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Sharing news about the Growing Older with Learning Disabilities in Greater Manchester project. Part of the @AfAgeing programme funded by @BigLotteryFund.

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As it is #NationalPoetryDay today here is John Hendrickson reading his poem about love.

It’s a wonderful poem read beautifully ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

#AgeWithoutLimits

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Starting today at @CafeBeal:
SEE AND BE SEEN
20th - 28th March 2024
10.30 am - 3.30 pm

Part of the @Ageing_Better's campaign of #agewithoutlimits, is a celebration of lives of older people with learning disabilities aged 50+ who live in @greatermcr.

#BeCreative #BeAdaptable

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We were modelling our freebies at our 2nd Winter Wander with @TheF4LGroup today. Our beanie hats & snoods helped us keep warm. After we all enjoyed free soup & sandwich made by the wonderful @CafeBeal team. Thanks for funding our Wanders @GmWalks @SalfordCVS #GoTheExtraMile

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We are holding an exhibition at @CafeBeal in March to celebrate the lives of older people with learning disabilities aged over 50 and living in Greater Manchester as part of Ageism Action Day. We are looking for photos, artworks and recordings. Please send us entries by 11 March

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@firstmcr @BuryPeopleFirst @Pftameside @nwtdt @nwtdtlynn @nwtdtpauline @AFedeczko @BILD_tweets @FD_SPICE @LDEselfadvocate @AfAgeing @MICRA_Ageing @VentureArts @WLPeople1st @SueCaton @LearningMet

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We wish everyone a fantastic festive season🎅 🎄 ⭐️ 🎁 😇
Our fabulous tree was designed by Shirley - thank you Shirley!

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Shirley and Andrew were back @SocialWorkMMU talking to social care students about growing older with learning disabilities. @LearningMet

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Happy #WorldMenopauseDay2023! Carol and Alison are identical twins but have had completely different experiences of the #Menopause. The #MenopauseMatters to women with learning disabilities too! #MakeMenopauseMatter

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It is so important that not to forget women with learning disabilities when planning menopause support and information. They go through the menopause too! #MakeMenopauseMatter #WorldMenopauseDay @AfAgeing @MCC_AFMTeam

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#MenopauseMatters to women with learning disabilities, autistic people, their families, friends and support staff! Abby & Louise celebrated #WorldMenopauseDay2023 @AFWhitworth. It was good to #BeCreative and chat about how the menopause affects their lives #MakeMenopauseMatter

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Some of the GM GOLD team were Living It Up at the @GMOPN1 event today with their friends from @FD_SPICE. It was good to be able to take part in discussions about the challenges older people can face - and share ideas about how things can be improved! @AfAgeing @gmcvo

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Then we joined John and Pauline at the @GMOPN1 Older People's Network ‘Living It Up’ event. We shared our Hate Crime resources there as lots of older people face hate crime. We talked about challenges older people face and how to solve them. We also sangalong with the choir!

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It’s always fabulous to be able to talk about our @AfAgeing research and share our learning with researchers of the future 😊👍🙌😊

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Today Daniel & Mel met interns on @NHSNWRD @NHSNW research training for health and social care professions. They talked about involving and engaging people with research, using the @wearegmgold research we did with @firstmcr @nwtdt @LearningMet as an example 🙌 #PutPeopleFirst

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Members of GM GOLD from Manchester, Oldham, Trafford, Bolton and Bury had a great time at the NW Regional Forum in Blackpool. It was good to catch up with so many people in person but we missed those who couldn’t be there this year 😢Thank you for organising the Forum @nwtdtlynn

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Daniel and Shirley went to in a workshop about the Growing Older Planning Ahead findings this morning. We’ve been part of this research since the start. The workshop looked at what older people and families said is important as they grow older @firstmcr @LearningMet @FD_SPICE

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John and Pauline couldn’t come to our celebration event. So Daniel gave them their certificates @FD_SPICE Christmas get together today 😊

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Michael was on a panel at today’s event about learning disabilities and autism at @uomnursoc @LD_Nursing_UoM - with a guest appearance by his mum Maureen! He was telling the students all about hospital passports and what is important to him when using health services @Pftameside

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You have been fabulous partners in our work - THANK YOU 😊- we know we will get the chance to work together again in future 💛😊🤞💛

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Missed this from our wkly round up

A few photos from last weeks celebration of all the work @wearegmgold have been doing over the last 4 years

@FD_SPICE @BILD_tweets @MMUCommunity @LearningMet @SWManMet @gmcvo @Pftameside @GMOPN1 @BuryPeopleFirst @nwtdtlynn @nwtdt
@AfAgeing

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@SueCaton @FD_SPICE

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We’ve been celebrating our work over the last 4 years - and the friendships we’ve built. We’re so proud of our achievements so far @firstmcr @FD_SPICE @BILD_tweets @MMUCommunity @LearningMet @SWManMet @gmcvo @Pftameside @GMOPN1 @BuryPeopleFirst @nwtdtlynn @nwtdt @AfAgeing

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@LearningMet We definitely enjoyed today’s workshop, other than the usual food and taxi challenges! 😂

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Richard, Shirley, Michael and Mel went to a co production workshop about the findings from the Growing Older Planning Ahead research and what changes are needed. Great to see so many people in the room & onscreen! @sarasiobhan @firstmcr @VickyByrne1 @LearningMet @OlderAhead