Ageing Well Festival News This summer’s 50th anniversary of the launch of the Beatles ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ album caught the Steering Group’s imagination and this year’s festival has a groovy 1960’s feel. Musical performances from artists including The Dukes, Planet Uke, Sandy Sparkle and the Carnaby Set will be taking place throughout the day, and there’ll be dance classes (Bollywood and Fijian dancing), and guided walks to get everyone moving. The South Devon Players’ “hippy-tent” should take everyone back to the “summer of love” – whilst the Torbay Mods’ Scooter collection will captivate everyone’s imagination. Opportunities for enhancing wellbeing through taster sessions of Tai Chi, Yoga and also Guided Meditation will be on hand. There will be a range of stalls, the chance to meet all the Ageing Well Projects in the ‘Bay, talks on the history and ghosts of Torbay, and also the chance to visit Dr Who’s Tardis and have your photo taken. With so much going on, there’s something for everyone, the young and the young at heart! Sue McDermott AWT Programme Manager said “it’s a great way to celebrate ageing, and many of our exhibitors and classes are being led by people over 50 – how inspiring is that?” Sarah Willmer is 62 and will be showcasing her “Egg Art”, and although her work is stunning, she has only recently taken up the craft. “I was diagnosed with ME last year which was pretty devastating and isolating. Through Shaun, a Wellbeing Co-ordinator I was introduced to a craft group - and after a short time I took up Egg Art, which allows me to focus on something other than
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my health and has brought a whole new dimension to my life. Recently I was the featured Artist in the ‘Art of the Egg Shell’ magazine which just proves that an illness doesn’t mean you can’t achieve and have a fulfilling life.” Robin Kimling is 82 and a wellbeing guru and role model – he will be sharing the enjoyment of simple, standing exercises in a series of workshops for all ages and abilities, which improve vitality and mindfulness. Whereas the Club Franglais will be demonstrating that contrary to the popular saying, old dogs can and are learning new tricks. Meeting in a local café – Helen Brenton says “Le Club Franglais is bringing a little ‘je ne sais quoi’ to the Bay – it’s a place for anyone who is 50ish to 90-something, interested in French language, culture, food and wine, to forge new friendships, and keep their brains active by practising French.” There will be live broadcasts and interviews by Riviera FM and Sound Communities during the day. Also on Sunday 1st October at Lupton House, there will be an afternoon tea with the Vinyl Avengers, Cello Tones and Missin’ Tackle between 1.30 and 6pm.
All Day: Hippy Tent, run by The South Devon Players – Outside Riviera FM Caravan – Outside Sound Communities Beach hut – Outside Torbay Mods Scooter Club - Outside Tardis (Police Call Booth) Photo Booth – Safe Room Stands – Ballroom and Marquee Timeline Display – Marquee Ballroom Stands: Torquay Museum, Battery Heritage, Brixham Museum, National Trust, Positive People/Cosmic, HomeInstead Senior Care & Alzheimer’s, Le Club Franglais, Cinnamon Trust, Eddystone, Mara’s Bead Group, Brixham Buccaneers, Brixfest, Paignton WI, Decorated Eggs, Hand Massage, Community Sheds Workshop Marquee Stands: Age UK Torbay, Ageing Well Torbay, Brixham Does Care, Daybreak, Ellacombe Community Partnership, Healthwatch, Karing, Riviera FM, So-Fly, Sound Communities, Torbay Community Development Trust/Timebank/Community Builders, Wellswood Community Partnership 11:00am – 4:00pm: Advice Corner – Brown Room (Upstairs) including: Benefits and Entitlements with John Dudley & Sally Renshaw Solicitor Ed Lee Family History with Torquay Library IT Solutions/Taster with Nigel Wood 10am: Festival starts 10:15am: Official launch with Samba ROC performance – Outside (30 mins) 11am: