FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2008

WHO

Age Concern Drumquin

WHERE / WHEN

TBC / 7.30pm

MAY I ATTEND?

This event is by invitation only.

Age Concern Drumquin will be hosting an event on Good Relations. They intend to invite a speaker from the PSNI to talk and the local Good Relations Officer from the council to discuss community safety. Other clubs within the locale will be invited to attend this event from Greencastle, Castlederg, Gortin and Killyclogher.

MONDAY 29 September 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Board Room, Housing Executive, Adelaide St, Belfast / 11am - 1.30pm

WHO

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

MAY I ATTEND?

This event is by invitation only, for more information please contact Joe Frey, Head of Research, NI Housing Executive at Email: joe.frey@nihe.gov.uk

A key theme running through the launch of the four major pieces of recently completed research is the housing conditions and needs of older people.

• The Final Report from the 2006 House Condition Survey analyses the housing conditions and experiences of older people compared to the population as a whole.
• The new private rented sector index developed in partnership with Property News and the University of Ulster will provide useful up-to-date information on typical rent levels and trends over the last 18 months - information which will be of interest to older tenants and investors alike.
• Two reports entitled Analysis of the Need and Demand for Retirement Villages in Northern Ireland and Strategic Review of Housing and Housing-Related Information Needs of Older People.

MONDAY 29 September 2008

WHERE / WHEN

TBC / TBC

WHO

Carryduff Retirement Group

MAY I ATTEND?

This event is by invitation only.

Carryduff Retirement Group will visit the local council offices where they hope to have a tour of the building and receive a talk from the Human Resources office on Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and how it affects older people. This event will be followed by a meal in the local area.

MONDAY 29 September 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Queen's Film Theatre / 6.30pm (check with venue in case of time change)

WHO

Queen's Film Theatre

MAY I ATTEND?

Yes, please contact QFT Tel: 028 9097 1097 or www.queensfilmtheatre.com

Warren Schmidt is forced to deal with an ambiguous future as he enters retirement. Soon after, his wife passes away and he must come to terms with his daughter's marriage to a man he does not care for and the failure his life has become. Prices: Standard £5.50 / Concession (inc Senior Citizens) £4.50 / Students and Children aged16 and under £3.50 / Members £3.00

MONDAY 29 September 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Portadown Library / 1pm - 3pm

WHO

Craigavon Ageing Well

MAY I ATTEND?

YES, please contact Philomena Mulholland on Tel: 07740 740340

This event is a workshop which will explore the issue of human rights sexuality through the medium of creative writing. Refreshments served.

MONDAY 29 September 2008

In old age your world shrinks and the outside world becomes no more than background noise. 'The News' is no longer your news, you are hidden, forgotten. Your understanding of your partner deepens to the point that things need no longer be spoken. You can finish each others' sentences and anticipate what the other will think or do. This morning Betty, Jim's wife, must rely on him knowing what she wants. Can a mere 'man' do the right thing? He tries his best, and through his actions he spells out for us a love which should be spoken. This is The Morning News.

TUESDAY 30 September 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Institute of Governance, Queen's University Belfast / 12.15pm (lunch) seminar 1pm - 2.30pm

WHO

Queen's University Belfast - Brice Dickson & Ms Lisa Glennon, School of Law

MAY I ATTEND?

Yes, contact Deaglan Coyle Tel: 028 9097 3472 or Email: d.p.coyle@qub.ac.uk

TUESDAY 30 September 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Jethro Centre, Flush Place, Lurgan / 1pm - 3pm

WHO

Cinema Club

MAY I ATTEND?

YES, please contact Philomena Mulholland on Tel: 07740 740340

The group will show a film which will help to explore issues of human rights through cinema. Refreshments served.

TUESDAY 30 September 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Queen's Film Theatre / 6:30pm (check with venue in case of time change)

WHO

Queen's Film Theatre

MAY I ATTEND?

Yes, Please contact QFT Tel: 028 9097 1097 or www.queensfilmtheatre.com

May is an ordinary grandmother from the North of England. When her husband dies she recedes into the background of her busy metropolitan children's lives. Stuck in an unfamiliar city, far from home, May fears that she has become another invisible older woman whose life is more or less over. Until, that is, she embarks on a passionate affair with Darren, a man half her age who is renovating her son's house and sleeping with her daughter.

Prices: Standard £5.50 / Concession (inc Senior Citizens) £4.50 / Students and Children aged 16 and under £3.50 / Members £3.00

WEDNESDAY 1 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Forthspring Intercommunity Group / 12.30pm - 3pm

WHO

Forthspring Intercommunity Group

MAY I ATTEND?

