Discover your Town
The annual celebration of Middlesbrough’s history, heritage and culture is here! Discover Middlesbrough 2017 has officially launched with an open invitation to explore, experience and enjoy everything the town has...
Help tackle evening and weekend loneliness – community fund
We are offering a share of £5000 to organisations and groups to help people aged 50 and over feel less lonely during the evening and at weekends this winter - please...
Ukulele fun
We held a Ukulele taster session and our members loved it! Here's what they said: "I came because I wanted to learn to play, and I have. Really enjoyed playing...
Egyptology is here to stay
The Egyptology Taster sessions started over a year ago, since then there has been a lot of interest in the subject and now with support and equipment from Ageing Better...
Tea, toast and table games
Our members enjoyed a morning of Tea, Toast and Table games in the Cafe at Marks & Spencer in Middlesbrough with us. They played dominoes and beetle drive whilst enjoying...
Everybody let’s rock
Fifty people had a journey back through the 50's and 60's at our Rock & Roll event at St Margaret's Church Hall in Brookfield. A local DJ provided the music...
Celebrating Older People’s Day
Nearly 20 people joined us to celebrate International Older People's day and the start of our Festival of Fun with a history walk and slice of cake at the Transporter Bridge. Our members braved...
Feast of Fun Across the Generations
Feast of Fun Across the Generations Old and young came together for a Feast of Fun over the summer thanks to a partnership of local churches, community groups and schools. Thanks to our Innovation Fund project...
Hula Whooping
Thirteen ladies attended our Hula Hooping taster session at St Mary's Cathedral on Wednesday 20th September. They had lots of fun practicing and playing team games using the hoops. The...
M&S exclusive evening
Eighty-five people attended the Ageing Better Middlesbrough event at M&S earlier this month. They enjoyed a presentation on the history of town centre shops from local Historian Ian Stubbs...
Festival of Fun 1st to 7th October
Go for it and get involved! From 1st to 7th October we are celebrating getting older in Middlesbrough with lots of events all across town for you to take part...
Older people help shape our café meet ups
We are celebrating the successful launch of our new café meet up in Debenhams. More than 40 people attended the launch party in Debenhams third floor restaurant last week (31...