Age Friendly | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Our society is ageing. The number of people aged 65 and over is set to rise by 40% over the next 20 years. This change will create new demands for technologies, products and services.

The Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram is committed to making our region the best place to age in the UK.

In May 2020 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority joined the UK Network of Age Friendly Communities. You can read the Metro Mayor’s Letter of Commitment here.

We have since joined the World Health Organisation network of Age Friendly Communities and are currently developing our baseline assessment of ageing in the city region.

How you can get involved

We want the people of the city region to get involved in shaping the policies that affect their future. The ‘Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Network 55+’ is a new online group for residents who would like to help us make the city region a better place to age. You choose how much you want to get involved and you can opt out at any time.

Webinar: Age Friendly Liverpool City Region : The Next Steps

On 12 August we held a webinar to announce our membership of the UK Network of Age Friendly Communities and to outline the next steps in our journey to making the Liverpool City Region the best place to age in the UK.

The event was chaired by Neil Johnson, Lead Officer for Age Friendly Liverpool City Region and our main speakers were Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region, and Dr Anna Dixon, Chief Executive of the Centre for Ageing Better. Questions and discussion topics were submitted from the community networks which form part of the Age Friendly Liverpool City Region Steering Group.