Background
During January 2009 the Independent Commission for Older People published their final report, Talking about my generation.
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As a result of one of the commission's recommendations, Norwich City Council supported the formation of an older people's forum for Norwich.
Purpose and aims
The role of the forum is to ensure that the voices of older people are heard and that they influence the way in which services are planned and delivered, maintaining and improving the wellbeing of older people living in and around Norwich.
We also aim to work effectively with Community Services and Health in raising the profile of older people’s needs in times when we are seeing serious reductions in public service budgets.
Some of the organisations now working with NOPF are Age UK Norwich, Norwich City Council, Norwich and District Carers Forum, NHS Norfolk, Norwich City Wide Board, Norfolk Healthwatch, Norwich Sheltered Housing Tenants' Forum, Norfolk and Norwich Pensioners' Association, Norwich Older People’s Inclusion Project and Norfolk PCT.
Summary of involvement
When/where do we meet?
We hold three public meetings a year in Blackfriars Hall on topics of current interest. See the table below for dates of past and future meetings.
| Date |
Information |
|---|
| 28/09/2011 |
Full forum meeting
Venue: St Andrews Hall, St Andrews Plain, Norwich
Time: 10am to 12.30pm
Agenda: Celebrate Older People's Day
Please come and celebrate Older People's Day with us. There will be a range of fun activities including reminiscence, exercise, crafts, a mobility scooter slalom event, etc, as well as advice and information stalls. |
| 28/07/2011 |
Working group meeting
Minutes |
| 14/07/2011 |
Full forum meeting
Minutes
Top concerns
Top concerns (broken down) |
| 27/06/2011 |
Working group meeting
Minutes |
| 26/05/2011 |
Working group meeting
Minutes |
| 21/03/2011 |
Working group meeting
Minutes |
| 11/03/2011 |
Full forum meeting
Minutes |
| 28/02/2011 |
Working group meeting
Minutes |
| 14/02/2011 |
Working group meeting
Minutes |
If you have any queries regarding the forum please do not hesitate to contact:
Brent Pearson
Tenancy support co-ordinator
Norwich City Council
Catton Area Housing Office
Bullard Road
Norwich
NR3 3RJ
t: 01603 213698
e: brentpearson@norwich.gov.uk
