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Age Friendly Norwich  

Implementing Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (AFCC) initiatives has proven effective in creating more inclusive environments for people of all ages. This approach benefits the entire community, not just older adults.  

Therefore we have committed towards registering  

State of Ageing in Norwich 2024 Report

Read our newly released, State of Ageing in Norwich 2024 report. This report will be periodically updated as more information and data becomes available. The report was published in September and debuted on 3 October 2024.

Launching an Age Friendly City

Watch the Age UK Norwich launch video for Age Friendly Norwich. 

The four steps of becoming age-friendly

  • Step 1: Engage and Understand

    The first step on the journey to becoming an Age-friendly Community is to engage local leaders, stakeholders and older people and work to understand how ‘age-friendly’ your community currently is, so your activity can respond to current needs and opportunities.

  • Step 2: Plan strategically

    Next, communities will use all of the information gathered in Step One to determine their local priorities for action. 

  • Step 3: Act and implement

    In Step 3, Age-friendly Communities will create and deliver on an action plan that achieves their strategic priorities, with whatever resource they have. Some communities will combine their strategy and action plan.

  • Step 4: Monitor and evaluate

    Finally, Age-friendly Communities will assess their progress in implementing the Age-friendly approach as well as the impact of the work on local people’s lives.

Based on the holistic nature of the 8 domain’s...

the WHO Framework this is built on the evidence on what supports healthy and active ageing in a place.  

  1. Outdoor Spaces and Buildings
  2. Transportation
  3. Housing 
  4. Respect and Social Inclusion 
  5. Social Participation 
  6. Civic Participation & Employment 
  7. Information and Communication 
  8. Community & Health Services 

 

 

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Why do we need to do this?

We want Norwich to become an age friendly city.  We see this as an essential strategy to ensure we’re an inclusive city where residents can thrive, supported by opportunities and services that enhance and protect their health and wellbeing.

As a society, we have invested substantial resources in helping people to live longer. We now need to make sure those years uphold a quality of life we can be proud of.

 

 

 

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Age Friendly Norwich Latest News

 

Find out whats going on with the age friendly Norwich project, events, projects, important updates and more! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Helpful resources

Find helpful resources and an index of age friendly information

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