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Age-friendly Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough Council is proud to have joined the World Health Organisation's Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities. We're working in partnership with key organisations to create an age-friendly town where older people can live healthy and active lives. You can find out more about age-friendly communities on the Centre for Ageing Better website.

Age-friendly Middlesbrough is led by Public Health South Tees, in partnership with older people and local charity organisations. You can email agefriendly@middlesbrough.gov.uk for more information.

How to get involved

Being an age-friendly community is not just about achieving a standard once. It's an ongoing effort, making changes however and whenever we can, to meet the diverse needs of older people. Everyone can help us to make Middlesbrough more age-friendly. Find out here how you can help. 

Age-friendly Charter

Our age-friendly charter was created with older people, and sets out the values and aspirations of an age-friendly town.

Online resource hub

We have a range of resources to support our age-friendly work, as well as to help you understand more about older people and ageing better.

Age-friendly training

The 'getting ready for an age-friendly Middlesbrough' training looks at the principles which support people to age better.

Age sensory loss

It’s estimated that around 5.9% of the population of Middlesbrough has some form of sensory impairment.

Age-friendly initiatives

Middlesbrough has a number of local age-friendly initiatives to help towards our aim of becoming an age-friendly town.