Meeting new people, physical activity and hobbies can all help you keep healthy, energetic and independent as you get older.
There have been several studies that have identified a range of factors that can lead to a person feeling lonely or socially isolated in later life.
These factors include:
- Social networks (living alone, being widowed or divorced, a lack of contact with friends and family and limited opportunities to participate in social occasions)
- Health (poor health, limited mobility, Social Care needs or cognitive and sensory impairment)
- Individual characteristics (age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, low income, retirement)
- Neighbourhood characteristics (structures of buildings and streets, provision of local amenities, territorial boundaries, area reputation, neighbourliness, material deprivation of area of residence).
Whatever your interests, there is something for everyone in Bury. So if you are interested in joining a theatre group, learning a new skill or joining a sports club or social activity, click on this link to see what opportunities are waiting for you.
To view more social activities available for older people in the borough, please click the following link:
https://theburydirectory.co.uk/whats-on
Bury Council’s Connect and Direct Hub is the first point of contact for general enquiries.
You can contact them using the links to the right of this page.