The programme has a Strategic Board which informs and supports the effective management, co-ordination and delivery of Ageing Better in Camden. Strategic partners will work together to:
enhance, develop and inform the strategy to deliver the project
provide contacts and promote partnerships to support the project’s aims and objectives
identify and act on opportunities to provide added value
work together to make lasting improvement which reduce social isolation and loneliness in Camden
achieve the agreed outcomes of the project
Age UK Camden is the Ageing Better in Camden lead organisation and is solely responsible to Big Lottery Fund for the delivery of the programme in accordance with Big Lottery Fund terms and conditions.
Age UK Camden is responsible for all financial and contractual arrangements for the project. This includes any sub-contracts issued as part of the project to deliver services or supply goods. The details of these arrangements will be governed by a separate legal agreement. Age UK Camden will be responsible for all funds received from Big Lottery Fund and will not be liable to make payments to delivery partners until they have received grant payments from Big Lottery Fund.
Age UK Camden will provide quarterly project performance reports to the Strategic Partnership including finances.
The Strategic Board members are representatives of:
Lead Organisation – Age UK Camden
Ageing Better in Camden Older People’s Advisory Group
Partners from public, private and voluntary sector organisations who can contribute to the realisation of Ageing Better in Camden’s aims and ambitions
The Older People's Advisory Group, established as part of the project, will nominate a minimum of two representatives to be part of the Strategic Board.
Strategic Board members at July 2016 are:
Age UK Camden: Gary Jones, CEO
Camden Council: Philip Darby, Strategic Commissioner, Older People; Jamie Spencer, Camden Council Prevention and Wellbeing Service Manager
Camden Clinical Commissioning Group: Tom O’Gorman
Kilburn Older Voices Exchange: Mel Wright, Co-ordinator
Hopscotch Asian Women’s Centre: Nezahat Cihan, CEO
C4 (Camden Community Centre Consortium): Tricia Richards, CEO of Castlehaven Community Association
Voluntary Action Camden: Kevin Nunan, Office and Project Manager
Ageing Better in Camden's Older People's Advisory Group have selected four of their members to cover the two allocated places on the Strategic Board: David Mitchell, Sue Heiser, Michael Rose and Diana Scarrott.
For more information on Governance please refer to our Strategic Partnership Agreement
Download the Ageing Better in Camden project plan 2015-2021
Download the Ageing Better in Camden project plan 2015-2021 Appendices M-Z
Find out more about the background of Ageing Better in Camden and our story.