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Contents Programme Show plan

Exhibitors

elcome to The 50+ Show Magazine and Show Guide for The 50+ Show in London in July 2013. We hope that you have a positive, re-energising and Hobbies inspirational day out at The 50+ Show this year. Finance The 50+ Show takes place four times each year, in Manchester in March, here Puzzles London Olympia in London in July, Glasgow in November and, new for 2013, Birmingham in Health 11-13 July 2013 Travel December. Food In this magazine you’ll find features on finance, health and more. If you’d like to and more! try our ladybird hunting competition and be in with a chance to win £25 in M&S vouchers, please take our quick online survey questionnaire before 19 July. We hope that you’ll tell us what you thought of the show - we really do read every single questionnaire that we receive back. We’d love to Programme • Show plan • Exhibitors • Finance • Health • Travel • Gardening • Food read your feedback to help us make the show even better next AND MUCH MORE! time. On behalf of the whole organising team, we hope that you Robert McCaffrey Editor, show director enjoy both this 50+ Show Magazine and The 50+ Show in Robert McCaffrey rob@50plusshow.com London itself! Editor Gardening

Reina Villanueva reina@50plusshow.com

Deputy editor

Claire Humphries claire@50plusshow.com

Associate editor

David Thomson david@50plusshow.com

Sales executive

Jane Donaldson jane@50plusshow.com

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50+ Show A-Z of exhibitors and advertisers 50+ Show floor plan Where to find the exhibitors you are looking for! PROGRAMME & PERFORMER PROFILES 8 Show programme and information At-a-glance programmes for Thursday to Saturday... 20 Performer profiles 22 Featured exhibitor profiles COMPETITIONS AT THE 50+ SHOW 30 Photography competition winners 40 True story: Pommies go home by Sheila Field 42 True story competition runners-up MONEY MATTERS 44 How to get the most from your pension savings 46 Take control of your financial future 48 How to get more life out of your income and savings GARDENING 50 Beautiful gardens all year round! 52 Teresa’s Treasures CULINARY 54 Loving food and hating waste plus recipes from TV chef Richard Fox 56 Fancy Thai food? Make your own! TRAVEL 58 Iceland...if you don’t like the weather, just wait 15 minutes. 60 Adapting, innovating, changing - the BBC has a knack of moving with the zeitgeist 62 The 50+ Awards 64 What do you think.. about life? 66 Puzzle 4 6

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Organisation Stand 5 Star China Holidays A31 32 Senses Dental Holidays E2 1ST Class Holidays/Grand Pacific Tours A53 Abbeyfield C28 Action on Hearing Loss D2 Acumag D3 Addicted2Knit C53 Age UK C7 Albufeira|Algarve – Portugal B24 Allied Healthcare D30 ALT Marketing E5 Amateur Gardening Magazine B36 American Heart of Poland D9 Apos Therapy C36 Arthritis Research UK C38 ATG Tickets A10 Avalon Funeral Plans C20 Avanti Travel Insurance A47 Bamix of Switzerland D17A Bangkok Hospital D22 BBC Tours A1 Bergs International D18A Berkeley Parks P6 Birch’s and Omar Park Homes P5 Black Country Living Museum A45A Brightwater Holidays Ltd A5 British Gas E6 British Heart Foundation D29 British Telecom C11 Bupa Cromwell Hearing Centre C4 Cancer Research UK Health Zone Capital Alternatives Ltd E10 Cards from Africa C40 Carolina Medical Center D9 Casada Health & Beauty Ltd B21A Center for Reproductive Medicine Bocian D9 Churchill Retirement Living C10 Club Free Spirit A12 Collette Worldwide Holidays & RHS Garden Holidays A29 Continuum Leading Attractions A46 Country Cousins D26 Croatia Dental Art D27 Crowhurst Park Holiday Village P8 Cruise Nation A19 Crystal Home Improvements Ltd C58 Cyberknife Center D9 Cyberknife Centre Hamburg D33 Decopatch CRAFT ZONE Deep South USA A11 Dental Creations D28 The 50+ Show Magazine

Organisation Stand Dentaprime Dental Clinic C21 Diamond Shortbreak Holidays A49 Donna Bella - New Look New You B33 Ecocamel Ltd C33 English Holiday Cruises A46A Equilibium The Health Tourism Provider SP D9 Experience Holidays A59 Farncombe A23A Foreign and Commonwealth Office A13 Forest & Ray D31 Forever Living Products A2 Fortina Spa Resort Malta B2 Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines A7 General Register Office (England and Wales) B12 Girlings Retirement Rentals C24 Give More C35 GoLearnTo.com B21 Gratiae Organic Cosmetics D8 Group Travel Organisers Association A6A GSD Dental Clinics D23 Guide Dogs B5 Hapimag Resorts & Residences A17 HBFS Financial Sercices Ltd C23 Headwater B23 Heat in a click D5,D6 Historic Hotels Keytel International A52 Holidays and Cruises for You A27 Homing Park P6A Household Cavalry Museum A57 Ideal Home Group PLC C2 Ingredients for Life C4A Israel Ministry of Tourism A20 John Paul II Health Clinic ‘Pod Tężniami’ D9 JustHEAR C39 KCO Beauty A26 Key Retirement Solutions C31 Kreativ Dental B10 Kuoni@Travel Designers A6 Kyoto Furniture B13 Lifecare Planning Solutions C26 Locked up Monitored Security C6 London Circle C32 Longevita - Medical Travel to Turkey D32 Love and Lilly Jewellery C54 Macmillan Cancer Support C51 Mail Publisher Solutions A4 Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council D24 Marie Curie Cancer Care B3 Medical Park Hospitals Group C55 Medical Park Riverside Spa D9 Medical Sp Ltd/Medicover Hospital D9 4

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The 50+ Show Exhibitor A-Z Organisation Stand Metropolitan Police B4 MXY Ltd D16 MyLife Solutions D18 My Weekly E11 My Weekly Sponsorship of DP Cappucino National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies B37 Nationwide e-Bikes E1 NFOP C45 Nine stars GB Ltd P10,P11 & P12 Oakdale Beds E8 Original Beauty Glow E11A Osim B9 Pension Checker B6 Pieroth Wines C56 Platinum Wealth Creation C1 Polish Medical Tourism Promotion (consortium: PAIiIZ, EuCP, AMEDS) D9 Premier Luxury Mountain Resort A54 Prestige Park & Leisure Homes Ltd P2,P3 Proback Clinics B16 Projects Abroad A8 Prudential B17,B18 Ramblers Worldwide Holidays A9 Regenovex C47 Retirement Today Magazine C37A RNIB C44 Rotary International Great Britain & Ireland C13 Royal Albert Hall Tours A45 RSPB C52 Russian National Tourist Office A18 Saga Holidays A21 Sandals & Beaches Resorts A16 SavvyWoman.co.uk B7 Scanlab D9 Shawbury Vintners C34 Silverbridge Properties C14 Silver Travel Adviser C8 Simpson Millar Solicitors B22 Soul Mates D17 Specsavers D19 St Anthonys Hospital C42 St James’s Place Wealth Management C25 The 50+ Show Magazine

Organisation Stand Stately Albion P1 Stressless B19 Stroke Association C17 Sun Park Living and Eton Travel A28 Sunset Beach Club A56 Susan Fleck Associates Ltd C15 Switzerland Travel Centre A15 The 50+ Show Organisers Stand C30 The Gorgeous Company C50 The Independent Traveller A25 The Memory Library D1 The Pensions Advisory Service B8 The People’s Friend, My Weekly, This England & Evergreen E11 The People’s Friend Sponsorship of Dance Floor The Silver Line Helpline C19 This Art of Mine CRAFT ZONE This England & Evergreen Sponsorship of Export Cafe Bar Thornton & Baines Estate Planners C37 Tingdene Parks P7 TLH Leisure Resort A30 Top Drawer A3 Tourism Malaysia A22 Travelsphere - All Leisure Holidays A14 Travel The Unknown/Trip Feast A24 Ustron Health Resort S.A D9 U3A C9 Visit Isle of Wight A23 Water-to-Go A55 Wieliczka Salt Mine Health Resort D9 Will Services London C18 Wiltshire Farm Foods C29 WW & J McClure Solicitors D4 Yakult C3

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50+ SHOW COOKERY THEATRE 10.15 - 11.00 HOW TO COOK...FABULOUS FOOD FOR ALMOST FREE!

Chris Rainbow and Colin Monks Prudential

Richard Fox is a TV Chef and food and drink expert. He has had his own cooking slot on BBC 1 Regional Look North and was a regular chef on BBC 2’s Food Poker.

11.30 - 12.30 YOUR MONEY MATTERS PANEL Chaired by: Sarah Pennels, SavvyWoman Chris Rainbow/Colin Monks, Prudential Lawrence Gold, St James’ Place Alex Leahy, The Pensions Advisory Service Sarah Lawrence, Financial Ombudsman Service

11.30 - 12.15 MASTERING MACAROONS

TRAVEL SEMINAR THEATRE 10.20 - 10.50 YOUR WORLD YOUR WAY Louise Craddock, Oceania Cruises

11.00 - 11.30 STEP INTO A WORLD OF DISCOVERY Tony Maniscalco, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays

11.45 - 12.15 A JOURNEY THROUGH THE DEEP SOUTH USA Della Tully, Travel & Tourism Marketing (T&TM) Ltd.

L’atelier des Chefs

12.30 - 14.45

13.00 - 14.00 GARDENING Q&A TIME Chaired by: Geoff Hawkins, Broadcaster and gardening consultant Neil Hever, Head Gardener, Hever Castle Teresa Farnham, Gardening for therapy Dominic McCartney, Chelsea Gardener

14.15 - 14.45 TOP TIPS FOR RETIREMENT PLANNING

12.45 - 13.30 DINNER PARTY COOKING DELIGHT Celebrity Chef Richard Fox

12.30 - 13.00 NEW ZEALAND, RAIL, CRUISE AND COACH HOLIDAYS Peter Harding, Grand Pacific Tours

v 14.00 - 14.45 QUICK GOURMET Ann Hood, Owner of The Smart School of Cookery and past contestant on BBC Masterchef

v 13.10 - 13.40 SAGA HOLIDAYS AND CRUISES Louise Batty, Saga Holidays

13.50 - 14.20 FRED. OLSEN CRUISE LINES - BRINGING THE WORLD CLOSER TO YOU

Chris Rainbow and Colin Monks Prudential

14.45 - 16.00

Ellie Fulcher, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

15.00 - 15.30 WRITING SHORT STORIES FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT

15.15 - 16.00 COCKTAIL MAKING DEMONSTRATION

14.30 - 15.00 WHY SOUTH AFRICA IS A GREAT HOLIDAY DESTINATION Jackie Appleton, Experience Holidays

Angela Gilchrist, Editor Taking to the stage at The 50+ Show, Organic Spirit will cover all you need to know to mix your very own delicious classic cocktails as well as using some store cupboard items to make a great signature drink. During the demonstration they will cover all the history behind the drinks as well as tips and tricks to mix the perfect cocktail in the comfort of your own home.

15.10 - 15.40 ISRAEL - LAND OF CREATION Michelle Roberts, Israel Government Tourist Office

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PROGRAMME -THURSDAY

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10.00 - 10.50 EXERCISE & FITNESS with Medau Movement

Fiona Kirk, nutritionist and author

11.00 - 11.30 HOW TO START A BUSINESS AFTER 50! Kathy Ennis, Business owner & mentor

v 11.40 - 12.20 CREATING THE RETIREMENT LIFE YOU DESIRE Author Roly Weaver, mylifesolutions.co.uk, providing education and mentoring in wealth creation, property investment and money management

Community Service Volunteers

13.30 - 14.00 MIDRIFF MISERY. Top tips on how to fight the flab at 50+ and rediscover your waistline.

10.00 - 10.45 SINGING WORKSHOP 11.00 - 11.45 HAVE-A-GO SAMBA

11.00 - 11.45 LAUGHTER YOGA Mary Adshead, Laughter Yoga instructor

12.00 - 12.45 DANCEFit CLASS Simona Scotto, Artistic Director and Choreographer, Counterpoint Dance Company

12.15 - 13.00

SPEED DATING Come along and find a friend!

13.00 - 13.45 EXERCISE & FITNESS with Medau Movement 14.00 - 14.45 CREATIVE DANCE CLASS

13.15 - 14.00 SPICE: DANCE ROUTINE

12.30 - 14.45

12.30 - 13.00 YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;RE THE DIFFERENCE! How sharing your skills and life experience benefits you and your commmunity - Carrie Anker,

DANCE FLOOR

10.00 - 12.30

10.15 - 10.45 MIDRIFF MISERY. Top tips on how to fight the flab at 50+ and rediscover your waistline.

