Older People's Strategy - Newcastle City Council

130What was changed?Overall, feedback on the strategy was positive, and the followingchanges were made as a result: a section was added on intergenerational work with childrenand young people; the section on lifelong learning was strengthened – as theloss of discounts on fees for adult learning classes for peopleaged 60+ was raised by a large number of people; we strengthened references to the links with Science Cityand the Institute of Ageing and Health at NewcastleUniversity, the Centre for Gerontology at NorthumbriaUniversity and the World Health Organisation; more emphasis was placed on diversity and how thiswill change in the future – particularly the future needsof BME and LGBT communities – and the impact of agediscrimination legislation; we gave greater emphasis to transport; developing olderperson friendly neighbourhoods; promoting healthy lifestyles;safeguarding adults; and promoting financial inclusionincluding welfare rights; we gave greater recognition throughout the document tothe contribution that older people make to the economy andsociety in general and recognised the need for communitydevelopment and capacity building to support olderpeople’s involvement.