Newtownards to Host 2025 Positive Ageing Roadshow

Ards and North Down Borough Council's Age Friendly programme, supported by the Public Health Agency (PHA) and in partnership with Ards and North Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) as well as South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, is delivering a roadshow event on Thursday 2 October 2025 at Ards Blair Mayne Wellbeing and Leisure Complex, Newtownards, from 11am to 2pm. The event is free to attend but pre-registration is necessary.

Building on the success of previous years, the roadshow takes place during Positive Ageing Month and will offer people the opportunity to engage with a range of local support services that will help people to age well and live better. This includes:

• Active Ageing Falls Prevention Demonstration
• Security in the Home
• Information & Advice
• Health & Wellbeing Support
• ...plus information from a wide range of exhibitors.  

The Mayor of Ards and North Down, Councillor Gillian McCollum, said:

"The Positive Ageing Roadshow is designed to promote local support services that will help people age well. It will promote how people can stay safe, keep active and stay connected through social and recreational activities available. I am sure that everyone who attends the roadshow will find it very enjoyable so please register your interest as soon as possible and I look forward to seeing everyone there." 

PCSP Chair and Age Friendly Champion, Councillor Pete Wray, said:

"Ards and North Down PCSP aims to make our neighbourhoods safer by focusing on the policing and community safety issues that matter most to our community. Crime and the fear of crime can be a major concern for people as they age, so it is important that steps are taken to support and protect potentially vulnerable people within our local community.

"Developing initiatives like this Positive Ageing Roadshow can help to reduce crime and the fear of crime. Events like this help to educate and inform people about a range of crime prevention and safety issues such as scams, anti-social behaviour and how people can keep safe within their own homes."

Jeff Scroggie, Regional Lead for Ageing Well at the PHA, said:

"Empowering older people to live healthier and more fulfilling lives is crucial to maintaining and improving their wellbeing. It can help reduce isolation, help people become more active and forge important connections which is beneficial to physical, mental and social health.

"The Ards and North Down Age-Friendly initiative and the Positive Ageing Month Roadshow will provide people aged 50+ across Ards and North Down with valuable information, support and activities. The Roadshow and events will help address any issues they may be experiencing and help reduce the potential impact of health inequalities."

To register for the event, email your contact details (and, if applicable, those of accompanying friends) to agefriendly@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk no later than Thursday 25 September. Please advise if any special assistance is required or if you have any dietary requirements. Alternatively, call 0300 013 3333 (ext. 42367), Monday to Friday (9.30am-11.30am only).

The Positive Ageing Roadshow is being run as part of 'Positive Ageing Month', which is celebrated every year in October. It is a month-long campaign of events and activities that promote positive ageing as well as celebrating the contribution older people make to their communities.

For more information, visit Positive Ageing Month - Ards and North Down Borough Council