ACTIVITY ZONE

14.15 - 15.00 SPICE: BOLLYWOOD ROUTINE

Simona Scotto, Artistic Director and Choreographer, Counterpoint Dance Company

Fiona Kirk, nutritionist and author

14.15 - 14.45 CURRENT FRAUD & FRAUD PREVENTION ADVICE Detective Constable Andrew Rowly, Met Police

15.00 - 15.45 TAI CHI

15.15 - 16.00

Michael Burke, Master Ding Academy at Limehouse www.jdiatcc.com

14.45 - 16.00

v 15.00 - 15.30 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR FAMILY TREE - how to get the most out of the General Register Office

HAVE-A-GO SALSA

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10.30 - 11.00

50+ FASHION SHOW

11.15 - 11.45

SWING/JAZZ SINGER KEVIN FITZSIMMONS 12.15 - 12.45

50+ FASHION SHOW 13.00 -13.30

SWING/JAZZ SINGER KEVIN FITZSIMMONS 13.45 - 14.30

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50+ SHOW COOKERY THEATRE 10.15 - 11.00 HOW TO COOK...FABULOUS FOOD FOR ALMOST FREE!

Chris Rainbow and Colin Monks Prudential

Richard Fox is a TV Chef and food and drink expert. He has had his own cooking slot on BBC 1 Regional Look North and was a regular chef on BBC 2’s Food Poker.

TRAVEL SEMINAR THEATRE 10.20 - 10.50 DISCOVER EASTERN TURKEY Diana Darke, Author of Bradt Guide to Easter Turkey

v 11.00 - 11.30 CHOOSING YOUR FIRST CRUISE Alan Fairfax, Silver Travel Advisor

11.45 - 12.15 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF RIVER CRUISING River Cruise Line

11.30 - 12.15 MASTERING MACAROONS L’atelier des Chefs

12.30 - 14.45

13.00 - 14.00 GARDENING Q&A TIME Chaired by: John Negus, Horticultural speaker and author Geoff Hawkins, Broadcaster and gardening consultant Neil Hever, Head Gardener, Hever Castle Teresa Farnham, Gardening for therapy Dominic McCartney, Chelsea Gardener

v 12.45 - 13.30 DINNER PARTY COOKING DELIGHT Celebrity Chef Richard Fox

14.00 - 14.45 QUICK GOURMET Ann Hood, Owner of The Smart School of Cookery and past contestant on BBC Masterchef

12.30 - 13.00 FRED. OLSEN CRUISE LINES BRINGING THE WORLD CLOSER TO YOU Angela Flynn, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

13.15 - 13.45 STEP INTO A WORLD OF DISCOVERY Tony Maniscalco, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays

v 14.15 - 14.45 TOP TIPS FOR RETIREMENT PLANNING

14.00 - 14.30 NEW ZEALAND, RAIL, CRUISE AND COACH HOLIDAYS

Chris Rainbow and Colin Monks Prudential

14.45 - 16.00

Peter Harding, Grand Pacific Tours

15.00 - 15.30 WRITING SHORT STORIES FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT

15.15 - 16.00 COCKTAIL MAKING DEMONSTRATION

14.45 - 15.15 AUSTRALIA FROM A DIFFERENT VIEW Jackie Appleton, Experience Holidays

15.30 - 16.00 SANDALS RESORTS Amanda Lucas, Sandals Resorts

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PROGRAMME - FRIDAY

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Mary Adshead, Laughter Yoga instructor

10.00 - 10.45 BOOIAKA HAVE-A-GO SESSION Booiaka (pronounced boo-ya-ka), created by Italian choreographer and dancer Tatiana Tamai uses a fusion of Latin, Brazilian, Jamaican, hip-hop, old school and reaggaton dance styles set to fun, up-tempo beats ranging from R&B to hip-hop to African drums. It’s an ideal workout for people of all shapes, sizes, skill levels, ages and genders.

12.00 - 12.45 DANCEFit CLASS

11.00 - 11.45 BELLY DANCE ROUTINE

10.00 - 10.50 EXERCISE & FITNESS with Medau Movement

Fiona Kirk, nutritionist and author

11.00 - 11.30 HOW TO START A BUSINESS AFTER 50! Kathy Ennis, Business owner & mentor

v 11.45 - 12.15 VOLUNTARY WORK OVERSEAS Heidi Tanner, Projects Abroad

11.00 - 11.45 LAUGHTER YOGA

Simona Scotto, Artistic Director and Choreographer, Counterpoint Dance Company

13.00 - 13.45 EXERCISE & FITNESS with Medau Movement

Author Roly Weaver, mylifesolutions.co.uk

13.30 - 14.00 YOU’RE THE DIFFERENCE! How sharing your skills and life experience benefits you and your commmunity - Karen Hamilton, Community Service Volunteers

14.15 - 14.45 CURRENT FRAUD & FRAUD PREVENTION ADVICE Detective Constable Andrew Rowly, Met Police

13.15 - 14.00 SINGING CHOIR 14.15 - 15.00 HAVE-A-GO TANGO

Mary Adshead, Laughter Yoga instructor

Laughter is the best medicine.

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old, We grow old because we stop playing.”

Come as you are and leave feeling brighter! 15.00 - 15.45 TAI CHI

15.15 - 16.00

Kate Mansfield & The London School of T’ai Chi Chuan

14.45 - 16.00

15.00 - 15.30 MOVING HOME AFTER 50. Tips for tackling the downsizing dilemma

14.00 - 14.45 LAUGHTER YOGA

12.15 - 13.00 SPEED DATING This will be fun...come and make new friends!

12.30 - 14.45

12.30 - 13.15 CREATING THE RETIREMENT LIFE YOU DESIRE

DANCE FLOOR

10.00 - 12.30

v 10.15 - 10.45 MIDRIFF MISERY. Top tips on how to fight the flab at 50+ and rediscover your waistline.

ACTIVITY ZONE

SPICE: BOLLYWOOD ROUTINE

Jane Slade, Founder & Editor, Retiremove

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50+ FASHION SHOW

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11.15 - 11.45

SWING/JAZZ SINGER KEVIN FITZIMMONS 12.15 - 12.45

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SWING/JAZZ SINGER KEVIN FITZIMMONS 13.45 - 14.30

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10.30 - 11.00 TOP TIPS FOR RETIREMENT PLANNING

50+ SHOW COOKERY THEATRE 10.15 - 11.00 HOW TO COOK...FABULOUS FOOD FOR ALMOST FREE!

Chris Rainbow and Colin Monks Prudential

TRAVEL SEMINAR THEATRE 10.20 - 10.50 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF RIVER CRUISING River Cruise Line

Richard Fox is a TV Chef and food and drink expert. He has had his own cooking slot on BBC 1 Regional Look North and was a regular chef on BBC 2’s Food Poker.

v 11.00 - 11.30 ISRAEL - LAND OF CREATION Michelle Roberts, Israel Government Tourist Office

11.45 - 12.15 DISCOVER EASTERN TURKEY Diana Darke, Author of Bradt Guide to Easter Turkey

11.30 - 12.15 QUICK GOURMET Ann Hood, Owner of The Smart School of Cookery and past contestant on BBC Masterchef

14.45 - 16.00

12.30 - 14.45

v 14.15 - 14.45 TOP TIPS FOR RETIREMENT PLANNING

v 12.45 - 13.30 DINNER PARTY COOKING DELIGHT

12.30 - 13.00 YOUR WORLD YOUR WAY

Celebrity Chef Richard Fox

Louise Craddock, Oceania Cruises

14.00 - 14.45 PRIZE QUIZ

13.15 - 13.45 EXPERIENCE SWITZERLAND

Are you a braniac or perhaps Britain’s next mastermind? Come along and test your knowledge! The lucky winner will be rewarded with a pair of tickets to Spamalot kindly donated by ATG Tickets.

James Wilson, Switzerland Travel Centre

15.15 - 16.00 COCKTAIL MAKING DEMONSTRATION

14.45 - 15.15 SAGA HOLIDAYS & CRUISES

14.00 - 14.30 RIVER CRUISING Jennie Carr, Silver Travel Advisor

Chris Rainbow and Colin Monks Prudential

15.00 - 15.30 WRITING SHORT STORIES FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT Angela Gilchrist, Editor

Taking to the stage at The 50+ Show, Organic Spirit will cover all you need to know to mix your very own delicious classic cocktails as well as using some store cupboard items to make a great signature drink. During the demonstration they will cover all the history behind the drinks as well as tips and tricks to mix the perfect cocktail in the comfort of your own home.

Louise Batty, Saga Holidays

15.30 - 16.00 WHY MUST YOU TRAVEL TO MALAYSIA IN 2014 Laurence Logan Lechumanan, Tourism Malaysia UK

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PROGRAMME - SATURDAY

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10.00 - 10.50 EXERCISE & FITNESS with Medau Movement

10.00 - 10.30 BOOIAKA HAVE-A-GO SESSION

11.00 - 11.45 LAUGHTER YOGA

11.30 - 12.00 HAVE-A-GO ZUMBA

Fiona Kirk, nutritionist and author

11.00 - 11.30 HOW TO START A BUSINESS AFTER 50! Kathy Ennis, Business owner & mentor

v 11.45 - 12.15 CREATING THE RETIREMENT LIFE YOU DESIRE Author Roly Weaver, mylifesolutions.co.uk

Mary Adshead, Laughter Yoga instructor

12.00 - 12.45 DANCEFit CLASS

10.45 - 11.15 TASTER HAVE-A-GO MASALA BHANGRA

12.15 - 13.00 SPEED DATING Come along to this fun session and make new friends!

Simona Scotto, Artistic Director and Choreographer, Counterpoint Dance Company

13.00 - 13.45 EXERCISE & FITNESS with Medau Movement

Community Service Volunteers

CREATIVE DANCE CLASS

13.15 - 14.00 HAVE-A-GO FLAMENCO

12.30 - 14.45

12.30 - 13.15 YOU’RE THE DIFFERENCE! How sharing your skills and life experience benefits you and your commmunity - John Kinnear, 13.30 - 14.00 MIDRIFF MISERY. Top tips on how to fight the flab at 50+ and rediscover your waistline.

DANCE FLOOR

10.00 - 12.30

v 10.15 - 10.45 MIDRIFF MISERY. Top tips on how to fight the flab at 50+ and rediscover your waistline.

ACTIVITY ZONE

14.00 - 14.45 Simona Scotto, Artistic Director and Choreographer, Counterpoint Dance Company Image from www.clubdanceholidays.co.uk

Fiona Kirk, nutritionist and author

14.15 - 15.00 HAVE-A-GO SALSA

14.15 - 14.45 CURRENT FRAUD & FRAUD PREVENTION ADVICE Detective Constable Andrew Rowly, Met Police

Kevan Dunne, Business Consultant

15.00 - 15.45 TAI CHI

15.15 - 16.00

Kate Mansfield & The London School of T’ai Chi Chuan

14.45 - 16.00

15.00 - 15.30 HOW TO START A BUSINESS AFTER 50!

SPICE: CIRCUS SKILLS

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10.30 - 11.00

50+ FASHION SHOW

(SIGNED BY A BSL INTERPRETER)

11.15 - 11.45

CAPITAL CONNECTION LADIES BARBERSHOP CHORUS 12.00 - 12.30

50+ FASHION SHOW 12.40 - 13.10

LONDON CITY SINGERS QUARTET 13.20 - 13.50

CAPITAL CONNECTION LADIES BARBERSHOP CHORUS 14.00 - 14.30

50+ FASHION SHOW 14.45 - 15.15

LONDON CITY SINGERS QUARTET

L’atelier des Chefs is a hands on cooking school with professional chefs in two central London locations. Our classes start from just 30 minutes up to our 4 hour Masterclass and prices start from just £15. Learn to cook French, Spanish, Bread, Italian, Cupcakes, Fresh Pasta and much more. Stop by the Cookery Theatre at 11.45 on Thursday and Friday and learn how to Master Macaroons, the ultimate French treat. Visit our website for more information: www.atelierdeschefs.co.uk

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Get crafting in the craft zone! See the colourful display by Decopatch.com

Why not come and try a great way of covering almost any object using special coloured papers and glue varnish. Using Decopatch, you can cover wood, ceramic, glass, plastic, carboard, metal, you name it! The talented and helpful Decopatch team will let you try and have a go for free. There’s no need to book a place, just turn up on the day.

How to do peg loom weaving and needle felting with This Art of Mine.

The ladies from the studio at This Art of Mine will be leaving their rural idyll in Kent to demonstrate some of the crafting activities that they get up to there at The 50+ Show. At the show you will be able to try your hand at either peg looming or needle felting. Both activities are ideal for novices so don’t be afraid to come and visit them in the Craft Zone to sample a new skill. As a fresh hobby neither craft requires you to purchase expensive start up kit and both are great for recycling old materials. This Art of Mine run short courses in a wide range of textile, paint, glass and clay based crafts. Visit the events page of their website: www.thisartofmine.co.uk or call Gemma on 01622 735312 for more details. Come for a few hours rest and relaxation or join them for a full weekend of crafting. Leeds Castle and Canterbury Cathedral are but a short drive away.

THE TALENTED KEVIN FITZSIMMONS WILL BE PERFORMING SINATRA/BUBLE STYLE SETS ON THE PERFORMANCE STAGE 11 & 12 JULY

Kevin Fitzsimmons

Come and meet the staff from Cancer Research Roadshow UK and St Anthony’s Hospital and who will be carrying out very simple health checks. They will run BMI, smokerlyzer and blood pressure checks. A BMI entails calculating a person's Body Mass Index by weighing them, measuring waist size, and comparing these with heights. A smokerlyzer test entails the user exhaling into a handheld machine with a tube, which reads the levels of oxygen in the lungs.

