Time to Shine has contributed to the larger Ageing Better community in a number of ways. Other areas have adopted some of our monitoring and evaluation resources and Manchester would like to pilot a scheme similar to Shared Tables.

Time to Shine has contributed to the larger Ageing Better community in a number of ways. Other areas have adopted some of our monitoring and evaluation resources and Manchester would like to pilot a scheme similar to Shared Tables. 

The conversation was lively both in person and on Twitter: 

We even got a chance to vote anonymously on how much we agreed or disagreed with potentially controversial statements such as “Social isolation is a valid choice.” 

In parallel with the problem we are trying to solve, we can sometimes become isolated in our own work. It is great to meet and talk with other people around the country who are facing some of the same experiences we do, so we know we are not alone.