Age Friendly

Task Four:
Setting Up the Age Friendly Alliance
Once you’ve got all members to agree to join the Age Friendly Alliance, you can then
set up its first meeting. It’s the job of the Age Friendly City or County Coordinator to
write, with the Chair/Chief Executive, the agenda for each meeting and keep records
of minutes from these meetings.
Often, the first meeting of the Alliance is organised to coincide with the launch
of the programme. For instance, hosting a breakfast meeting with all members
of the Alliance in advance of the formal launch of the programme can be a good
idea. However, sometimes, Age Friendly City/County Coordinators like to have an
introductory meeting with all the Alliance members in the local authority building
before the launch. At this meeting, the Alliance members commit to keeping
elected representatives informed about progress of the Alliance.
At the first Alliance meetings, members must commit to building a relationship with the
Local Community Development Committee, to supporting the Older People’s Council
– particularly in relation to achieving membership of the Public Participation Network
and to making a submission to the multi-annual Local Economic and Community Plan
(LECP) of the Local Community Development Committee. The meetings themselves
are usually held in the County Council buildings and last about two hours.
TIP:
The terms of reference for the Age Friendly Alliance in the
Appendix for Chapter 1 should be given to all members of the
Alliance at the first meeting.
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