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Being the son of a late-50s model & a singer/pianist father, with family members in films with Richard Burton, Peter Sellers, Michael Caine & David Niven – & the stunt director of epic film ‘Zulu’ also in the family – meant a career in entertainment was a strong possibility for London born jazz singer, lyricist/songwriter, Kevin Fitzsimmons, who first discovered ‘the American songbook’ at the age of five, singing Pennies From Heaven accompanied by his father whose constant renditions of Gershwin, Porter and Berlin were to leave an irreversible impression. Kevin has sung everywhere from tiny well-worn jazz clubs to glittering occasions worldwide, along the way enjoying sell out shows at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, a one hour concert live on Jazz FM, TV appearances with his band on E4’s Made In Chelsea, has entertained royalty twice, and is a favourite of many celebrities, TV & sports stars to sing at their private celebrations. His evocatively powerful vocals have been in demand by luxe brands like Hermes, Louis Vuitton plus others for promotions in New York, Far East & London, and by global corporations and music publishers for voice-overs, marketing/media events and more. Recently his ‘Sinatra voice’ was chosen above others to impersonate Frank Sinatra’s real voice for a TV advert with the Oscar-nominated Hollywood movie-star Naomi Watts.

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WHAT’S ON THE CATWALK

Relaxation is on offer at the House of Fraser Beauty zone, where visitors can enjoy a beauty treat, courtesy of experts in make-up and skin care, who will be delighted to demonstrate the tips and tricks of the trade as well as introduce beauty essentials.

Fashion show featuring real models, professionally styled and choreographed by Mandy White of White Event Management. Clothes supplied by: House of Gerry Weber Westfield White City branch and Laundry Boutique House of Gerry Weber Unit 1001, Westfield Shopping Centre Ariel Way, London, W12 7GQ Laundry Boutique 5 Chiswick Common Road Chiswick, London, W4 1RR Tel: 020 34417157 e: christianne@laundryboutique.co.uk

GET FIT WITH SIMONA SCOTTO Simona has been working with dance and older people for over ten years and was originally trained to work with frailer older people by Camden Active Health Team, later working with more active older groups. This brought her to actively encourage older people to take up activities earlier in life as an act of prevention… AND fun! Simona is now pulling together all of this experience and knowledge under the one banner, Counterpoint Living, providing dance and fitness services that challenge the stereotyped view of the older person. Over the course of The 50+ Show there will be a mixture of dance performances and dance-fitness classes aimed at inspiring and showing what is possible even as people move in to their more mature years. For more information about Simona Scotto’s dance classes: www.counterpointdance.co.uk

ENJOY MEDAU WORKSHOPS IN THE ACTIVITY ZONE

Come along to the Activity Zone where you will be able to take part in Medau. This unique movement exercise method enables you to move to music in a natural way using a variety of rhythms and small hand apparatus, whilst improving the fitness of the whole body. As one movement begins to flow effortlessly into the next, the body and mind are refreshed and energised, giving you that ‘feel good factor’. To find out more about Medau, please visit the Medau website: www.medau.org.uk

Capital Connection

COME ALONG AND ENJOY HARMONY SINGERS CAPITAL CONNECTION, SATURDAY 13th JULY Capital Connection is the stage name of the West London Ladies Barbershop Harmony Club whose members currently number over 30 and they sing a cappella (unaccompanied) four part harmony, directed by Debi Cox. The chorus has always been of a very high standard and since 1989 has won 2 bronze, 6 silver and 3 gold medals in the annual national championships. In 1998 and 2000 the chorus also beat around 800 other choirs to reach the semi-finals of the prestigious Sainsburys Choir of the Year competition. In 2012, Capital Connection was named the Choir of the Year at Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival. Although an amateur group, their approach and dedication are totally professional, and they are never happier than when they are doing what they do best - SINGING! Capital Connection is a member of LABBS (Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers) and is affiliated to the Hillingdon Arts Association.

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AMERICAN HEART OF POLAND S.A Stand D9 Company has been established by cardiologists and cardiosurgeons from Poland and the USA in 2000. The main goal is to build a network of modern Polish-American Heart Clinics. Company comprises 20 Branches in Poland which provide highly-specialized medical services in the field of diagnosis and treatment of heart and circulatory system diseases. All departments have 24-hours emergency standby duties with security and cover different forms of acute coronary syndrome, inclusive of acute heart infarction.

AposTherapy is an innovative, personalised, non-surgical and drug-free medical programme for knee and back pain, based on a foot-worn biomechanical device which is individually-calibrated by a speciallytrained chartered physiotherapist. Developed by medical doctors coming from the fields of orthopaedics and sports medicine and founded on well-established scientific principles, AposTherapy is clinically proven to deliver longlasting pain relief and to improve function, mobility and quality of life. More than 40,000 patients have benefited already worldwide.

Telephone: 0048 32 760 4600 Web: www.klinikiserca.pl Email: sekretariat@klinikiserca.pl ul. Francuska 34 , 40-028 Katowice, Poland

Telephone: 0800 909 8009 Web: www.apostherapy.co.uk Email: information@apostherapy.co.uk 344-354 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8BP

AVANTI TRAVEL INSURANCE Stand A47

BIRCH’S PARK HOMES Stand P5

Avanti Travel Insurance provides quality, low-cost travel insurance. Call FREE on 0800 066 5604 or visit www.avanti.co.uk. Whether you have pre-existing medical conditions like cancer, heart attack, stroke or diabetes, we can give you a no-obligation quotation. Our policies have no upper age limit. We cover Grandchildren free of charge. Our policies will suit your exact needs and that means real value for money as well as total peace of mind. Underwritten by leading insurers Groupama and PTI Ltd.

A reputation for excellence Birch’s was founded in 1970 and today is one of the UK’s best known developers of park home estates. The vision has been the same since the beginning: to be a dynamic and innovative company with a passionate commitment to provide superbly designed and built homes in excellent locations throughout the UK. ‘Birch’s’ has undoubtedly become a byword for excellence. To find out more visit stand P5 or for a brochure call 0845 555 4545

Telephone: 0845 555 4545 Web: www.birchsgroup.co.uk Email: sales@birchsgroup.co.uk Sales & Marketing Suite, Bluebell Woods Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NW

Telephone: 0800 066 5604 Web: www.avanti.co.uk Century House, Century Drive, Braintree, Essex CM77 8YG

BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION Stand D29

CAROLINA MEDICAL CENTER Stand D9

Start living a heart-healthy lifestyle by joining Heart Matters – the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) FREE membership service. As a member, you’ll get: A membership pack that includes a tape measure & recipe folder, our bi-monthly Heart Matters magazine, access to our online healthy eating tools, community discussions and support emails, support from our friendly Heart Matters helpline. Join Heart Matters at stand D29 and get a free BHF pill box (RSP £3.99).

Carolina Medical Center is a modern orthopedics and sports medicine centre located in Warsaw. Main area of activity is the treatment of locomotor system diseases and injuries, including joints, muscles, tendons and spine. We provide medical services of various disciplines: orthopaedics, rheumatology, neurosurgery, diagnostic imaging and rehabilitation, results in comprehensive treatment, which comprise diagnostic imaging, surgical and non-invasive treatment, as well as physiotherapy.

Telephone: 020 7554 0000 Web: www.bhf.org.uk/heartmatters Email: heartmatters@bhf.org.uk Greater London House, 180 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 7AW The 50+ Show Magazine

Telephone: 0048 22 355 8338 Web: www.carolina.pl Email: international@carolina.pl 78 Pory Street, 02-757 Warsaw, Poland 22

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COUNTRY COUSINS LIVE-IN CARE Stand D26 At an age in life when familiarity and routine are wholeheartedly embraced, home is where you want to be, whatever it takes to maintain your precious independence. That’s why 24-hour, private, live-in care, through Country Cousins is becoming a popular and more affordable choice for those elderly or disabled people who can no longer cope with living at home. A live-in, caring ‘Cousin’ will provide continuity and companionship, with all the comforts of home, where life can go on with a reliable normality.

Center for Reproductive Medicine Bocian provides the most sophisticated methods in fertility treatment and services from areas of gynaecology, obstetrics, and genetic diagnostics. Thanks to a team of highly skilled specialists with outstanding expertise in reproductive medicine, the center achieves IVF success rates significantly higher than the European Union average. Center Bocian is located in north-eastern Poland, close to tourist destinations such as Masurian Lake District and Bialowieza Forest.

Telephone: 0048 85 744 77 00 Web: www.klinikabocian.pl Email: contact@klinikabocian.pl ul. Akademicka 26, 15-267 Bialystok, Poland

Telephone: 0844 209 2646 Web: www.country-cousins.co.uk Email: info@country-cousins.co.uk Third Floor, West Point, Springfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2PD

CYBERKNIFE CENTER Stand D9

CYBERKNIFE CENTRE HAMBURG Stand D33

CyberKnife® instead of scalpel. Effective cancer treatment with the use of high technology. CYBERKNIFE CENTER is a modern radiosurgery clinic located in Wieliszew near Warsaw. The center is equipped with CyberKnife® System VSI 1000, the world’s first and the only non-invasive robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors throughout the whole body: brain, spine, lungs, prostate and liver. It means: no operation – no pain, blood and risk of infection, no anaesthesia, no hospitalization and convalescence.

The CyberKnife centre Hamburg, a private clinic for radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging, offers new treatment and hope for cancer. Our standard of care meets the latest quality assured standards and international guidelines. The CyberKnife radiosurgery destroys cancerous and benign tumours with high-dose radiation beams, guided by a robotic system. There is the chance to treat difficult-toreach tumours that may have been impossible to treat in the past. A highly skilled and attentive team will take care of you.

Telephone: 0049 40 244 245 8120 Web: www.ckhh.info/en Email: bloch@szhh.info Langenhorner Chaussee 369, 22419 Hamburg, Germany

Telephone: 0048 606 729 512 Web: www.icc-cyberknife.pl Email: instytut@icc-cyberknife.pl 63 Koscielna Str., 05-135 Wieliszew, Poland

DC THOMSON Stand E11

DENTAPRIME DENTAL CLINIC Stand C21

Visit the DC Thomson stand to find out about all your favourite reads and for exclusive half price offers on all subscriptions. For all that is quintessentially English pick up a free copy of This England and Evergreen or for food, health, fiction and celebrities check out My Weekly. If fiction is your passion then the People’s Friend is for you. Meet the writers, buy lovely gifts, enter our competition and pick up your goody bag at Stand E11!!

The Dentaprime dental clinic specialises in dental implantation and aesthetic dentistry. It is located on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast in the attractive city of Varna, near the Golden Sands resort. The clinic combines dental holidays at the highest standards with considerable price advantages for its patients. Dentaprime is specialised in same day loading of implants, a convenient solution for patients with toothless jaw. Dentaprime’s attention to quality management is proved by the trouble-free experience and optimum care the clinic provides.

Telephone: 0800 318846 Web: www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk 80 Kingsway East, Dundee, DD4 8SL

Telephone: 0800 781 9637 Web: www.dentaprime.co.uk Email: service@dentaprime.com St. Constantine Resort, 27 St. 1, 9006 Varna, Bulgaria

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EQUILIBRIUM THE HEALTH TOURISM PROVIDER

DENTestetica Dental Clinic was established in 2003 in Cracow, Poland. The clinic offers a full range of dental diagnostics and treatments including: completely painless procedures, Computer Controlled Local Anaesthesia, conscious sedation, nitrous oxide sedation, Beyond POLUS® teeth whitening, Digital panoramic X-Ray, 3D computer tomography, Microscope root canal treatment, aesthetic dentistry: composite fillings, full ceramic (Zirconium): veneers, crowns, bridges, advanced periodontal and soft tissue microsurgery treatment, dental implants, guided Bone Regeneration procedures.

Stand D9 “EQUILIBRIUM” The Health Tourism Provider is an incoming medical/health tour operator in Poland. We offer an intermediary service in the field of medical/health tourism and also all other health-related aspects. We offer a range of treatments: Dentistry, Eye surgery, Cardiology, Aesthetic medicine, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, Effective weight loss, Diagnostic packages, Laryngology, Urology, Spa & Wellness.

Telephone: 0048 887 050502 www.dentestetica.eu Email: office@dentestetica.eu 21 Kamienna Street,Fronton Office Center, 4th floor, 31-403 Cracow, Poland

Telephone: 0048 609 349 189 www.equilibrium-med.com Email: jk@equilibrium-md.com 26 Pilicka Street, 02-613 Warsaw, Poland

GIRLINGS RETIREMENT RENTALS Stand C24

FRED. OLSEN CRUISE LINES Stand A7 Fred. Olsen’s more traditionally-built, smaller-scaled vessels allow for a more personal style of service, sailing to the heart of some of the world’s most beautiful cities and breathtaking landscapes. And with departures from 10 convenient, regional ports around the UK in 2014, plus flycruises from Gatwick or Manchester, there really is something for everyone. Voted Best Affordable Cruise Line 2012 by readers of Cruise International magazine and Best Cruise Line for Groups 2012 by readers of Group Leisure and GTO magazine.

