World Congress on Active Ageing programme update

The 8th World Congress on Active Ageing will host a series of Active Ageing participation events, organised by local physical activity providers and to be staged in the Congress "Experience Zone" and other parts of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow.
These will include Dance House, Nordic Walking, the Glasgow Wheelers, Table Tennis, Indoor Climbing, Extend Exercises and Movement, Scottish Dancing, Later Life Training Falls Prevention Classes, Orienteering and IT and Photography classes. If you are an activity provider and wish to stage a participation event at WCAA 2012 contact the organisers on info@wcaa2012.com.
Scotland-wide participation and challenge events
Not all older people will be able to attend the event at the SECC so the organisers are planning two Scotland-wide participation and Active Ageing Challenge events to coincide with the Congress.
Go for Gold Challenge - 3rd July 2012
With the National Association of Providers for Activities for Older People as key partner, July 3rd 2012 will see the "Go for Gold" Challenge take place, in which the residential and care sector right across the UK will be invited to participate in a one day event involving games, walking and dance challenges.
Walk with Me Challenge - 13th August 2012
To celebrate the opening of the 8th World Congress on Monday 13th August 2012, the "Walk with Me" Challenge will encourage organisations, groups, individuals and their friends to take steps towards a Scotland-wide walking challenge target. Further details of resources for these challenges are now available from www.active-ageing-events.org.uk.  
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