Manchester launches new Age Friendly leisure standards
Manchester is the first city in the UK to set out a new framework to make leisure centres more welcoming, inclusive, and accessible for older people.
The new leisure standards were launched at an event hosted by the Age Friendly Manchester Assembly and with the Lord Mayor of Manchester, Cllr Carmine Grimshaw.
The leisure standards have been developed through a unique partnership between ourselves, Manchester City Council, Manchester Active and Age Friendly Manchester, and the Centre for Ageing Better and builds on the city’s established Age Friendly standards in culture and libraries. It marks a significant step in recognising the importance of supporting an ageing population to remain active, connected, and engaged in community life.
The standards are in response to a consultation which had older people at the heart of the process and codesigned with the Age Friendly Older People’s Board.