Ambition for Ageing was a 7-year programme (2015 - 2022) that aimed to create more age-friendly places in Greater Manchester and empowered people across Greater Manchester to live fulfilling lives as they age.
The programme was part of the National Lottery Community Fund’s national Ageing Better initiative; a £78 million investment to improve the lives of people aged over 50 by addressing social isolation and loneliness within local communities.
The main risk factors for social isolation are linked to marginalisation and inequality. As such, the programme focused on equalities and shifting power towards those who have not traditionally been involved in decision making at a local level.
Across the 7 years of delivery, we produced a range of reports, briefings and toolkits. Follow the links below to access them.
A Good Practice Guide to Delivering Microfunding, August 2022
Supporting Ageing in Place, March 2022
It's About People, Not Just Place, March 2022
Social Eating Guide and Technical Handbook, August 2021
Ambition for Ageing Podcast Series, May 2021
Older People and Financial Security policy paper, March 2021
Ambition for Ageing: Lessons Learned so far and Implications for Future Commissioning, February 2021
What Works in Tackling Social Isolation of Older People in Bangladeshi communities, January 2021
A Toolkit for Inclusion in Practice, October 2020
Equalities and Ageing Digests (1. Transport, 2. Health, 3. Housing, 4. Covid-19) April-October 2020
Barriers Facing Carers when Seeking Employment, August 2020
Insights from the Ageing Equally Research Projects, July 2020
Developing ocial contact models at a time of social distancing, July 2020
A Spatial Approach to Working with Marginalised Communities, June 2020
Mapping and Working with Marginalised Communities workbook, June 2020
AfA Programme Evaluation, May 2020
Use of Information and Communication Technologies to Support Social Connections, April 2020
Alternatives to Cash During Covid-19, April 2020
The Value of Small, Community-led Equalities Research, February 2020
Changing a Place: Microfunding, Co-production and Community Development, January 2020
An Age-Friendly Transport System, June 2019
Ambition for Ageing Evaluation report (2019), May 2019
Working Inclusively to Make Communities Age-friendly, April 2019
Social Infrastructure: How shared spaces make communities work, April 2019
Supporting VCSE Staff as Older Carers, February 2019
Resilience in an Ageing Greater Manchester, October 2018
Building Age-friendly Neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester, August 2018
Community Media for Greater Manchester: An ambition for connected later life, June 2018
Social Isolation and Older BAME People in Greater Manchester, April 2018
Asset-based Approaches and Inequalities, February 2018
Gathering Insight and Understanding - how we track and report our progress, May 2017
Introduction to Co-production, October 2016
Social Isolation Among Older People in Urban Areas, July 2016