The Age Takes Centre Stage 2011 Festival is here!
We invite you to come to the Festival Launch - Celebrate Older People’s Day on Saturday 1st October 2011 at a fabulous day of entertainment and activities for people 50+ at the Oxford Centre in Longbenton. Our theme is ‘Wish you were here...’ and as well as enjoying the day you can tell us what you recommend about being over 50 in our postcard challenge. More information
here
The Festival programme is now available with over 100 events for people over 50 during the month of October—social events, new opportunities, outings and offers. From Archery to Zumba, the Age Takes Centre Stage Festival presents a fabulous array of events and opportunities for people over 50 in October. You can look at it online
here
– or look out for your copy in the middle of the Council Magazine, ‘Widening Horizons’, delivered to your door mid September.
But you can get in the Festival spirit now with the following:
Enjoy books that put people over 50 in the spotlight – find out about the Age Takes Centre Page promotion in our Libraries for reading ideas over the summer and special events in October.
It is your last chance to nominate an individual or group for special recognition in the Age Takes Centre Stage Awards 2011. Find out all about it in the Awards Leaflet and you can nominate someone right now on the nomination form - closing date 30th August 2011.
You can book for Friendly Day Outings organised by the Amongst Friends Friendship Centre using the information and booking form
You can JOIN AGE TAKES TO THE SEA 2011 -and Sail Away to Alkmaar from just £94 per person! Sailing from North Shields to Holland at 5pm on Monday 10th October, returning 9.30am Wednesday 13th October. Find out more about it from our leaflet or go direct to the DFDS Seaways site http://www.dfds.co.uk/age
For more information about the 2011 festival contact us
About the Age Takes Centre Stage Planning Group
Site updated 31 August 2011