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  1. Staying creative in later life

    the many flowers, I love my garden where I could spend several hours. Now I sit in my colourful bay window Watching the birds and unfortunately in limbo. I still enjoy gazing at all my flowers, I just wish ... wish my legs had more power. Life is for living, I'm a hundred and one, I can still sit in my window and enjoy the sun. An opportunity for self-expression I think the poetry competitions have proved popular

  2. How to prepare for the switch to digital landlines

    This once-in-a-generation upgrade to future-proof the UK’s landlines is essential and will replace technology that has been around since the Victorian era. Many of the parts required to maintain them ... have to move to digital landlines? By January 2027, the old analogue network will be switched off, replaced by new digital landlines that work using broadband. In preparation for this change, home phone providers

  3. Charity shops volunteering

    another person’s treasure. As a volunteer you’ll serve customers, sort stock and make window displays. But the role is so much more than that. Our shops are local hubs of activity. Older people

  4. How you can beat the blues this January

    temperatures but without that sense of magic, which can leave us feeling fed up. If you look out the window in January, the chances are the skies will be grey – and more often than not, raining. We can take

  5. Are landlines being phased out?

    changes. Landlines have been delivered through an analogue network for decades, but this is being replaced with newer digital technology. The new system is called 'Voice over Internet Protocol' (VoIP). You ... may cost more than your current contract.  The current analogue landline network needs to be replaced because it's old and is becoming difficult to maintain. The new digital landlines use the internet

  6. Alcohol advice

    to alcohol. It’s important to drink plenty of water in hot weather and stick to a normal diet to replace salt loss from sweating. Alcohol can make some medical conditions worse and it may be best not to

  7. Lifelong love

    married, Kathy had her first of two open heart surgeries, the first to replace a valve weakened in childhood, and the second to replace all three. “In those days they used to sew you up with piano wire

  8. Behind the scenes of the Age UK Lottery TV Advert

    and walked beautifully in front of the house looking back at Paddy and Stanley peering out of the window We ended the day with our favourite scene, Stanley and Paddy sailing off on a cruise with their £25

  9. Osteoporosis symptoms, risk factors & treatment

    Age UK provides information and advice on osteoporosis, osteoporosis treatment and osteoporosis exercise.

  10. How to make a video call

    call, click 'join' from your browser. To end the call, click the red phone icon or close the browser window. Making calls using Zoom on your computer If you'd like to set up a Zoom video call yourself, you'll ... your contact has sent you over email, text message or WhatsApp. Once you've clicked on this link, a window will pop open. To join the call, click 'join as guest'. Type in your name in the space provided and

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