LOCAL charity Age UK Bristol has appointed a new chairman.
The former chief executive for the NHS in Wiltshire and Somerset, Alan Carpenter, has taken on the role.
He takes over from Andrew Young, who achieved a great deal in his four years as chair but died recently.
He says he is determined that the charity should play a key role at a local level to ensure that older people in Bristol receive the high quality care and support they need.
He said: "Our older population is growing ever larger and needier. Never has the work of Age UK Bristol been more important for local older people.
"Loneliness, delayed discharges from hospitals and insufficient home support are now real issues for many.
"Government cutbacks and shrinking funds for the voluntary sector present real challenges for us, but through increased partnership working and local fundraising, we aim to provide more support for older people in Bristol and their carers.
"I hope we can mobilise more volunteers in this effort too.
"I feel really privileged to be the chair of Age UK Bristol. I live in Bristol and my aim is to help to lead Age UK Bristol to be the foremost organisation in Bristol in supporting older people."
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