Age Concern England (ACE), working in partnership with each Age Concern Region (including the Eastern Region) put forward a Stage 2 bid to the Big Lottery Wellbeing Fund in the early part of 2007.  We are extremely pleased to report that the bid was successful, securing £15.1 million nationally over 5 years for projects and initiatives to improve the wellbeing of people over 50.

Some of the initiatives will be developed at a national level and will include training for Senior Peer Health Mentors, with an emphasis on specific target groups, and the development of educational resources such as DVD's, exercise sheets, nutritional information and targeted leaflets.

Additionally each region was required to pull together a portfolio of projects to compliment and contribute to the bid and was allocated £1.25 million for the delivery of these projects.  8 projects were successfully put through to make up the Eastern Region portfolio and delivery will commence in these projects in 2008.

For a summary of the Eastern Region portfolio, please visit the Fitter Futures Documents Section on the Useful Documents 1 page.