Posted on: 18 September 2018
The Centre for Ageing Better invites you to join this breakfast debate on 27 September. We’re delighted to host this event in Leeds, one of our partnership locations. Join us and our panel as we explore this powerfully emotive topic and consider what we can all do to create and maintain friendships and connections to last us a lifetime.
Date: Thursday 27 September
Time: 8.30am – 10.30am
Venue: TheStudio, Riverside West, Whitehall Road, Leeds, LS1 4AW
Public awareness of loneliness and social isolation has increased in recent years with a series of high-profile campaigns which have done excellent work to raise awareness of the issue. However, much of the narrative tends to focus on people in later life, when we know that it is an issue that can affect young and old alike. Not only does this risk deepening the fears and stigma of growing older, but it stops us finding solutions that can work at every age.
We pose the question that rather than just tackling loneliness in later life, shouldn’t we instead focus on creating communities where social connections can thrive throughout our lives?
Join this debate as we explore this powerfully emotive topic and consider what we can all do to create and maintain friendships and connections to last us a lifetime.
Panellists
- Claire Turner, Director of Evidence, Centre for Ageing Better (Chair)
- Rachel Koivunen, Acting CEO, Leeds Older People’s Forum
- Andrea Ellison, Chief Librarian, Leeds City Council
- Tracey Robbins, Eden Project Communities UK / The Big Lunch
- Ella Espinoza Smyth, Co-op Foundation
Admission is free and all are welcome. Registration essential.