Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the many community organisations, individuals and colleagues who have helped to shape this report and the recommendations within. Some of these key groups are highlighted here. 

We are grateful to have such a strong network of groups and people championing healthy ageing and sharing our ambition to make Torbay the best possible place to live and grow older for all. 

This report builds upon the great work of the Ageing Well Torbay programme (led by Torbay Communities between 2015-2022) and seeks to strengthen our approach to making Torbay an Age Friendly Community.  

Editorial team

Lu Wills, Public Health Practitioner

Sam Trethewey, Public Health Registrar, who drafted the technical report

Julia Chisnell, Public Health Consultant

With especial thanks to the Torbay Citizens’ Assembly for their substantial input to the content, to the Torbay Learning Disability Ambassadors for their words and images, to every organisation who kindly shared their views, experiences and videos, and to Nigel Williams, Strategic Commissioning Manager Adult Social Care, for his explainer video skills.

Images used, unless stated otherwise, are from the Age-positive image library through the Centre for Ageing Better, CANVA, English Riviera BID Company or Torbay Council image library.