We are very excited to announce that the Anchor Community Band charity single; "See Yourself" is NOW available for pre-order!

The Anchor Community Band’s “See Yourself” was…

This week marks the 1 year anniversary of Grey Pride Day, when campaign supporters from around the country delivered our petition calling for the appointment of a dedicated Minister for Older People to 10 Downing Street.

Over the last 12 months the need for a Cabinet…

Members of Parliament vote in favour of Minister for Older People

Members of Parliament today showed their support for older people’s rights by voting in favour of a motion calling on the Government to consider appointing a Minister for Older People.

The House of Commons debate followed intense pressure from Grey Pride campaigners who presented a 137,000-strong petition to Parliament last November calling for a Minister dedicated to the needs of older…

We are very excitied to announce that our Grey Pride campaign has today received a major boost - we have secured a House of Commons debate on whether the Government should appoint a Minister for Older People!

The debate, which will take place on Thursday 28th June, follows intense pressure from all our brilliant Grey Pride campaigners around the country and…

Mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone pledged his support for our call for a Minister for Older People during a visit to a London care home yesterday.

On a day when the so-called “granny tax” was being debated in the…

Older people’s charity, Anchor, has today embarked on a landmark research project into the quality of life of thousands of older people across the country….and YOU can take part!  

The research will aim to investigate standards of basic service provision from town to town, and will result in a ‘Grey Britain’ report offering insight into the impact of day-to-day services on older people, from transport to healthcare…

MP for Portsmouth North, and Grey Pride supporter, Penny Mordaunt made reference to our Grey Pride campaign calling for a dedicated Minister for Older People in the budget debate on the floor of the House of Commons last week.…

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has called for the government to appoint a Minister for Older People in their latest report.

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Ed Balls, Shadow Chancellor and MP for Outwood and Morley, visited Schofield Court retirement housing scheme in Morley on Friday to discuss our Grey Pride campaign and the issues facing older people today.

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Following 137,000 people signing our Grey Pride petition, a delegation went to 10 Downing Street on Monday 28 November to formally call for a Minister for Older People.

Some of the campaign supporters who went along gave interviews to help raise awareness and press home the urgent need to ensure older people’s issues…

This morning a Grey Pride brigade has delivered our petition calling for a dedicated Minister for Older People to Downing Street!

Campaigners, including Esther Rantzen and led by older people’s charity Anchor, visited Number 10 to hand over the 137,000-strong petition in a bid to persuade the Government to appoint a Minister and give older people a voice.…

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Legal and General, one of the biggest financial services companies in the UK, has…

Stratford on Avon MP Nadhim Zahawi attended a coffee morning at Townsend Hall with older people from the nearby Horsefair retirement housing estate, and Anchor’s Chief Executive Jane Ashcroft on Friday 28 October.

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This post is dedicated the the members of Enfield Borough Over 50s Forum, who sent in their filled petition forms to Grey Pride HQ today.

Thank you!…

Grey Pride breakthrough! Today, Ed Miliband has appointed a Shadow Minister for Older People and Care!

Leader of the Opposition, the Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, is actively backing Grey Pride in our call for the Government to appoint a Minister for Older People.

 

Mr Miliband's undertaking to…

Our call for a Minister for Older People received backing from AgeUK yesterday!

Speaking at an Anchor-sponsored fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference, AgeUK special advisor Mervyn Kohler said he supported the call for a dedicated minister for older people, provided the position had real influence and power.

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Brilliant news for older people this week as Claire Keatinge has been appointed the first Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland.

 The need for…

            At last!  There’s a backlash from older women against what we are all ‘supposed’ to look like.  Ben Barry from Cambridge University, surveyed 3000 women between the ages of 40 and 65.  90% of them were more likely to buy fashion products where the models were of similar age and, importantly, looked like them.

             Finally some fashion stores are acknowledging that all ages need to be represented.  Marks…