Welcome to 5050vision.com

The North West Strategic Forum on Ageing

5050vision, the North West Forum on Ageing, is a strategic partnership established in 2003 to respond to demographic change and an ageing population in the North West fo England.  Its aim is to influence policy and decision makers to act to exploit the opportunities offered by the over 50s and to support their continued contribution to the labour market, to business and social enterprise and to ensure their skills and talent are not lost to the regional pool.

5050vision Mission Statement: 

5050vision's aims are “To influence and support regional policy and decision makers to raise awareness, and identify solutions, to the issues facing people aged 50 and over.  5050vision is keen to ensure that more people living longer and healthier lives is seen as a real opportunity for the North West of England”.

On our site, you can

• Find more details about the partnership – Click here to see Who We Are
• Learn more about the kind of work we do and one of our key priorities, to drive forward the recommendations of  “Everybody’s Future – the North West Regional Framework for Ageing”, which was launched in April 2009, the development of which was led by 5050vision.  Click here to see What We Do, or

o   Click here to download “Everybody's Future - The Regional Framework for Ageing”.

o   Or click here to download the Executive Summary of “Everybody's Future - The Regional Framework for Ageing

• Find the latest news items about mid life and older people, reference and resource reports.  Click here for News.