Older people are as concerned about the climate crisis as younger people new research finds. In Greater Manchester, generations are tackling the climate emergency together.
As an age-friendly city region we are working to ensure older people's contributions are seen, and voices are heard, as we unite in the fight against climate change. Hear from older people at the Greater Manchester Green Summit on 18 October.
We invite you to join us on Twitter using the hashtag #OlderandGreener and #IDOP2021.
Thank you for your support with this year's campaign.
#OlderAndGreener animation from The Centre for Ageing Better
#OlderAndGreener: Tackling the climate emergency together in Greater Manchester
Generations Unite: This is What An Activist Looks Like
Generations Unite: This Is What An Activist Looks Like
A living library event is being held today, Friday October 1, to mark the launch of a new campaign that breaks stereotypes on what an activist looks like and showcase how generations are working together to tackle climate change.
The ‘This Is What An Activist Looks Like’ campaign launch coincides with the International Day of Older Persons and the living library event will give people the opportunity to talk to activists from all walks of life to be inspired to make a change in their communities.
All are welcome to the free drop-in event, which is being held at Manchester Central Library between 2pm-3.30pm. The afternoon will also premiere a new campaign video that features eight activists – young and old – uniting in the fight against climate change.
A living library event allows visitors to browse the ‘bookcases’ and choose the ‘story’ they want to listen to, pull up a pew, and have a conversation with their chosen activist, who will be all set to share their personal stories about their activism to inspire all generations to act.
Hear from members of GMR Circle on their Community Garden in Rochdale.
Watch the video: The HMR Circle Community Garden project
Older volunteers in Rochdale developed an urban green space into a multi-use allotment, orchard and wild flower area.
The HMR Circle Community Garden is now an urban green space developed into a multi-use allotment, orchard and wild flower area.
The allotment grows food for the RBH Pantries as well as the HMR Circle Dinner Driver Project, producing environmentally friendly, artificial pesticide and fertiliser free, fruit and vegetables, reducing food miles, preserving the local biodiversity and maintaining a 'green lung' in an urban setting.
The HMR Circle Community Garden is maintained by Older People who volunteer each week to keep the garden bursting with life.
Using the fruit and vegetables grown at the garden the Volunteers enjoy a hearty and healthy lunch on site, literally 'garden to plate', all with zero food miles!
The HMR Circle Community Garden has a large traditional flower garden area alongside a wildflower zone to encourage and preserve insect biodiversity and habitat as well as having a naturally aesthetically/visually beautiful area for rest and reflection.
In Our Nature - Manchester's UN International Day of Older Person's film
Manchester launches 'In Our Nature' campaign film and digital billboards
Manchester City Council's Communications Team has been working hard with members of the Age-Friendly Manchester Older People's Board and Assembly (featured in the posters) alongside younger members of the community on creating a climate change campaign.
The campaign challenges the myths that older people are responsible for climate change and aren't concerned about the issue.
You can have your say about tackling climate change and find out how to contribute via the In Our Nature MCR website.
Look out for the campaign on the digital billboards in and around Manchester city centre.
Blog: Derek Jarman Pocket Park at Manchester Art Gallery
Pride in Ageing at LGBT Foundation are working in partnership with Manchester Art Gallery to create the Derek Jarman Pocket Park. This new community garden space will be inspired by artist, filmmaker, activist and gardener Derek Jarman and his celebrated garden in Dungeness, Kent.
The Derek Jarman Pocket Park is being designed and planted by a volunteer group who are members of Pride in Ageing, a programme launched by LGBT Foundation to ensure that the voices of LGBTQ+ people over the age of 50 are heard when it comes to ageing policy and activity in Greater Manchester.
Atuku tells us why she loves her bike and how it's like having her own horse!
Blog: GM plans to support more over 50's to participate in Active Travel
Supporting people to participate in active travel is a key priority for Greater Manchester, this is essential to the physical and mental wellbeing of those living in Greater Manchester, to reducing the impact we are having on our planet and to creating better places to live, work and play.
In this new blog Beth Mitchell, Active Ageing lead at GreaterSport, writes how Greater Manchester plans to support more over 50's to participate in Active Travel, across the city region.
Case study: Making active travel part of every day in Wigan
To markInternational Day of Older Persons 2021, Wigan resident Deb West explains the role active travel plays in her life, and why it’s so important both for individual health and a greener planet.
Active travel is something Deb consciously plans into her daily life. ‘If I get together with a friend for coffee, we meet up on our bikes first to cycle there - making exercise and our journey part of our time together’ she explains.
History Begins at Home is all about helping people connect with family and friends through conversation about the past- and this month, for #OlderAndGreener, they're helping us have conversations around the environment.
Older, younger, greener: Wigan struck gold with 'Waste Not Garden'
Residents from Kildare Grange sheltered accommodation and pupils from the adjoining Primary School (St. Peter’s Hindley) joined forces for the making of Wigan Council's ‘The Waste Not Garden’.
Older and younger volunteers had a day of making Eco-bricks and conversations about why plastic is now in use and how we coped before it.
The intergenerational eco-friendly project went on to win gold at the Southport Flower Show.
The Conservation Volunteers Trafford- Climate change walk and talk including the opportunity to plant a tree!
Friday 1st October, Meet 9.45am Sale Sports Club, M33 2DE
Join Walk for Health Trafford on a walk around Sale Water Park and plant a tree on the way with TCV Manchester. Walk length: 90 minutes including a stop on the way to plant a tree (nothing too strenuous)
This is What An Activist Looks Like - Flash mob and human library
Friday 1st October, 2pm-3.30pm Central Library Manchester
Join Talking About My Generation and Greater Manchester Older People’s Network for the launch of their video; This is what an activist looks like?. Opportunity to see their new film produced for International Day of Older Person’s with a screening of the film and mini human library event; sharing experiences of how we are all activists.
Age-friendly Tameside: Tea Dance event at Eclectic Avenue
Friday 1st October 2:30-5pm, Eclectic Avenue at 4C Community Centre in Ashton, Tameside
This tea dance is mainly aimed at the over 50’s. Tickets are available from the café and are £10 which includes free sandwiches, cake, tea and coffee and an opportunity to dance! Old movies and songs from the golden era of Hollywood will also be played.
Come along and chat to us about using digital technology. We can show you how going digital can make life easier. There is also opportunity to try using digital equipment.
Wednesday 6th October @ Waverley Place 1pm-3pm - for residents for Waverley Place and Moorfield
Friday 15th October @ Harwood House 1pm-3pm - for residents of Harwood House and Taylor House
Wednesday 20th October @ Falcon House 1pm-3pm - for residents of Falcon and Griffin, The Mosses and Wellington Court
Friday 29th October @ Clarkshill 1pm-3pm - for residents of Clarkshill, Top o’th Fields and Stanhope Court
Greater Manchester Green City: Environment through generations – what does climate change mean to us all?
Monday 18th October 12:30 – 13:15, The Lowry, Salford Quays
Join us to hear the inspiring perspectives of older people in the city-region, taking on climate action and working to understand what we still need to do to meet our 2038 climate goal. A member of Greater Manchester Older People’s Network joins this 45 minute panel session to debate “Environment through generations – what does climate change mean to us all?”
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Greater Manchester Ageing Hub
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
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