A charity that promotes the wellbeing of the elderly has been announced as the council's lead partner for the older people's strand of the Sutton Plan.

This was announced at Age UK Sutton's annual review on Friday, December 8, where the CEO, Nicola Upton, discussed the development of the charity's new five-year plan.

Guest speaker, councillor Ruth Dombey, said: "People are living longer and the support they need is becoming more complex. We want to develop this part of the Sutton Plan more fully, to ensure that all older people's needs are met, their ideas are listened to and their voices are heard."

You can read more about the Sutton Plan here.

Nicola Upton spoke about Age UK Sutton's dedication to ensure the borough is age-friendly.

She said: "Work is well underway on our new strategy which is shaping up to include a focus on services and influencing to improve Sutton for older people, a strong desire to work in partnership so we can reach more individuals, and a commitment to keep older people at the centre of everything we do and to be driven by older people’s views and guidance."

Commenting on the charity's new role as part of the Sutton Plan, Ms Upton added: "We are pleased to be asked to take on this lead role in the Sutton Plan.

"As the only charity in Sutton offering such a broad range of services for older people, we want to use this opportunity to bring together our dynamic community, including organisations, professionals and individuals and use our collective voice to make Sutton a great place to grow older."

Age UK Sutton celebrated its 25th birthday last year.