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Whilst a growing number of older people can confidently use digital technology, there are still too many who have never been internet users or do not feel confident or able to do so. Lockdown has encouraged many more people to learn how to get more from their computers and smart phones and Age Friendly Nottingham are keen to work with partners across the city to support others to do so.

On Wednesday 9 September from 10.00 until 11.00, Age Friendly Nottingham will be joined by the Centre for Ageing Better, the Good Things Foundation and Connected Nottinghamshire to explore how we can improve digital inclusion.? If your organisation would like to join us please email [email protected]?

Councillor Eunice Campbell-Clark
Age Friendly Nottingham Champion

Improving our health and wellbeing

Better Health is a new campaign to encourage us to eat more healthily, lose weight and get more physically active. Gaining weight often happens gradually over time and can be just the odd unhealthy habit mounting up, but extra weight puts pressure on our bodies and reduces our strength to fight off serious diseases, including COVID-19. The NHS website has further information on the Better Health campaign, including links to their?free 12 week weight loss plan.

Keeping Fit and Physically Active

Keeping physically active?is more important than ever right now. Being active in a way that is right for you can improve your physical health, help manage stress and anxiety and just generally make you feel better. You can still go outside for exercise, if you're well enough but if you are staying in, you can exercise by checking out ?Stay In Work Out? or trying some of the exercises below:?

Sport England?s Join the Movement campaign, offers tips, advice and guidance on how to get active in and around your home. Join the Movement and share how you?re getting active during this time.

10 Today: Short ten minute routines to get you stretching and moving. The routines air on BBC Radio 5 Live at 5pm each day and can be accessed on the BBC Sounds website.?
Super?Six -?Exercises to improve your strength and balance: Six simple exercises that can help you stay steady and stronger for longer that can be done at home.
Sitting Exercises: These exercises are done while sitting; a great place to start to build strength and balance. See sitting exercises here.
Flexibility Exercises: These flexibility exercises can be done at home to help improve your mobility. See flexibility exercises here.
Balance exercises: There simple balance exercises can be done at home to help make you feel more steady in walking and moving. See balance exercises here.
Movement for those with Osteoporosis or Osteopenia: You can watch and follow the online videos offered by the Royal Osteoporosis Society - See the exercises here.

Enjoy outdoor activities safely in Nottingham

As lockdown restrictions have eased, people in Nottingham have been able to enjoy the numerous and wide-ranging outdoor activities our city has to offer.

If you are planning a trip to your local park, all the latest information can be found here Nottingham Parks and Open Spaces. When travelling, please remember you are required to wear face coverings on buses and trams. If you are travelling by car you should only do so with people from your household or support bubble and should avoid sharing cars with other people. Please also remember to maintain social distancing. Help stop the spread of Covid by: ??

Washing your hands
Wearing a face covering
Keeping your distance
Getting a free test if you have symptoms (call 119).

The Wise Owl Walk

The Wise Owl Walk will take you across the city centre to find ten owl sculptures. Nottingham Business Improvement District have created the trail in partnership with Wild in Art and a selection of artists; the Wise Owls are each a piece of beautiful art in their own right.

The trail is a great way for people of all ages to explore the city in a Covid-safe way. Find out more or download a map at Wise Owl Walk

Do you want to receive the Active Notts' Newsletter?

Active Notts is keen to support?people?to be?physically active?as part of their?everyday life.? Their monthly newsletter includes details of funding opportunities, jobs and resources to support organisations who can help people to be more active.? If you?d like to find out more about what they do and how they can help your organisation, please sign up to our newsletter.

Mental health support in Nottingham

Sometimes it can be tricky to know where to go for support for your mental health and wellbeing but the following may help:

Every Mind Matters is a great starting point
Nottingham's Ask LiON Directory has dedicated mental health pages that include the contact details for local services
The new Nottingham Mental Health Helpline - for emotional support and information about mental health
Wellness in Mind - for information, advice and support for Nottingham residents
The Grief Line -?for those who need immediate support following bereavement
Mental Health CRISIS Helpline - for people in mental health crisis (support available 24/7)
Harmless Tomorrow Project?- offers support for those in suicide crisis.? For support email?[email protected] or phone?0115 880 0282

Free counselling for carers

Carers Federation Limited is offering a free, confidential counselling service for those who care for or support a family member, friend or neighbour. The service is being offered remotely via telephone or online. The average number of counselling sessions provided is 18, but this can be adapted to meet individual needs. The charity aims to assess all counselling referrals within two weeks. To refer someone to this service or arrange an assessment, call 0115 962 9310 or email [email protected]

What's new in Nottingham Libraries

The Home Library Service is now able to accept new customers!? They deliver books, CDs and DVDs to customers of any age who live within the City boundary and aren?t able to get to the library themselves, whether through mobility issues, health concerns or caring responsibilities.? they are able to provide large and standard print books, plus audiobooks and books in a range of languages.

To register your interest: email [email protected] or ring Aspley Library on 0115 915 2802 between 10am and 2.30 on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday and between 1pm to 5pm on Wednesdays.

