Ageing Well in Newham

Ageing Well Festival 2024

Date: Saturday 5th October 2024, 10am to 4pm

Location: Forest Gate Community School, Forest Lane, E7 9BB

The Newham Ageing Well Strategy aims to improve the health and wellbeing of residents aged 50+; and reduce health inequalities.

You are invited to attend this year’s Festival to celebrate our residents aged 50+, find out more about the activities and services available in the borough; connect with other residents and learn how you can get involved with delivering and shaping the Year 3 Strategy actions.

On the day you can expect:

  • Health MOTs and Vaccine Clinics
  • Information from Ask SARA, BT and EE, Dementia Support Service, Frames of Mind, Our Newham Money, Newham Volunteers, TfL
  • 1:1 Clinics* (on Concessionary Travel, Parking, Pension Credit, etc)
  • Archery
  • Bikeworks
  • Dance and exercise tasters (e.g. Belly Dance, Bollywood Dance, Chair Based Exercise, Salsa, Yoga, Zumba, etc)
  • Glass Painting
  • Virtual Reality Headsets
  • Music
  • International Food Court (Afro-Caribbean, Chinese, Eastern European, South Asian and Pie & Mash)
  • and much more!

For more information email: AgeingWell@newham.gov.uk or ring 020 3373 0730 (weekdays, 10am to 4pm).