singer Sandy Sparkle (30 mins) - Marquee 1960’s talk and quiz Ian Handford (1 hr) – Chapel Free ‘n’ Easy exercise class Robin Kimling (30 mins) – Coal Room Fiji Dance class Nicola Day (1 hr) – Training Room (Upstairs) 1-2-1 advice (Open for 3 hrs) – Grey Room (Upstairs) Run with Me; Torbay Dee – Outside Coach House Café (1 hr) 11:30am: Carnaby Set Performance (30 mins) – Outside Coach House Café Gentle Stroll Lewis (1 hr) – Outside Coach House Café John Morgan’s Ukulele Band Performance (30 mins) – Marquee Tai Chi Mark Delamere (30 mins) – Coal Room 12pm: singer Sandy Sparkle (30 mins) – Marquee Fraud & Scam Awareness Peter Hughes (1 hr) – Chapel Jewellery making workshop Ann Duerden (1 hr) – Coal Room Comedy Workshop Maggie Irving (1 hr) – Training Room (Upstairs) Flash Mob rehearsal Anne George (30 mins) – Pink Room (Upstairs) 12:30pm: Performance by Planet Uke (30 mins) – Outside Innovation Fund Delivery Partners Presentation with Ageing Well Torbay (30 mins) – Marquee 1pm: Hula Hooping JJ’s Fitness Club (2 hrs) – Outside Carnaby Set performance (30 mins) – Bar/Lounge singer Sandy Sparkle (30 mins) – Marquee 60’s Music talk Tony Bramwell (1 hr) – Chapel Ukulele Taster John Morgan (1 hr) – Training Room (Upstairs) Flash Mob rehearsal Anne George (30 mins) – Pink Room (Upstairs) 1:15pm: Chair based exercise with (1 hr) – Coal Room
1:30pm: 60’s Dancing Sylvia (30 mins) – Marquee 2pm: Planet Uke performance (30 mins) – Outside Gentle Stroll Lewis (1 hr) – Outside Coach House Café rock duo The Dukes (1 hr) – Marquee An Unnatural History of Torquay’s Ghosts Kevin Dixon (1 hr) Chapel Gentle Yoga Victoria Campbell (1 hr) – Coal Room Flash Mob rehearsal Anne George (30 mins) – Pink Room (Upstairs) Affordable Computing Nigel Wood (30 mins) – Grey Room (Upstairs) 2:30pm: Carnaby Set performance (30 mins) – Bar/Lounge Vigour-Ex Robin Kimling (30 mins) – Training Room (Upstairs) IT for Elders Nigel Wood (1 hr, 30 mins) – Grey Room (Upstairs) 3pm: Flash Mob performance anne George, followed by 60’s Fashion contest Ageing Well Torbay (30 mins) – Marquee History of Lupton House talk Charles Bevan (1 hr) – Chapel Guided Meditation Ann Bruce (1 hr) – Coal Room Bollywood dance class Nicola Day (1 hr) – Training Room (Upstairs) 3:30pm: Zoorobix Children’s activity class Robin Kimling (30 mins) –Outside 3:45pm: 60’s Dance Party Anne George (1 hr, 45 mins) – Marquee 4pm: Comedy Workshop Maggie Irving (1 hr) – Coal Room Gentle Yoga Victoria Campbell (1 hr) – Training Room (Upstairs) 6pm: Festival ends
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Festival Steering Group 2017 Massive thanks to our Steering Group as this festival would not have happened without their ideas, hard work, enthusiasm and time:
Paul Field, Marilyn Fryer, Richard James, Carol Kendall, Joyce Mitchell, Pamela Oatley, June Pierce, Audrey Wilcox, and Frank Wye. Meet our Ageing Well Torbay Projects and Partners Come to the Marquee and meet the Community Builders from the Neighbourhoods’ Project, the Wellbeing Co-ordinators, and the Brokers from the MySupportBroker project who are all working across Torbay to increase connectedness and reduce social isolation. The 8 new Ageing Well Innovation projects will also be at the Festival these include Ellacombe Community café, Healthwatch Torbay IT inclusion project, Karing, Riviera FM, Step One peer support, So-Fly inter-generational project, Hear & Now - Sound Communities, and Wellswood Wheels.
Share your snaps and stories We would love to share your festival photos on our website and in our next newsletter. If you would like to share a photo that you have taken, please get in touch with us using any of the contact methods below. Are you a writer? Would you like to write about Ageing Well Festival 2017 or about your experiences of growing older? We will print your article on our website and will feature as many as we can in our next monthly newsletter!
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