Banbury Festival 200
The Banbury Festival 200 is well underway and throughout August you can visit the fantastic Colours of Banbury' Origami Crane Arts Project 2022 exhibition (previously featured in the OAFCN e-news) at St Mary's Church, Horse Fair, Banbury OX16 0AA-Saturday, on display until Monday, 15 August 2022 (all day) .
The exhibition is the result of a collaboration between Banbury Business & Arts and St Mary's Festival 200 to create a suspended installation of Origami Cranes in the church to coincide with the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The installation will be made up of 3000 coloured paper cranes made by individuals, businesses and local organisations. Free admission, all proceeds from donations go to St Mary’s Church 
To find out more and to view the Banbury Festival 200 programme visit the website here - Banbury Festival 200

The BIDDY Project
The BIDDY project represents the work of older women artists who are trained in visual or performance art and have an ongoing art practice. The project is designed to encourage artists who may be returning to practice after a break, or who have come artistic practice in later in life. The first BIDDY BOOST meeting is 10.30 - 4 Wednesday 31st August 2022 at West Oxford Community Centre, cost including lunch £45. To apply to join the group email  coucoucuration@gmail.com by Friday 12th August 2022 including a brief description of your training and art practice and why you feel taking part in the group will be helpful to you. Include links to your website / social media. If you don’t have an up to date online presence you can send pictures and descriptions of two recent works. Twelve artists will be selected. For more information and the programme for the day visit the website here www.coucoucuration.com/biddyboost

NAPA Arts in Care Homes Day-24th September 2022
2022 is NAPA's (National Activity Providers Association) 25th Anniversary and is their nominated Year of Creativity. For this year's NAPA Arts in Care Homes Day on 24 September, they will be reaching out internationally and inviting other countries to join in the celebrations on the day. There will also be various online events in the leadup to the big day. NAPA are encouraging everyone to get involved, delivering events and sharing related best practice social media posts, using the hashtag  #AICH2022. To find out more visit the website- NAPA Arts In Care Homes Day 2022

Silver Sunday - 2nd October 2022
Silver Sunday is a day dedicated to older people. Fun and free activities are held across the UK where older people can make new friends, visit new places, try new activities and connect with other generations in their local communities. It is a day for older people to enjoy themselves and given the events of the past two years, this is now more important than ever.
You are all invited to celebrate Silver Sunday this October, welcoming older people in your communities for a day of fun and friendship. You’re welcome to go to town on the ‘celebrations’ or just do what you do best and add any of your wonderful activities which welcome older people to the Silver Sunday online map. You can visit the website to be inspired by the thousands of activities from previous years by following the link here - silversunday.org.uk
For more information please contact Lucinda on T: 07890 380 238 or E: info@silversunday.org.uk

Challenging ageism in Age-friendly Communities: Bristol’s Age Proud campaign
This case study, shared by the Centre for Ageing Better, looks at how Age-friendly Bristol challenged negative perceptions of older age, in a style fitting of the city’s vibrant culture. Bristol’s Age Proud campaign was created to challenge negative stereotypes, celebrate active older adults and create an environment for Bristol’s residents to feel good about ageing.To read the report visit the website here - Age Proud Bristol