Building an even better Stockport! Borough Plan launches 10 year vision for the area

Stockport is a fantastic place to live and spend time in - why would you go anywhere else? Age UK Stockport has been a key partner in developing the Borough Plan – a vision of Stockport in 2030 created by lots of stakeholders from across the borough. The plan aims to set out a 10 year vision for Stockport, and is designed so you can help to get involved in making the goals a reality.

The Borough Plan focuses on three key areas - One Heart, One Home and One Future - with the ambition to create a Stockport that puts people and communities at the heart of everything it does, to help all of Stockport’s people live healthy and happy lives. It’s designed to continue to build a fair and equal society, where diversity is celebrated, and nobody is left behind. The message is simple: let’s keep growing, creating and delivering a thriving future for Stockport.

This includes the ambition to be an age-friendly borough where residents are able to grow old well, playing a full part in the community, and are enabled to live independently.

As an example, the Plan details an intergenerational all age living campus, with intermediate and dementia care available. These homes include assistive technology to help people stay independent for longer, with this innovative and pioneering work already well underway.

The Plan also includes a commitment to embed a ‘home first’ approach to adult social care, and to create an age-friendly borough that encourages healthy living and tackles issues such as loneliness.

Creating a digitally inclusive borough is also high up the list, to ensure nobody gets left behind as digital technologies continue to advance and shape the way in which we live our lives.

The One Stockport Age Friendly Network brings together individuals and organisations that want to make the Borough Plan a reality.  The Network makes sure the experiences and views of older people and their families are heard.  It’s also a great way to find out what’s going on in Stockport!  If you want to get involved please email agefriendlystockport@stockport.gov.uk.

Here at Age UK Stockport, we’re incredibly proud to have been part of the team that created this ambitious plan. One of the most important things for us was listening to residents – of all ages – to ensure everyone’s voice is heard.

To read the full borough plan, visit https://www.onestockport.co.uk/the-stockport-borough-plan/ . There is also an accessible version, and a shorter summary version available which covers the key points of the plan.

To view the current Ageing-Well Strategy, visit: https://assets.ctfassets.net/ii3xdrqc6nfw/4ocnpVqJC3GhW2pYvvLFOJ/656260ad55fac63d3b2ef2558782a227/Stockport_Ageing_Well_Strategy_for_Stockport.pdf

If we all work together and do our bit, we can make the future of One Stockport even brighter – for everyone.