1. We Are All Connected

2. Being part of the Club A sense of belonging Having a shared purpose Network of networks Having an Action Plan What is the slow burn plan? Can you see what it is yet?

3. The Older Peoples Reference Group making connections in Central Bedfordshire It’s fun and it keeps us in touch and informed We share our expertise Added value for OPRG and our Just Ask partners - Aragon Housing ROAR and Central Bedfordshire Council We make connections that can be used over and over We choose what we feel is important to us

4. An Apple a Day and that Rosy Feeling Food First Dieticians and OPRG then Just Ask then the Older Peoples Festival then Future East Spring Conference then Age Action Alliance then…cooking something up Campaign to End Loneliness Using our green infrastructure – protecting biodiversity in our traditional orchards and new community orchards Small is beautiful and local and can be replicated everywhere at low cost we will be joining in Apple Days with our healthy eating message

5. Parlez-vousFrancais? Our asset based approach – we don’t have lots but what we do have we share Asset rich cash poor You can stay for a week at my house in France but I won’t buy you a drink! Be an apple in our healthy lifestyles chain?

6. If you think you have something that would add to our apple chain contact Ruth Featherstone at Future East www.futureeast.org.uk