Manningham seniors and students have discovered a shared enjoyment for a game of chess and are improving their skills together through an intergenerational chess group.
Manningham City Council and Ss Peter and Pauls Primary School Doncaster East have teamed up to connect members of the Social Support Chess Group and students on a fortnightly basis.
Throughout term three the young and the young at heart will be sitting down to enjoy a game and each other’s company.
Manningham Mayor, Cr Michelle Kleinert, said there is an old saying that chess is not always about winning, sometimes it is simply about learning, and so is life.
“This saying captures the intent of this program perfectly, creating opportunities for different generations in our community to mingle, discover common ground and learn from each other," she said.
“Earlier this year, Council signed the Victorian Aged Friendly Declaration and this partnership is a working example of what creating an age-friendly community is all about."
Age-friendly communities:
- Encourage active ageing and optimise opportunities
- Recognise the great diversity of our older population
- Promote inclusion of older people and respect their decisions and lifestyle choices
- Involve service providers, businesses, community leaders and older people in Planning to meet ageing-related needs
- Enhance quality of life for people as they age
- Benefit the whole community
The Social Support Chess Group is part of Manningham City Council’s Aged and Disability Support Services. Council is a provider of Commonwealth Home Support Programme services.
The objective of these services is to keep older people independent, active and connected to their community.
