Save the date! Newham’s free Ageing Well Festival will be held on Saturday 5 October. Please join us to celebrate International Day of Older Persons. Everything will be FREE including all activities, entertainment and the international food available. The celebration…
Karen grew up in the borough, and is a proud resident of Newham. She has a profound dedication to supporting older adults. Her background in social services and healthcare advocacy gave her invaluable expertise in understanding the unique challenges faced…
Six years ago, Tim spent a period in a hospital and realised on coming out that his lifestyle choices had contributed to it. That was a turning point for him, and he became passionate about physical and mental wellbeing –…
Bisi is passionate about making a difference in her local community. She works with residents who face additional barriers to getting active – such as older people, women, and people with long-term health conditions or mental health issues. She is…
Stella is passionate about bringing dance and the arts into health settings and vulnerable communities to encourage healthy relationships to movement. She is founder of Embrace Space: Arts & Wellbeing, delivering free inclusive dance and movement sessions in Newham. Her…
Katie Blake is a long-standing council volunteer, who has contributed her time, knowledge and efforts to supporting a wide variety of community campaigns, such as the Ageing Well Strategy Resident Advisory Group. She has been a COVID-19 Champion and Peer…
Peter grew up in Newham and loves how multicultural the borough is. He is passionate about the Ageing Well agenda; as co-chair of the Ageing Well Resident Advisory Group and member of the Older People’s Reference Group, he is very…
Bill has worked closely with the council as co-chair of the Ageing Well Strategy Delivery Board. He runs the LGBTQ+ Seniors group, which meets for coffee and a chat to give support, and identify issues affecting older LGBTQ+ people. Bill…
Age Without Limits is a national campaign highlighting the prejudice that’s often faced by older people. Newham Council is committed to tackling ageism as part of our Ageing Well strategy. As part of the strategy, we have secured Age-friendly Employer…