Girlings offer a variety of housing options across the UK to the active 55+ age group. When you rent a retirement property through Girlings, the service charge and maintenance is included in the rent allowing you to budget effectively. The majority of developments offer communal facilities and a house manager is on hand for help and advice. Reassurance and peace of mind are covered through the 24 hour emergency call line. Discover the freedom renting in retirement can bring...

Telephone: 0800 0355 150 www.fredolsencruises.com Email: internet@fredolsen.co.uk Fred. Olsen House, White House Road, Ipswich IP1 5LL

Telephone: 0800 525 184 Web: www.girlings.co.uk Glanville House, Frobisher Way, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6BB

GRAND PACIFIC TOURS 1st CLASS HOLIDAYS Stand A53

GSD DENTAL CLINICS Stand D23

1st Class Holidays in partnership with Grand Pacific Tours are delighted to provide a fantastic range of all inclusive luxury coach holidays to New Zealand. Meet the experts at the 50+ Travel Show (Stand A53) who will provide you all the information you need to know when considering a coach holiday or contact 1st Holidays Holidays to order a copy of their exclusive 36 page New Zealand Coach Tours brochure.

GSD Dental Clinics is a leading clinic in dental implants and complex oral, located in the heart of Lisbon, Portugal, where you can enjoy a great city break. Get superior quality health services that can cost up to 60% less than in the UK. We have prepared a Free Welcome Package worth 800€ for your first visit, so that you can personally experience our professional service before deciding to start your treatment with us. Smiling already? Visit stand D23!

Telephone: 0161 877 0434 Web: www.1stclassholidays.com/nztours Email: enquiries@1stclassholidays.com 1st Class Holidays Ltd, Trafford House, Chester Rd, Manchester, M32 0RS

Telephone: UK 07920643311 | 00351 910766688 Web: http//: holidays.gsd-dentalclinics.com Email: holidays@gsd-dentalclinics.com R. Duque de Palmela 30 – 2º A, 1250-098 Lisboa, Portugal

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------JOHN PAUL II HEALTH CLINIC “Pod Tężniami” Stand D9

HBFS FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD Stand C23 For over 35 years, we have been providing wealth management advice to individuals looking to make preparations for their retirement, particularly in the areas of Inheritance Tax planning, Trust work and low-risk, tax-efficient investment portfolios. We understand that you have worked hard to save your money over the years and will be concerned as to how to grow that money in retirement within a safe investment environment and maintain your current standard of living. Speak to us and find out how we can help.

The Clinic specialises in treatment of disorders of the kinetic, circulatory and respiratory systems as well as metabolic problems including diabetes. Treatment methods embrace among others bath, kinesio-, water and physiotherapy. Kinesiotherapy options include manual therapy. Our specialist offer orthopaedic, rheumatologic and cardiologic consultations. Recommended treatments include, water jets and massages, saline inhalations and baths, carbonic acid baths.

Telephone: 020 8953 3444 Web: www.hbfs.co.uk Email: moshi@hbfs.co.uk 3 Theobald Court, Theobald Street, Borehamwood, Herts, WD6 4RN

Telephone: 0048 54 416 7000 Web: www.podtezniami.pl Email: rezerwacja@podtezniami.pl 7 Warzelniana St, 87-720 Ciechocinek, Poland

KREATIV DENTAL Stand B10

LIFECARE PLANNING SOLUTIONS Stand C26

We are the most advanced dental clinic in Budapest, dedicated to providing our patients with the highest quality dental care at prices that are on average 50% to 70% cheaper than in the UK.We guarantee superb value for money and outstanding results. We carry out all forms of dentistry – including Implants, Crowns, Bridge work, and cosmetic dentistry. UK aftercare is provided for all patients. Pick up your free dental tourism gift set @ stand B10

LifeCare Planning Solutions provide advice on Wills, Trusts, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Funeral Planning via a network of independent business partners. All work is carried out on a fixed fee basis, agreed in advance, ensuring you get the advice you need with no hidden additional costs. LifeCare are also proud to offer the new From 50 Funeral Plan from Golden Leaves. With a 6 month waiting period and unique Overpayment Rebate Benefit, it is a must see product.

Telephone: (+44) 0203 2879 331 Web: www.kreativdentalclinic.co.uk Email: office@kreativdental.co.uk 1141 Budapest, Vezér út 100, Hungary

Telephone: 0800 0789 522 Web: www.lifecareplanningsolutions.co.uk Email: advice@lifecareps.com 16th Floor, No. 1 Croydon, 12-16 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 0XT

MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE Stand B3

MEDICAL PARK RIVERSIDE SPA Stand D9

Marie Curie Cancer Care is dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Gifts in Wills fund the equivalent of 1 in 2 of our Marie Curie Nurses who work in the homes of terminally ill patients across the UK or in one of our hospices, providing practical care and support completely free of charge to patients and their families. To find out more and to enter our ‘Free Will’ prize draw, Come and meet us on stand B3.

When your back needs backing. The modern and luxurious Medical Park - Riverside Spa is a new kind of medical facility created for those for whom both the back and the locomotor system can be a source of many painful problems. Regardless of your age and lifestyle visit Medical Park - Riverside Spa and take care of your spine. You can find not just a quick-fix but the longterm support of professionals. Find out more at www.medicalpark.com.pl/en

Telephone: 0800 716 146 Web: www.mariecurie.org.uk Gifts in Wills Manager, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Freepost LON 15438, London, SE1 7YY

Telephone: 0048 60 6535474 Web: www.medicalpark.com.pl/en Email: info@medicalpark.com.pl NO 67, Magnuszew Duży, 06-220 Szelków, Poland

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MEDICOVER (LTD) / MEDICOVER HOSPITAL Stand D9 Medicover is a company with Swedish origins, and it is the leading healthcare provider in Central Eastern Europe with over 15 years of experience in healthcare. “ To keep our Patients in good health”. Our facility in Warsaw counts 180 beds and 5 operating theaters. Medicover hospital areas of speciality are: bariatric surgery, neurosurgery (neck surgery), plastic surgery, aestetic gynecology, orthopedy, advanced diagnostic.

Platinum Wealth Creation - Checklist: a) Are your savings, investments or pensions under performing? b) Do you want the flexibility and control of SIPP/ SSAS pension options? c) Prefer to make your own informed decisions on high return direct investments? d) Would the prospect of 8% or more ROI cause you to lose interest in ISAs & fixed rate bonds? A Platinum Wealth Review is without commitment or cost - work smarter to ensure a financially secure future.

Telephone: 0048 50 0900900 Web: www.medicover4you.com Email: kos@medicover.pl 02-972 Warsaw, Al.Rzeczypospolitej 5, Poland

Telephone: 01234 353 929 / 07776 313 242 Web: www.platinum-wealth-creation.com Email: p.clark@piplgroup.com Westgate House, 42 Chapel Street, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1EF

POLISH MEDICAL TOURISM PROMOTION (CONSORTIUM: PAIiIZ, EuCP, AMEDS) Stand D9

PRUDENTIAL Stand B17,B18 Whether there’s some way to go before you retire or you are already retired, Prudential’s Financial Advisers will be on hand to help you with any questions or concerns that you may have. You’re welcome to come along to our stand to chat about your financial hopes and worries.

The consortium’s activities are addressed to potential patients, insurance companies, governmental health departments, medical tourism providers, business organizations and trade associations, interested in bringing patients from UK, Russia, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and USA to Poland.

We look forward to seeing you there. Oh, and look out for the elephant in the room. It’s hard to ignore, and you could win a safari trip for 2*! *Terms & Conditions of this competition are available at the Prudential stand.

Telephone: 0048 22 334 99 62 Web: www.polandmedicaltourism.com Email: office@polandmedicaltourism.com European Center for Enterprise, 34 Kopernika Street, 00-336 Warsaw, Poland

Telephone: 0800 000 000 Web: www.pru.co.uk

RETIREMENT TODAY MAGAZINE Stand C37A

Regenovex is a unique, technically advanced formulation for men and women containing Bionovex® (marine oil from New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels) and Hyaluronic Acid (key component of synovial fluid, cartilage, tendons and ligaments). Regenovex is manufactured in the UK to EU quality standards by The Mentholatum Company Limited. With a reputation spanning over 100 years, Mentholatum - one of Scotland’s most prominent consumer healthcare companies, provides high quality, innovative products worldwide.

The magazine for pre and post retirement

www.retirement-today.co.uk

Visit our stand and receive a complimentary copy. Fantastic show offer, subscribe today and receive 12 issues of Retirement Today magazine direct to your door for only £14.99, plus a free gift. Enter our competition, for a chance to win a luxury overnight stay at the 5-star London Waldorf Hilton Hotel, with theatre tickets to see the award-winning comedy The Ladykillers at The Vaudeville Theatre, plus some fantastic runner-up prizes. • Wildlife • Lifestyle • Travel • Culture • Competitions • Health • Recipes •

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND Stand C13

Scanlab’s offer for medical tourism is focused on check-up and rehabilitation packages concerning cardiology, orthopedics and neurology. Cardiac diagnostic package includes cardiac MRI, holter ECG, 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, ECG stress test, transthoracal echocardiography (TTE) and consultation with a specialist. In association with Columna Medica we provide services in the field of treatment, rehabilitation and prophylaxis of the musculoskeletal system diseases i.e. osteoarthritis of the spine, spine stabilization neurosurgery, after arthroscopy of joints, reconstruction of ligaments, endoprosthetics.

We’re for communities. We believe that society works better when people make a positive difference. Rotary is looking for like-minded people, like you, to join and help us to help others by using your skills and experience. Our 53,000 British and Irish Rotarians share a common interest in friendship, with over 1,830 clubs across GB & I to choose from, just waiting for your call. Do you want to join us? Call: 07947 676642

Telephone: 07947 676642 Email interest@rotary50plus.org Web:www.rotary50plus.org Kinwarton Road, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6PB

Telephone: 0048 42 6638466 Web: www.scanlab.pl Email: contact@scanlab.pl 66 Przedzalniana Street, Łódź 90-338, Poland

SILVER TRAVEL ADVISOR Stand C8

SUSAN FLECK ASSOCIATES Stand C15

Are you over 50 and love to travel? If the answer is yes, visit silvertraveladvisor.com. Silver Travel Advisor is a travel advice and reviews site dedicated to the over 50’s, packed full of information about hotels, destinations, and all kinds of different and interesting holidays. It’s free to register and join in, and every month there is a holiday prize draw. A team of friendly advisors are on hand to answer all your travel questions and you can share your own experiences too.

Providing independent financial advice we offer a bespoke service ideally placed to quickly adapt to clients changing circumstances and changes in legislation. Serving the ‘Baby-Boomer’ generation across the U.K. we specialise in pre and post retirement financial planning including pension funding, retirement income, inheritance tax mitigation and investments. Susan Fleck Associates provide impartial financial advice in plain english. Your initial consultation is free. To make the most of your retirement years, come and speak to us on stand C 15.

Web: www.silvertraveladvisor.com Email: service@silvertraveladvisor.com c/o Age UK, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA

Telephone: : 01784 895006 Web: www.susanfleck.co.uk Email: rob@susanfleck.co.uk Knyvett House, The Causeway, Staines, TW18 3BA

THORNTON & BAINES ESTATE PLANNERS Stand C37

USTRON HEALTH RESORT S.A Stand D9

At Thornton and Baines all your estate planning needs will be managed to ensure you and your loved ones have peace of mind. We are specialists in Will Writing, Power of Attorney, Family and Personal Trusts and Inheritance Tax Planning. We will take time to listen to you, many say a lost art form these days. Our unique charging structure places us firmly ahead of our competitors. Visit our stand for a chance to win a trip to Monaco. Telephone: 02071830136 Web: www.tabifa.com Email: info@tabifa.com Watergate House, 13-15 York Buildings Strand, WC2N 6JU

Heath Resort ‘Ustron’ S.A. offers a wide range of rehabilitation, treatments with rich natural ingredients, professionals medical care, qualified team of doctors, nurses and physiotherapists. ‘Ustroń’ S.A. provides the highest standard of medical & SPA treatments taken in Prestige Club Medical & SPA.

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Telephone:0048 33 856 565 Web: www.uzdrowisko-ustron.pl Email: apalysinska@uzdrowisko-ustron.pl ul. Sanatoryjna 1; 43-450 Ustroń, Poland 28

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WIELICZKA SALT MINE Stand D9

FOREVER LIVING PRODUCTS Stand A2

The “Wieliczka” Salt Mine Health Resort offers treatment services in the underground mining chambers with the use of a unique micro-climate: air free from pollution and allergens, rich in micronutrients and free from harmful radiation. The activities of the Health Resort base on the best practices of modern medicine and are conducted in co-operation with the most eminent scientists. The treatment is beneficial to patients suffering from asthma, COPD, recurrent infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract and allergies.

