Edinburgh City Libraries have developed the annual Get Up and Go- a brochure for 50 +, unique to Edinburgh. Jam-packed with articles and information and over 300 organisations and activities, from quilt making to canoeing, there is something for everyone in it. The aim is to encourage healthy minds and physical activity and to make access to these opportunities easier for all of our citizens to all of the opportunities across the city of Edinburgh.
It is also about Libraries as community spaces for older people, places where they can volunteer, learn and socialise
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/1444/activities_for_older_people/404/get_up_and_g
We also made the information available electronically. http://www.youredinburgh.info/engage/
We linked it to Get Up and Go for IT to teach the senior citizens the skills they need to add to it
We made it widely available across the city in health centres, libraries community and leisure centres.
Join us at the EDGE 2012 conference http://edgeconference.co.uk/networking/
Liz McGettigan
Libraries and Information Services Manager
The City of Edinburgh Council
0131 529 7894
http://yourlibrary.edinburgh.gov.uk/
http://talesofonecity.wordpress.com/
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Subject: fit as a fiddle - A Lasting Legacy for Healthy Ageing
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Colleagues may be interested in attending the below free conference, which is designed to celebrate the legacy of Age UK's Big Lottery Funded fit as a fiddle portfolio which is a health and wellbeing programme of physical activity, healthy eating and mental wellbeing for older people. Email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> to book a place.
fit as a fiddle - A Lasting Legacy for Healthy Ageing
A conference being held by Age UK
15th March 2012 at the Thistle Hotel Marble Arch
fit as a fiddle is an England wide project which delivers physical activity and healthy eating sessions to older people to improve their health and mental well being. Over 300,000 people have taken part in fit as a fiddle activities from Aqua Aerobics to Zumba since it began in October 2007. To date 4,500 older people have been recruited and trained to support fit as a fiddle activities. External evaluation of fit as a fiddle highlights the impact the project has had on older peoples lives. Over 71% of people were continuing with physical activity sessions and 13% improving their eating habits 3 months after the programme had ended in their area.
This conference will highlight the good practice from both regional and national projects delivering the fit as a fiddle portfolio. It will explore how fit as a fiddle can become self sustaining by linking into the Government initiatives of localism and commissioning.
The fit as a fiddle portfolio is funded by the Big Lottery Fund as part of the Wellbeing programme, to deliver £15.1 million worth of projects across all 9 English regions until 2012.
A unique opportunity to:
· Find our more about Age UK and the fit as a fiddle portfolio
· Learn more about how you can make health and wellbeing activities meet commissioners requirements
· Learn how to engage diverse groups of people in later life into activity and wellbeing.
· Learn more about how to capacity build your projects for the future.
· Get an up-to-the-minute overview of key trends and drivers impacting on services for people in later life.
· Find innovative solutions to challenging issues
· Share expertise with like-minded delegates
· Take away practical ideas and solutions
· Set up new partnerships to increase the opportunities for people in later life to take part in health and well being activities
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