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UK Older People’s Day 2009

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Hello from the DNC Blog Editor…

UK Older People’s Day is on October 1st, 2009 (at this rate we’ll have a Day for everyone, a kind of Hallmark Calendar - how about  Uncles’ and Aunts’ Day? or Step-parents’ Day, or …well, let’s calm down).

And, yes, you’ve guessed it, it’s all a plot to make us fitter and happier so we aren’t a drain on resources - which is no bad thing. And (you’ve probably guessed this, too) you can hold an Event!  It can be anything you like, really, so long as it’s celebrating being older and being in a community. And there’s a great little ideas ‘toolkit’ (yes, we hate the word, too, but this one is actually quite inspiring and by the time I’d finished reading it I really did want to Start a Community Garden, have a Clothes Swap Party do Strictly Comes to Town, and then had to lie down).

All this is being put out by our own dear government and you can find more here. And, remember, the best way to get ‘even’ (with the inevitability of ageing, the heat, the cold, the government, the credit crunch) is to ‘have fun’. And that’s official…?! (At last, I feel properly understood…)

Gill


June 29th, 2009 gilladams |



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    3 Responses to “UK Older People’s Day 2009”

    1. Is it just me, or does the link to more detail not work?

    2. Thanks Andrew, they changed the link, here’s the correct one: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/fulloflifetoolkit2009.pdf and I’ll change it on the blog post.

      Let us know what you think of the doc, if you’ve time,
      Gill

    3. Ray Bunnage Says:

      One aspect of getting older these days is finding time for the commemorative events that you have to attend, Veterans Day, RAF anniversary, Rememberence Day, annual reunion, visit your old school and so on. Now the Government has brought in “UK Older People’s Day”. Is there a conspiracy going on with the intention of overworking the older generation?