderland, Alan Patchett commented: “We have so much of interest on offer this year for older people in Sunderland and would be delighted to see many new participants taking advantage of our programme of activities.”

Come and visit the Bradbury Centre any time between 10.00am and 3.00pm from Monday 14 April 2008 to Friday 18 April 2008 to find out more, or ring Age Concern Sunderland on 0191 514 1131, or visit the Leisure and Learning page of our website.

For more information, please contact:  (Paula Spraggon, ActivAge Manager on 0191 514 1131)

4 April 2008

Leisure and Learning Open Week and Summer Programme of Activities

Come along to our open week and take the opportunity to participate in our taster sessions and enrol on our full programme of Leisure and Learning activities commencing Monday 21 April 2008. Our open week highlights include:

Places are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment. Click here for our full course timetable.

Course Posters

Download a selection of publicity material for our courses below:

Geology - More on Rocks

Calligraphy

Learner Forums

Thanks for the Memory - Music of Stage and Screen

26 March 2008

Age Concern Sunderland Tea Dance

Click here for information on the Age Concern Sunderland Tea Dance, which has been running for many years, led by Mrs Affleck. New members are always warmly welcomed.

20 March 2008

Grey Matters: Engaging the Intellectual Capital of Older People

Click here to download a information and a registration form for the Years Ahead North East Regional Forum on Ageing's forthcoming conference. The conference is free, and will be held at the Stadium of Light on Thursday 24 April 2008, from 9:30am to 3:30pm.

Your suggestions, opinions and views for improvement within Age Concern Sunderland are greatly appreciated and may ultimately benefit older people in the City.

30 January 2008

Suggestion Scheme

Your suggestions, opinions and views for improvement within Age Concern Sunderland are greatly appreciated and are very important; ultimately they may benefit older people in the City.

A reminder of the ways you can make suggestions:

In particular, we would be very interested to hear any thoughts on the following:

Suggestions are dealt with in confidence and responded to directly (unless made anonymously, for which a general response will be given via internal meetings).

Thank you for your time and efforts for Age Concern Sunderland and in working with and for older people in the City of Sunderland.

7 January 2008

City Library and Arts Centre Adult Learning Extravaganza

On Friday 11th January, City Library and Arts Centre will play host to the ADULT LEARNING EXTRAVAGANZA. Whether you’re looking for information on construction, childcare or crafts courses, the extravaganza is the place to come. There will be a great offer for potential learners, with providers spread across the library, some of whom will be providing tasters; whilst others will be on-hand to give information and advice about the courses they offer. Entrance is free, and there is no obligation to sign up to anything.

Click here for full details (Adobe Reader required).

3 January 2008

The Mayor’s Concert in aid of his charities The Salvation Army on Wearside & Sunderland AFC Foundation Trust

A concert featuring the Felling Band and the Felling Male Voice Choir at St. John's Methodist Church, Ashbrooke, Sunderland on Saturday 16th February 2008 at 7pm. Tickets cost £5 and are available from the Mayor’s office via:

Email: Catherine Davis or Graeme Atkinson

Phone: Catherine Davis/Graeme Atkinson 0191 5531342 or 0191 553 1332

Click here for full details (Adobe Reader required).

2 January 2008

Opportunities and Challenges for Seeking Employment for the 50+ Age Group

You are invited to come along and participate in this exciting one day seminar. Please click here for full details.

3 December 2007

Open Week Monday 7 to Friday 11 January 2008

Come along to our open week at the Bradbury Centre and take the opportunity to enrol for our full Spring 2008 programme of leisure and learning activities commencing on Monday 14 January 2008. Please click here for full details.

Open Week Special Event Thursday 10 January 2008

A one day seminar looking at 'Opportunities and Challenges for Seeking Employment for the 50+ Age Group', 10.00am till 3.00pm on Thursday 10 January. A buffet lunch is included, but places are limited so please book early to avoid dissapointment.

For further information, contact:

Leisure and Learning Staff

Age Concern Sunderland

Bradbury Centre

Stockton Road

Sunderland

SR2 7AQ

Tel: 0191 514 1131

You can also email us by clicking here.

30 October 2007

TV Agony Aunt Opens Healthy Ageing Conference

TV Agony Aunt, Denise Robertson, will be making a special appearance to open a conference at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland at 9.30am on Wednesday 31st October 2007.

