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Speaking Up for Our Age

On 14 March, Age UK held a conference in Newcastle called Speaking up for our age. Mary Nicholls and John Smart talk with Steve about their contribution to the proceedings.

Added on 17 Aug 2012 2:09pm

This month's topic for Everyone's tomorrow - today! was ageism. For this topic, we approached B & Q - because of their reputation for employing older people; they said they were too busy to talk to us. We approached the headquarters of Age UK in London;

from the whole of their staff they couldn't find anybody who could find the time to come on the show.

But the Co-op were very helpful and Ray Henderson from their regional board came along to talk to us. The rest of the show was put together from our own resources.

Maureen reads a little ditty called 'Damned old age' and then introduces the programme's topic: ageism.
(April 2012 Broadcast)

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Maureen and John talk about their own life experiences.

(April 2012 Broadcast)

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Wendy and John Talk about ageism in employment.

(April 2012 Broadcast)

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Wendy talks to Ray Henderson from the Co-op.

about the awards that the Co-op has won for its employment practices.
(April 2012 Broadcast)

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Greta, Dick and Steve wind up the discussion on ageism.

(April 2012 Broadcast)

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The theme for March is sex, drugs and rock and roll. Unfortuntately, because of copyright laws, we can't copy the rock and roll tracks that we played; but we can put on to the website the two interviews we conducted.

We started with Wendy talking about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) with Dr Kirsty Foster of the Health Protection Agency.
(March 2012)

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Rachel Nichol, from NECA (Newcastle), talks with Steve.

about addiction, especially to alcohol, amongs the over-50s in Newcastle.
(March 2012 Broadcast)

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This month we joined up with members of the Gateshead Older People's Assembly. Our theme was the voluntary services and the cuts that they are expected to take.

Barbara Douglas, the Strategic Director of the Quality of Life Partnership, talks with Steve. They concentrated in particular on the NewcastleGateshead One Core Strategy.
(February 2012 Broadcast)

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George Law, of the Gateshead Older People's Assembly,

wrote an account of some driving research that he undertook. The account is read by Jimmy Wilkie, also of the Older People's Assembly.
(February 2012 Broadcast)

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Sally Young, of the Newcastle Council for Voluntary Service, and her counterpart in Gateshead, Gev Pringle

talks with Jimmie Wilkie about the issues that the cuts confront them with.
(February 2012 Broadcast)

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Tony Atkinson, from Newcastle LINk, talks with Greta.

(February 2012 Broadcast)

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Anna Goulding, from Newcastle University, talks with Chris Barker (GOPA Administrator)

about issues facing the arts.
(February 2012 Broadcast)

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Our theme for the programme broadcast on Friday 6 January was 'the changing face of Newcastle'.

We started with John talking to Greta about his memories of growing up in West Newcastle in the 40s.
(January 2012 Broadcast)

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Here's Maureen talking about a little-known poisoning incident in 1960

(January 2012 Broadcast)

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Wendy talks to Nigel Todd about the changes T Dan Smith brought to Newcastle

(January 2012 Broadcast)

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Maureen talks of her experience of coming to Newcastle from London's East End

(January 2012 Broadcast)

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Wendy, Dick, Beryl and Steve (the non-geordie members of the team) discuss how foreign they are

(January 2012 Broadcast)

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Dick Godfrey talks about Newcastle in the 70s

(January 2012 Broadcast)

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Liz Dey talks about famous (?notorious) Newcastle Characters

(January 2012 Broadcast)

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Christmas Pantomime

Here is Wendy talking with Steve Arnot, who plays Lord Lucifer in the pantomime Sleeping Beauty at the Theatre Royal this year.
(December 2011 Broadcast)

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Christmas Lights

Here Wendy is talking with Brian Laughlin, who is the Newcastle street lighting engineer; he is responsible for the Christmas lights.
(December 2011 Broadcast)

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Christmas Past

Here, John and Maureen are talking about Christmas past - and how the cat got roasted in the oven.
(December 2011 Broadcast)

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The theme for the November broadcast of Everyone's tomorrow - today! was the relationship between the Elders Council and the City of Newcastle

