University of The Third Age

In this case study, David Towell illustrates how efforts to strengthen communities work best when local people are organising around their enthusiasms.

Author: David Towell

Efforts to strengthen communities work best when local people are organising around their enthusiasms. David Towell provides a powerful illustration in this case study of the University of The Third Age in part of Lancashire.


The publisher is the Centre for Inclusive Futures.

Building Community Capacity through the University of The Third Age © David Towell 2010.

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