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Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods Membership

Summary

In February 2020, Bristol launched their local Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods Network, which replicates the global network on a local scale. Similarly to the WHO network, this initiative offer community groups and organisations the chance to be recognised for their efforts towards becoming age-friendly and to share resources, action plans and practices with other members. As candidates for this scheme are likely to have limited funding and resources, we simply ask that they complete a checklist that helps them to consider their neighbourhood’s provision in the context of each domain, and an action plan with at least three objectives they are working towards to change their area. Following submission of the membership pack, applicants receive a certificate to celebrate their membership of the network and the offer of one-to-one support to discuss their action plan. They also receive a copy of our Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods Toolkit (which can be found in the resources library).

Age-Friendly Bristol hosts bi-monthly gatherings for Neighbourhood Network members to share updates and ideas. These can be attended by anyone, but all attendees are encouraged to apply for membership.

Age-Friendly Neighbourhood Membership Pack 2020 (2)

Certificate (1)

Website: http://agefriendlybristol.org.uk/make-your-neighbourhood-age-friendly/

Key facts

Main target group: Both younger and older people (i.e. intergenerational)

Sector(s): Health

Desired outcome for older people:
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Other issues the Age-friendly practice aims to address:
  • Ageism
  • Accessibility
  • Ageing in place
  • Healthy behaviours (e.g. physical activity)
  • Intergenerational activities
  • Inclusion
  • Participation

Contact details

Name: Bianca Rossetti

Email address: rossettib@ageukbristol.org.uk

Age-friendly practice in detail (click to expand):

Engaging the wider community

Project lead: Civil Society Organisation

Others involved in the project:
  • Local authorities
  • Older People’s Association
  • Volunteers

How collaboration worked: Community Development Workers from both Bristol City Council and Bristol Ageing Better are sharing information about the scheme in the areas they are responsible for. The scheme was developed in partnership with a local community activist featured in our Neighbourhoods Toolkit (Ben Barker)

Older people’s involvement: Older people helped to implement the age-friendly practice

Details on older people’s involvement: We anticipate that the majority of groups that join the network will include older people.

Moving forward

Has the impact of this age-friendly practice been analysed: No

Do you plan to evaluate your age-friendly practice? Yes

Feedback:
Not yet

Looking back

Reflections:
n/a

Challenges:
We previously offered membership through an online form only, and while we received a few applications, we did not achieve the city-wide reach we had hoped for and most applications were sorely lacking in detail and did not outline any current or planned local activities. This is why we chose to offer the membership pack, which supports people to look at their neighbourhood through the age-friendly lens and consider what they can do to make a difference. The pack is being shared by community development practitioners throughout the city and within two weeks we received two completed packs and hope to cover the majority of the city by the end of the year.