We are highly successful Health, Nutrition and Wellness Company, operating in over 150 countries worldwide with ongoing global expansion. A world leader in the manufacturing of natural Aloe Vera Products. We are urgently looking for ambitious, highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals, who thrive on helping others, to work with. Earn a substantial part / full-time monthly income. Full training and ongoing support provided. Call for information about interviews and inductions in your area.

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Fred. Olsen page 11 Kreativ Dental page 15 GSD Dental Clinics page 19 Girlings page 25 Regenovex page 41 Saga page 47 Later Life page 47 SCarlet RoAD Study page 47 Country Cousins page 49 Hermesetas page 53 Archant Life page 57 Platinum Wealth Creation page 61 Choice Magazine page 67

As part of Associated Newspapers and with a unique heritage in circulation, Mail Publisher Solutions offers a comprehensive supply management and logistics service for over 60 national newspaper and local magazine publishers. Visit our stand for great offers on the Daily Mail, as well as a demonstration of Mail Plus the brilliant, new interactive tablet app from the Daily Mail & The Mail on Sunday. And why not join our Mail Rewards Club, Britain’s Biggest Newspaper Rewards Club to start claiming your rewards today!

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COMPETITIONS 1st CLASS HOLIDAYS/GRAND PACIFIC TOURS - A53 1st Class Holiday in conjunction with Grand Pacific Tours are delighted to offer attendees at the 50+ Travel Show the chance to win a £1000 travel voucher (£500 per person twin share) to be used towards any of our New Zealand Coach Holidays. Choose from over 190 departures including Luxury Coach, Rail and Cruise Holidays. All tours are fully inclusive and offer unbeatable value for money.

posit it in their tombola to be in with the chance to win 1 of 10 seven-night holidays for two people in a type T1 apartment at their resort. DENTAPRIME DENTAL CLINIC - C21 Win a summer holiday at the Black Sea Coast in 2014 and a FREE dental treatment at Dentaprime Dental Clinic. Come along and visit stand C21, fill in a registration form and give yourself a chance to win a holiday for two! On offer is a free two-week holiday in the four-star Hotel Romance Splendid and free return flights to Varna, Bulgaria. All this in combination with a FREE dental treatment worth £1500.

ABBEYFIELD - C28 Win a spa day at Abbeyfield’s new development at Girton Green, near Cambridge. For your chance to win a fabulous spa day and lunch for two, including travel, simply pick up a flyer, fill in your details and hand it to a member of Abbeyfield staff. The prize includes: Full use of the spa, a consultation with the personal trainer, a therapist treatment (massage or facial), lunch for two, train tickets to Cambridge.

DETAILS HOTELS & RESORTS ALGARVE | ALBUFEIRA | ALGARVE | PORTUGAL- B24 Details Hotels & Resorts on the Albufeira/Algarve stand is holding a prize draw, simply fill in the form that is available on the stand and deposit it in their tombola to be in with the chance to win a seven-night complimentary stay including breakfast buffet for two at the exclusive Aqua Pedra dos Bicos Hotel.

ARTHRITIS RESEARCH UK - C38 Visit the Arthritis Research Stand and enter into a prize draw to win £50 of M&S Vouchers. BALAIA GOLF VILLAGE | ALBUFEIRA | ALGARVE | PORTUGAL - B24 Balaia Golf Village to be found on the Albufeira/Algarve stand is holding a prize draw, simply fill in the form that is available there and deposit it in their tombola to be in with the chance to win 1 of 3 seven-night holidays for two people in a type T1 Superior apartment at their resort.

FARNCOMBE - A23A Enter into a prize draw to win a weekend break for two people at Farncombe Estate to include a course of your choice, accommodation for 2 nights in a shared en-suite room and all meals during your stay. GOLEARNTO - B21 Visit the GoLearnTo.com stand for exclusive holiday discounts during the show including jewellery making in France, painting in Spain, cooking in Greece, photography in Spain, gourmet cooking and wine in France and more. Save up to a fantastic 35% on selected holidays when you visit stand B21.

BLACK COUNTRY LIVING - A45A Come along to The Black Country Living stand and enter a prize draw to win a family ticket to the Black Country Living Museum. CHURCHILL RETIREMENT LIVING - C10 Win a trip for two on the Orient Express with Churchill Retirement Living. Simply visit their stand and complete a prize draw entry card to be in with a chance of winning! Step on board the British Pullman for a luxury voyage with a gourmet five-course lunch with champagne and wine. Take in the history of luxurious train travel with this trip, departing from London Victoria which takes you around the picturesque English countryside.

HEADWATER - B23 Enter into a competition to win a holiday for two people on a Lake Constance Cycling Holiday. HOLIDAYS & CRUISES FOR YOU - A27 Come along to the stand and fill in a form to be in with a chance to win one of twelve fabulous prizes of lunch on one of Holiday & Cruises for You’s cruise ships. HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY MUSEUM - A57 Come along to the stand and fill in a slip to be in with a chance to win 6 family tickets and a guide Book (worth £19 each).

CLUBE ALBUFEIRA RESORT ALGARVE | ALBUFEIRA | ALGARVE | PORTUGAL- B24 Clube Albufeira Resort Algarve (Apartamentos Turísticos) on the Albufeira/Algarve stand is holding a prize draw, simply fill in the form that is available on the stand and de-

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Win amazing prizes! LONGEVITA - D32

RAMBLERS WORLDWIDE HOLIDAYS - A9

Visit the Longevita stand D32 at the Health Tourism section and participate in a prize draw to win three nights of accommodation at the Pupil Boutique Hotel in Cesme Izmir Turkey. Pupil is an excellent venue for a peaceful holiday with its half Olympic swimming pool, state of the art Spa and Turkish Bath facilities. Other prizes on offer: Free Facial Rejuvenation in Turkey: Win free botulinum toxin injections by Longevita’s cosmetic surgeon and get rid of your wrinkles. Free Teeth Whitening in Turkey: win free teeth whitening in Istanbul.

Win a three night walking holiday for two in the Lake District. Stay at Hassness Country House on a full board basis* except Tuesday night when the restaurant is closed. Two guided walks are also included.

RETIREMENT TODAY MAGAZINE - C37A Visit the Retirement Today Magazine stand for a chance to win a luxury overnight stay with breakfast for two at the 5-star London Waldorf Hilton Hotel, plus top price theatre tickets to see the award-winning comedy The Ladykillers at The Vaudeville Theatre.

MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE - B3 Visit the Marie Curie Cancer Care Stand B3 and enter their free prize draw to win a free will and to find out about this special way of giving.

RUSSIAN NATIONAL TOURIST OFFICE - A18

NFOP - C45

Come along to Russian National Tourist Office and enter a prize draw to win: a set of 5, original Russian Dolls – Matrioshka and - £150 Off any exciting Russian Tour at Russian National Tourist Office

Anyone visiting the NFOP stand (C45) will be entered into a competition to win FREE Life Membership of the National Federation of Occupational Pensioners.

SANTA EULALIA HOTEL & SPA ALGARVE | ALBUFEIRA | ALGARVE | PORTUGAL- B24 Santa Eulália Hotel & SPA is holding a prize draw with the chance to win a 7-night complimentary self-catering stay at the Santa Eulália Hotel & SPA in Albufeira/Algarve/Portugal.

PREMIER LUXURY MOUNTAIN RESORT - A54 Come along and visit the Premier Luxury Mountain Resort stand and enter into a raffle draw for one lucky couple for the chance to win 4 nights’ stay in Premier Luxury Mountain Resort. The prize includes daily breakfast, access to Victoria Spa, use of the outdoor swimming pool, complimentary WiFi and free parking.

SILVER TRAVEL ADVISOR - C8 Enter into a prize draw to win a holiday for two to Malta.

SUNSET BEACH CLUB- A56 Visit the Sunset Beach Club Stand and enter into a prize draw to win a winter sun break to the Costa Del Sol, Spain. Also visit their stand and find out about their winter discounts for 50+ Show visitors.

PRUDENTIAL - B17,B18 WIN A LUXURY SAFARI FOR TWO Want to win a truly unforgettable trip for you and a guest to jet off to the sun soaked South African city of Cape Town? The highlight of this trip will however be an overnight safari experience at the Aquila Safari Park where you will get a unique close up view of the famous Big Five. To enter, just pop along to the Prudential stand at the 50+ Show, answer a few quick questions on one of the iPads, and we’ll enter you into the draw.

TLH LEISURE RESORT- A30 Visit the TLH Leisure Resort Stand for your chance to win one of three prizes - 2 nights dinner bed and breakfast at TLH Leisure Resort in Torquay, to include use of the fantastic range of leisure facilities and entertainment.

THE MEMORY LIBRARY - D1 Visit their stand and receive 20% off a 200 photo ScanShare package (normally £60.00, but £48.00 at the show) or 30% off the 1,000 photo package (normally £200, but only £140 at the show).

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THE 50+ SHOW PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION Winners & Runners-up

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CATEGORY ‘THINGS I LIKE’ WINNER A Walk on Coldingham Sands, Berwickshire, by Phyllis Angus

Winner: Carys Evans’ ‘Strawberries on the beach’

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Runners-up

Above: Cumbria by Barry Atkins-Dallam

Below: Fell Whitechapel W. Lancs. Rainbow at Sunset by Helen Sharpe-Bleasdale

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Above: Hedgehog by Barry Sidaway

Runners-up Below: Garden with an integrated garden railway - and dog by David Pratt

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CATEGORY ‘IN MY GARDEN’ WINNER Bee on Salvia by Jennifer Nisbet

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CATEGORY “WHAT MAKES ME SMILE’ WINNER Photo by Sarah Howes

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Runners-up

Above: The Protected Tree by Keith Davies

Below: Charlie blowing bubbles by Irene Wright

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A true story POMMIES GO HOME I would only have to think of what Sydney Harbour looked like when I first saw it or when I left it three years later, not just the place but for those I’d grown to love there, and I would get a lump in my throat. It was in the late 60s, I was young and adventurous, commuting to Oxford Street by tube for work and shared a flat in Nottinghill Gate, with friends. London then was the height of fashion with music festivals of love and peace but something was missing. I had broken up with my boyfriend and I was on a mission to put the past behind me and start afresh. I had chosen Sydney, as I knew people there and it was all of £10 to emigrate. I was on a plane for three days which took me through different time zones, stopping at Istanbul, Bombay, Singapore The 50+ Show Magazine

and Melbourne. The minute I stepped off the plane at Bombay to change planes, I felt a whoosh of heat enveloping me and the sun beating like a great fan against my tired face. When I arrived at Sydney, and adjusted from the ringing in my ears from the sound of the plane, the first thing I noticed was that the sky was a phosphorescent blue. My friends, whom I had worked with in London, were waiting for me at the airport. I was to stay with them a few nights. We drove along the coast to their home where I could see the arch of the bridge, as full of promise as a rainbow. Enormous and more curious seagulls than I had ever seen in England hovered over us. The stretch of bold advertising along the high street, I could barely see for the kitschy splendor of it all. My new life had begun. The wine that passed around the table that evening, I shall never forget. I drank a lot. I was experiencing mixed feelings of this adventure, a voyage into unchartered waters and the reality of being in Sydney far from home and having to stay for two years. What if I hated it? 40

by Sheila Field

I rented a flat in Darling Point, overlooking a bay, with a small balcony from which I could see the Harbour Bridge and the ferries coming and going. I could see the Opera House slowly rising, near Bennelong Point, and I was later to discover that there was controversy over the cost and the building stopped. The scent was overpowering from the wild flowers that grew on the cliff descent where I would walk down in the morning to the jetty. The sun on my neck, the smell of the sea and the newness of it all was so appealing. It was a ferry ride of 15 minutes to Circular Quay and I marvelled at the blue skies and sea, I never wanted it to end. Other passengers off to work in the city, bank managers in their shorts and knee high socks which I always found amusing, would read the morning papers, oblivious to it all. I couldn’t help looking at the wonders of the harbour and the bridge, the rich blue skies and sea. I struggled at first with difficulties in finding work and making friends. There appeared to be hostility towards the English immigrant in those days. This, I was July 2013

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told later, is because they kept moaning and complaining. I used to see graffiti on walls saying “whinging pommies go home” and there were times when I felt homesick. But it soon faded. I fell in love of course. Not just with the bridge and the harbour but with friends, their hospitality, their sentimentality and their recklessness and eventually with a man. Sydney was growing into a great metropolis but still poised between overgrown country town populated with Greek and Italian market gardeners and a gentle beach and harbour. In half an hour from where I lived, I could be on a harbour beach or an ocean beach, washing scallops down with wine, watching beautiful people on the beaches, surfers tumble and children play. How could I not fall in love? When you are young and far from home in a seductive place, you fall in love with the vivid colours and the sensation of distance with its far away sadness, Sydney has always struck me as melancholy. The university where Geoff worked as a scientist and I worked as an administrator, and the clubs where he played his clarinet, filled me with great joy. We’d go from lunching in the grounds, endless walks along the coastline and back to his place listening to Brahms’s clarinet quintet in the fading sunshine. So why did I leave? The simple answer is that you can have too much of a good thing. It was unreal, the wine bars, beach life, although seductive, there was too much fun and not enough work. It is a sad but necessary fact for some of us to face: that we fare better when the going isn’t easy. On the day before I sailed away, I sat on a bench in a park overlooking the harbour and I cried buckets. v The 50+ Show Magazine

