Newark & Sherwood Over 50’s Forum
A direct way for people over 50 to get involved and help shape the way local services are planned and developed is to join a local over 50’s forum.Newark & Sherwood CVS supports a local Over 50’s Forum: Newark & Sherwood Evergreens. |
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The forum is an older people led independent group that brings people together to take forward ideas and projects in local communities.
The forum also comment on the services and policies that affect older people’s quality of life. Local older people work with a wide range of organizations that provide acre and support.
The forum has been established since 2001 and meets every 3 months in Newark or Ollerton.
How can the Over 50’s Forum help?
If you are over 50 your local forum can:
- Provide a platform for taking forward ideas
- Put you in touch with other agencies
- Connect people to each other about issues that matter
- Put forward a stronger collective 'older' voice
If you work in a public sector organisation older people's forum can enable you to:
- Relate to a broad spectrum of older people in a structured way
- Consult with older people about a range of services that affect them, eg safer communities, getting out and about, health and social care services, leisure and lifestyles and economic well-being
If you work in the voluntary and community sector the older people’s forum can:
- be your partners in a range of projects
- bring together some of the most active members of local communities that can help you with shared agendas
What we have done
During the past 10 years the Forum has:
- Worked in partnership to identify gaps in service provision and establish services such as a Hospital Discharge Scheme, local carers support services, Handyperson and Adaptation Scheme
- Developed and produced Information Cards of useful telephone numbers
- Been consulted with and in involved in establishing the Footcare Project which was piloted in Newark and Sherwood
- Been consulted with and involved in the establishment of a Social Car Scheme for the District
- Sponsored and involved in the intergenerational "Now and Then" Photography Project
- Sponsored and involved in the "Rural Community Safety Roadshow" project which went to 10 rural communities
- Sponsored, co-ordinated and involved in the "Warm, Well and Wise" information project which has put on events over last 8 years
- Contributed to a local Forum Newsletter providing information about service developments
- Been consulted with and involved in developing the Nottinghamshire 50 Plus information website project
- Been consulted with and involved in establishing the "First Contact Signposting Scheme" in Newark and Sherwood
- Consulted and involved with the recent Newark Health Review, particularly around transport issues
- Represented on Nottinghamshire and East Midlands Older People's Advisory Group
- Involved in the "Memories are Made of This" project
- Involved in setting up and volunteering for an Activity Friends Peer Mentoring Scheme
- Held 3 annual International Day of Older People events to celebrated the contribution older people make to the community and economy
If you would like any more information or would like to join Newark & Sherwood Over 50’s Forum please contact Val Gardiner.
Newark & Sherwood CVS, 67 Northgate, Newark, Notts NG24 1HD
T: 01636 613693
E: vgardiner@nandscvs.org
Meeting Dates
There are currently no meetings scheduled.
Minutes
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| Title | Date | Type | Size (kb) |
| Minutes of Over 50's Forum March 2011 | 23/11/2011 |  |
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| Minutes of Over 50's Forum June 2011 | 23/11/2011 | |
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| Minutes of Over 50's Forum Sept 2011 | 23/11/2011 | |
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Newsletters
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| Title | Date | Type | Size (kb) |
| Newsletter | 16/07/2011 | |
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