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INSIDE – OUTSIDE VIRTUAL REALITY – UPDATE
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 …
FLINTSHIRE AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES
Age Friendly Flintshire In May 2023, Flintshire received the accolade of becoming a member of the Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities. Flintshire joins more than 1400 cities, counties, and communities across 51 countries around the world in being recognised as working to improve the age-friendliness in their area. As the second community in …
Vale of Glamorgan becomes the latest to join the World Health Organization’s Network of Age Friendly Cities and Communities.
In October the Vale of Glamorgan received news it had become the fourth local authority area in Wales to join the WHO’s Global Network, recognising the work to date and ambitions under the Age Friendly Vale programme. The Vale’s Age Friendly Officer has taken forward this work on behalf of the Public Services Board (PSB) …
Anglesey Update on Age-Friendly Work
Anglesey County Council is working towards securing membership to the World Health Organisation’s Global Network of Age-Friendly Communities. For several years the Island has hosted an Older People’s Council and Forum which has been an opportunity to work together to overcome any challenges facing people on the Island. During the lockdown periods, the meetings took …
In The Back Garden
Two contributions for this article from Rhondda Cynon Taf. Thanks to Liz Penwill for the article. Both Liz and Matt Davies have sent in the pictures. Incredibly positive examples of how to find a new interest in the pandemic. [The feature picture is not from a back garden !!] ___________________________________________________________________ Few birds were in evidence when …
Volunteering
COPA Board Member, Hazel Maguire representing Swansea 50+ Forum, talks to us about her experience of volunteering and fundraising for different older people’s causes. I have been volunteering and fundraising for a number of years now. My friends and I had always supported a variety of charities, but our hearts were in the problems of …
Caerphilly Over 50 Virtual Reality Project
Inside – Outside is the name we have given our Virtual Reality project. We came up with a plan to help those who can’t leave their environments to enjoy “virtual walks” through gardens, beaches, or country scenes. Residents in care homes, particularly, will be able to take virtual visits to a wide range of interesting …