In May 2019 Age Exchange joined with the military mental health charity Combat Stress to create a nationwide programme to mark its centenary. Combat Stress 100 has aimed not only to share the remarkable history of Combat Stress but to engage with veterans and their families, enabling them to share their own story. All those […]
2019 marks the centenary of Combat Stress, Britain’s oldest military mental health charity, serving veterans suffering from PTSD and other mental health conditions since the end of the First World War. Age Exchange is currently working in partnership with Combat Stress to deliver Combat Stress 100, a unique national project marking its centenary. Along with […]
The fourth Catford Arts Trail will feature over 100 artists, designers and makers at 51 venues across Catford on 28-29 September and 6 October. It’s a free Open House event, to celebrate creativity in Catford, where local artists and makers will be showing their work in various homes and public spaces in SE6. Age Exchange […]
Friends of Age Exchange have kindly been donated artwork by Iain Langlands, Blackheath resident and long-time supporter of Age Exchange allowing us to run this art sale. In addition other local residents have also donated art from their own collections. Frances and Graham High, owners the White Box art gallery in Blackheath, have generously agree to […]
Locally based small charity Age Exchange has been announced as a Highly Commended winner of the national FSI Small Charity Big Impact Awards, among stiff competition from hundreds of other small charities. Established in 1985, Age Exchange provides 700 hours of activities for older people a year to improve health and wellbeing. Chief executive Rebecca […]