Are you interested in partnering Welsh colleagues in a European project on Age Friendly Communities?

Conwy County Borough Council, North Wales, is seeking Irish partners for an initiative to address in a sustainable way the issues created by demographic change by supporting intergenerational community management in the Welsh and Irish partners’ localities.

In order to be eligible, partners should be located in counties Dublin, Waterford, Kilkenny, Meath, Kildare, Wexford, Wicklow or Carlow.

The project will support the cohesion of intergenerational neighbourhoods and the development of intergenerational community strategies as described in the enclosed project idea.

It is intended to apply for funding from the INTERREG IVA Wales/Ireland programme under priority 2 “Climate Change and Sustainable Regeneration”. Deadline for submitting the project proposal is 11 June 2010.

The project’s activities will be articulated around the following themes:

·        Developing a transnational strategy

·        Developing local strategies

·        Developing public spaces

·        Preserving cultural heritage and history

·        Encouraging healthy lifestyles

·        Supporting environmental sustainability

·        Supporting life-long-learning

See the more detailed information in the ‘project idea’ document here. To express your interest in joining the Age Friendly Communities partnership, please contact Gaelle Croisier at gaelle.croisier@conwy.gov.uk tel: 0044 1492 574529 and return the attached partner search form before Friday 26 March.

If you have contacts who might be interested in the project, please feel free to transfer this partner search to them.