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Monaghan Age Friendly Business Programme has received huge praise by the UK Centre for Ageing based in the House of Lords at Westminster in London. Bernie Bradley Age Friendly Programme manager for Monaghan County Council was recently invited by Lord Geoffrey Filkin to speak at a Conference on Ageing in the House of Lords Westminster.
In preparation for their conference on “Our Ageing Society – Challenges or Opportunities for Business and older consumers”. The Centre for Ageing came across the work of Monaghan Age Friendly Business programme on various social media platforms.
Dave Smith, from South East England Forum on Ageing said “We were hugely impressed by the work being done in Monaghan and especially the innovation and leadership from the business community”.
Monaghan Age Friendly Programme co-ordinator, addressed the conference in the House of Lords on Monday 20th March showcasing some of the innovative work happening in Monaghan in the Age Friendly Programme. Bernie presented the conference with information on and Monaghan Age Friendly Business Programme which is running in each town in county Monaghan and Monaghan Age Friendly Guide to Communication. The Age Friendly Business Programme, which is operating in every town in county Monaghan supports businesses to make small changes which makes is easier for older people to do business with them.
Following the presentation, Lord Geoffrey Filkin who leads up the House of Lords Centre on Ageing will now bring Monaghan’s Age Friendly Communication policy, Monaghan Age Friendly Business Model to the Cross Party parliamentary party on Ageing for inclusion in their programme of work. Members of the Centre of Ageing staff would also like to visit us here in Monaghan later in the year to learn more about the success of Monaghan Age Friendly Programme.
Pictured is Bernie Bradley Monaghan county council and Lord Geoffrey Filkin in the House of Lords Westminster on Monday