Ageing Better with an Active Mind
Partner
Aughton and Ormskirk U3A
We’re beyond appreciative for the companies and individuals that are sponsoring our event. Please continue reading for details on what our partners are doing to help us achieve our ambitious goals. If you’d like to learn more about our sponsors or how to join the list, don’t hesitate in reaching out.
Funding
This project was supported by the Institute for Social Responsibility
Established in 2019 and officially launched by Jane Brophy MEP, the Institute for Social Responsibility (ISR) is Edge Hill University’s cross-disciplinary research and knowledge exchange initiative.
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Information Resources
Dementia and memory
This link will redirect you to a webpage in the Dementia UK website in which the concept of dementia is explained along with information about different types of dementia.
Access the online information pack for the first workshop!
This link will redirect you to a webpage in the Alzheimer's Society UK website in which you can read about different types of memory and how your memory is processed.
This link will redirect you to a webpage in the Age UK website that offers information about how cognitive skills change throughout our lives and how to identify normal cognitive decline.
Physical activity and active mind
This link will redirect you to a webpage in the Independent age UK website that shares information about the benefits of keeping an active lifestyle in later life, a list of activities to stay healthy and advice of how to get started.
Access the online information pack for the second workshop!
This link will redirect you to a webpage in Better Health Channel website in which explains how age-related changes in the brain can sometimes improve just by maintaining a good physical and mental fitness and by having a nutritious diet.
This link will redirect you to a webpage in Elder UK website in which you can find 25 different brain games that will keep you brain active.
Emotional health, ageing and the social world
Have you experienced mood changes lately?
In this guide you will find useful advice regarding your mental health.
You will also find contact details for charities and resources that offer further advice and services that concern ageing and mental health
Access the online information pack for the third workshop!
Loneliness is a social factor that affects emotional health negatively.
The elderly population is especially vulnerable to loneliness.
This guide tackles how to prevent loneliness in an advanced age.
The following podcast episode of the BBC "Just One Thing" by Michael Mosley provide some easy tips to improve our mental and physical wellbeing in our everyday life.
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