TY - JOUR AU1 - Stanley, Christine AB - Feature Christine Stanley Manager (South) for The Dark Horse Venture more suggestions about activities, especially finding out about local The Dark opportunities. Christine Stanley, Manager (South) for The Dark Horse Venture, describes some of the ways older people are Horse involved in the opportunities presented through the charity’s work. Venture was started in 1988 to provide a structure for people aged 50 or over to Many older people have a lot of interests and keep busy, active and involved in a range of new hobbies including a wide variety of arts and activities and interests. Fourteen years on it has crafts activities. For some, older age brings grown into a national charity with more than 8,000 opportunities to learn to paint, or to take up members – or venturers – who have, through our ceramics, or to sing in a choir. For others, award scheme, all received certificates in difficult events in retirement years – such as recognition of their talents and achievements. The bereavement, and changes in physical and four categories of the scheme are: mental abilities – affect their confidence to an • giving and sharing (people help others in the extent that they draw back from TI - The Dark Horse Venture JF - Working with Older People DO - 10.1108/13663666200200030 DA - 2002-09-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/the-dark-horse-venture-beCK4YyXXd SP - 18 EP - 20 VL - 6 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -