Brighton and Hove Ageing Well Festival
The full programme of events and information on how to book for AWF 2022 is now available.
Please click here to view the 2022 Ageing Well Festival events programme.
Back in 2013 we celebrated the contributions older people make to our city, coinciding with the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. We did this by staging 16 different interactive events over 2 days, which proved to be a roaring success.
Building on this initial success, we have continued to celebrate this important day by growing into a two-week festival and changed its name from the Older People’s Festival to the Ageing Well Festival in 2019 to better reflect its nature and our aim.
An ever increasing number of organisations, businesses and individuals take part each year. This year we plan to hold our biggest Ageing Well Festival yet.
We will offer an eclectic range of events so that there will be something to suit everyone’s tastes, and so that people will be able to meet like-minded others, make new connections, and enjoy celebrating all of the above.
It is important that whilst many of us will be working for longer through choice or necessity, we strive to get a healthy work and life balance. It is our belief is that ageing well is about quality and quantity, and in adding life to the years as well as years to life. We hope this year’s Festival helps you to do this.
This Year’s Theme
Challenging Ageism
Our Festivals always strive to challenge ageism and this year we have this as a point of focus, with several events to specifically explore this important subject. These will bring about some thought-provoking conversations and work to build much needed longer-term change.
Ageing well festival 2022
It is important that whilst many of us will be working for longer through choice or necessity, we strive to get a healthy work and life balance. It is our belief is that ageing well is about quality and quantity, and in adding life to the years as well as years to life. We hope this year’s Festival helps you to do this.
The Ageing Well Festival 2022
We have planned this year’s festival to include some of the most popular events from previous years alongside some new events, including some developed specifically for our 2022 Festival.
Last year, we heard that – for many – attending a Festival event comprised their first steps out after two years of COVID-19 restrictions. People used the opportunity to enjoy meeting others, learn or try something new, re-connect with friends, in addition to making new connections with like-minded others. We are now excited to bring you a full programme for 2022 and will look forward to hearing about what you have enjoyed.
New discoveries
Meeting like-minded people, taking part in activities or pursuing an interest all contribute towards people’s health and wellbeing. This Festival brings over 100 opportunities to do this, all whilst providing the opportunity to have a great time and enjoy being around other people. We wholeheartedly advise you to check through our programme and seize the opportunity to make the most of life in our city!
The Festival is produced by Impact Initiatives, made possible by way of a successful collaboration with Brighton & Hove City Council, voluntary sector organisations and local businesses We work with some brilliant and generous people: the fabulous design team at Osomi, our amazing photographer Maria Scard, videographer Aaron Wood, and many others who generously donate their time and resources.
We hope you find events that interest you and that you can look forward to trying something new, or simply enjoy what our city has to offer. A place you can connect with like-minded people, and above all have a great time.
Especially after the challenges of the last two years, we hope that you can look forward to and confidently enjoy all of the benefits that being around other people brings.
Each year the Festival is widely promoted on our social media channels, so please like and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The Festival Programme is distributed from the beginning of September, so do look out for it around the city.
Brought to you by Impact Initiatives | 01273 322940 | info@impact-initiatives.org.uk | www.impact-initiatives.org.uk
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