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Living The Age Friendly Programme: Nora Webster, outgoing Chair of the Older People’s Forum in Kilkenny. “I liked that the Age Friendly programme was inclusive with all the service providers working with older people – not for older people.” Nora Webster is an excellent example of active citizenship. Following her retirement, she returned to education, completing a degree in Community Development at NUI Maynooth. She was already a volunteer with the Senior Help Line and Victim Alliance when she first heard about the Age Friendly programme in Kilkenny. “I went along to the meeting in a local hotel. It was well publicised and there were representatives from local businesses and the local authority. After that, I attended the consultation. At this meeting, people were invited to join the Older People’s Forum.” “Initially, I didn’t think anything would come of it. I had been to county consultation meetings before and they just died down but this time, I got really interested. I liked that the Age Friendly programme was inclusive with all the service providers working with older people – not for older people.” Nora Webster became the Chairperson of the Older People’s Forum in Kilkenny in 2010. The Executive Committee of the Older People’s Forum was formed in 2011. “We realised that we couldn’t get anywhere with the larger 100
Chapter 4: Implementation group. So the Executive Committee meets monthly and we take our mandate from the bigger group which meets twice yearly. It works very well.” She received a Kilkenny Person of the Year Award in 2013 for her outstanding work in the community. Members of the Older People’s Forum Executive Committee are on decision making groups on housing, access and the provision of health services for older people in Kilkenny. Nora Webster says that this is a critical aspect of the programme. “Kilkenny city has changed – particularly the public areas and access to information. I feel older people have become a real part of the decisionmaking and planning process whether it’s a County Development Plan or a site for a new seat.” “It took a lot of time for officials within the local authorities to take the Older People’s Forum seriously and to take our issues on board. We have had to follow up a lot. We also needed to understand how things worked in terms of timeframes and plans.” She admits though that it takes time to get things done. “It took a lot of time for officials within the local authorities to take the Older People’s Forum seriously and to take our issues on board. We have had to follow up a lot. We also needed to understand how things worked in terms of timeframes and plans. Our main issues are transport, public toilets and bus shelters with seating. We have achieved a lot but transport is still proving to be a difficult issue – we need more buses from the outskirts of Kilkenny into the city.” Overall though, she would advice older people to get involved with the Age Friendly programme. “You can be part of the process of making change for the better in your city or county. You get a great satisfaction out of that. You don’t realise until you are involved that you have such an amount to give. By coming together and talking about issues as a group, each issue is voiced. Though it can be a slow process, you can get things done and you get a great sense of achievement from it.” 101
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