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Packed full of events to inspire people to get out and about and enjoy being in our wonderful City, it brings a fabulous mix of some familiar favourites alongside new and exciting opportunities to enjoy, try out and take part in. OPF 2018 has been made possible through Impact Initiatives and Brighton and Hove City Council working in collaboration with others including the fabulous Teams at Osomi Design and Homewise. We hope you have a fantastic fortnight and get involved in something that lasts way beyond the Festival. Do follow us on Facebook and Twitter and let us know what you have enjoyed. Caroline Ridley CEO Impact Initiatives olderpeoplesfestival @OPF2018 1 Impact Initiatives is the only Sussex Charity which works with all ages. Founded 40 years ago, we now work with over 5,000 people each year to achieve our aim of helping Sussex people live healthy and fulfilling lives, making tomorrow a better day. We work with other charities, organisations and both private & public funders to set up and manage high quality, flexible and person centred services that help local people where and when they need it most. Our services offer; advocacy, advice, employment support, counselling, health coaching, interest groups, support and activities for all ages. Our services: Adults and Older People - Advocacy, Workability, Health Coaching, Henfield Haven, Larches Café & Hop 50+ Children and Young People - Stopover, WASP & the Young Peoples Centre (YPC) Impact Initiatives, 19 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XA 01273 322940 | [email protected] | www.impact-initiatives.org.uk Registered Charity no 276669 Company Limited by Guarantee no 1402692 2 WHAT'S INSIDE? 01 WELCOME 08 FESTIVAL TEAM A warm welcome to the 2018 Find out about the people Older People's Festival from that have helped to create Caroline Ridley, CEO of and manage this Festival. Impact Initiatives. 09 WHAT'S ON? 02 ABOUT IMPACT We're hosting over 100 exciting An introduction to Impact events this year, and they're all Initiatives, the main organisers listed here; ready for you to plan of the Festival. your two weeks of the Festival. 04 FESTIVAL THEME 31 VENUE DIRECTORY Discover more about this year's Find your way around theme and how it fits with the the Festival with event United Nations International location information. Older People’s Day. 32 THANK YOU 06 OUR MAIN SPONSOR All the brilliant organisations Read about why Brighton and businesses who have & Hove City Council fund made the Festival possible. the Festival. 07 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS See what's happening at the Hop 50+ during the festival. 3 OLDER PEOPLE'S FESTIVAL Based around the United Nations International Older People’s Day, the Brighton & Hove Older People’s Festival is now in its third year. In a city never shy of hosting a festival and striving to promote and celebrate the value that people aged 50+ bring to our unique city, the OPF presents an eclectic series of events and festivities. The theme of this year’s Festival is Ageing Well and looks towards the positives of being aged 50+. It provides a wonderful range of ways to have a great time, meet like-minded people and learn something new. It proves that if you are looking forward to Ageing Well, then Brighton and Hove is the place to be. 4 THIS YEAR'S THEME FROM BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL The theme of this year’s Festival is Ageing Well. The number of people aged 50+ is increasing year on year which is something we should celebrate and ensure our City caters for. We want to challenge assumptions that people should slow down as they reach a certain age, whilst some may want to do this, many do not, and many want to make full use of the opportunities that being older and wiser can bring. Our belief is that aging well is about quality and quantity and in adding life to the years as well as years to life. Getting out and about, meeting like-minded people and taking part in activities or pursuing an interest all support health and wellbeing and this year’s OPF brings over 100 opportunities to do this. Last year over 4,000 people aged 50+ took part in the Festival and we hope even more will get involved this year. Whilst taking part in the Festival may be a one off experience it may also be the starting point of a new interest, a boost to your social life or a regular activity. Turn the pages and see what inspires you. OPF.ORG.UK olderpeoplesfestival @OPF2018 @OPF2018 5 MAIN SPONSOR Brighton & Hove Older People’s Festival 2018 is supported by a grant of £10,000 from Public Health at Brighton & Hove City Council In Brighton & Hove, as elsewhere in the country, our population of older people is increasing, and, whilst it’s true that increasing age can present challenges to our health, it’s also true that longer life is something for us all to celebrate. As a city we want to acknowledge and celebrate the contribution that older people can make through the sharing and promotion of their skills, knowledge and experiences. There are many opportunities in Brighton & Hove for older people to take part in community activities to improve their health; such as lunch clubs, volunteering, dance, singing, art, and keep fit classes. In many cases these activities will be planned, led and delivered by older people themselves. The annual Older People’s festival is a great opportunity to showcase many of these opportunities and for the whole city to come together to celebrate ageing well, and point the way towards a healthy, happy, and contented old age for all of us. Alistair Hill Director of Public Health To find out more about Public Health in Brighton & Hove go to: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/health/public-health-brighton-hove www.bhconnected.org.uk/content/local-intelligence www.who.int/ageing/age-friendly-world/en 6 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS FESTIVAL LAUNCH EVENT MINI FESTIVAL IN A DAY MON 24 SEPT, 10.30Am - 3.30pm SAT 6 OCT, 2PM - 7PM Join us at the Hop 50+ in celebrating the Love festivals but can’t be doing with start of the Older People`s Festival with the mud and camping? Come along to a glass of bubbly and light refreshments. our mini festival-in-a-day with live music Sing for Better Health will be marking the from local bands and musicians, poetry launch with a fun group singalong. Enjoy workshops and performances, a DJ an afternoon of dancing to the famous dance tent and an open mic session Brighton Beach Boys playing all your for all budding performers. Enjoy a drink favourite Beach Boys hits. Collect a Festival from the bar and a selection of food whilst programme and find out more about the capturing the day in the Prop and Snap festival and the upcoming events. photo booth! The festival vibe in the heart of Hove! 7 FESTIVAL TEAM MANAGEMENT TEAM LIN HASTINGS PHOTOGRAPHY TEAM IMPACT INITIATIVES CENTRE MANAGER HOP 50+ MARIA SCARD impact-initiatives.org.uk www.mariascard.com Impact Event co-ordinator, and venue liaison CAROLINE RIDLEY MARIA SCARD CEO MARIA SCARD PHOTOGRAPHY CREATIVE TEAM Festival creator and OSOMI GRAPHIC DESIGN Photographer and sponsorship management www.osomi.co.uk exhibition production MAXINE THOMAS RUTH WATSON-DAVIES NIAMH DARCY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CREATIVE DIRECTOR MARIA SCARD PHOTOGRAPHY MANAGER Design co-ordination, website Photographers Assistant Festival development and creation and festival branding and interviewer partnership co-ordinator [email protected] PR TEAM ANOUSH SAEEDVAFA CENTRAL SERVICES FRAN SWATTON SOPHIE POINTER CREATIVE DIRECTOR COORDINATOR LIFE’S A BREEZE Design and festival branding Website content, admin Event co-ordinator, [email protected] co-ordinator and ticket and venue liaison sales management lifesabreezebrighton SAM WATERS @gmail.com SUE GAME GRAPHIC DESIGNER OLDER PEOPLE’S ELLE HARTLE Design, website creation SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICES MANAGER and festival branding Fundraiser and [email protected] Social media event manager elle.hartle @impact-initiatives.org.uk "It’s like CS Lewis said – You’re never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream." DAVE, AGED 87 8 WHAT'S ON 2018 OPF.ORG.UK All listings correct at the time of print. Please check the website for the latest listing details and a plain text version. For further venue details, please see corresponding numbers in the Venue Directory on page 31. If you would like any help booking an event, please contact Impact Initiatives on 01273 322940. 9 MON 24 SEPT MON 24 MON 24 SEPT DIGITAL BRIGHTON & HOVE / CITIZENS ONLINE FACEBOOK IS EASY! BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL - MON 24 SEPT, 10AM – 12PM HEALTHY LIFESTYLES TEAM IN SHAPE FOR LIFE Find out why so many people love Facebook! MON 24 SEPT, 9.30AM – 10.30AM Get to grips with Facebook and learn how to use it for creating fun posts and to stay in touch A circuit based exercise session suitable for all.