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  1. Spiced carrot cake recipe

    sugar 55g/2oz chopped walnuts 115g/4oz grated carrots 2 ripe bananas 2 eggs 150ml/5fl oz sunflower oil 1 tsp cinnamon and ½ tsp nutmeg (or use 1½ tsp mixed spice) Topping ingredients (optional) 170g/6oz

  2. Access to cash during and after lockdown

    to adapt. This has been particularly true for older people trying to access their money through payment and banking services. So what support are banks offering, and how might this still be needed post-lockdown ... money out from a cash machine. The card has a weekly spending limit of £100 and a weekly cash withdrawal limit of £100. It cannot be used to set up direct debits or make purchases over the phone

  3. Diwali

    wife Sita and brother Lakshmana, after defeating demon Ravana and serving 14 years in exile. Divas (oil lamps) were put in windows to show the way home. Sikhs, meanwhile, celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas (also ... Hargobind’s release from a Mughal Empire prison and return to Amritsar, where residents lit divas (oil lamps) throughout the city to celebrate the occasion. Diwali was also the day, almost 50 years before

  4. My dad: family, faith and fostering

    but not impossibly, and I don’t know that Dad was aware it made us feel different. But Dad was 100% supportive in the things we wanted to do.  The great outdoors and motorsports “Like my ... nothing about cars or trial cars, which Dad is very passionate about, though I love the smell of the oil and it’s good fun. I guess I’m a bit of a people-pleaser, so when Dad said he wanted someone

  5. Public policy briefings

    Age UKs legislative work aims to provide information to MPs and peers on how proposed legislation affects later life and how their work could improve lives.

  6. How to get help with urgent or one-off expenses

    If you have an unexpected bill or emergency cost that you can't pay, There might be support available. Find out more from Age UK.

  7. Spiced Christmas sponge cake

    soda 375g golden caster sugar 1 1/2 tsp mixed spice 1/2 tsp salt 280-300ml buttermilk 225ml vegetable oil 1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 3 large free range eggs Zest of 1 orange 75ml water For the icing: 250g butter ... bicarb, sugar, spice and salt into a bowl and mix together. In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk, oil, vanilla, eggs and 75ml water. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk to combine. Divide the

  8. What to do when someone dies

    medical care any charities, organisations or magazine subscriptions the deceased person made regular payments to. You can register the name and address of the person who's died with the Bereavement Register ... low income, you may be eligible for a Funeral Expenses Payment from the Department of Work and Pensions to help cover costs. A Funeral Expenses Payment covers the cost of a simple, respectful funeral in the

  9. Championing change

    later, Age UK delivered a huge 650,056 signatures in support of our campaign to Save the Winter Fuel Payment for struggling pensioners. It was an extremely cold day, providing a reminder to everyone present ... pensioners living alone and in poverty, or just above the poverty line, have lost their Winter Fuel Payment this year, and we know that this will have had a substantial impact on many people’s ability

  10. Politics & Government

    life to Government and politicians from across the political spectrum. Become an Age Champion Over 100 Age Champion MPs have agreed to work to help make the UK and their community a great place to grow

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