Super Seniors

Ambition for Ageing Bolton in Partnership with WiN (Women in Neighbourhoods) Celebrates Senior Women’s Positive Contributions in Bolton Community #IWA2017 Ambition for Ageing Bolton are celebrating ‘ Outstanding Senior Woman Award.People living in Tonge with the Haulgh, Halliwell or Crompton in Bolton nominated older women in their neighbourhood who inspired them with their work and commitment in community.Six ladies made to the finalists and Winner will be announced on IWA 2017, on 12 May in a gala celebration. There will be 17 other categories and some our Senior ladies are finalists in other categories too! Finalists of Outstanding Senior Woman AwardMavis BatesJean HaslamOlwyn Elizabeth HolgateMargaret KoppensLinda MarlandSumati ( Sue) Desai Photos and video will be made wh...

I am 76 years old and I have lived in Bolton all my life, I have two daughters and five grandchildren. With a lifetime’s love of history I joined Halliwell Local History Society 30 years ago and have enjoyed every minute of the time since then. I have been Secretary for the past 25+ years and since I retired this has filled my time. Over the past 10 years a colleague and I have catalogued our vast collection of photographs (2500+), maps, artefacts and books and these are now on a searchable database. I deal with enquiries via our website and by telephone and spend one day a week at Smithills Hall where our collection is stored and one morning at our newly opened Heritage Centre within All Souls. I take the minutes at our committee meetings and circulate information by email; I also book...

Samatiben, ‘Sue’ arrived in the UK from Nairobi in 1965, at the age of 26 years, to get married. She quickly became involved in community work, teaching English, translating and generally helping people just arrived in the UK who needed help with a variety of official documentation. Amongst a variety of things that Sue has taken on, she spent 26 years as a hospital link worker, becoming especially involved in parent craft classes. In 2008 she received an MBE from the Queen for her community work and her efforts have also been recognised with other awards, including a Parliamentary Award, a Diversity Award, an NHS Award and a Hindu Forum Award. Sue (Samatiben) is an ambassador not only for Ambition for Ageing but for her wider community. She doesn’t let her age get in the way of her p...

Olwyn is the chair of The Golden Oldies, an older people’s wellbeing group in Tonge Fold. Before Olwyn came along the group was about to fold due to ill health and lack of confidence in existing members. Since she joined she has turned the group around, working tirelessly to ensure needs of residents in the local area are met. She chairs the Golden Oldies Community Group, and since she joined, has given the group a clear sense of direction, namely supporting the constitution of the group in order to source funding and improve and secure the future of the centre.Olwyn has supported the group to deliver a range of activities for elderly residents from the building in order to prevent loneliness and social isolation as well as to improve wellbeing. The group focus wholeheartedly on the...

To celebrate the occasion and to showcase some of the positive contributions older people make to our community in Bolton we would like to invite you to attend: Super Seniors Premier Screening on Tuesday 24th October at The Light Cinema, Bolton Market Place Shopping Centre. 10:15-11:00. Super Seniors is a short film which has been produced by Women in Neighbourhoods in association with  Ambition for Ageing and stars local Ambition for Ageing ambassadors: Mavis Bates, Margaret Koppens, Samatiben Desai, Olwyn Holgate, Linda Marland. You will all have chance to meet and greet the stars afterwards! To book a place on this event please register using this link: https://www.boltoncvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/register?id=397&reset=1 We look forward to seeing you there. Wome...