Take A Seat

Age-friendly Manchester

• In 2010, Manchester was the first UK city to be accepted into the World Health Organisation's Global Network of Age-friendly Cities in recognition of the work carried out by the Valuing Older People partnership.

• Manchester signed the declaration alongside cities such as New York , Lyons & Tai Pei

Why Old Moat ?

WHO Principle of active ageing

WHO Research DomainsCity Neighbourhood

How older people move around and where they go

What did we want to know?

Research Questions

•How can we develop an age-friendly neighbourhood?•How age-friendly is Old Moat now? •What would make Old Moat more Age-friendly?•How can we know we are succeeding? •How can we use these findings and methodologies to answer these questions in other neighbourhoods in Manchester (and beyond)?

People of all ages were asked for their views and ideas about Withington's age friendliness

What is Good and what needs to improving

Take a Seat?

• Rest a while • Stop an av a rite good

natter• Catch ones breath • Rest mi bones• Do mi shoppin• Getting owt an a

bowt! • Warm thy sen up

Withington District Centre

Take a Seat !

• The WHO guidelines state that• “The Availability of seating areas is generally

viewed as a necessary urban feature for older people; its difficult for many older people to walk around their neighbourhood without somewhere to rest”

• There are two options indoor seating and outdoor seating.

• The need to attract footfall and investment to the district centre is high to support growth and economic stability

“A Butcher”“A Key maker”

“A Baker”

What we offered

•Free window sticker•Free Folding chair or one with arms•Free publicity

What they offer

•To provide a safe place to sit and rest •Offer a free glass of water or even a brew•Toilet if possible •Help and support•Friendly face•A warm Welcome

What we found•Businesses were already much more age friendly than thought!

Xx Businesses have now signed up to the Age Friendly Agenda

Who has been involved….

Local Older People

Manchester Evening news and South Manchester Reporter

Next Steps… • To work together making Old Moat Age-friendly! • Understand and digest the recommended action

plan • Build upon the existing partnerships• Influence existing strategies with findings • Share best practice / learning• Work better with available resources (joint

funding options)• Have we got the right people involved ?

Do we need more

Walking Routes to the District Centre & beyond

and finally….

Value and build upon the contribution local older people have made to the project and ensure they

remain at the centre of our work.

Thanks for listening

Any Questions?

Easy ones please!