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One Voice: Shaping Our Ageing Society
7 April 2009 – Central London

This conference marks the joining together of Age Concern England and Help the Aged to form a single new charity dedicated to improving the lives of older people.

For further details please visit the Age Concern website

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Help the Aged is holding a series of five policy seminars in partnership with The Guardian on the theme of unequal ageing.

Each seminar will explore a specific aspect of exclusion or poverty experienced by older people in specific areas of daily life.

A Life Worth Living: Unequal Quality of Life in Age
Tuesday 31 March – Central London

Most people enjoy taking part in cultural, sporting and other activities as part of an active, fulfilled life. Having things to occupy time contributes to a sense of wellbeing. Some people want to continue working beyond the official retirement age. Too often, older people are denied access to the things that fulfil them as they age.

This seminar will focus on what constitutes ‘the good life’, why it is important to a continued sense of wellbeing and how to widen access to it for older people.

For further details please email Tina Chignoli

Age, Health and Nutrition in Europe
25 March 2009 - QEII Conference Centre, London

The UK Government’s Science and Innovation Network together with the UK Age Research Forum present this seminar on Age Research, Health and Nutrition from a European perspective.

Speakers will include experts and researchers from a range of European countries. The day will cover European funding opportunities, potential for collaboration as well as future possibilities and challenges for age research.

For further details please email Tina Chignoli

Poverty of Identity: What Does it Mean to be ‘Old’? 
23 March 2009 – Central London

This seminar will explore how ageing impacts on personal and social constructions of identity and how, if at all, society affords people the right to be ‘old’. It will link age discrimination to notions of identity.

For further details please email Tina Chignoli

Poverty of Place: Unequal Places to Grow Old
18 March 2009 – Central London

This seminar will explore what are the key elements of an elder-friendly community. It will touch on issues of location (urban vs rural), the built environment, transport, social networks, services and amenities. It will particularly explore views held by those who see the built environment and design as the main component of an elder-friendly community with those who place a greater emphasis on family and human interaction.

For further details please email Tina Chignoli

Future Communities Report Launch
10 March 2009

From the opportunities inspired by new technologies and developments in health sciences, through to the threats of climate change, it is very clear that we are living in changing times.

Help the Aged, in collaboration with Arup Healthcare Consulting, launched a new report and opened a debate on how communities of the future might look for older people.