Key benefits of learning are being highlighted by local AM Janet Finch-Saunders ahead of Adult Learners’ Week, which takes place between 19th and 25th June 2017. The Welsh Conservative Older People’s Champion, Janet Finch-Saunders AM, is leading calls to encourage adults to learn something new and take a step to tackle loneliness.

The Assembly Member for Aberconwy said:

“Learning enables us all to develop new skills and abilities and is a fantastic way to meet others.

“Free Adult Learners’ Week events in Aberconwy include crochet classes, playing a guitar, and creating your own graphic novel. You could also consider joining a local choir, or possibly a language class.

“75,000 older people in Wales have reported always or often feeling lonely, so I encourage you all to make a special effort to go out and attend one of the free events across my constituency”.

ENDS

Notes

Adult Learners’ Week 2016 saw:

• 300 events with 10,300 participants
• 58% of people agreeing that ‘Parents who engage in learning find that their children perform better at school’
• 59% intending to take up learning in the next three years

A call on communities in Wales to “tackle Loneliness and Isolation now”

The Welsh Government cut the budget for part-time adult education by 50% in 2015/16.