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  1. Inspirational women on International Women's Day

    can be around people,” she explains. “I like the company, and I meet a lot of people who keep me young.” Jenny Williams image Jenny still travels into work four days a week, despite the 7-mile journey ... the writing of three books, the most recent of which, Alternative Ageing: The Natural Way to Feel Young Again, was published (in a new handbag size) by Penguin at the end of 2018. Aged 60, Suzi was

  2. Thinking seriously about climate change

    challenging for older people and those who are more vulnerable because of their health, as well as for young children. Key tips are to stay out of the sun and to drink plenty of water, and Age UK has lots of

  3. The science informing coronavirus guidelines for older people

    isn’t always the case: with flu, we see very young and very old people at higher risk alike, and during the last really big flu epidemic, in 1918, it was young adults who were at the greatest risk. However

  4. Motherly advice

    born a year later. But Agatha’s husband moved back to Nigeria when the children were still young, so Agatha was a single parent for many years. Steve says that Agatha was a strict mother and a stickler ... the rules. But he is full of admiration for how she brought him and Melissa up. “When I was young, I didn’t realise a lot of the things she was doing,” explains Steve, who lives close

  5. Gifts that keep on giving

    who managed to persuade many of his less confident proteges to go to university. Rowell recalls a young man who suggested he would likely join his father’s farming business after his studies, but ... but Bob, who saw more in him, ensured he fulfilled that greater promise. As a result, the young man eventually became a very successful corporate lawyer. Joyce was equally committed to her role, progressing

  6. Four-legged friends for people with dementia

    encourage the person to talk about those memories. Likewise, when the people were that bit older and had young families of their own, they may have had a pet then, so their minds go back to that time. They will

  7. Everyone providing care to older people should have the flu vaccine

    care to keep people independent at home for as long as possible. They will be caring for the very young, older people, and other vulnerable groups. The flu strain is different each year so it’s important

  8. Say no to ageism on International Day of Older Persons

    upon your age, instead of associating getting older with negativity, embrace age, value all people, young and old on both this International Day of Older Persons and all other days. [i] Royal Society of Public

  9. Resources for further research

    Attitudes/Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (and the former Northern Ireland Social Attitudes)/Young People's Social Attitudes (periodic offshoot of the BSA) National Travel Survey Time Use Survey Government's

  10. Charity shops volunteering

    Although Age UK does not specifically seek parental consent when advertising roles available for young volunteers, if their application is progressed and they become volunteers, we will expect to obtain

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