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  1. An inspirational figure

    lives.’ He continues: ‘I don’t think I really accepted it or dealt with it until I wrote the song. Writing that song was like flipping a switch, dedicating myself to thinking about him. I started hearing ... ‘I think I started writing before I even realised that I was writing songs,’ says Dan of his early efforts. ‘They were me just writing things down, not consciously trying to write songs. If I read those

  2. Paul Lewis: Retirement planning advice

    for retirement - covering topics such as pensions, tax, annuities, wills and debt. Financial planning is really just arithmetic. Write down your income, your expenditure, what you really have to spend. ... lots of useful information Paul Lewis explains why it's vital to make a will when planning retirement. Why you should make a will Paul Lewis explains what an annuity is and how to find the right one. Deciding

  3. Our professional fundraisers

     Our fundraisers will be wearing branded Age UK clothing, display ID cards and have Age UK printed materials with them, including pull-up stands and thank you cards. Our fundraisers will also have Age UK-branded ... on individual tablets. They will use these secure tablets to sign people up as regular givers or weekly lottery players. They will only sign up people via direct debit, so will never ask for cash. In line

  4. Every Story Matters – Covid-19 Inquiry

    thoughts, feelings and experiences of the pandemic. Every experience shared will feed into the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, and will help the Inquiry understand the impact of Covid-19 and shape future recommendations

  5. How to challenge a benefits decision through mandatory reconsideration

    Age UK provide Information about what procedures to take if you dispute the decision made about your benefits entitlement.

  6. Mother's Day

    everything. She writes too, which has created this wonderful continuity within the family, between my daughter, me, my mother and her mother — a history spanning more than 120 years. The writing my mum has ... might not have known ordinarily.     Joyce, by her son Michael Mumsy, as I call her, will be 94 in April. When she was younger and living in Jamaica, her family was quite affluent. When she

  7. Inspirational women on International Women's Day

    working life Suzi worked in TV and radio. In her forties, she trained in nutrition, resulting in the writing of three books, the most recent of which, Alternative Ageing: The Natural Way to Feel Young Again ... for her. "By 64 I was bored rigid,” says Suzi. “I did a course on scriptwriting and tried to write a novel, but nothing gave me the joy and excitement I needed to make me spring out of bed in the morning

  8. The mental health of older people coming out of lockdown

    inside and reduce our contact with friends and family. And while some people will see lockdown easing as a welcome relief, many will be feeling anxious about how to stay safe. How, then, has lockdown, and the ... primary care mental health, particularly in older adults. She is currently working on a study that will test an intervention aimed at preventing or lessening the onset of depression and loneliness among

  9. On the death of Her Majesty The Queen

    considers what Her Majesty The Queen meant to many older people, and the model she set for ageing. I am writing this just a few hours after the very sad news broke about the death of The Queen. Already the media ... even if you never actually met them. So it may be for many older people today, the oldest of whom will have memories of The Queen's Coronation in 1953, and indeed of her life before that as a young Princess

  10. Your rights at work

    have to be written for you to have rights – if there is no piece of paper, what was agreed verbally will apply. Self-employed You’re self-employed if you: run your own business and take responsibility for ... similar you had to agree with the business’s terms and conditions to get work - either verbally or in writing you are under the supervision or control of a manager or director you can’t send someone else to

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