Age-friendly Gwynedd
Cyngor Gwynedd is working to become an age-friendly local authority by 2025, which is in keeping with the national work by the Welsh Government and the Older People's Commissioner for Wales.
This agenda corresponds with the work of the World Health Organisation: The WHO Age-friendly Cities Framework - Age-Friendly World
Gwynedd's application has been submitted and will be able to be read from this page very shortly.
Within Cyngor Gwynedd there are two specific roles that support the work and you can contact them for more information:
There are a number of ongoing projects in Gwynedd:
Homeshare
An exciting Homeshare project was launched in Gwynedd during January 2023.
The project is an opportunity to tackle the main challenge facing the Council, such as care, homelessness and social challenges such as loneliness. More information
Bridging the Generations
The Bridging the Generations project has been working very hard over the years to create various different projects that brings people of different ages together.
Cyngor Gwynedd's bridging the generations scheme, has been operational since 2018 and has been working very hard over the years to create various different projects.
Watch this video to learn more about the Bridging the Generations project
Cyngor Gwynedd are partners of the National week that celebrates bridging the generations and the celebration will take place on the last week of April 2024. Learn more about the work and the celebrations
Support and advice to help prepare for winter
Preparing for Winter booklet - advice for older people
Age-friendly conversations
Hearing the voices of older people is vital to the work area and so if you want to invite Mirain (Council Age-Friendly Lead) over to an event or to your community then contact Mirain to arrange a convenient time.