This is an invitation only event, for more information please contact Maura Moore on Tel: 028 9031 3945

During Age Awareness Week Forthspring will be visited by a group of retired American visitors. They will host an event for the visitors to meet with local senior citizens to debate differences between the Northern Ireland approach to rights and benefits for senior citizens in comparison with the American approach.

WEDNESDAY 1 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Great Hall, Queen's University Belfast / 9.15am - 3pm

WHO

Queen's University Belfast & Dementia Services Development Centre NI

MAY I ATTEND?

YES, contact the Dementia Services Development Centre Northern Ireland Tel: 028 9093 0070 or Email: dementiacentreni@stir.ac.uk or www.dementiacentreni.org

WEDNESDAY 1 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Clarion Hotel, Carrickfergus / 11am - 2pm

WHO

Age Concern Northern Ireland

MAY I ATTEND?

YES, please contact Amy Gregg on Tel: 028 9024 5729 or confirm attendance by Email: businessmembership@ageconcernni.org

This is a business networking seminar aimed at business members and others. It is an opportunity for businesses to network and find out information about how to combat age discrimination in the workplace.

WEDNESDAY 1 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

The Ivanhoe, Carryduff, Castlereagh / 12noon - 2pm

WHO

Edgar Boyd Tenants Association

MAY I ATTEND?

This event is by invitation only.

The event will be used to highlight issues around community safety. A speaker from the Community Safety Partnership will provide information on community safety issues affecting older people in Carryduff. The event will be followed by a meal with a chance to discuss issues and ask questions.

WEDNESDAY 1 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

The Studio Cinema, Donegall Street, Belfast / 7pm - 9.30pm

WHO

L+

MAY I ATTEND?

Yes, please contact L+ on Tel: 07531 636342

L+ are intending to show a short film relating to older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people and the issues they have had to face in the past. This will be followed by a panel discussion which will provide a forum for older LGBT people to highlight and address issues of diversity, equality and human rights. The discussion will be recorded and written up for dissemination and action.

WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2008

WHERE / WHEN

10am - 1.30pm Dobbin Street Community Centre, Armagh

WHO

Armagh Community Safety Partnership, Armagh DPP & A2B

MAY I ATTEND?

Yes, but numbers are limited. So book your place ASAP by contacting Stephanie Rock on 028 3752 9600 ext 3013

This event will be a fun-filled information morning highlighting services and organisations available to anyone over 60 living in the Armagh area. The morning will finish up with lunch.

WEDNESDAY 1 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Portadown Library / 7pm - 9pm

WHO

Craigavon Ageing Well

MAY I ATTEND?

YES, please contact Philomena Mulholland on Tel: 07740 740340

This event will be used to explore issues of human rights and equality through the medium of a poetry slam and storytelling.

WEDNESDAY 1 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Crannagh and Aghagallon Club / 11am - 1pm

WHO

Craigavon Ageing Well

MAY I ATTEND?

YES, please contact Philomena Mulholland on Tel: 07740 740340

This event is a workshop which will help to explore issues of human rights through song.

WEDNESDAY 1 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Crannagh and Aghagallon Club / 11am - 1pm

WHO

Craigavon Ageing Well

MAY I ATTEND?

YES, please contact Philomena Mulholland on Tel: 07740 740340

This event is a workshop which will help to explore issues of human rights through dance.

WEDNESDAY 1 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Iveagh Cinema, Banbridge / 1pm - 3pm

WHO

Cinema Club

MAY I ATTEND?

YES, please contact Philomena Mulholland on Tel: 07740 740340

The group will show a film which will help to explore issues of human rights.

WEDNESDAY 1 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Queen's Film Theatre / 6:30pm (check with venue in case of time change)

WHO

Queen's Film Theatre

MAY I ATTEND?

Yes, please contact QFT on Tel: 028 9097 1097 or www.queensfilmtheatre.com

Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. Now, in the oncoming twilight of their years, they are forced to face the fact that Fiona's "forgetfulness" actually is Alzheimer's Disease. After Fiona wanders away and is found after being lost, they agree she must go into a nursing home. When Grant visits Fiona after the orientation period, he is devastated to find out that not only has she seemingly forgotten him, Fiona has transferred her affections to another man.

Prices: Standard £5.50 / Concession (inc Senior Citizens) £4.50 / Students and Children aged 16 and under £3.50 / Members £3.00

WEDNESDAY 1 October 2008

Based on real events, Ex Memoria takes us into a day in the life of Eva, putting us face to face with one person's experience of old age and dementia. It boldly forces us to face her lived reality as she moves in and out of the momentary, the half-remembered, the partly imagined. We watch as her trouble past returns to haunt the present. Starring Olivier-award winning theatre veteran Sara Kestelman and BAFTA nominee, Natalie Press Ex Memoria makes us think afresh about memory, ageing, care and dementia, encompassing the tragedy and the warmth of one woman's unique story.