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My Angel

by Kathleen Oyediran

7 years ago, after being diagnosed with breast cancer, I was undergoing gruelling chemotherapy treatment. Naturally my hair fell out. In preparation for this I had purchased a pile of headscarves to wear, in addition to the wig supplied by the hospital. When my hair began to fall out I was in denial and reluctant to start wearing the headscarves. Seeing this, my daughter, Julie, aged 20, picked up one of the headscarves and put it on her own head. She made a big show of admiring her reflection in the mirror, saying it looked ‘really cool’. She asked if she could keep two of the headscarves and of course, I agreed. She encouraged me to start wearing the headscarves. From that day, she wore a headscarf everywhere she went - to College, to church, to shopping, at home, everywhere. The only time she didn’t wear one was when she went to bed! Just at the age when a young girl wants to look her best, she did this for me. Julie wore a headscarf right through my Chemotherapy treatment to the end and until my hair grew back (8 months). She gave me the courage to get through it. She accompanied me to hospital appointments, fussed over me at home and helped me in every way she could. She was, and is, my very own guardian angel. I will never forget what she did for me. I have tears in my eyes now as I remember all this. Whether I win the competition or not, I am grateful for the opportunity to share this inspiring story of a young girl’s love for her mother overcoming her own vanity. v

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by Pamela Keep

was shy of one week away from my 17th birthday, when my parents pulled the rug out from under my feet. We were living abroad at the time, and I was due to fly out to England to visit my brother and family for my 17th birthday. For a number of days now, my parents had been lecturing me about being careful not to talk to strangers, not to take parcels from anyone – the usual stuff. This particular evening they looked at me and said “We need to talk to you”. “Oh dear me, I thought, another lecture”, but they sat me down and said “after mother had given birth to my brother, problems developed when she had an ectopic pregnancy, and she had to have a hysterectomy. So when they wanted to have a baby girl, they adopted me”. I stared at them stunned, it was like the world had stopped turning and the lights had all gone out. I remember saying to them that it made no difference, I still loved them. It was many years later that I realised that that was not true. My perception of them changed. They were not my parents. So who was I? I did ask my father if he knew anything about my mother and he told me that she had been a teenager, who got drunk and went with a soldier and became pregnant. This was in 1957. A year later I got married, not just to get away from them, but to have something that was all my own. I have 3 beautiful children from the marriage, but the marriage didn’t last. During my first marriage I came with my husband and family to live in England where I stayed with the children when the marriage broke up. I even married a second time, an even worse experience. Looking back now, it took me 25 years to recover from that evening and to come to terms with the facts. So what helped me? Well, in 1982 the law in England changed, and adopted

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children could try and find their birth parents. By this time both my adopted parents had passed away. So I started searching, with the help of the social services in my area, and a few months later had the facts in my hand. My mother was 23 when she met my father, but he was already married, so my mother’s family made her give me up for adoption. I wasn’t adopted till I was 4 years old. My father had been honest enough to have his name on my birth certificate, and he paid money to the orphanage the whole time I was there. I remember being so cross with my adopted father for lying to me about my mother. He could have said he didn’t know. Well, this is many years later now, and with the help of wonderful computerised programmes for geneology research, I have found out much, much more, and have even managed to get a photo of my mother, a photo of my father and photos of half brothers and sisters. Two of them have died, but the other two I am in touch with. Both my parents have died, my mother back in 1981, a year before I was legally able look for her. My father died a few years ago, at the age of 96, so maybe I have inherited his genes. I have found cousins, and met some of them. That big hole that I had in my heart since 1957 has now been filled. It was an emotional jigsaw puzzle, which is now complete. I found out that my mother had tried searching for me, but as my adopted parents had taken me abroad, she had no luck. I would encourage others to take the route I have taken. It is exciting to find out about your family, and quite breath-taking when skeletons come out of the cupboards of the past. There are a few in my family. But, they are my skeletons. Part of my past. It is how I got to be here today. So here’s a toast to my relatives, past and present, God bless them all. v

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Following my dream by Angela Schooley

e sat in the back of a converted Bedford truck, wind blown, dust blown, sweating, 17 of us, different nationalities but all English speakers. Forearms leaning on thighs, chatting with the person sitting opposite when someone said, “Look at our arms.” Our arms had changed to the colour of the harem pants we were wearing. It wasn’t just our arms that took on the colour of the dyes but our bodies from the waist down, as we were to discover in our cold showers that night. It was 1977 and probably the last year that trucks and other vehicles were able to travel from London to Kathmandu, unhindered by geopolitics, following what was known then as the hippie trail. My undoing took place in August 1963 during a school trip to Paris. Paris was my first love, the city where I received my first grown-up kiss and was introduced to a world outside the narrow existence of my introspective hometown. Sometime in the year that followed, I read about what was to become known as the hippie trail and apart from getting a job, my goal after I left school was to follow in the footsteps of these trailblazers. However, the main aim of the majority of my contemporaries from school was to get a boyfriend, get engaged, get married and have a baby – but not necessarily in that order. Not for me this path. Of course, it was some years before I was able to realize my dream of travelling across the Asian subcontinent. In 1976 I was lucky enough to travel around the desert areas of Iran. It was my fellow travelling companions who inspired me to follow my dream. So there we were, in June 1977, travelling across Iran in scorching temperatures, wearing denim jeans. Hardly ideal clothing for such conditions and after crossing the border into Afghanistan, our first port of call was Herat where we kitted ourselves out with harem pants, and long-sleeved tops of lighter fabrics, little realizing that the garments weren’t colour fast. But what did it matter? It was all an adventure and gave rise to much hilarity. From Herat we took the southern route; the northern being too dangerous, the central too expensive ($80.00 per head – remember, this was 1977) so the default was the desert road to Kandahar and from there to Kabul. I wonder now what is left of the old Kabul as I knew it in 1977. If the street is still there that all foreigners gravitated to (known as Chicken Street…or was it Cheating Street?), buying jewellery made from semi-precious stones and other items as souvenirs. Befriended by a jewellery shop owner, we spent evenings sitting on the floor of his shop drinking black tea with cardamom as he entertained us playing the sitar. Our few short weeks in Afghanistan weren’t without incident. Although Kabul was our base, the group travelled into the Hindu Kush, visiting the buddhas carved into the sandstone rock at Bamiyan and the five lakes of Band-i-Amir. The intention had been to camp rough but through a local man who spoke English, we were told this wasn’t to be permitted following the murder of an English girl, shot as she and her friend sunbathed by the lakes in their bikinis. That night we slept in yurts owned by our Afghan interpreter. News of this tragic event reached Kabul before we did, despite the lack of modern telecommunications. Arriving back at the Jewellery store, the shop owner greeted us with obvious relief. This short story is just a snapshot from the journey I undertook in 1977 and I consider myself very lucky to have been able realize my dream when I did. Now, thirty-six years on, it would be impossible.

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HOW TO GET THE MOST from your pension savings Top tips for a better retirement by The Pensions Advisory Service.

ince 1983, The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) has been helping people understand pensions. We provide independent guidance and information on all types of pension plans. If something goes wrong with your private or workplace pension, we can help with that too. Our service is free and provided by a network of volunteers from across the pensions industry, supported by a small team of staff. With the recent announcement about changes to the state pension, more and more people are keen to know about their future entitlement and are planning for the future.

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Here are our top tips for planning your retirement, whether you are considering retiring soon, have recently retired or want to ensure a comfortable retirement in the future.

1. Get a state pension statement. A state pension statement gives you an estimate of the state pension you may get when you reach your state pension age, based on your National Insurance record as it stands when the statement is produced. It includes simple information that will help you understand what effect further qualifying years may have on the amounts shown on the statement. Contact the Pensions Service at: www.gov.uk/state-pension-statement to get a statement.

2. Knowledge is king and being part of it feels royal. Get as much information as you can from your pension provider. They can send you a statement showing how much is in your pension pot, and potentially how much it 44

will be worth when you retire, based on a number of different factors. Your pension provider can also tell you what other benefits your pension has, for example whether it includes a form of life insurance. If you have more than one pension make sure you get statements from all your pension providers.

3. Trace lost pensions. If you have lost contact with an old employer’s pension scheme, the Pension Tracing Service can help you to find a lost pension. They should be able to provide you with the current contact details of your scheme. You can use their tracing service by telephone, post or online. The Pension Tracing Service has access to many pension schemes’ contact details and makes them available to the public, on request. To contact the tracing service call them on 0845 6002 537, complete the online form at www.gov.uk/find-lost-pension or write to them at; Pension Tracing Service The Pension Service Tyneview Park Whitley Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE98 1BA July 2013

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------information regarding pension liberation fraud, contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040.

5. If in doubt, check it out. Don’t be worried, or put off by jargon. If there is anything you don’t understand about your workplace pension, ask questions and if in doubt call us on 0845 601 2923. Our website has a series of fact sheets which explain key pension topics such as death benefits, taking a small pension pot as a lump sum and transferring a pension.

6. Make sure you are getting everything you’re entitled to. If you have already retired and are struggling to make ends meet, you may be entitled to some extra support. Contact the Pension Service or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

7. Check out the rest to get the best. When approaching retirement, shop around for the best pension deal you can get for your money. If you have health problems, you may be able to get more for your money. For help with choosing an annuity, try our online planners at www. pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk/onlineplanners

8. Get independent advice.

4. Beware of early access schemes. These are sometimes called Pension Liberation Plans. Watch out for predators claiming to be able to release pensions cash as a loan or lump sum before the law allows. The perpetrators often work alongside ‘introducers’ or ‘advisers’ who try to entice the public with spam text messages, cold calls or website promotions into transferring their existing workplace or private pension with the promise of being able to release a portion as cash before the age of 55. The remainder of the funds is likely to be invested in highly dubious and risky, unregulated investment structures, often based overseas. Although it may be tempting to release cash from your pension early, schemes presented to you, particularly if you are under age 55, are unlikely to be legitimate and you will incur a large tax penalty. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. If you think you have been a victim of a pension liberation fraud or if you have The 50+ Show Magazine

For free independent advice and guidance about saving for retirement, or if you believe something has gone wrong with your pension, please call us on 0845 601 2923. Alternatively, you can write to us at: The Pensions Advisory Service, 11 Belgrave Road, London, SW1V 1RB. You can also send us a message via our website

Talk to an independent expert from The Pensions Advisory Service CALL 0845 601 2923 or Visit Stand B8 at The 50+ Show. v

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Everywhere you look these days someone is talking about bother with a bank, issues with an insurer or problems with a pension. It can seem like managing your own money matters is impossible – particularly when something does go wrong and you don’t know where to turn. But there is an organisation set up to help people when things do go wrong.

Take control of your financial future

The Financial Ombudsman Service – the free service set up by law to sort out problems between consumers and their bank, insurer or financial advisor – has the power to look at individual complaints where you can’t sort things out with the business directly. The ombudsman can look at a range of issues from pensions to mortgages and from credit cards to car insurance. What’s better – as they were set up by Parliament they’re completely free.

We spoke to Anne Leader from the ombudsman service for her top tips for managing your money matter better:

Taking the time to get to know your finances can help you avoid a problem in the future. But it’s always best to expect the unexpected so here’s our tips for handling a complaint if one does crop up:

Brainy banking Don’t just ignore your bank and credit card statements – take the time to read them and make sure that the payments shown are ones you recognise. It also pays to ask your bank for a list of your direct debits and standing orders. If you’re paying for things you don’t recognise or no longer use, consider cancelling them – but tell the business involved first.

1. What are you unhappy about?

Be clear in your own mind what the problem is and how you’d like it to be sorted. This will help you focus your complaint.

Credit control Interest rates on credit cards can change, so it’s worth reviewing your current rate – and shop around, you may find that there is a better offer available elsewhere. Keep a note of when repayments are due to each of your credit accounts – some, like catalogues, are due every 28 days which means the payment date shifts each month. If you’re lucky enough to have an interestfree credit deal make sure you know when the deal ends; your monthly payment will increase after this date.

2. Try to stay calm.

No matter how upset you might be, try to be calm and polite. This can help you get your points across more clearly and effectively.

3. Get in touch.

You should first contact the business you think is responsible and explain what has gone wrong. Try to have any relevant information to hand, for example statements or policy documents.

Perfect pensions Pensions and annuities can be complicated to understand, so if you’re not sure about anything on yours, don’t be afraid to ask. Whether your pension is through your work place or one you’ve set up privately there will be someone you can contact for advice. If there is anything you don’t understand, keep asking until you do. If you don’t yet have a pension, shop around for the best one for you – and if you are seeking professional advice make sure the advisor is regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

4. Write or phone?

It can be a good idea to put your complaint in writing – and keep a copy of your letter. If you prefer to call, make a note of the time and date of the call, the details of what was said and the name of the person you spoke to.

