Over the hill?
Over the hill? aims to raise awareness and develop community-led solutions addressing the needs of older people living in rural areas. The three year partnership project that launched in 2010 is led by the Rural Media Company with rural and older people expertise from ACRE and RCAN and Age UK respectively. It has the dual focus of housing and financial inclusion.
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Available after 29th February the new short film, entitled ‘Over the hill?’, aims to raise awareness about the reality of growing old in the countryside.
Starring Doreen Mantle (One Foot in the Grave) and Joan Blackham (Bridget Jones’ Diary), the film (apx 15 minutes in length) tells the story of a middle-aged couple from Birmingham who come to view their dream home in rural England. However, the couple soon realise that rural retirement brings with it many difficulties. A trailer of the film can be viewed at: www.overthehillcampaign.org.uk
What is Over the hill?
In January 2010 ACRE began work on a three year project Over the hill? to raise awareness and community-led solutions that address the needs of rural older people (focused on housing and financial exclusion).
The Project is led by Rural Media Company with other partners ACRE and AgeUK.
ACRE's role within Over the hill?
- input of policy expertise
- supply of best practice case studies from RCAN
- harnessing existing national connections on strategic influencing to promote the project outputs
- dissemination of project outputs via RCAN staff/networks
Over the hill? highlights best practice solutions to rural ageing
As a key part of the work, we have produced a free DVD and resource pack which features eight different innovative rural projects for older people. On the DVD there is also includes an in-depth report of our findings.
We are particularly keen for the DVD to be viewed by those who commission services on behalf of older rural people, those who influence such decisions and policy makers.
The eight case studies are drawn from across rural England. They are:
- Dorset’s Partnership for Older People Programme (POPP)
- Esk Moors Caring, North Yorkshire
- Waltham House Extra Care Housing, Wirksworth, Derbyshire
- Housing Options, Derbyshire
- CallConnect Transport Service, Lincolnshire
- Gloucestershire Village Agents
- Age UK Norfolk's Money Matters
- Wessex Home Improvement Loans
Copy of the report accompanying the DVD
To obtain a FREE copy of the DVD and resource pack, email janb@ruralmedia.co.uk with your address and brief details of your interest in rural older people, or phone (01432) 344039.
The films may be viewed at http://vimeo.com/channels/overthehill.
Outputs from Over the hill?
- a DVD and accompanying booklet to raise awareness with local communities and policy makers on key issues and good practice (2011);
- briefings and materials to support relevant networks to address the needs of the rural elderly and
- a TV drama with a script that reflects the issues and highlights potential solutions (2012)