THURSDAY 2 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Queen's Film Theatre / 6:30pm(Check with venue in case of time change)

WHO

Queen's Film Theatre

MAY I ATTEND?

Yes, please contact QFT on Tel: 028 9097 1097 or www.queensfilmtheatre.com

This showing is the Northern Ireland premier of this film. It documents the true story of the final weeks of rehearsal for the Young @ Heart Chorus in Northampton, MA, whose average age is 81, and many of whom must overcome health adversities to participate. Their music is unexpected, going against the stereotype of their age group, performing songs, for example, by James Brown and Sonic Youth. This account focuses on preparing new songs, not an easy endeavour, for a concert in their home town, which succeeds in spite of several real heartbreaking events.

Prices: Standard £5.50 / Concession (inc Senior Citizens) £4.50 / Students and Children aged 16 and under £3.50 / Members £3.00

THURSDAY 2 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Millennium Arts Centre, Portadown / 1pm - 3pm

WHO

Cinema Club

MAY I ATTEND?

YES, please contact Philomena Mulholland on Tel: 07740 740340

The group will show a film which will help to explore the issue of human rights and equality. Refreshments served.

FRIDAY 3 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Armagh / 6.30pm - 8.30pm

WHO

Help the Aged in Northern Ireland

MAY I ATTEND?

YES, please confirm your attendance by telephoning Pauline Martin on Tel: 028 9089 5580 or by Email: pauline.martin@helptheaged.org.uk

The Northern Ireland Family is an exhibition promoting the diversity, strength and value of intergenerational relationships between family and friends. Commissioned by Help the Aged in Northern Ireland to celebrate 21 years of working with and for disadvantaged older people, the exhibition features personalities from the world of television and film, the media, public life, literature, and sport. Through our work we see on a daily basis thousands of older people who play a valuable and vital role in their local communities, without recognition. We hope that, after viewing this exhibition, people will take time to consider and remember the contribution older people make to our society.

FRIDAY 3 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Radisson SAS, The Gasworks, Belfast / 10am - 3pm (including lunch)

WHO

Age Concern Northern Ireland

MAY I ATTEND?

YES, please contact Age Concern on Tel: 028 9024 5729

This event is Age Concern Northern Ireland's Annual General Meeting and will be followed by a workshop discussion on the proposed new charity consultative forum.

FRIDAY 3 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Iveagh Cinema, Banbridge / 1pm - 3pm

WHO

Cinema Club

MAY I ATTEND?

YES, please contact Philomena Mulholland on Tel: 07740 740340

The group will show a film which will help to explore the issue of human rights and equality. Refreshments served.

Saturday 4 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Belfast Castle / 1.30pm - 4.30pm

WHO

Hazelbank Social Club

MAY I ATTEND?

This event is by invitation only.

The Hazelbank Social Club are preparing to host an event with a focus on equality, diversity and human rights, which will cover both disability issues and carers. They aim to invite a speaker from both a carers and disability perspective to talk about rights-based issues for them. This event aims to also build upon good working relationships already established with diversity groups within the local area.

FRIDAY 3 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Drawing Offices, Harland & Wolff, Belfast / TBC

WHO

Royal Ulster Academy of Arts Exhibition and Education Programme

MAY I ATTEND?

Yes, please contact Lizzie Devlin on Tel: 028 9078 1833 or www.ruaonline.com for more details

Experience the short films of the Belfast shipyards from over the past 100 years in the unique setting of the Drawing Offices. With a brief introduction by NI Screen's Ciara Chambers.

Five separate events are planned - contact Help the Aged for more details Throughout Age Awareness Week

WHERE / WHEN

Various venues / times

WHO

Help the Aged

During Age Awareness Week, Help the Aged are supporting five groups throughout Northern Ireland to raise awareness around issues important to them. The events will relate to the theme of Age Awareness Week which is "Rights". The groups have participated in Changing Ageing Partnership training delivered by the Workers' Educational Association and other programmes developed by the members of the CAP partnership. Some of the participants are also involved in other aspects of CAP such as the Age Equality Policy Forum or attending Queen's University Belfast CAP Research Seminars.

The groups have actively participated in a variety of courses from IT for Advocacy Skills to Lobbying courses. The events will enable the groups to showcase the new skills they have learned and to raise awareness around issues in which they are interested in such as lobbying and campaigning on such issues as access to goods facilities and services legislative protections. The groups will invite older people and representative groups within their areas to come along to the events.

