Economic Development
In our third article on the UK’s ageing population Alan Hatton-Yeo argues that while the discourse has changed much over the last two decades, ageism remains a key barrier
The European Year of Solidarity between Generations took place back in 1993. At the end of the 1980s the realisation that people were living longer and birth rates were starting to fall led to a growing debate about the ‘demographic time bomb’ against a background of concern that increasing numbers of older people would consume more and more resources for their expensive care needs and this would lead to conflict between generations and economic stress.
From crumbling wreck to a thriving community hub – Matthew Harrison tells the story of Levenshulme United Reformed Church
When the Inspire Centre, a pioneering development in Levenshulme, south Manchester, won the award for best regeneration project from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, it was truly testament to the unflinching support and hard work of the local community in helping to transform this dilapidated, yet magical, 116-year old church into a vibrant focal point for the whole neighbourhood.
