Age Friendly Waterford to host its second Age Well Expo in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan.
Deputy Mayor of Waterford City and County Cllr. Adam Wyse will officially open Waterford’s Age Well Expo in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan.
The Age Friendly Waterford free event, in association with Healthy Waterford, UPMC Whitfield and Waterford City and County Council, will showcase the services, supports and activities available to older people to lead fulfilling, healthy and active lives.
On the day, there will be over 30 exhibition stands including An Garda Síochána, HSE, ALONE, Waterford Volunteer Centre, Waterford Libraries, Fire Services, Waterford Sports Partnership and Waterford Healthy Homes.
There will also be numerous speakers including a Consultant Gastroenterologist, Cardiology CNM, Health and Wellbeing practitioner and Fraud Prevention team.
There will be stands on a range of services provided by Waterford City and County Council. Information will be provided on how to reduce energy costs, housing grants, community engagement initiatives, recreational activities tailored for older adults and much more.
Sean McKeown, Chief Executive of Waterford City and County Council, and Chair of Age Friendly Alliance, said, “The Age Well Expo 2024 will once again provide an invaluable opportunity for older people to engage directly with key support agencies and service providers in Waterford and is part of Waterford’s ongoing Age Friendly Programme."
Established in January 2014, Age Friendly Ireland coordinates the national Age Friendly Cities and Counties Programme with the first Age Friendly Strategy for Waterford City and County being launched in 2017. The Programme brings together, supports and provides technical guidance to the 31 local-authority-led, multi-agency Age Friendly City and County Programmes in every local authority area.
The Age Well Expo will take place in Park Hotel, Dungarvan (X35 CC97) from 11am – 4pm on Tuesday, October 1st. Along with the information stands and guest speakers, there will be live music and entertainment, and refreshments will be provided.
The event is free, and all are welcome to attend.
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