Creative Ageing Peer Learning Newsletter: February 2026
Published on February 2, 2026
Welcome to the latest edition of our Creative Ageing Peer Learning Newsletter!
In this newsletter, we’ll share the latest events, news and learning from the programme. Highlights include:
- Creative digital inclusion and innovation and older people
- Connecting with your peers
- Supporting creative opportunities within assisted living schemes
Upcoming Events
Older People and Creative Digital Inclusion and Innovation
Join us for an informative session where you will hear from different national projects and research concerning digital inclusion, creativity and older people.
You’ll come away from the session inspired by the examples shared, along with best practice tips for digital accessibility.
The session will take place on Wednesday 18 February.
Connect and Reflect
Join our ‘Connect and Reflect: Older People and Creative Digital Inclusion and Innovation’ session on Wednesday 25 March.
Each 'Connect and Reflect’ focuses on a particular theme, we provide suggested questions to start the discussion and then it’s over to you to talk about the topic with your peers.
The sessions provide the perfect time to digitally connect with your Creative Ageing peers, consider a range of themes, and come away with new approaches to your work.
Sector Events
Family Arts Conference
The Family Arts Campaign are a sector support organisation for engaging families in arts, culture and creative opportunities. They also have a focus on Intergenerational Practice and supporting Creative Ageing, including producing Age Friendly Standards for the sector.
The 2026 Family Arts Conference is taking place on Thursday 12 February at Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne.
NAPA Annual Activity Conference
Our Creative Ageing team recently attended NAPA’s Annual Activity Conference in Liverpool. The conference marked the start of NAPA’s Year of Culture 2026.
The conference focused on activity, engagement and wellbeing in care, as well as exploring Culture in Activity Provision – what it means, why it matters and how it can transform the lives of people living and working in care settings.
Catch up
Beyond the Bingo: How to support sustainable and co-created cultural and creative opportunities within Assisted Living Schemes
Catch up on our recent session where we explored how to ensure clients and tenants are involved in co-creating cultural and creative opportunities in assisted living schemes.
Speakers included Kate Curry, Housing Manager at South Tyneside Council, and Dr Georgia Bowers, Lead Researcher on The Life House project, a project in partnership with London Bubble Theatre Company.
Creative Care
Our inaugural session of this programme explored how to engage older people living in care in meaningful creative opportunities, with updates from NAPA, Belong Villages, Magic Me and Upswing.
Let’s Create Peer Learning
We are delighted to launch Let’s Create Peer Learning.
Let’s Create Peer Learning is our new combined online platform for both Creative Ageing and Place-Based Peer Learning.
The platform will continue to provide the opportunity to connect with others working in place, share resources and join our upcoming events.
You can also download an updated app for the platform on Android and Apple.
Just head to your App Store and search for ‘Let's Create Peer Learning’ and download.
Just head to your App Store and search for ‘Let's Create Peer Learning’ and download.
Congratulations Balbir!
Balbir Singh has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in The King’s Honours List 2026, in recognition of his outstanding services to dance. Balbir is a member of our Steering Group for the Creative Ageing Peer Learning Programme.
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We'd love for as many teams to benefit from the Creative Ageing Peer Learning programme and network, so please do share this email with your colleagues.