Leeds council to make city more ‘age-friendly’

Leeds Older People’s Forum (LOPF), Leeds City Council and the Centre for Ageing Better are joining together in a new five year partnership to develop and share innovate approaches to tackle social, economic and health inequalities in later life.

Cllr Charlwood, Chair of LOPF Bill Rollinson and Chair of the Centre for Ageing Better Lord Filkin

Growing Old Grace-fully were pleased to be there at the launch of this partnership and hear Cllr Rebecca Charlwood acknowledge the value of older people,  “Older people currently provide informal volunteer services to their community saving millions of pounds each year”.

You can read more about the plans to make Leeds an ‘age-friendly city’ over the next five years here

 

 

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