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Pictured at the filming of the video are Gwen Bartley - ABC PCSP, Stephanie Rock - ABC Age Friendly, Constable Cassells - PSNI, Claire McCartan and David Hammerton - ABC Seniors Network and Ken Irwin - HGV Driving Instructor.

Video urges older pedestrians to Stop, Look and Listen

In 2025, there were 56 deaths on Northern Ireland’s roads; 16 of these deaths were pedestrians; nine of these pedestrians were aged over 65...
David Hammerton, Chair of ABC Seniors Network; Stephanie Rock, ABC Age Friendly officer; Gillian Topping, Head of Environmental Health, ABC Council and William Stewart, ABC PCSP Project Co-ordinator pictured at the Age Friendly Futures Summit held in Belfast.

Councils unite to shape more inclusive Age Friendly future

The Age Friendly Network NI hosted the Age Friendly Futures Summit last week at the Titanic Conference Centre, Belfast, bringing together senior representatives from...
Pictured at the launch of Positive Ageing Month in the ABC Borough were David Hammerton, Chair of ABC Seniors Network, Lord Mayor of ABC Borough, Ald Stephen Moutray, Gillian Topping, Head of Environmental Health ABC Council and Stephanie Rock – ABC Age Friendly Officer.

Positive connections in ABC to light up October

Final preparations are being made for Positive Ageing Month which runs throughout October with a bumper programme of events across Armagh City, Banbridge and...

At 50 plus, you are much more than just a number

If you are aged 50 plus and living in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon (ABC) Borough, you can access a whole new world...
Cllr Kate Evans who is an Age Friendly Champion for the ABC Borough is pictured with ABC Age Friendly Officer Stephanie Rock at the tea dance at the Armagh City Hotel.

January blues banished at ABC Age Friendly tea dance

The January blues were banished in style at the ABC Age Friendly Tea Dance held in the Armagh City Hotel. Over 200 people aged 50...
ABC Borough’s four Age Friendly Champions.

Champions enhance ABC Borough’s Age Friendly status

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough’s reputation as an area where older people can live full, active, valued and healthy lives, has been further...

Age Friendly Network NI celebrates five years of partnership

Members of the Age Friendly Network NI are celebrating five years of partnership. Launched in 2019, the network has a membership of Age Friendly Officers...

Planting seeds of connection in Armagh for Loneliness Awareness Week

Everyone across the ABC Borough is being encouraged to undertake some simple ‘Random Acts of Connection’ which is the theme for this year’s Loneliness...

Bridging the generation gap for new IT skills in Armagh

An opportunity to learn new computer skills – such as email and social media - is being offered to 10 people who are aged...

Cooking programme makes major impact on bereaved men

The life-changing impacts of bereavement on men was the focus of a programme held recently in Lurgan. Participants in the Slow Cooker Programme hailed the...