Strategic Development Group For Older People

Strategic Development Group For Older People

The Silver Surfers attended a Seminar covering strategic development for older people in Edinburgh hosted in the City Chambers on 13th May.

This was well attended by groups representing older people across Edinburgh.

The Seminar was opened by Mary Wycherley, Chairwoman of the Older Peoples’ Equality Forum (OPEF) the scene was then set by Tricia Campbell (Joint Programme Manager, Services for Older People) and Glenda Watt (Strategy Manager, Edinburgh’s Joint Plan for Older People).

During the talks and discussions which followed a number of diverse and varied opinions were raised – and at times the meeting was both heated and emphatic.

The consensus was that older people in the City still had a lot to contribute and were determined that their collective voice would continue to be heard