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Volunteering is at the top of AGEnda
12 Jun 2024AGE north down & ards (AGEnda) were delighted to come together at Bangor City Hall.
The Mayor Jennifer Gilmour hosted a reception to thank the AGEnda volunteers for their dedication and commitment to the older people in Ards & North Down.
AGEnda are currently looking for more volunteers, so please get in touch if you would be interested in supporting our ‘Good Morning Call’ service one morning per week.
Floating Support Service
30 Apr 2024What is ‘Floating Support’?
• Support for clients to live independently and to reduce social isolation.
• Connection to the local community.
• Signposting and referrals to other agencies e.g. Occupational Health, Home Safety Team.
• Support through Person Centred Plans for up to two years.
AGEnda’s Floating Support Service is funded by Supporting People and is available to people aged sixty five and over, in the North Down and Ards area.
If you are in...
Kilcooley Wellbeing Fair
3 Apr 2024AGEnda was delighted to be a part of the Kilcooley Wellbeing Fair.
This was a great event, showcasing a wide variety of support available in the local area.
The AGEnda team enjoyed talking to attendees about the various services that we offer to older people in the community.
AGEnda Services
21 Feb 2024We are delighted to have a write up in the County Down Spectator and Newtownards Chronicle recently. It was lovely to share about AGEnda's various services for older people on the local community.
Happy New Year
17 Jan 2024Happy New Year to all of our clients, partners & funders! We have been particularly busy of late and wanted to share some pictures with you of a little of what we have been up to.
Our wrapping skills were being tested leading up to the festive period, packing up presents for our valued clients. It can be a strange and difficult time of year for many people and it gave us an opportunity to go out to everyone who we support from our various services. Our Mayor, Cllr Jennifer Gilmour...
Positive Ageing Roadshow Events
26 Sep 2023Following the success of last year’s Positive Ageing Roadshows, Age Friendly Ards and North Down, supported by the Public Health Agency and in partnership with Ards and North Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP), will deliver another two roadshow events during Positive Ageing Month this October.
The Positive Ageing Roadshows are being run as part of ‘Positive Ageing Month’, which is celebrated every year in October. It is a month-long campaign of events and activities...
HOME FIRE SAFETY WEEK
18 Oct 2022Firefighters across NIFRS are out talking to the public about home fire safety this week.
Station Commander Karen McDowell met with partner AGE north down & ards who are helping to promote the fire safety message throughout the North Down & Ards Area.