Tony Openshaw

Manchester

Our reporter, Tony Openshaw, set up Asylum Support Housing Advice (ASHA) in 2004 – helping 7,000 people seeking asylum in Greater Manchester.

The sad loss of his partner to pancreatic cancer shook his life and retirement but he remains active in the community, also volunteering at George House Trust (a HIV agency); and is a trustee for Manchester City of Sanctuary, an organisation that supports refugees and people seeking asylum and even hosts his own reggae podcast.

Tony says: “When I was a teenager, I thought 40 was old, and I don’t think attitudes to ageing have changed much. This programme will help to breakdown stereotypes and show different aspects of ageing.”