Ideal insurance Motor, home, travel, health – almost everything can be insured these days but how do you know that you’ve got the best deal for you? A cheaper policy may seem like the best option but the terms can vary wildly, so, while it may be boring, make sure you read the documents to check the cover is suitable for your needs. At the same time check that the insurer has recorded all your details correctly – including information about any preexisting medical conditions. v

5. Taking things further.

The business will have a complaints procedure – if the person you are dealing with isn’t able to sort things out, say you want to take things further. And remember, if the business doesn’t get things sorted, the Financial Ombudsman Service may be able to help on 0300 123 9 123 or www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk. The 50+ Show Magazine

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How to get MORE LIFE out of your income and savings Author, public speaker and successful property investor Roly Weaver, from MyLife Solutions, draws from his personal experiences to share his tips and advice on ‘ways to increase the money you have in your pocket’.

n March 2008, at the age of 50, I was able to say ‘good-bye’ to my day-job as a Chartered Civil Engineer - fulfilling my long standing dream to retire early. I was able to do this because in March 2002, along with my wife Rachel, I started investing in property; I bought family houses and rented them out. By March 2008, the income from my property portfolio exceeded my salary. I had become financially independent. I would like to share with you how you can take control of your finances to get MORE LIFE out of your income and savings.

Our world is changing People are concerned about their financial future. The comments I hear all too often are “I cannot afford to give up work”; “My pension is not giving me enough to live on”; “The interest I’m getting on my savings is not much” and “I may even have to sell my home.” In a recent survey, Scottish Widows found that people think they need £25,200 every year to live well in retirement. Based on what savers are putting away they are more likely to end up living on around £11,400 per year – that includes their private and state pensions. These are very worrying statistics. When we were young we were told to get a good education, get a good job, work hard, work long hours and then we The 50+ Show Magazine

would retire on a pension. This model does not work anymore because there have been significant changes to the world that we were brought up in:

• Major banks, countries and our monetary system have been collapsing • Welfare benefits are being cut • Older people’s ‘special’ benefits are being eroded or removed • Jobs are no longer for life • Pensions are no longer guaranteed to give us a secure future. We can no longer depend on other people to provide an income for us and therefore the need to take responsibility for our future financial well-being has never been greater.

Roly’s Top Tips to taking control of your own financial future • Decide the life you would like to live • Take control of your current finances through money management techniques • Create an investment pot • Use the investment pot to buy assets that will deliver your specific requirement • Identify asset types that best suit your risk, affordability, desire and skill profile • Seek the advice of a trusted company or someone who has achieved what you want to achieve • Learn the fundamental principles of the opportunity • NEVER spend the investments that are generating your income, unless you are reinvesting into other assets.

How can I increase my income? In today’s economic climate we need to change the way we think and consider avenues of investment outside our normal comfort zone. Some people turn their hobbies into an income and start a business from home, or find products they enjoy, such as jewellery or health care products, and share them with friends. But all these activities require time – an ever diminishing asset! Others invest in things such as art, stamps, antiques, gold etc. The problem with these types of investments is that you cannot be in control of the price movement. Even share prices and their dividends depend upon global forces beyond our control. There are many investment routes available, some good and some bad, but the one asset class that has consistently outperformed all others over the last 40 years is property. Residential property is the largest asset class in Britain, worth over £4,000 billion, and dwarfs the value of the stock market.

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Property is an investment vehicle like no other Property investment offers the best means of building substantial long term wealth in a safe, stable and predictable manner. Unlike the stock market it is almost impossible to lose 100% of a property’s value whereas it is relatively easy to lose 100% of a share’s value. In the long term, property prices have only ever gone in one direction – UP. History has shown that property as an investment doubles in value every ten years. Leverage is one of the major attractions of investing in property. An investor can generate a high return on the capital invested simply because you can borrow most of a property’s value in the form of a Buy to Let mortgage. Therefore smaller sums of personal investment are required to begin building your property portfolio and the return on capital through property investment can be far higher that through other investment routes. If you invest well, your tenants will pay

more than the cost of ownership and maintenance. Property is a tangible asset you own and control and because of this you can affect its ability to perform though simple measures such as decorating, or adding space. Your tenant will then pay you rent which will cover the cost of financing, maintaining and managing your property and give you a monthly income.

Reasons to Invest in the UK Property Market – NOW The UK is one of the most densely populated countries in the world with more than 63 million people recorded in the 2011 census, all of whom need housing. House building in the UK has not kept pace with the demand and there is currently a housing shortfall of 120,000 new homes per annum. With demand for housing far exceeding supply, inflation and unemployment rising, and mortgage lending difficult for First Time Buyers, rental demand is up and rental yields are on the rise. Savills predict that rents will grow +6% to +7% per year

for the next three years. The real attraction of an investment in rental property is not the possibility that the property will appreciate in value. The real attraction is in the cash flow it will provide far into the future. The more cash flow you have, the more financially secure you will be. And, over time, if your rental property does appreciate in value, then all the better! My passion is to help people accomplish the financial independence I have achieved; so they too, do not have to rely on others to provide them with a salary or pension. I have written a book “Retire Early Retire Wealthy – Your essential guide to Successful Property Investing” and set up MyLife Solutions to provide education and mentoring in wealth creation, property investment and money management. To find out more, come and have a chat with me on the MyLife Solutions stand, see my presentation on Seminar Theatre 2 at mid-day, or visit: www.mylifesolutions.co.uk

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BEAUTIFUL GARDENS, ALL YEAR ROUND Simple garden jobs that will keep your outside spaces looking great by Catherine Hamilton

he most important element in any good garden is having interest throughout all twelve months of the year. This doesn’t have to mean a garden that’s full of blooms the whole time - this is generally unachievable, but it does mean you should have a scattering of lovely things to look at all year, from 1st January right through until the end of December. You might feel rather daunted by trying to achieve this, but don’t despair; Barnsdale Gardens’ Nick Hamilton has some top tips to help you get there... What do they say about inspiration and perspiration? Well, in this case they’re absolutely right because the best way to start is to make yourself a cup of tea and go for a leisurely wander around your plot. Get into the habit of doing it regularly say each week or once a month, and when you feel it looks as though it needs a bit of a lift, that’s the time to get out and about to visit some local gardens. Ones that take

part in the National Gardens Scheme are brilliant for inspiration and they’ll usually have at least one garden of a similar size to your own. Their owners are also an excellent source of information and it’s definitely worth making the most of a gardener’s passion for his plot and quizzing them about the interesting plants you come across in their beds and borders. Seeing different varieties and combinations actually working, and working well, in a real garden setting can only be a massive source of inspiration, even for wellseasoned gardeners. Getting to know other gardeners has other benefits of course; as well as enjoying having like-minded people to share ideas with, most gardeners are pretty generous when it comes to donating cuttings to keen friends. For me, it’s like an addiction - I love propagating plants and I find it very relaxing, therapeutic and thoroughly exhilarating when they root. Not only that, but if I see a plant with shoots that I can propagate, I will propagate it just for the fun of it, which means I have plenty of plants that I do need for the Gardens but also loads of extra ones that I don’t. Luckily, I can give many of them to my local Cottage Garden Society for their plant fair, as well as having some left over to pass on to my long and ever increasing list of friends, who all seem to encourage my

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propagating passion! It’s such a satisfying way to stock your garden, and easier than you might imagine; you just need to make sure you use the right method for the right plant at the right time of year. So, go for hardwood cuttings in winter, semi-ripe cuttings from July until the end of October and softwood cuttings from growing tips, really from when the new shoots are long enough (probably April/May) until the middle of September. If any of your cuttings fail you’ll only have to wait a little while for more shoots to appear so that you can have another go and in no time you’ll have lots of lovely new plants to fill those gaps in your garden. Of course, it’s not necessarily all about flowers; anyone who grows vegetables, whether on an allotment, in a plot at the bottom of the garden or dotted prettily amongst ornamental plants in the flower garden as I do, will know how satisfying it can be to have fresh produce at their fingertips throughout the year. A productive plot doesn’t need to be large - there’s a popular misconception that you need an area about the size of five football pitches, but that’s most definitely not the case; no, the most important thing here is a bit of forward thinking. The first thing I always suggest people do before planting anything is to draw up a plan, but nothing too technical, you’ll be pleased to hear! When I talk to would-be vegetable gardeners about the first part of their plan, which is to list what they want to grow, they tend to go for everything they eat the most of. That might seem to be the most obvious way of going about it, but it’s actually unlikely to be the way that uses the available space to its best capabilities. Of course you need to focus on what you like to eat, but try narrowing that down to what tastes the best when it’s picked freshly from your plot (like sweetcorn and asparagus), things that you can grow which are expensive to buy (such as aubergines and French beans) and vegetables that you really like but are impossible to find in most shops (scorzonera, for instance, and salsify). There are many, many varieties of vegetable that you can grow where the taste, when freshly harvested, July 2013

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------backwards and forwards and then pulled out. Repeat this as often as possible, say every 8-15cm (3-6ins) or so, and once all the lawn has been done, you can spread and brush sharp sand into the open holes. Some gardeners advocate scarifying the lawn at the same time, but that can just leave you with partially or totally bald patches to look at all winter- very disheartening! Better to leave it until early spring when the grass will grow back vigorously and quickly cover those patches. Again, for larger areas a mechanical or electrical scarifier is great but on smaller lawns a spring tine rake is perfect. Rake through the grass and it will remove all the moss and thatch, leaving you with grass that has space to grow into and no competition! Your lawn will want a good feed after both these jobs, so in autumn treat it to a special autumnal lawn feed that encourages root growth and gives grass the best possible chance of getting through the winter in good condition; earlier in the year a spring lawn feed boosts the grass into growth, as well as greening up any yellowing grass.

And that, in a nutshell, is how I go about keeping my outside spaces beautiful and productive, all year round. I’m lucky enough to come from a gardening family, and it has always been one of the most satisfying and relaxing ways I could think of to spend my time, so if you can get out there for a couple of hours a week, go for it - you’ll feel fantastic and you’ll have a garden that will be the envy of your neighbours! v

is incomparable to the same vegetables bought from a supermarket, and until you try them you’ll never know! The second stage is where you work out where these varieties will fit into your space, and which crops will follow once one has been harvested, bearing in mind the good sense in rotating your crops each year. Sometimes, seeing it all set down on paper, it can feel rather complicated but the way to look at it is as a fluid plant rather than something that is set in stone. So, if it doesn’t quite work out according to ‘the plan’, things can be knocked on, shuffled about or dropped altogether; I find a glass of wine oils the cogs nicely when drawing up my initial plan, but as time goes on it becomes effortless. Beds and borders of all kinds look their best against that most British of garden features, a lush green lawn, and although it can take quite a bit of work to keep them The 50+ Show Magazine

looking good, most gardeners agree that they really are worth the effort. So apart from the obvious mowing throughout the late spring, summer and autumn what else can we do? Here are a few tricks which will keep your grass looking superb. Firstly, give it room to breathe; moss in a lawn reduces the quality of the grass and leads to bare patches; aerating the lawn to improve drainage will eradicate moss and should be done dur© Hamilton Photography ing autumn, in all but very free draining soils. On larger lawns a mechanical aeraLeft: ‘Autumn’ by Nick Hamilton tor is useful, but on smaller areas a fork is Above: Artisan’s Cottage Garden ideal, and it just needs to be pushed into the ground as deep as possible, wiggled 51

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TERESA’S TREASURES!

by Teresa Farnham

omeone asked me to list three shrubs/trees I would have in my garden (if I had the room!). I downsized to a tiny courtyard garden ten years ago but still manage to grow two of them. The Fatshedera lizei which provides me with evergreen colour on the fences all year. The Arbutus unedo which gives me much needed height in this tiny space and now it is mature is strong enough to hold a hanging basket and bird feeders. Alas I have not got room for the Silver Leaf Pear Tree but I am thinking of finding room for one in a large pot...