The libraries are also looking for volunteers to help them deliver books to their customers ? if you?re keen to support your local community, are a driver with access to your own vehicle and a full, clean driving licence and you could commit to delivering books to customers? doorsteps once every three weeks please email [email protected] for an application form.

Have you ever done an online jigsaw?

This edition?s jigsaw is a vintage Raleigh poster ? how quickly can you do it?? If you find this one too easy, there are a wide range of other Nottingham jigsaws to complete here.

Dementia

Radford Care Group has moved to new premises.? From September their Day Care Service and Friendship Group is open again and new clients are welcome. They have ?care bubbles?, ensuring numbers are limited, with each bubble having their own dedicated care staff. They hope that their Dementia Information Programmes may also be able to restart soon - either in groups or through offering on line modules for those who are able to use computers. Bookings being taken for their waiting list. For more information contact Radford Care Group at Prospect Street, Radford, Nottingham NG7 5QE, or telephone 0115 9786133, or email [email protected]

Trent Dementia has been helping those living with dementia to engage with new technology to ensure vital community groups continue ? from week one of lockdown.? They have online groups over Zoom with people living with dementia and their families:

Tuesdays (Coffee & Chat),
Wednesday mornings (Outdoor Lovers, Virtual Walk) and evenings (Evening Coffee & Chat)
Thursdays (Friends for Life Dementia Peer support group).

For more information on online groups, click here

Trent Dementia also have free step counters to post to people living with dementia and their families and supporters. Using them (by just walking in place, around the garden, in the park, on treadmill, or in neighbourhood for half an hour every day = roughly 2.5 miles per day) gives people a chance to join the #1000MilesWalk initiative and win a medal.

For more information about Trent Dementia Services telephone 0115 74 84220 or email [email protected].

Tackling the Impact on People?s Financial Well-being in Nottingham, of COVID-19

Nottingham Financial Resilience Partnership is holding a virtual conference on Friday 18 September 2020, with inputs from national, regional and local speakers and organisations working on this agenda are invited to join them to hear:

What is known about the different impacts on people?s financial well-being to date
About the impacts that you are seeing
Plan how Nottingham can respond and act over the coming months to tackle the impacts

If your organisation would like to book a place, please email [email protected] with your name and email.?

Arranging Socially Distanced Activities

This report offers guidance that can be applicable in a number of different scenarios, from a world where social distancing is the norm to one where we return to complete lockdown. It is important that we focus planning on how we live with COVID-19 rather than how we reconstruct after it.

It provides a number of tools and examples to help service providers, community groups and commissioners consider what social contact models will look like now and in the future. This includes:

A number of design principles to best meet the needs of older people
A checklist of challenges to consider when designing or restarting projects
A collection of case studies of projects compatible with social distancing with key learning.

Ageing Well Without Children

Adult children often provide help in different ways during times of need: from tasks such as joining a parent in medical appointments and helping with shopping, to personal care tasks, looking after finances and being a part-time or full time carer. The number of people aged over 65 without children is set to rise from over 1.2 million to 2 million by 2030. People ageing without children are 25% more likely to go into residential care, and at an earlier age and with poorer health. The Ageing Well Without Children project focuses on issues faced by those ageing without children, whether by choice or circumstance.?Read more about the Ageing Well Without Children Network?.

Share your views - did you use taxis 2-3 times per year or more (pre-Covid-19)?

Researchers within the Human Factors Research Group, University of Nottingham are looking to interview participants who used taxis 2-3 times per year or more (pre-Covid 19) to participate in interviews, as part of the ServCity project. They are also interested in the view of those with additional accessibility issues.

The interview, over the phone or via Skype, is expected to last up to 1 hour and are scheduled to start September 2020. ??Prior to the interview, you will be asked to complete a brief questionnaire on your own travel usage (including taxis).

You will be compensated for your time with a ?20 Amazon voucher. ?If you are interested in participating, please contact Dr Nancy Hughes by emailing: [email protected] or call 07586 359421.

Development sessions for age-friendly staff and volunteers

PHE?s Psychological First Aid (PFA) training module for all frontline and essential workers and volunteers, including line managers, has received over 70,000 sign ups over the last two months. The course aims to increase awareness and confidence to provide psychosocial support to people affected by COVID-19.?The course is free, and no previous qualifications are required.? By the end of the course, outcomes will include: understanding how emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic can affect us, recognise people who may be at increased risk of distress and how to offer practical and emotional support.

Tackling Ageism webinar, Thursday, 10 September, 2 ? 3pm Ageism is bad for individuals and bad for society. It means that people potentially limit themselves in how much they can enjoy their longer lives and the activities they do. ?How can we shift the conversation to one which celebrates and recognises the successes and benefits of an ageing population?? This webinar is the first of a series jointly run by the Centre for Ageing Better, Public Health England and the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities on the Healthy Ageing Consensus Statement. The session aims to give organisations practical examples and tips for taking action to remove ageist practices and promote positive healthy ageing. Register here

Road to Recovery webinar: Double jeopardy, Tuesday, 29 September, 9.30 ? 11am Age is a protected characteristic, enshrined in the Equality Act. We know the effects of ageism can be widespread and damaging. But what happens when age combines with other identities such as race, gender or sexuality?? Listen to this panel discussion to find out what more could be done. Register here

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