Age-friendly Built Environment Quick Guides Our collection of quick guides offers a simple yet comprehensive overview of the key design considerations for ensuring age-friendliness across a range of spaces and amenities.

The guides are aimed at built environment professionals, local government staff, and residents of all ages who want to advocate for change in their local area.

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Discover our eight steps for delivering a Take a Seat initiative in your own place Take a Seat initiatives tackle a wide range of issues from accessibility to social connection and health – one seat at a time.

Find out more about Take a Seat here: ageing-better.org.uk/resources/ei...

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Society | The State of Ageing 2025 Older people take on varied roles in their communities but frequently come up against barriers of ageism, digital exclusion and cutbacks in local amenities and services.

Read in full here: ageing-better.org.uk/society-stat...

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Society | The State of Ageing 2025 Older people take on varied roles in their communities but frequently come up against barriers of ageism, digital exclusion and cutbacks in local amenities and services.

Our research found that Older people in general are more likely to be positive about where they live and are more likely to contribute to their local communities through volunteering, caring and civic participation.

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Society | The State of Ageing 2025 Older people get involved in communities, but ageism, digital exclusion and a lack of local amenities limit this. We will be releasing more detailed data and analysis later in 2025.

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Check out our #IDOP2025 website page to get some ideas for your own celebrations, plus free resources to share on your own social media channels and websites.

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Age-friendly Community Survey We have developed a Community Survey template and guidance to help you understand older residents’ experiences and priorities around ageing.

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Building an age-friendly city region: what we’ve learned from our partnership with Greater Manchester At Ageing Better, we’ve always believed in the power of partnership to drive meaningful change.

Read more about what @ageingbetter.bsky.social has learned from our partnership with @greatermcr.bsky.social in building an Age-friendly city region.

Read here: ageing-better.org.uk/blogs/buildi...

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An introduction to Age-friendly Communities What is an Age-friendly Community? Learn about the WHO Age-friendly Communities framework and what can be achieved through becoming one.

Interested in finding out more? Join us for our 'An introduction to Age-friendly Communities' webinar at 10am on 10 September.

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International Day of Older People – 1 October 2025 Join the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities in celebrating the power that social connections have in shaping our lives and communities, this International Day of Older People

The communities we live in shape our ability to connect – and in turn, the connections that we make help shape our local environment.

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We’re invited to celebrate and strengthen the connections that help us feel at home and build a shared sense of belonging in the places we live.

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How will today’s spending announcement impact the country’s 50+ population? Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled the contents of the UK's first multi-year spending review since 2021.

Read more in our press release in full here: ageing-better.org.uk/news/how-wil...

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