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  1. A time for thanks

    grandparents who are living with it now, ‘what was it like during the pandemic?’ This strange time will go down in history, just like the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. Let’s all hope it really is ... this year If we can manage it, despite all the anxiety, weariness and fatigue, it’s surely a time to be as kind as we can be to each other, and grateful for the good things, and that’s really

  2. Travel insurance

    Information about Age Co travel insurance products.

  3. One step at a time

    mass and bone density, which affects strength, balance and posture, it's one of the most important times in life to try to keep moving. Encouraging inactive older people to take up some physical activity ... worse, or increasing risk of injury. "I worry that I'll fall over – it's happened so many times." Marketing needs to be nuanced  While most people we spoke to didn't like to think of themselves

  4. Rediscovering a musical time capsule

    years later, Michael, then working for a hotel and leisure company, was asked by his girlfriend at the time about the band he’d once been in. “She asked me where the album was,” recalls Michael ... younger self and music. “It was so vivid,” explains Michael. “It was like unearthing a time capsule and rediscovering an interesting part of my life.” Michael would have another chance

  5. Travel benefits for veterans

    There are several travel concessions and benefits available to veterans, including the Veterans Concessionary Travel Scheme Pass, the Veterans Oyster Card, and the Blue Badge Scheme for disabled parking

  6. Travel & hobbies

    Find useful guides on popular destinations both at home and abroad, as well as what to look for with specialist and accessible holidays, interviews with inspiring older people and much more.

  7. Travelling Companions programme

    Travelling Companions is a programme that aims to support older people who may be feeling lonely or who are struggling to get out and about.

  8. Having a good time over 70

    you are over retirement age?' The answer, though I think I only mumbled an incoherent reply at the time, is: 'Yes, I jolly well do!' Writing, writing and more writing “I started my first novel in ... teaching by going part-time and giving up being Head of Department in 2002, aged 55. In short, the so-called 'mature' years have been a sort of renaissance, and I have the time to indulge my fondness for

  9. Tips for carers during the coronavirus pandemic

    Caring for someone can be challenging at the best of times. Age UK gives tips to help carers and their loved ones cope during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  10. Ruby Wax on mindfulness for older people

    to Ruby Wax about her new book on mindfulness, and how it can benefit older people during trying times.

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