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Age Concern Stockport is a local registered charity and all our
efforts and resources are used for the benefit of people within
the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.
The organisation is a fully independent charity (Charity Number 516912),
and in addition we are full members of the national Age Concern federation.
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The aim of Age Concern Stockport is to work throughout the borough to promote health,
independence and choice to enhance quality of lifestyle in later life.
(Annual Report 2004)
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Age Concern Stockport believe that people should:
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have their rights respected and upheld as individuals; |
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have their needs acknowledged and addressed; |
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have their voices heard and their involvement encouraged; |
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have appropriate control over all aspects of their lives; |
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not be discriminated against in any respect. |
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Age Concern Stockport works to achieve these aims and uphold these
values by providing opportunities and encouragement to people in
later life, and also through the development and delivery of a wide
range of support services and activities, and the provision of
information and advice so people know their options. |
Click here for details of the full range of Age Concern Stockport services, projects and activities.
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In the United Kingdom, in 2000, there were over 10.7 million older people (10,789,000). 1
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In 1998 a man of 60 could expect to live for another 19 years and a woman of the same age for 22.6 years. 2
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In 1996, in England and Wales, 5,523 people were aged 100 and over. In 2036 it is estimated that there will be 39,000 people in this age group, and, by 2066, 95,000. 3
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In STOCKPORT the 2001 census showed a local population of 284,544. Of this 47,000 were over 65 and 78.500 over 55. 4
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Source of Data Used
(1) Population Trends (PT 105) 105, Autumn 2001, © Crown Copyright 2001, table 1.5 (Population: age and sex) and table 1.2 (Population: national).
(2) Ibid, table 5.1 (Expectation of life [in years] at birth and selected age).
(3) The demography of centenarians in England and Wales. PT, 96, Summer 1999, © Crown Copyright 1999, annex 1.
(4) 2001 Census data /www.statistics.gov.uk/ |
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