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  1. Who am I really?

    surname I carry to this day. I’ve still no idea why Mrs Bluff decided to reveal this fact to me but I owe her a great debt.” David Hulme The revelation that I had an American father was a ... pregnant with me. He’d discovered that he wasn’t my father – a secret kept from me, of course.” “Walter was made out to be the bad guy, the family deserter, leaving me to be born

  2. Exercise for everyone: the age-friendly gym

    the centre and its jam-packed timetable cater to a variety of cultural interests – hosting classes for painting , model making and conversational French, among many others. But above all, staff at ... a mission to keep local older people active for longer . As well as offering a range of fitness classes for all abilities, their popular gym for people aged 50+ is open five days a week and features specialist

  3. A Christmas less lonely

    “It was Age UK that saved me.” More than 1 million older people in the UK will feel lonely this Christmas. But for the first time in 20 years, Age UK volunteer Terrence won't be one of them. This is his ... life. Twenty years ago his mother was diagnosed with cancer, and died three months later. "It took me a long time to get over the death of my mother," he says. "[We] had been exceptionally close". BBC

  4. Fundraising ideas

    class="intro">From sweepstakes to sponsored swims, there are plenty of ways to raise money for a great cause.

  5. Howzat for ageing better!

    “Walking cricket has made me fitter without me realising it…” We learn about Sara’s relationship with walking cricket – from reconnecting with a sport she enjoyed in her youth, to supporting a healthier ... sedentary working life” that didn’t include much exercise, aside from a regular pilates class.  Cricket rediscovered Not long after retiring, Sara read an article about walking cricket, which

  6. Living in a residential park home (mobile home)

    Park homes, also known as mobile homes, are single-storey houses that can be moved from place to place. Find out if a park home would suit you from Age UK.

  7. Social groups and activities for older people

    older people. What's on in my area? Each local Age UK has its own unique timetable of clubs and classes – what runs at one Age UK will be different to a neighbouring one. Examples include: Arts & ... clubs Men in Sheds Photography club Pub lunch Quizzes Tea dance You may need to book a place in the class and you will usually pay a small amount to take part. Make friends through Age UK Why take up a social

  8. Celebrities support volunteering with Age UK

    shops , giving time to a digital inclusion programme or home from hospital service at a local Age UK near you , or spending 30 minutes each week speaking to an older person via the Age UK Telephone Friendship ... ” laughs Don. “I wanted to do something and didn’t know how to do it, so they told me that was the way to start.” On his visit to Age UK Barnet, Don joined half of the group to make

  9. Moving in with children and family

    Moving in with family can seem like the ideal solution if you need support, want to spend more time with your grandchildren, or need to downsize.

  10. Love, loss and remembrance

    overall depression creep up in me. It wasn’t his actual death that got to me, but the end game of it.” Fish It wasn’t [my father's] actual death that got to me, but the end game of it. A ... distancing and having to interact through windows. “It was scarily prescient – it really hit me,” says Fish, who's interacted with fans in recent months via 'Fish on Friday' on Facebook, a

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