The Age Friendly South Lakeland Premises Awards were launched in 2024 to recognise the efforts of businesses and organisations to be inclusive and welcoming to people of all ages.

The award scheme was created by Age Friendly South Lakeland to celebrate businesses and organisations who have taken steps to make their premises more welcoming to older people.

Age Friendly Coordinator Katie Gatt and a steering group made up of local representatives put together a checklist which organisations must work towards in order to receive the premises award.

The checklist includes 45 points covering four areas: Physical Environment; Respect and Inclusion; Communication and Information; and Age Friendly Recruitment.

The first to receive the award was Lakeland, Windermere.

The following have earned the Age Friendly South Lakeland Premises Awards:

Gold

• Age UK Bowness
• Age UK Grange
• Age UK Kendal Warehouse
• Age UK Milnthorpe
• Age UK Shap Road
• Age UK South Lakeland, Kendal
• Age UK Ulverston
• Allan Bank National Trust, Grasmere
• Ambleside Library
• Booths, Kendal
• Boots, Kirkby Lonsdale
• Booths, Milnthorpe
• Booths, Ulverston
• Brew Room, Windermere
• Captain French Surgery,  The James Cochrane Practice and Station House
• Chill & Grill, Ulverston
• Citizens Advice Kendal
• Cumbria Wildlife Trust
• Fell Foot
• Furness Building Society, Ulverston
• Glebe Park
• Hansen’s Ice Cream Parlour
• Kendal Leisure Centre
• Kendal Library
• Kirkby Lonsdale Library
• Kirkby Lonsdale Tourist Information
• Lakeland, Windermere
• Lakeland Farm Visitor Centre
• Milnthorpe Library
• Save the Children, Kirkby Lonsdale
• Sedbergh Information Centre
• Shed One Distillery, Ulverston
• Sight Advice,  Kendal
• Sizergh Castle
• St Mary’s Hospice, Ulverston
• Stricklandgate House Trust, Kendal
• The Coronation Hall
• The Farmers Arms, Lowick
• Ulverston Indoor Market
• Ulverston Leisure Centre
• Ulverston Library
• Utopia Windermere
• WCF Pet & Equestrian, Ulverston
• Westmorland Bite Restaurant (Westmorland General Hospital)
• Windermere Jetty Museum
• Windermere Library
• Windermere Outdoor Adventure Centre

 

Silver

• Age UK Windermere
• Armstrong Ward, Kendal
• Dales Traditional Butchers, Kirkby Lonsdale
• Hayes Garden Centre
• Leighton’s Barber Shop & Hair Salon, Sedbergh
• Spar, Kirkby Lonsdale
• Townend National Trust, Troutbeck

 

Bronze

• Lunesdale Home and Garden Centre
• The Card Gallery, Kirkby Lonsdale

 

Watch this video to discover how the Age Friendly South Lakeland Premises Award is making local spaces more accessible for everyone: