The Scottish Older People's Assembly works with organisations, committees, and government to improve life for older adults in Scotland.
Edinburgh
Joined October 2011
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📢 currently recruiting participants in Greater Glasgow and surrounding areas for our research into memory & ageing 🧠👇🏻 @Scotopa @u3aScotland
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Lively and interesting discussion at Scottish Parliament about the proven success of arts in improving headland wellbeing- and the patchiness of preventative provision. Thanks v much for inviting me @Scotopa
festivalofpolitics.scot/even… - event tomorrow!
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The Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnerships "Grampian Gathering" will be a great opportunity for people to talk with and hear from others about some of the things that help us 'stay well, stay connected' as we age.
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Have you made plans for the International Day of Older People on 1 October yet?
Find your local Age-friendly lead by browsing the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities map and check out the events that are happening near you on the day.
ageing-better.org.uk/uk-netw…
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We’ve partnered with @scottish_water to highlight the importance of staying hydrated this summer. Drinking enough tap water daily is great for your health, your pocket & the planet! To get our FREE Hydration Matters guide, call 0800 12 44 222 or visit age.scot/hydration-matters
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Will you be joining the network of Age-friendly Communities on 1 October for the International Day of Older People?
Find your local Age-friendly lead by browsing the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities map. #IDOP2024
ageing-better.org.uk/uk-netw…
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Two of our Sheltered Housing complexes recently took part in their first “Boogie in the House” party as part of the Compassionate Buildings project in partnership with @HSCAberdeen 💃🕺
Around 30 tenants joined us for a good ol' boogie and everyone had an amazing time 🪩💜
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📢 It's official - The Festival of Politics is back for 2024!
Explore the week-long programme taking place in August, and book your tickets now: festivalofpolitics.scot/
#FoP2024
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We host regional forums for staff and volunteers who support the older ex-Armed Forces community in Scotland, for sharing information, making connections and joining up support. Find out more bit.ly/45zMvgL
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Did you know?
The 48 funded organisations are aligned to seven of the Scottish Government’s policy areas:
🟣 Age Equality
🟣 British Sign Language
🟣 Disability Equality
🟣 Gender Equality
🟣 Human Rights
🟣 LGBTI Equality
🟣 Race Equality
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Today we held our first stakeholder panel meeting for our @ESRC funded project on strategy training to support healthy cognitive ageing - great input & feedback! 🙏@u3aScotland @Scotopa @campbellgerardd @RebeccaHart00 @richjallen @DrMelanieBurke @cvonbastian @marioparrarodri
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We're pleased to publish our latest progress report from Apr - Sept 23.
It highlights the vital work carried about by our 48 partner organisations across seven policy areas.
Keep reading for some of the highlights 🧵 OR read the full report here ➡️ inspiringscotland.org.uk/pub…
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Charities urge @JohnSwinney to reinstate a minister for older people
Read the story in @ScotNational
thenational.scot/news/243036…
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Good to speak to @BBCGaryR on @BBCRadioScot #GMS this morning on the call from @agescotland & more than 20 organisations & academics to First Minister @JohnSwinney to bring back a named minister for older people as he forms his government.
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bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:b…
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We’re backing the campaign to reinstate a named Minister for Older People, if you agree add your name here: age.scot/minister
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More than 70 organisations have shown their support for our Statement of Intent as we call on people of all ages to work together to tackle pensioner poverty.
We all deserve a later life filled with dignity, choice and purpose.
✍️ Show your support: independentage.org/statement…
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Along with 19 other organisations, we are calling on the new First Minister to reinstate a named Minister for Older People. Read more in:
sundaypost.com/fp/snp-minist…
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We were really pleased to join @agescotland + others to call for the reinstatement of a Minister for Older People in likely new FM @JohnSwinney's @ScotGov team. Excellent to see @SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson championing this important role too.
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If you agree with us that older ppl (aged 50+!) in Scotland need a named Minister to represent their needs in @ScotGov you can show support on o @agescotland's site 👉age.scot/minister
We’re calling on future First Minister @JohnSwinney to demonstrate commitment to improving the lives of older people in Scotland by reinstating a named Minister for Older People. Please consider sharing the campaign and signing our petition: age.scot/minister
