Title | Old Moat in and Age Friendly Manchester |
Date | 2012-13 |
Description | First UK implementation of a WHO AFCC ‘Neighbourhood’ |
Commission | £60,000 [Southway Housing Trust with Manchester City Council] |

The Old Moat project created a unique and critical application of the World Health Organisation Age Friendly Cities and Communities guidance to a specific neighbourhood with an advanced co-production methodology addressing the WHO principle of ‘Active Ageing’.
Commissioned by the Southway Housing Trust DfL undertook the project in partnership with the University of Manchester in partnership with a large commercial architectural practice. The project was run live alongside a Manchester School of Architecture Masters studio and aligned student projects for the area and their creative community engagements supported the co-production processes to create a local neighbourhood action plan and tool kit. Local Older residents remain involved in the delivery of the identified actions until today.
It has been widely disseminated, shared with governmental representatives from around the world and referred to at the UN*, by the OECD and the AARP. * Presented at the United Nations Working group on Aging in New York on 16th of July 2015
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Title | Old Moat in and Age Friendly Manchester |
Date | 2012-13 |
Description | First UK implementation of a WHO AFCC ‘Neighbourhood’ |
Commission | £60,000 [Southway Housing Trust with Manchester City Council] |

The Old Moat project created a unique and critical application of the World Health Organisation Age Friendly Cities and Communities guidance to a specific neighbourhood with an advanced co-production methodology addressing the WHO principle of ‘Active Ageing’.
Commissioned by the Southway Housing Trust DfL undertook the project in partnership with the University of Manchester in partnership with a large commercial architectural practice. The project was run live alongside a Manchester School of Architecture Masters studio and aligned student projects for the area and their creative community engagements supported the co-production processes to create a local neighbourhood action plan and tool kit. Local Older residents remain involved in the delivery of the identified actions until today.
It has been widely disseminated, shared with governmental representatives from around the world and referred to at the UN*, by the OECD and the AARP. * Presented at the United Nations Working group on Aging in New York on 16th of July 2015
Title | Old Moat in and Age Friendly Manchester |
Date | 2012-13 |
Description | First UK implementation of a WHO AFCC ‘Neighbourhood’ |
Commission | £60,000 [Southway Housing Trust with Manchester City Council] |

The Old Moat project created a unique and critical application of the World Health Organisation Age Friendly Cities and Communities guidance to a specific neighbourhood with an advanced co-production methodology addressing the WHO principle of ‘Active Ageing’.
Commissioned by the Southway Housing Trust DfL undertook the project in partnership with the University of Manchester in partnership with a large commercial architectural practice. The project was run live alongside a Manchester School of Architecture Masters studio and aligned student projects for the area and their creative community engagements supported the co-production processes to create a local neighbourhood action plan and tool kit. Local Older residents remain involved in the delivery of the identified actions until today.
It has been widely disseminated, shared with governmental representatives from around the world and referred to at the UN*, by the OECD and the AARP. * Presented at the United Nations Working group on Aging in New York on 16th of July 2015
Title | Old Moat in and Age Friendly Manchester |
Date | 2012-13 |
Description | First UK implementation of a WHO AFCC ‘Neighbourhood’ |
Commission | £60,000 [Southway Housing Trust with Manchester City Council] |

The Old Moat project created a unique and critical application of the World Health Organisation Age Friendly Cities and Communities guidance to a specific neighbourhood with an advanced co-production methodology addressing the WHO principle of ‘Active Ageing’.
Commissioned by the Southway Housing Trust DfL undertook the project in partnership with the University of Manchester in partnership with a large commercial architectural practice. The project was run live alongside a Manchester School of Architecture Masters studio and aligned student projects for the area and their creative community engagements supported the co-production processes to create a local neighbourhood action plan and tool kit. Local Older residents remain involved in the delivery of the identified actions until today.
It has been widely disseminated, shared with governmental representatives from around the world and referred to at the UN*, by the OECD and the AARP. * Presented at the United Nations Working group on Aging in New York on 16th of July 2015
Title | Old Moat in and Age Friendly Manchester |
Date | 2012-13 |
Description | First UK implementation of a WHO AFCC ‘Neighbourhood’ |
Commission | £60,000 [Southway Housing Trust with Manchester City Council] |

