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Crompton, Halliwell and Tonge with the Haulgh recognised as age-friendly by Mayor of Greater Manchester
Crompton, Halliwell and Tonge with the Haulgh in Bolton has been officially recognised as an age-friendly neighbourhood by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham.
The Mayor announced the winners of his Age-Friendly Challenge during Greater Manchester’s Doing Ageing Differently conference. Held, in February 2019, the event brought together over 300 key figures in ageing from across the country.
Crompton, Halliwell and Tonge with the Haulgh were three of 32 areas from across Greater Manchester to be recognised by the award scheme designed to showcase the best places to grow older in the city-region.
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester said: "I launched this challenge last year to unearth the positive work I know is going on in Greater Manchester, to find practical examples of what age-friendly really means, and to share best practice across the city-region. The response to this challenge has been fantastic. The variety of age-friendly work displayed from all our winners clearly shows the commitment from our local communities to make sure that people in Greater Manchester are living not just longer, but happier and healthier too."
Bolton's Ambition for Ageing programme is a partnership between Bolton CVS, Age UK Bolton and Bolton at Home and supported by key local partners including Bolton Council. The Ambition for Ageing programme has been working alongside community members to develop and allocate small investments to projects which aim to build more Age Friendly Communities.
Louise McDade, Policy and Engagement Manager from Bolton CVS said: "We are delighted to be working with excellent partners, local groups and older people in Halliwell, Crompton and Tonge with the Haulgh to create age friendly neighbourhoods. Connecting and supporting people to build on the amazing strengths within Bolton."
The award recognises the hard work that organisations and older people in Crompton, Halliwell and Tonge with the Haulgh have carried out to make their area a great place to grow older.
An age-friendly neighbourhood is a place where: residents are committed to looking out for each other, older people feel they can have a say in what’s going on in their local area, and there are spaces where people can get together.
The award also showed that Crompton, Halliwell and Tonge with the Haulgh is committed to helping older people feel: independent, safe and secure, and informed about what is going on in their local area.
Submissions to Mayor’s Age-Friendly Challenge were reviewed by an expert panel chaired by Prof. Chris Phillipson from MICRA at The University of Manchester. Other panellists included representatives from Greater Manchester Older People’s Network, Ambition for Ageing, and the Centre for Ageing Better.