Mind the Gap: Why Intergenerational Connection Matters now more than Ever

Hardly a day goes by when we don’t hear an age-based label. Boomer, Generation X, Millennial, Gen Z… might these be blocking connections, understanding, better living? What becomes possible when we work to bridge these divides?

Guest speaker: Dr Judith Ish-Horowicz MBE

With Global Intergenerational Week 2026 coming up (24th to 30th April), we welcomed its England lead Judith Ish-Horowicz. Judith shared the story of founding Apples and Honey Nightingale (AHN), the UK’s first co-located nursery and care home.

‘In our own bungalow within the grounds of Nightingale House, a care home for older people, the children develop a deeper understanding of the human life cycle and respect for others from their daily interactions with their older friends at Nightingale.’

What began as a bold idea has grown into a wider movement, from training practitioners to building networks that connect generations across the country.

Judith is also co-founder of Gen-All, a grassroots network championing intergenerational practice.

Guest poet: Carys Hannah

Continuing the theme of what we can learn from children, Carys read a lovely poem about believing in dragons, based on her experience of teaching abroad.

Our singalongs

As usual, there were four pop songs performed by our Sunday Assembly London band and reflecting today’s themes.

• When I’m 64 – The Beatles
• Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
• Father and Son – Yusuf aka Cat Stevens
• Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus

The lyrics will be projected on screen and everyone’s welcome to sing (and dance) along.

→ Our next assembly: This Party’s Dead: a Journey to Seven of the World’s Death Festivals, 3rd May
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