Thank you to the Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice, @debbieweekesb.bsky.social for writing a blog for us mark International Day of Older Persons. bit.ly/DebbieWeekes... #IDOP26 #AgeFriendly

People’s Question Time - a chance for Londoners to hold City Hall to account. Register here to attend in person, or watch online 7–9pm on Wednesday 21 October: www.london.gov.uk/events/peopl...

Politicians rarely raise the issue of poverty and older Londoners, but we do. Read our latest blog from Campaigns Manager, @johnmcgeachy.bsky.social 👉 www.ageuk.org.uk/london/publi...

Things you love to see. How about some more London loos @london.gov.uk ? @carolinerussell.bsky.social

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3w ago

17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs. Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.

Brilliant new research by our member @rsph.bsky.social. Hydration matters and a lack of loos are forcing people to drink less water 💦

Royal Society for Public Health@rsph.bsky.social · 3w ago

Less than one in five people have easy access to public drinking fountains in the UK. That’s according to our latest report, which reveals stark inconsistencies in access to free drinking water across the UK 👀 👇️

This is such an important report and shows how digital exclusion has crept into so many aspects of life. We strongly recommend it for anyone interested in digital exclusion or more broadly, life in the UK in 2026! www.ageuk.org.uk/siteassets/d...

Politicians rarely raise the issue of poverty and older Londoners, but we do. Read our latest blog from Campaigns Manager, @johnmcgeachy.bsky.social 👉 www.ageuk.org.uk/london/publi...

This short film from @thelondonmachine.bsky.social is really fascinating! Check it out.🎬👇

The London Machine@thelondonmachine.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New video! I’ve gone down the drain researching London’s public toilets - and why so many of them vanished.

Really important blog by @greatermcr.bsky.social’s Paul McGarry for @ageingbetter.bsky.social on the new ageism based on misleading and divisive narratives around wealth. ageing-better.org.uk/blogs/are-we...

Are we entering into the era of new ageism?

A new ageism which frames public expenditure on older people as being at the expense of more worthy younger people seems to be gathering pace.

ageing-better.org.uk

One of our ageism survey findings was that some older Londoners are more likely to experience ageism than others. Experiencing multiple forms of discrimination has a really significant impact on quality-of-life. Find out about our new campaign, #LondonAgainstAgeism www.ageuk.org.uk/london/proje...

Our final guest from Season 1 of Talking Transport was @johnmcgeachy.bsky.social from @ageuklondon.bsky.social Listen to John pitch why he'd pick better communication over all other improvements to transport 🗣️ Bet you never knew there are over 150 public toilets on TfL's network! 🚽 🧻 💡 More ⬇️

One of our ageism survey findings was that some older Londoners are more likely to experience ageism than others. Experiencing multiple forms of discrimination has a really significant impact on quality-of-life. Find out about our newest campaign #LondonAgainstAgeism www.ageuk.org.uk/london/proje...

Great to hear from @gaillyk.bsky.social @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social presenting brand new Community Toilet Scheme guidance at this afternoon’s Public Conveniences Strategic Partners Group meeting. The Places We Go is based in the experiences of councils 👉 www.rca.ac.uk/research-inn...

Yesterday we were at City Hall, to say goodbye and give our thanks to Sue Johnson (2nd from the left in the checked dress) for her hard work and support for older Londoners across the last three decades. Sue is leaving her role at the GLA and we wish her all the best for the future.

Brilliant meeting with London Age Friendly Forum talking about how the voices of older Londoners can best be included in policy making processes. Feels like the start of productive conversations.

Age UK London@ageuklondon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Thank You from the London Age Friendly Forum to London Assembly Members @neilgarratt.bsky.social @hinabokharild.bsky.social @ellybakeram.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social and Alex Wilson AM for meeting with us today to discuss progress on the Age Friendly London Action programme & more.

Thank You from the London Age Friendly Forum to London Assembly Members @neilgarratt.bsky.social @hinabokharild.bsky.social @ellybakeram.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social and Alex Wilson AM for meeting with us today to discuss progress on the Age Friendly London Action programme & more.

The awesome @ageuklands.bsky.social held a pub quiz last week, and…. we won! . Proud of our little team that included Chris and Pierre. It was a brilliant event - and not just saying that because we won!

Thank you to all @londonassembly.bsky.social members for supporting the motion on support of our Freedom Pass campaign. Special thanks to @ellybakeram.bsky.social for proposing the motion.

Introducing The Places We Go. The 1st guidance for councils about developing & running a Community Toilet Scheme for nearly 20 years. This has been created by @gaillyk.bsky.social @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social. We are proud to be the project’s community partner. 👉 www.rca.ac.uk/research-inn...

FREEDOM PASS PROTECTED! We’re very proud to have worked with so many brilliant Londoners as part of our campaign. www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

Freedom Pass to remain for 1.2 million Londoners as review shelved

The pass which allows free travel on public transport for those aged 66 or over will cost councils £372 million in 2026/27

standard.co.uk

This is a win for all older Londoners! Thank you to everyone that supported the campaigns.

Freedom Pass: Thank you to all the older Londoners that have supported the campaign. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

London Councils urged by Age UK to protect Freedom Pass

An open letter calling for the protection of the pass is to be handed to London Councils.

bbc.co.uk

Great to be @wearenewlocal.bsky.social #strongerthings w/ @gaillyk.bsky.social @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social to talk to people about The Places We Go (new guidance on Community Toilet Schemes www.rca.ac.uk/research-inn... as well as the Alliance, & @ageuklondon.bsky.social’s London Loos campaign

Yesterday we held a campaigning skills workshop on ageism thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk , today as part of #AgeWithoutLimitsDay we launch our Mind the Age Gap podcast thanks to support from @ageingbetter.bsky.social 👉 www.ageuk.org.uk/london/about...

We were pleased to be part of an evidence session for the #RightToFood Commission this morning. It was good to share some of the experiences of older Londoners as part of our #OnTheEdge campaign www.ianbyrne.org/rtfcommission

Lots of health questions being answered at our Summer Health Event today with Dr Oge Ilozue in partnership with NHS London. We are finding out about nutrition, vaccines, shingles, exercise and lots more health questions answered.

It was great to meet @debbieweekesb.bsky.social London's Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice as well as Sue Johnson and Sarah Thompson from the Greater London Authority this afternoon. We all had a really important and positive conversation about ageing in London.

With rumours swirling of changes to concessionary fares like the Freedom Pass and Oyster 60+, we thought we'd ask @johnamcginnes.bsky.social from @ageuklondon.bsky.social in the latest #TalkingTransport 🤔 🎫 What would be the impact of cutting the Freedom Pass and is means testing an option???

Great podcast. Thanks to @ldntravelwatch.bsky.social‬ for inviting @johnmcgeachy.bsky.social our campaigns manager on their podcast. John discusses London's ageing population, affordable transport and concessions, public toilets and so much more.

London TravelWatch@ldntravelwatch.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Talking Transport Ep 6 is live! 🎙️ 📺 @johnmcgeachy.bsky.social from @ageuklondon.bsky.social talks to us about: 🎫 Concessions 📱 Digital exclusion 🛗 Lifts 🧓 Ageism 🚽 Public toilets 📺 Watch the full video on YouTube: youtu.be/mYPjxNNufEU #TransportPolicy #Accessibility #LondonTransport

This morning we are hosting a tabletop meeting for Age UKs across London to discuss the inclusion of older Londoners in #ExtremeWeather #EmergencyPreparedness. This is part of London Communities Emergency Partnership's Community Resilience Capabilities Project @londonfunders.bsky.social