As the pioneering Tell Me Project enters its third year, its sucess has been reflected by the appointment of an overall coordinator.
Elizabeth Flynn, who works for Age Concern, is taking up the reins to help expand the initiative as international interest in it grows.
The Tell Me Project sees children interview elderly people about their experiences.
It was set up by Professor Hugh Davison and is partly funded by Axa Insurance.
Mrs Flynn is looking forward to hearing the stories the participants have to tell in 2010:
