Positive Ageing Month - October 2022
Welcome to Positive Ageing Month As Head of Health Improvement, Equality and Involvement for the Western Health & Social Care Trust, I am delighted once again to support the annual Positive Ageing Campaign. This is a great example of how working together can achieve great results. I would like to thank all our partners for providing a wide range of activities and events for older people. Positive Ageing month puts a focus on the 5 steps to wellbeing - Be Active, Connect, Take Notice, Give and Keep Learning. This year there are many opportunities to participate in programmes that will allow you to achieve all these steps. The varied programme offers dancing, swimming, poetry and opportunities to meet new or old friends, reading the newspapers over tea. What is not to like? There are too many activities to mention so I would encourage you to take a look and attend as many as you can!!!! Seamus Ward Head of Health Improvement, Equality and Involvement, WHSCT
Welcome to Positive Ageing Month
As Head of Health Improvement, Equality and Involvement for the Western Health & Social Care Trust, I am delighted once again to support the annual Positive Ageing Campaign. This is a great example of how working together can achieve great results. I would like to thank all our partners for providing a wide range of activities and events for older people.
Positive Ageing month puts a focus on the 5 steps to wellbeing - Be Active, Connect, Take Notice, Give and Keep Learning.
This year there are many opportunities to participate in programmes that will allow you to achieve all these steps. The varied programme offers dancing, swimming, poetry and opportunities to meet new or old friends, reading the newspapers over tea. What is not to like? There are too many activities to mention so I would encourage you to take a look and attend as many as you can!!!!
Seamus Ward
Head of Health Improvement, Equality and Involvement, WHSCT
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Programme of Events<br />
1:00pm -<br />
3:00pm<br />
2:00pm -<br />
3:00pm<br />
2:00pm -<br />
4:00pm<br />
Saturday 8th <strong>October</strong><br />
12noon -<br />
2:00pm<br />
Monday 10th <strong>October</strong><br />
9:00am -<br />
6:00pm<br />
2:00pm -<br />
3:00pm<br />
6:30pm -<br />
7:45pm<br />
Tuesday 11th <strong>October</strong><br />
11:30am -<br />
2:00pm<br />
Friday Crochet, Knit and Natter in Eglinton Community Hall<br />
Learn new skills with experienced knitting and crochet every Friday in <strong>October</strong>.<br />
Cost is £3 per session. Contact Debbie Caulfield on 07756464372 or<br />
email eglintoncommunity@yahoo.co.uk to book<br />
Basic IT One-to-One Session at Strathfoyle Library<br />
Book a free one to one basic IT session to help support you. Available every<br />
Friday. Booking is essential, phone 028 7186 0385 or<br />
email strathfoyle.library@librariesni.org.uk<br />
Knit and Natter in Strabane Library<br />
Knit, crochet, share patterns and chat with a cup of tea. Free event on every<br />
Friday. Phone 028 7188 3686 or email strabanelibrary@librariesni.org.uk. All<br />
welcome.<br />
Photography Exhibition - Alley Theatre (on all weekend)<br />
Produced by the University of Atypical, the annual Bounce Arts Festival<br />
showcases outstanding new work by the pan disability community are hosting<br />
a Photography Exhibition with opportunities for the pan disability Age Friendly<br />
community to enter. Contact Caitriona Doherty by email<br />
Caitriona.Doherty@Derrystrabane.com or telephone 028 7125 3253 or<br />
visit https://universityofatypical.org/bounce/<br />
Digital Day at Derry Central Library<br />
Free one to one e-Clinics on the use of iPhone, computer e-book’s and<br />
magazine’s, available all day. To book phone 028 7122 9990 or email<br />
derrycentral.library@librariesni.org.uk<br />
The Ulster Plantation and US – (Online Event via Zoom)<br />
Learn about the Plantation of Ulster; when, why, what happened, and what<br />
evolved, it may inspire you to look deeper Ulster history, delivered by the Ulster-<br />
Scots Community Network. Join Zoom meeting using Meeting ID: 592 463 2166<br />
and Passcode: Us1010. Contact Deirdre Speer Whyte on 028 9043 6710 or<br />
email deirdre@ulster-scots.com<br />
Adult Reading Group in Strathfoyle Library<br />
Meets on the second Monday of every month, join in some lively literary<br />
discussions. Contact 028 7186 0385 or<br />
email strathfoyle.library@librariesni.org.uk<br />
<strong>Positive</strong> <strong>Ageing</strong> and Life Long Learning, Verbal Arts Centre<br />
Learn how to become a Verbal Wellbeing Champion in your community and what<br />
training Verbal can provide. Contact Brogan Wakeley on 028 7126 6946 or<br />
email Brogan@theverbal.co to find out more information or book your place<br />
<strong>Positive</strong> <strong>Ageing</strong> <strong>October</strong> <strong>2022</strong> | #positiveageingwest<br />
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