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The 50+ Forum meets up to six times a year.
Meetings are held in the Brampton Community Centre and are preceded by lunch in the community café and followed by tea and biscuits.
The next 50+ Forum meeting, the AGM, will be held on Tuesday 29th April 2025 in the café at Brampton Community Centre, Union Lane.
A simple lunch will be available, £5, at 12:30pm, provided by Jenny in the café.
The meeting starts at 1:30pm.
Following AGM business Mike Godridge will talk about the new development, in collaboration with Heathlands Trust, of a Dementia Friendly space open to anyone in the community.
There will be plenty of time for questions and comments.
To book a lunch please call Brampton Community Centre (016977 45023) before midday Friday 25 April giving any special dietary requirements.
What are the issues affecting older people that concern you?
Health? Staying active? Getting about as you get older? Dementia?
Home care? Residential care? Money? Paying for care? Caring for a partner or relative?
What are your views:
on local bus services, the health service, hospital transport, Brampton recycling centre, activities for older people, local footpaths, adult social care, support for carers?
Recent speakers - all local people - have included: the High Sheriff of Cumbria, members of the Library Service, Chairman of Brampton Parish Council, a pharmacist, an optometrist, members of the Fire Service team, volunteers from Macmillan nurses, representatives from Adult Social Care, Carlisle Carers, and Sustainable Brampton.
Discussions have ranged from maintenance of local footpaths to provision of extra-care housing in Brampton.
Have your say
What topics would you like to talk about or learn more about?
We'd like to hear from you.