The conference is the culmination of the first ‘Celebrating Age’ month to be held in Sunderland which ran throughout October to value the contribution to the city of the 50+ age group.

The Older People’s Partnership Group (OPPAG) has organised the conference on the theme of Healthy Ageing and Age Friendly Cities. Dr Louise Plouffe of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is travelling from Geneva to outline the recently published WHO guidelines as to what makes an Age Friendly City.

Delegates from across the region including many local authorities and around 40 older people will be attending the conference.

Alan Patchett, Chair of the OPPAG says, “This conference is an ideal opportunity to raise the issue of healthy ageing to ensure those aged 50+ can stay fit, active and independent for longer. It would be brilliant if Sunderland was to become one of the first ‘Age Friendly’ cities in the world”.

Cllr Eric Timmins, Portfolio Holder for Adult Services, of Sunderland City Council says, “The council is already working to meet the increasing demands on services as a result of having an ageing population.  We very much value the contribution that older people make to our social and economic structures and we want to create a city that provides them with the opportunities for a high quality of life.”

The conference will also be addressed by Professor Geoff Green of Sheffield Hallam University who will present a profile of older people in Sunderland, Professor Jim Edwardson from the Newcastle Institute of Ageing and Health and Victoria French, Sunderland Council Wellness Manager.

Note to Editors:

There are now more elderly people in Sunderland with the number of over 65s rising from 38,700 in 1981 to 45,800 in 2005.  It is projected by 2025 there will be 59,500 over 65s and the number of people aged over 85 will have expanded three fold to 7,600.

Research shows that any amount of physical activity at any age can have the effect of increasing life expectancy.

For further information please contact Alan Patchett on 0191 5141131

8 October 2007

Get Online Day

For further details, please click here.

26 September 2007

Celebrating Age Month

The Older People’s Partnership Action Group and Age Concern Sunderland are for the first time having a Celebrating Age month in October. Together with our partners we are hosting a series of events throughout the City. The events will focus on topical, health, leisure and other important issues that affect and impact upon the 50+ age group.

For the full calendar of events, please click here (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

10 September 2007

Age Concern Sunderland's Annual General Meeting

Age Concern Sunderland will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday 13 September 2007 at 4.30pm attended by the President of Age Concern Sunderland - Mayor of Sunderland, Councillor Leslie Scott and Lady Mayoress, Mrs Ann Scott.

Director of Age Concern Sunderland, Alan Patchett said, "We warmly invite everyone to attend and hear about our work, the wide range of services we provide, and how much we do to help older people in Sunderland make the most of later life."

The meeting will take place at the Bradbury Centre, Stockton Road, with light refreshments served prior to the meeting at 4.00pm. Guest speaker at the meeting will be Neil Revely, the new Director of Health, Housing & Adult Services.

9 September 2007

Official Launch of the new Age Concern Sunderland Website

On Tuesday 11 September 2007 at 10am at the Bradbury Centre, Age Concern Sunderland will be holding the official launch of the new Age Concern Sunderland Website. This is just one of several activities taking place at the Bradbury centre during Silver Surfers' Week 2007 (10-14 September). Visitors will have a chance to look at the website on computers positioned around the building, as well an opportunity to talk to members of the IT and Leisure and Learning staff about the Internet and other aspects of computing.

5 September 2007

Autumn Activities at Age Concern Sunderland

Now that schools have started back, it’s also time for older people to think about the interests and activities they might follow through the coming months…

Age Concern Sunderland has a wealth of activities primarily for the 50+ age group of our City.

Activities include daily swimming at the Raich Carter Centre, exercise classes, computing classes, arts & crafts, and a range of modern languages including German and Italian. (Swimming passes are available from Age Concern Sunderland’s Bradbury Centre on Stockton Road.)

Click here for our full Autumn 2007 programme of activities.

This week and next, Age Concern Sunderland is holding an open fortnight with many different events, including a bread making demonstration on Friday this week and a seminar on ‘Care of the Feet’ on Monday next week, together with a number of computer-related events as part of Silver Surfers' Week (which runs from 10 to 14 September 2007).

Director of Age Concern Sunderland, Alan Patchett commented “We have so much of interest on offer this year for older people in Sunderland and would be delighted to see many new participants taking advantage of our programme of activities.”

Come and visit the Bradbury Centre anytime between 9.00am and 4.30pm from Monday to Friday this week and next to find out more, or ring Age Concern Sunderland on 0191 514 1131.