The groups who are holding events are:

• Young at Heart Mens Group and Young at Heart Ladies Group Lurgan
• Heyday Northern Ireland
• Ballyhalbert Residents Group
• Grey Matters and Silver Powers

MAY I ATTEND?

For more information on how you can get involved or take part in these events please contact Stephanie Campbell at Help the Aged, on Tel: 028 9023 0666 or Email: Stephanie.Campbell@helptheaged.org.uk

Education & exhibition programme/

Various events are planned 19 September - 19 October 2008

WHERE / WHEN

Various venus / times

WHO

Royal Ulster Academy of Arts Exhibition and Education Programme

MAY I ATTEND?

Yes, please contact Lizzie Devlin on Tel: 028 9078 1833 or www.ruaonline.com for more details.

As part of Age Awareness Week the RUA have developed a range of special events including guided tours of the exhibition and the Drawing offices at Harland & Wolff, creative activities and a series of short film screenings on International Day for Older People. All older people's groups attending the exhibition during Age Awareness Week will receive a complimentary tea or coffee.

WHO

Public Records Office (PRONI)

MAY I ATTEND?

Contact is Mrs Aileen McClintock, Director PRONI, 66 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast, BT9 6NY. Tel 028 90255800.

Sessions to introduce older people to the use of the internet.

WHERE / WHEN

W5, During Age Awareness Week

WHO

W5

MAY I ATTEND?

Free Admission for Over 60s

W5 is offering free afternoon admission after 2.00pm to anyone over the age of 60 to remind the more mature visitor that it is never to late to learn, its never too late to have fun and its never to late to pass on knowledge to the young. To qualify individuals should bring proof of age - a driver licence or passport - in order to gain free admission. Contact is Dr Sally Montgomery, W5, Odyssey, 2 Queens Quay, Belfast, BT3 9QQ. Tel 028 90467700 Sallymontgomery@W5online.co.uk

WHERE / WHEN

Dundonald Library, Friday 3rd October, 11am

WHO

South Eastern Education & Library Board (SEELB)

MAY I ATTEND?

Yes. Contact Beth Porter Chief Librarian, SEELB, Grahamsbridge Road, Dundonald, Belfast, BT16 2HS. Tel: 028 90566200 beth.porter@ni-libraries.net

'Hopes, Hobbies and Dreams' by the Ballybeen Inter-generational Quilt Project. This project (part of Castlereagh Council's Community Arts programme and SEELB Ballybeen Action Project) involved 10 younger people and 10 older people from the Ballybeen area and they created a beautiful quilt made up of individual squares which are representative of the participant's identity, hopes and dreams. The quilt will be on display on the Blackwall Gallery in Dundonald Library during the month of October. On Friday 3rd October at 11.00am in Dundonald Library Robbie Rae, SEELB Youth Worker and Amber Hassan a professional textile worker who guided the quilt project will be on hand to talk about the quilt. Everyone is welcome and tea/coffee will be served.

WHERE / WHEN

Tullycarnet Library, Tuesday 30th September, 3pm

WHO

South Eastern Education & Library Board (SEELB) in partnership with the Ulster Museum

MAY I ATTEND?

Yes. Contact Beth Porter, Chief Librarian, SEELB. Tel: 028 90566200 beth.porter@ni-libraries.net

Handbags and Glad Rags - Bringing Your Collections to You. Join Colleen Frew in the library to talk about, handle and try on, a range of historical costume and underwear.

WHERE / WHEN

Chichester Branch Library, Wednesday 1st October, 10.30am

WHO

Belfast Education and Library Board (BELB)

MAY I ATTEND?

Yes. Contact Katherine McCloskey, BELB, 40 Academy Street, Belfast, BT1 2NQ. Tel: 028 9056400 Katherine.mccloskey@ni-libraries.net

Talk by Belfast City Council Consumer Advice. They will give consumer advice as well as advice on things like identity theft and online protection to older people invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.

WHERE

Omagh Library

WHO

Western Education and Library Board (WELB

MAY I ATTEND?

Yes. Contact Helen Osborn, WELB, 1 Hospital Road, Omagh, BT79 0AW. Tel: 028 82411411 Helen.osborn@ni-libraries.net

Omagh Library is planning an event, which will be a talk for older people about their rights etc.

WHERE / WHEN

Crumlin Library, Tuesday 30th September, 10.30am

WHO

W5

MAY I ATTEND?

Everyone welcome! Call 028 9442 3066

Morning of stories & craic!

You are invited to come along to a morning of stories and craic, taking Place in Crumlin Library (Orchard Road) on Tuesday 30th September at 10.30am.

Come along and enjoy yarn telling by Creative Impulse, Newtownabbey's Creative Writing Group. This event is being held to mark Age Awareness Week. Everyone welcome! Tea and coffee will be provided.