Age Friendly Cotswolds

At The Churn Community Hub, we’re proud to be part of Age Friendly Cotswolds, a partnership with Age UK Gloucestershire, Cotswold Friends and Tetbury Area Youth & Community Trust (TAYCT).

Together, we’re helping to create communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive as they age. By listening to local people, building stronger community connections and working in partnership, we’re helping make the Cotswolds a place where people feel connected, valued and able to live well.

The Cotswolds has one of the oldest populations in the country, with the number of people aged 65 and over continuing to grow. As our population ages, it’s more important than ever that our communities are places where people can stay healthy, connected and independent for longer. Age Friendly Cotswolds was created to respond to this changing population by working with local people to shape communities that support everyone to age well.

Age Friendly Cotswolds is a partnership that puts older people at the heart of creating positive change. By listening to people’s experiences and understanding what matters most to them, we’re working together to shape communities that support healthy, active and fulfilling lives.

Whether it’s reducing loneliness, improving access to local services, encouraging people to get involved in their communities or creating opportunities to stay active and connected, we’re committed to making a lasting difference across the Cotswolds.

Everything we do is built around three simple principles:

Listening

We listen to older people to better understand the opportunities and challenges they experience, esuring their voices help shape the future of our communities.

Connecting

We bring together people, organisations and communities to build stronger relationships, reduce isolation and create more opportunities for people to take part in community life. 

Empowering

We support people to share their ideas, influence local decisions and take an active role in creating communities where everyonre can thrive as they age.

As one of the Age Friendly Cotswold partners, The Churn Community Hub brings its experience of supporting people through our Ageing Well and Community Wellbeing services.

Working alongside our partners. we help connect people with activities, services and opportunities that improve wellbeing, reduce loneliness and encourage people to stay active and involved in their communities. Together, we’re building a stronger network of support that helps people remain independent, feel valued and thrive as they age.

Age Friendly Cotswolds is shaped by the people who live here, and there are lots of ways to be part of it.

Whethere you’d like to volunteer, join a local event, share your experiences or simply find out more about what’s happening in your area, we’d love to hear from you.

Together, we can create communities where people of all ages feel connected, supported and empowered to thrive as they age.