Hundreds of senior residents attended a recent wellness event in Harpenden.

More than 200 people attended the event on Monday, September 30, which was organised by Everyone Active in partnership with Age UK Hertfordshire.

It was held at the Eric Morecambe Centre and was intended to show the variety of activities and services available to older adults.

This coincided with International Older Persons Day and the launch of Age UK Hertfordshire's Age Friendly campaign.

Doug Williams, 76, said: "Monday was a really useful day which has helped me find services in the community that can help with my ankle pain, keep me motivated and support me in my wellbeing."

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A variety of physical activity tasters were available on the day, including netball, pickleball, table tennis and sessions for those with musculoskeletal conditions and Parkinson's.

The event also marked the start of Everyone Active's annual 'Age is Just a Number' campaign, which showcases pensioners' achievements.

Kirsty Jones, area activity and wellbeing manager at Everyone Active, said: "We were thrilled to welcome so many senior members of our community on Monday, to help them combat inactivity and inform visitors about the wealth of opportunities available in the area."