This is straight ahead black-and-white photography, its raison d'etre being to celebrate the over-60s. It's brought to you by the brilliantly named Oddfellows: a friendly society based in Manchester, founded in 1810.

As such, these images are better described as artful rather than art. They're straightforward portraits, picturing people at play. Old people.

Throughout, they convey a quality of life and a sense of humour foreign to many young people. Browse here and you may smile your way towards the laughter of acknowledgement: this could be your future.

For, basically, the number-crunching boffins say we're getting older as a population (less babies, more oldies). And that leads to a second idea: the retirement age will be extended before long.

Never mind the guff that declaims 60 to be the new 40, life will likely have to (re)start at 60 for many pension-less folks on short-term contracts who become surplus to requirements at their job.

So, given the context of fast disappearing dreams like pensions and the NHS, there's also an odd feeling here that you're looking at those getting to enjoy the last laugh.

Inspirational septuagenarians and octogenarians like ‘Eddie’ gliding (without a zimmer frame) and parascending (no stair-lift in sight); ‘Fay’ whose sporting prowess make her a fair bet for the Pentathlon Gold Medal at this year's World Championships.

Active and Ageless is at Urbis, to 10 July.