Mary Nicholls, Chair of the Elders Council, set the scene and here she is talking with John Reid.
(November 2011 Broadcast)

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Interview with Councillor Ann Schofield

Councillor Ann Schofield is Deputy Chief member for older people; she was interviewed by Steve Whitley.
(November 2011 Broadcast)

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Interview with Deborah Coffell, Your Homes Newcastle

Deborah Coffell is in the Activities and Engagement Team of Your Homes Newcastle; she was interviewed by Liz Dey.
(November 2011 Broadcast)

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Vera Bolter talking with Wendy Mizen

Vera Bolter is Co-ordinator of the Older Person Friendly City Working Group of the Elders Council. Here she is talking with Wendy Mizen about Newcastle as an age-friendly city and about the Older People's Strategic Board.
(November 2011 Broadcast)

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Interview with Bonnie O'Brien, Newcastle Youth Councillor

Steve talks with Bonnie O'Brien, Newcastle Youth Councillor, about intergenerational issues.
(October 2011 Broadcast)

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Interview with Lynn Stephenson, Chair of Governors at Bridgewater School

Steve talks with Lynn Stephenson, Chair of Governors at Bridgewater School in West Newcastle, about how older people can help in schools.
(October 2011 Broadcast)

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Wendy tells us what we can do with our grandchildren over the half-term break

(October 2011 Broadcast)

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Interview with Marjorie Dodds

John talks with Marjorie Dodds about the personal contribution that she makes, especially by looking after her grandchildren.
(October 2011 Broadcast)

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Interview with Norman Jemison, Vice-Chair of the National Pensioners Convention

Liz interviews Norman Jemison, Vice-Chair of the National Pensioners Convention, on the enormous contribution that older people make to society and the economy.
(October 2011 Broadcast)

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Interview with Katie Wilson, Chair of Newcastle U3A

Katie Wilson talking with Steve
Whitley about U3A (University of the third age).
(September 2011 Broadcast)

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Interview with Jim Edwardson on Lifelong Learning

Professor Jim Edwardson talking to Maureen Burrows on this
month's theme of lifelong learning.
(September 2011 Broadcast)

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Mervin Dixon

(July 2011 Broadcast)

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Maureen Burrows talking about Grandchildren

(July 2011 Broadcast)

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Dick Godfrey talks about backpacking

(July 2011 Broadcast)

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Safety in The Home and in The Neighbourhood - Steve Whitley talks to Chief Inspector Bob Ryan about Neighbourhood Safety - Part 1

(May 2011 Broadcast)

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Safety in The Home and in The Neighbourhood - Steve Whitley talks to Chief Inspector Bob Ryan about Neighbourhood Safety - Part 2

(May 2011 Broadcast)

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Safety in The Home and in The Neighbourhood - Wendy Mizen talks to Barbara Douglas, Co-ordinator of the Elders Council Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods Working Group - Part 1

(May 2011 Broadcast)

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Safety in The Home and in The Neighbourhood - Wendy Mizen talks to Barbara Douglas, Co-ordinator of the Elders Council Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods Working Group - Part 2

(May 2011 Broadcast)

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Safety in The Home and in The Neighbourhood - John Reid talks to Tim Townshend about the work of a west-end Neighbourhood Watch - Part 1

(May 2011 Broadcast)

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Safety in The Home and in The Neighbourhood - John Reid talks to Tim Townshend about the work of a west-end Neighbourhood Watch - Part 2

(May 2011 Broadcast)

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Safety in The Home and in The Neighbourhood - Dick Godfrey interviews Detective Inspector Watts

(May 2011 Broadcast)

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Safety in The Home and in The Neighbourhood - Dick Godfrey interviews James Stewart from the Council's Safeguarding Adults Unit

(May 2011 Broadcast)

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Wendy Mizen tells us about Diwali, the Festival of Lights

(November 2010 Broadcast)

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John Reid gives advice on what to do in your garden or allotment

(November 2010 Broadcast)

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Dick Godfrey tells us about Tyneside Theatre

(November 2010 Broadcast)

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