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11 May 2013: Music for the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

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Age UK Bromley & Greenwich is <strong>the</strong> only specialist agency in <strong>the</strong> London<br />

Boroughs <strong>of</strong> Bromley and Greenwich working with and <strong>for</strong> older people.<br />

It provides a range <strong>of</strong> preventative services and projects that help people<br />

aged 50+ to remain living independently in <strong>the</strong>ir own home. The<br />

services include: good quality in<strong>for</strong>mation and advice to help people<br />

make in<strong>for</strong>med choices, day opportunities, healthy ageing projects<br />

and digital inclusion.<br />

Age UK Bromley & Greenwich also campaigns on issues that impact on<br />

<strong>the</strong> lives <strong>of</strong> older people, involves <strong>the</strong>m in its activities and influences<br />

policy by expressing older people’s views and concerns to local decision<br />

makers.<br />

Bromley has a greater proportion <strong>of</strong> its population in <strong>the</strong> over-65 age<br />

category compared to <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>of</strong> London. In 2010, it was estimated that<br />

<strong>the</strong>re were just under 4,000 with dementia – ei<strong>the</strong>r Alzheimers, Vascular<br />

or mixed dementias. By 2030, <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> people with dementia in<br />

Bromley is set to increase to over 6,000.<br />

The proceeds <strong>of</strong> this concert will go towards Age UK Bromley &<br />

Greenwich’s Dementia Support Service, a suite <strong>of</strong> activities <strong>for</strong> people<br />

with dementia and <strong>the</strong>ir carers, helping <strong>the</strong>m live well with dementia:

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