- Apply
- Adult learning courses
- Housing or Council Tax Benefits
- Allotments
- Jobs at the Council
- Bus pass
- Library membership
- Carer's assessment
- Licences
- Council housing services
- Planning applications
- Council tax and business rates
- Register for My Account
- Disabled parking
- Rubbish and recycling services
- Free school meals
- School places
- HMO licence
- Social services assistance
- HomeChoice Bristol
- Pay
- Report
- Abandoned property
- Housing repairs
- Benefits fraud
- Litter and street sweeping
- Complaints, compliments and comments
- Missed bin collections
- Concerns about a child
- Planning and building control reports
- Domestic violence
- Problems in my area
- Flyposting and graffiti
- Problems with roads, pavements and drains
- Freedom of information
- Taxi complaints
- Harassment and hate crime
- My Account
Celebrating Age Festival 2012
On this page:
The Celebrating Age Festival 2012 takes place from Saturday 9 June to Saturday 23 June.
The festival theme this year is: ‘Going for gold - older, wiser, fitter’ (pdf, 183 KB)to align with the wider Olympic fever.
Come along to the launch
Location: College Green, Bristol.
Time: 12pm to 2pm.
Date: Saturday 9 June
Events and activities
- Follow the (knitted) Olympic flame behind 'your' band of elders to meet our sports VIPs.
- Three local sportspeople will declare the festival open:
- Vernon Samuels (left) - Olympic athlete who competed in the triple jump at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games in 1988 and 1990
- Bob Fisher (middle)- Local boxer who was also awarded the Paralympic Order of Merit for his work with the Paralympic Games
- Diane Seaman (right) - Olympic athlete who competed in the javelin event at the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952.
- Join in a Zumba gold workshop led by Jane Manning.
- Photographic display by Alex Rotas of current veteran athletes.
The aim of the launch will be:
- To highlight the festival and the theme of older, wiser and fitter.
- To publicise the fortnight of neighbourhood activities which will enrich the lives of older people
- To stimulate engagement and participation in the fortnight of local activities and the finale day on 23 June.
Join us at the finale day
Location: Colston Hall, Bristol.
Time: 10am to 4pm
Date: Saturday 23 June
Events and activities
- Jamaican folk group, Tan Teddy
- Ukulele band, the Kooky Ukes (left)
- Soul band, Hula Groove (right)
- Bristol Male Voice Choir
- Question Time style debate: ‘What’s the future direction for health?’ To be chaired by Judith Brown, Chair of Bristol Older People’s Forum.
Panel will consist of Stephen Williams MP (Lib), Kerry McCarthy MP (Lab) and Cllr. Lesley Alexander, Chair of Health and Social Care Scrutiny (Con) - Stalls offering information and advice from local organisations. If you are interested in having a stall at the event, simply complete the celebrating age festival stall booking form (pdf, 50 KB) and return to Claire Kennelly (contact details on form)
- NHS offering health checks and information
- Citizens online will be running IT tasters
- Art show
- Award ceremony to acknowledge the contributions of individual older people in the city
- The Lord Mayor will be attending the Finale Day.
Neighbourhood events
We are planning a great selection of neighbourhood events to take place in the neighbourhoods across the city. If you would like to arrange an activity or event let us know.
- Bristol Record Office tours
Join a behind-the-scenes tour of Bristol Record Office to see how the archives of 800 years of history are preserved, stored and used.
More information on our Bristol Record Office page - Central library - art competition
Calling all artists! Submit a piece of art with the theme "Going for gold - older, wiser, fitter"
More information on our Celebrating Age Festival Art competition poster (pdf, 157 KB)
Celebrating the achievements of older people awards 2012
Do you know someone over 50 who is a role model for older people or deserves recognition for their achievements or contribution to others?
Why not nominate them for an award? Let us celebrate and value individuals who make life a better place for us all.
Tell us who you admire by completing our awards nomination form (pdf, 77 KB).
Background
The Celebrating Age Festival was set up in 2008 in response to the Bristol older people’s strategy. We understand that Bristol is in many ways a young city, with much of its culture and activity orientated towards young people. Our vision is to:
- Recognise the positive value of older people and combat age discrimination
- Place older people at the centre of thinking and planning of services
- Actively promote independence and well being rather than just being reactive
- Take a more ‘joined up’ approach to the delivery of services
- Encourage social cohesion across the generations
The numbers of people attending has grown each year from approx 600 people in 2008 to 3500 people in 2011.
Contact us
For more information email us at agefestival@gmail.com
