The third session of the Access All Ages Creative Community Hub at The Bridgewater Hall was unlike anything we had done before. For the first time, we partnered with nutrition students from Manchester Metropolitan University to co-deliver a morning that wove public health messaging seamlessly into music, creativity and intergenerational connection. The result was one of the most powerful sessions the programme has seen to date. A New Kind of Partnership The Access All Ages

Dr Daniel Mason Apr 27 10 min read An intergenerational approach to learning about blood pressure Summary Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a significant, often silent, risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction (heart attack), and stroke. Hypertension often goes unrecognised and undiagnosed in the community, especially where health care access and health education is limited. This project aimed to deliver teaching to students in year six o

Read the announcement here The launch of the Queen Elizabeth Trust marks a significant moment for communities across the United Kingdom. It signals a renewed national commitment to the places and relationships that shape everyday life to the spaces where people meet, participate and build a shared sense of belonging. In doing so, it reflects the enduring legacy of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, whose life of service consistently emphasised neighbourliness, continuity an

As the UK’s ageing population grows, dementia care remains one of the most complex challenges facing the NHS and the broader social care sector. While pharmacological research continues its vital search for disease-modifying treatments, there is an urgent, parallel need for scalable, evidence-based psychosocial interventions. Among the most promising of these is the integration of Creative Health into standard care pathways. At Intergenerational Music Making (IMM), our work a

Intergenerational England’s response to Protecting What Matters The Government’s paper Protecting What Matters: Towards a more confident, cohesive and resilient United Kingdom arrives at a moment when cohesion has moved from aspiration to necessity. It reflects a growing recognition that the strength of our society rests not only on economic stability or institutional capacity, but on the quality of relationships between people. Across the country, those relationships are und