This Blog by the COPA Hon. Sec was published by the Commissioner for Older People in Wales on 29 January 2026 [Link] Spotlights on Ageism – Older People’s Commissioner for Wales olderpeopm/ews/spotlights-on-ageism/↗ Age Discrimination in Wales – A Spotlight On Ageism Steve Milsom (an older person of 70) is writing here independently but is Secretary […]
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The Cymru Older Peoples Alliance (COPA) is a national charity, supported by the Welsh Government, dedicated to making sure that the voices of older people’s forums and groups are heard across Wales. COPA acts as a bridge, bringing together the views, opinions, and concerns of local older people, and ensuring there is a two-way dialogue
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RECRUITMENT OF A NEW CHAIR FOR CYMRU OLDER PEOPLES ALLIANCE COPA is a small national registered charity run by older people for older people in Wales. We are the “national voice” for local older people’s forums and want to make sure that older people are listened to and their opinions acted on in everything that
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Cymru Older People’s Alliance [COPA] are looking for Elected and Co-opted Trustees to join its Board. If the answer to these questions is ‘Yes’, please consider applying for these Trustee vacancies COPA is a small national registered charity run by older people for older people in Wales. We are the “national voice” for local older
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Introduction Our project has taken an exciting step forward, following the successful pilot project in Caerphilly. Two members of the project team now live in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT). With the pilot in Caerphilly successfully completed, this felt like the right moment to launch a larger programme, bringing our Virtual Reality (VR) experiences into Care
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A personal perspective by Steve Milsom, Honorary Secretary, Cymru Older People’s Alliance Paying for Care has not been resolved over 25 years despite the clear evidence of it being a major societal problem. Successive Governments of all colours have set up Commissions, produced Reports, white papers, even draft legislation but just kicked this “too difficult”
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