Community Development for Older People

As people get older and retire, they are more likely to spend more of their time in their homes or immediate neighbourhood. It is therefore important for these neighbourhoods to be vibrant places with a wide range of social and cultural activities and opportunities for engagement. 

In areas where this currently does not exist, community development is an important process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems.

We commissioned community development projects across a spread of Bristol locations, within care home communities and also aimed a project specifically at engaging Bristol's older LGBT+ community. 

Strategy, organisation and coordination city wide – Delivered by Linkage Network
Greater Brislington – Delivered by Bristol Charities
Greater Fishponds – Delivered by The Care Forum
Horfield and Lockleaze – Delivered by Buzz Lockleaze
St Pauls and Easton – Delivered by Livewest
Stockwood – Delivered by St Monica Trust
Care Homes – Delivered by Alive
LGBT+ Community – Delivered by BAB’s LGBT Community Development Officer, Sharifa James