The Old Moat project created a unique and critical application of the World Health Organisation Age Friendly Cities and Communities guidance to a specific neighbourhood with an advanced co-production methodology addressing the WHO principle of ‘Active Ageing’.
Commissioned by the Southway Housing Trust DfL undertook the project in partnership with the University of Manchester in partnership with a large commercial architectural practice. The project was run live alongside a Manchester School of Architecture Masters studio and aligned student projects for the area and their creative community engagements supported the co-production processes to create a local neighbourhood action plan and tool kit. Local Older residents remain involved in the delivery of the identified actions until today.
It has been widely disseminated, shared with governmental representatives from around the world and referred to at the UN*, by the OECD and the AARP. * Presented at the United Nations Working group on Aging in New York on 16th of July 2015
Title | Old Moat in and Age Friendly Manchester |
Date | 2012-13 |
Description | First UK implementation of a WHO AFCC ‘Neighbourhood’ |
Commission | £60,000 [Southway Housing Trust with Manchester City Council] |

The Old Moat project created a unique and critical application of the World Health Organisation Age Friendly Cities and Communities guidance to a specific neighbourhood with an advanced co-production methodology addressing the WHO principle of ‘Active Ageing’.
Commissioned by the Southway Housing Trust DfL undertook the project in partnership with the University of Manchester in partnership with a large commercial architectural practice. The project was run live alongside a Manchester School of Architecture Masters studio and aligned student projects for the area and their creative community engagements supported the co-production processes to create a local neighbourhood action plan and tool kit. Local Older residents remain involved in the delivery of the identified actions until today.
It has been widely disseminated, shared with governmental representatives from around the world and referred to at the UN*, by the OECD and the AARP. * Presented at the United Nations Working group on Aging in New York on 16th of July 2015
Title | Old Moat in and Age Friendly Manchester |
Date | 2012-13 |
Description | First UK implementation of a WHO AFCC ‘Neighbourhood’ |
Commission | £60,000 [Southway Housing Trust with Manchester City Council] |

The Old Moat project created a unique and critical application of the World Health Organisation Age Friendly Cities and Communities guidance to a specific neighbourhood with an advanced co-production methodology addressing the WHO principle of ‘Active Ageing’.
Commissioned by the Southway Housing Trust DfL undertook the project in partnership with the University of Manchester in partnership with a large commercial architectural practice. The project was run live alongside a Manchester School of Architecture Masters studio and aligned student projects for the area and their creative community engagements supported the co-production processes to create a local neighbourhood action plan and tool kit. Local Older residents remain involved in the delivery of the identified actions until today.
It has been widely disseminated, shared with governmental representatives from around the world and referred to at the UN*, by the OECD and the AARP. * Presented at the United Nations Working group on Aging in New York on 16th of July 2015
Title | Old Moat in and Age Friendly Manchester |
Date | 2012-13 |
Description | First UK implementation of a WHO AFCC ‘Neighbourhood’ |
Commission | £60,000 [Southway Housing Trust with Manchester City Council] |

The Old Moat project created a unique and critical application of the World Health Organisation Age Friendly Cities and Communities guidance to a specific neighbourhood with an advanced co-production methodology addressing the WHO principle of ‘Active Ageing’.
Commissioned by the Southway Housing Trust DfL undertook the project in partnership with the University of Manchester in partnership with a large commercial architectural practice. The project was run live alongside a Manchester School of Architecture Masters studio and aligned student projects for the area and their creative community engagements supported the co-production processes to create a local neighbourhood action plan and tool kit. Local Older residents remain involved in the delivery of the identified actions until today.
It has been widely disseminated, shared with governmental representatives from around the world and referred to at the UN*, by the OECD and the AARP. * Presented at the United Nations Working group on Aging in New York on 16th of July 2015
Title | Old Moat in and Age Friendly Manchester |
Date | 2012-13 |
Description | First UK implementation of a WHO AFCC ‘Neighbourhood’ |
Commission | £60,000 [Southway Housing Trust with Manchester City Council] |

The Old Moat project created a unique and critical application of the World Health Organisation Age Friendly Cities and Communities guidance to a specific neighbourhood with an advanced co-production methodology addressing the WHO principle of ‘Active Ageing’.
Commissioned by the Southway Housing Trust DfL undertook the project in partnership with the University of Manchester in partnership with a large commercial architectural practice. The project was run live alongside a Manchester School of Architecture Masters studio and aligned student projects for the area and their creative community engagements supported the co-production processes to create a local neighbourhood action plan and tool kit. Local Older residents remain involved in the delivery of the identified actions until today.
It has been widely disseminated, shared with governmental representatives from around the world and referred to at the UN*, by the OECD and the AARP. * Presented at the United Nations Working group on Aging in New York on 16th of July 2015