Citizen magazine Winter 2024 - text version - Norwich awarded age friendly city status

Norwich awarded age friendly city status 

Norwich has officially been awarded Age Friendly City status, joining the international community of World Health Organization Age Friendly Cities.

Age UK Norwich and Norwich City Council have been working together to plan for the application as well as create a current ‘State of Ageing’ report for Norwich, looking at areas of targeted improvement and best practice.
 
Tackling ageism and assumptions around growing older in Norwich, the Age Friendly Norwich project will look at how infrastructure, services and attitudes can be improved to make Norwich more accessible and welcoming to over 50s.

Celebrating the culmination of this work, and the official launch of the Age Friendly Norwich project, a celebration was held at City Hall in October, with key stakeholders coming together to support the initiative.

Do you think Norwich is age friendly? Have your say!

We are looking to hear from local residents on how they feel about Norwich and its Age Friendly status, we want to know what is working in the city for over 50s, what is causing you problems and what ideas you have to make the city a more accessible place to live, work and thrive in. Find out more and fill in the feedback form here: www.AgeFriendlyNorwich.org