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  1. Leave a legacy donation in your will

    With a gift to Age UK in your will, you can do so much to make sure older people have the support they deserve in the years to come.

  2. Support moving into a care home

    When someone moves out of their own home and goes into a care home, it can be a traumatic time. Here are some tips from Age UK on how to make it easier.

  3. Music and memories: a volunteer's story

    Dick Evans (left) has a special name for the older people who visit Age UK Milton Keynes’ Peartree Centre. The 66-year-old, who’s been volunteering there for six-and-a-half years affectionately refers ... refers to them as “recycled teenagers” – a term they’re very keen on. ‘People love it,’ laughs Dick, who’s also a musician and incorporates his gift into his work. ‘Lots of the elderly people are very young

  4. A 'novel' prize for the over 50s

    writing prize for over 50s. She tells us about the new prize and gives us her top tips for becoming a writer later in life.

  5. What is a living will (advance decision)?

    Advance decisions (sometimes called a 'living will') and advance statements let you make decisions now about your future care. Find out more from Age UK.

  6. Looking after yourself in a heatwave

    weather gets hotter, it’s a good idea to take simple precautions to ensure they are looking after themselves as temperatures rise. Top tips for staying cool in a heatwave Check on older neighbours ... hottest time of the day, 11am to 3pm – If you do go out, use sunscreen of factor 30 or above, wear a hat and keep in the shade when possible. When inside, try to keep your home cool – Keep curtains

  7. Celebrating a year of friendship and support

    We visit the Joining Forces Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland, to celebrate a year of coffee mornings for older veterans and meet those that make it possible.

  8. Veterans welcome a new generation of soldiers

    Older veterans from Joining Forces Age UK Portsmouth were recently invited to see a new generation of soldiers passing out at Arming Training Centre (ATC) Pirbright. We joined them to see what happened

  9. A brilliant bond: Margaret and Sarah

    fundraising campaign. “She’s the first person I go to with any problem, and there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t speak to her,” Sarah continues. “We’ve been really ... I was little, which I think is partially because my dad was away so much when I was younger.” A happy three Sarah’s dad was in the army, which meant that Margaret often had long stretches of

  10. Live a little with Howard Jacobson

    growing older, and the things we get better at with age. Howard Jacobson’s latest novel, Live a Little, is about a developing romance between two people in their nineties. At 76, you might think the author ... didn’t have his first book published until he was 36, and his first novel at 40, which he considers a belated start in the profession. “I’m surprised I’ve produced so many books,” he reveals, sat on the

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