Fw: Fulfilling Lives: Ageing Better - Local Consultation Invite April 24th

This looks very significant for anyone working woith older people... as most Blackpool churches must be doing.. There is an online survey and a consultation which I'd encourage you all to take part in..

 

Shalom

Greg Smith

Development Co-ordinator Together Lancashire

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From: Duncan Hodgson

To: undisclosed-recipients:

Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4:00 PM

Subject: Fulfilling Lives: Ageing Better - Local Consultation Invite

Dear Colleague,

Please find below details of the Fulfilling lives: Ageing Better BIG Lottery Fund and a personal invitation to take part in the local consultation.

 

Fulfilling Lives: Ageing better
Reducing social isolation for older people to improve their well-being and give them confidence and support so that they can be more active within their neighbourhoods.

Information for Local VCFSE organisations
The Big Lottery fund is making available up to £70 million for this initiative to support older people who are marginalised or most at risk of social isolation and loneliness so that they can lead more fulfilling lives.

Blackpool has been selected as one of one hundred local authority areas to submit an expression of interest by 17^th May 2013. Thirty authority areas will subsequently be selected to receive a development grant to produce a visioning strategy which will then result in 15 -20 areas receiving partnership awards ranging between £2m - £6m.

Projects will be funded that can meet all five of the following funding outcomes;

1.       Older people are less isolated

2.      Older people are actively involved in their communities and with their views and participation valued more highly

3.    Older people are more engaged in the design and delivery of services that help reduce their isolation

4.      Services that help to reduce isolation are better planned, co-ordinated and delivered.

5.     Better evidence is available to influence the services that help reduce isolation for older people in the future.

 

For more information go to www.biglotteryfund.org.uk 

Blackpool's Process for submitting an expression of interest.
In lines with the BIG lottery guidance, Blackpool Council is leading on submitting an expression of interest to BIG Lottery by the 17^th May 2013 and to this end the Council has asked 'One Blackpool' to facilitate a local consultation with the VCFSE sector through a questionnaire and the facilitation of an event on the 24^th April 2013.

What do you need to do?

Please click here to complete the consultation survey before the 24th April 2013.

AND

Register your attendance for the Fulfilling Lives: Ageing Better consultation event on the 24^th April 2013...

• Click here to book online using the password "olderpeople".
• Email info@oneblackpool.co.uk
• Phone 01253 624505 and speak to Duncan Hodgson. 

The event will be in the form of a workshop and will take place at Global Room, Solaris Centre: 9:30am - 1pm

We are working to a very short time scale for this amazing opportunity for Blackpool and would really appreciate your assistance.

Yours sincerely 
Janet

Janet Berry
Programme Director One Blackpool

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Duncan Hodgson
Project Support & Communications Officer

Phone: 01253 624505
Email: duncan.hodgson@oneblackpool.co.uk

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