SOME FACTS FOR MY FAVOURITES Fatshedera lizei Fatsia Japonica (also known as Aralia Sieboldi or Aralia japonica) was crossed with Ivy (Hedera) which resulted in this robust evergreen. Twenty years ago I described the growth of this plant in an article in the “Hardy Plant” Magazine. I had bought it as an indoor climbing plant and after over wintering it outdoors had used it as decorative evergreen wall cover in my garden to cover an unsightly brick wall. It can act as a host for flowering climbing plants such as clematis or roses. It provides a similar cover to Ivy but is not as invasive (with no roots to grow into mortar). It can provide a home for moths and tiny birds such as long-tailed tits in small town gardens. (Above: Fasia Japon

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A pretty robust evergreen which can withstand drought and strong winds and has foliage all year round. Growing to around 12m. It has shiny laurel-like leaves and is unusual in that it produces flowers and fruit at the same time. It is said to be a relict of the Ice Age when the glaciers retreated. The strawberry tree can be found growing wild in parts of south west Ireland and France. A member of the Ericaceae family, the slow growing Strawberry Tree can live for 400 years and is a boon in any low-maintenance garden. The fruit resembles strawberries and can be eaten. The Latin name unedo means “I eat one”. The fruits are very small and taste bitter. In Portugal, Spain and Corsica the fruit is made into a liqueur. I am lucky in that I have one in my tiny 15 feet square garden that has managed to grow to 10 feet tall and provides interest all year. v

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The story of a Silver Leaf Pear Tree

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first saw this beautiful tree in Sissinghurst garden so, determined to grow one in a garden I maintained which had very shallow soil, we pickaxed a hole through the asphalt and planted a small specimen two metres high. Two years later, I wearily leant on the young tree struggling to survive in the shallow soil. Craaaa-ck went the stem and supporting stake “Oh …..!” said I. SNAP! went the tree trunk nearly through to the other side of the bark. Determined to save the tree I left my husband holding the trunk together while I rushed in to the office looking desperately for the First Aid Box. I found a gauze bandage, grabbed my saw and found an Elderberry stem the same size as the snapped Pear tree trunk. I cut a slither from the Elderberry and slipped it into the broken trunk, bound it tightly together with the bandage, covered it with bandaged plastic parcel tape and added a thick stake for support. For the following 8 years I regularly loosened the bandage on the tree (I was frightened to take it off!). As far as I know the tree still survives if it has not been over-pruned. Motto: never give up on a tree/shrub and keep gauze bandage with your secateurs for human and plant First Aid! - Teresa Farnham v

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LOVING FOOD & HATING WASTE! ‘Delicious, quick-as-a-flash, no shopping required, everyone loves it’. If this little phrase of unlikely bedfellows sounds like the stuff of culinary fantasy - in the same vein as self-emptying dish washer and easy-clean juicer, then prepare yourself for a little surprise. This wish list for heaven in the home eating is yours for the taking by simply embracing a few basic principles and ideas. Imagine opening the kitchen cupboard doors and fridge; glancing at the veg rack, and instead of seeing empty spaces, decaying produce, yesterday’s remnants and a scary ensemble of dry goods, you were able to instantly visualise effortless, tasty pizza (with a golden thin and crispy base made from a flour tortilla). Imagine a topping on that pizza of char-grilled courgette strips, succulent roasted pepper (last week’s old veg), a thin spread of Bolognese sauce (three day leftovers), all topped with melting, bubbling cheddar (was dry, with the first bloom of mould). Or how about a golden-fried fish cake stuffed to the gills with tuna mayo, green flecks of blanched broccoli stalk, garden peas and tender potato? And then to finish - a tasty layered dessert made from last week’s croissant (magically transformed into soft sponge), sweet, juicy nectarine (which only minutes previously could have made a couple of overs of test cricket it was so underripe), and a raspberry-streaked crème fraiche.

“Most food waste comes from a combination of phobia, false perception and paranoia” Chances are you’ve probably consigned all the ingredients that went to make the above dishes to the bin at some time or another based on anything from an expired best before date to “it’ll be rotten by the time we get back after the weekend.” Most food waste comes from a combination of phobia, false perception and paranoia: A phobia of re-heating - propagated by the

Roast chicken and slit pea ‘stewp’

This quick, tasty and cheap-as-chips leftovers number was inspired by a mark Hix smoked haddock and fish stock version. My version uses left over roast chicken in place of the haddock and chicken stock instead of the fish stock. The rest is pretty much the same. You can vary the consistency by just blitzing a higher or lesser proportion of the cooked split peas. I’ve called mine a stewp simply because it’s a cross between a soup and a stew...and sooooo tasty! - Richard Fox

dark forces of the European food police; a false perception that slightly brown or bendy means inedible and paranoia that an expired best before may poison you. The first issue to tackle is the phobia of reheating, and the cornerstone of fulfilling that opening line fantasy. You can re-heat just about anything for days after it’s been cooked: chicken, rice, pasta, Bolognese sauce, roasted red pepper, blanched broccoli, etc. etc. The fridge life of any of this stuff is considerably extended by having your fridge on a good, cold setting - mine is just one notch away from freezing stuff. Just make sure you cool your cooked food to room temperature as quickly as possible (thin layers always cool quicker than thick), and then refrigerate or freeze in plastic lidded containers. Secondly, just because your courgette wouldn’t take first prize at the village fete doesn’t mean it won’t be transformed from tired and bendy into tasty and good-looking with a quick blast of heat from the char-grill plate. ‘Scratch beneath the surface’ is the battle cry here, and you’ll be amazed what gems you unearth. And finally, just because it’s stale (bread products) or past best before (everything) doesn’t mean it’s a has-been only fit for the scrap heap. Those dried herbs and spices are a treasure trove of flavour for the mundane and the everyday, so let aroma be your guide not the date. It’s also worth bearing in mind that fruit and veg deteriorates because of enzyme activity which is magically halted through cooking. So, once cooked, you’ve temporarily suspended that deterioration, and you have the double whammy of a load of pre-cooked ingredients in your fridge or freezer that simply need combining in whatever manner you fancy and then simply reheating. Believe me, it’s a lot easier to conjure up a fish cake recipe from nothing when you’re looking at fluffy, cooked mash in the fridge than a gangrenous green tattie with a ‘don’t you dare’ glint in its sprouting eye. - Richard Fox, Chef v

INGREDIENTS: • 200g yellow split peas (soak for a couple of hours) • 1 ½ litres chicken stock (use two cubes in the water, or better still fresh chicken stock!) • 1 onion, finely diced Leftover roast chicken, torn into bite-size peices • Handful of spinach or curly kale • Seasoning to taste

METHOD: • Gently fry the onion in some butter or oil for a few minutes until soft. • Add the drained and rinsed split yellow peas and add the chicken stock (I threw in the broken up chicken carcass for extra flavour – which you need to remove and discard when the peas are ready). • Bring to the boil, skimming off any froth that rises to the surface and simmer for about 30 minutes, or until the peas are tender. • Remove about a fifth of the peas and stock and blend. If you think you’ve got too much liquid still in the pea mix, just drain some off. • Add the blended stuff back to the soup, add the chicken pieces and the kale or spinach and cook for a few minutes until the chicken is warm and the leaves are wilted. • Correct the seasoning and serve with some warm crusty bread.

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Apparently we throw away around 3000 un-opened bottles and cans of beer a day - WHAT?!? It’s true people – I curse those crazy ‘best before’ dates! Anyway, not us I hear you say. However, it being the weekend and everything it’s entirely feasible you’ve got half a can or bottle left over from last night’s post-pub fun and games. It may be flat – but it’ll work a treat in the dish below. If you’ve got an old leek looking past it in the veg rack, and some spare bacon, get these fired in for fabulous flavour. Also, sadly, the end of the mussel season is rapidly approaching so let’s make the most of these cheap, tasty and quick as hell to cook little bi-valves.

Beer and bacon steamed mussels Serves 2 Ingredients: 1 kg mussels, cleaned and de-bearded 1onion, finely chopped Left over bit of leek, finely chopped Two or three rashers bacon, ideally streaky, cut into lardons (little pieces) 250ml beer 200ml double cream Handful of flat leaf parsley, finely chopped METHOD: • Heat a little oil in a heavy based pan large enough to steam all the mussels, which also has a tight fitting lid. • Add the bacon and fry until golden brown. • Add the onions, leeks and cook on a more gentle heat for a couple of minutes. • Add the mussels and the beer, turn up the heat, put on a lid and cook until the mussels open, giving the pan an occasional shake. • Add the double cream, bring to the boil, turn off the heat and add the parsley. Serve immediately with plenty of crusty bread.

I’m thinking you need a good chocolate fix to follow on from all this savoury stuff. So, I’m delighted to bring you: Ultimate Chocolate Brownie. Of all the chocolate brownie recipes I’ve ever cooked, this is by far the best. It was our staple dessert when I worked for Lettuce event caterers in London and went down a storm with the London celebrity party set. When you discover that chocolate brownie is this easy to make, you’ll never want to buy it again! Feel free to throw in chopped nuts, sultanas or anything else that you fancy – well, within brownie reason anyway!

Ultimate Chocolate Brownie Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 230g butter, hot and melted 350g caster sugar 30g cocoa powder 100g plain flour 375ml beaten egg (about 8 eggs) Vanilla essence (a few drops) 200g plain chocolate (roughly broken up)

METHOD: • Pre-heat the oven to 180˚C. • Take an oven proof dish or tin approximately 25cm x 16cm x 5cm deep; grease with butter and line with baking parchment paper. • Butter the paper all over. • Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and then pour into the prepared dish. • Place in the oven and bake for 45 – 50 minutes. • Remove and leave to cool. • Cut into pieces and serve. • Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.

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Fancy Thai food? Why not make your own? Chef Robert Foster shares his favourite Thai recipes...

Fragrant Duck Curry with Coconut CURRY PASTE (Blend all ingredients below into a paste) 1 tea dried chilli flakes ½ red onion chopped RECIPE 2 cloves garlic (crushed) 6 x duck breasts (cut into 18) 1 tab chopped lemon grass 1 tea oil ½ tea galangal powder 32 fl lz coconut milk 2 tea coriander 2 tea fish sauce ½ tea lime zest 2 tab fresh basil leaves ¼ tea shrimp paste 1 dried kaffir lime leaf ½ tea paprika ¼ tea turmeric ¼ tea cumin seeds 1 ½ tea oil

METHOD: Head oil in pan and cook duck skin side down and cook slowly until the fat has rendered. Turn over and brown the flesh. Put ½ the coconut milk in a pan and bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Add duck and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Combine curry paste with remaining coconut milk, add to duck mixture and simmer until duck is tender. Add thai fish sauce. Just before serving, stir in basil leaves.

Thai Hot and Sour Soup with Squid Ingredients: 3 pints thai chicken stock 8 lime leaves 1 tsp chopped galangal ½ tsbp chopped ginger 2 tbsp chopped lemon grass ½ tsp harrisa or chili paste 1 tbsp thai fish sauce 1 small chili de-seeded and finely chopped 2 small limes 1 tbsp chopped coriander 2 tbsp chopped spring onion 2 tbsp julienne carrot 2 tbsp julienne leek 3 oz squid finely sliced

Method: Bring stock to boil Add the lime leaves, galangal, ginger and lemon grass Simmer for 10 mins. Add the fish sauce, harissa, red chili Simmer for 2mins Add the vegetables Add squid Add the lime juice Correct seasoning Add the coriander

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Above: Reykjavik Church, Left: A sculpture on the Reykja vik

or those with short memories, June 2012 was not a month of summer in the UK, but 30 days of the heaviest rainfall on record; indeed relentlessly miserable weather which felt more like November! It may have stayed light until late, but it was rarely something to celebrate outdoors.

and there is the countryside; nothing else. She was right: once you get past the final building in the outskirts, it’s back to nature at its most powerful. And the whole world became very aware of that back in April 2011 when Ejafjallayokl (pronounced Ayea-fiat-la-yolkel) erupted and brought European air traffic to a standstill.

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mainly sell woolens and warm clothing. Bearing in mind this was June, I can say with certainty that I didn’t see anywhere selling summer clothes. And that’s not really a surprise with the average temperature rarely creeping above 20 degrees. Apparently there was one day of heat wave earlier in the month (25 degrees) and an official half day off work was declared.

Escaping to the sun for a few days was one option, but the chance to visit a land where every kind of weather condition was a possibility, and where they really know a thing or two about the midnight sun was far more exciting. Scheduled flights at civilised times are available, but I selected the low cost option with Iceland Express, the downside being a brutal departure time of 1am from Stansted (just a few tourists, some hardy looking Icelandic natives and the cleaners in the deserted departure lounge). The plane took off in the darkness (and rain) in the middle of the night; but that was the last time that we would see the dark until the return flight a few days later. By 3am we were in broad daylight and flying over a slightly surreal and barren landscape of volcanic earth, lava and rocks. There didn’t seem to be a building in sight apart from the odd farm. After landing at Reykjavik airport, an easy 40-minute coach journey brought us into the capital city (there are no railways in Iceland, and in fact no motorways either). It was chilly and, until reaching the city outskirts, felt like the road to nowhere. Reykjavik itself would be a provincial town anywhere else in Europe, but 80% of the country’s 320,000 population live in or near this pleasant pint-sized capital. As our guide explained, there is Reykjavik The 50+ Show Magazine

A half day is sufficient to see most of Reykjavik; it’s easily navigated on foot. A fabulous new glass fronted cultural centre (the Harpa) has been built on the water’s edge with a comprehensive programme of entertainment (ranging from comedy to classical music). The shops appear to 58

Above: The Golden Falls

There’s a charming casualness amongst the locals in the way they dress, best described as après-ski wear. Even the more fashionable Icelandic ladies wore sturdy shoes and everyone looked like they were ready for a day’s hiking. The pace is July 2013

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son came to be named. Magnus, son of Magnus - literally. It’s all so simple. Day two saw us on the South Shore excursion, a spectacular full day of driving, magnificent waterfalls, villages, raging sea, volcanoes, glacier walking, a folklore museum and a lot of talking by our guide who was truly a living encyclopedia of his country.

relaxed, and there seems to be no sign of any class system or ostentation. Doubtless there are plenty of wealthy Icelanders, but they are not flash. In fact I had to remind myself that this was the scene of the banking crisis in the not too distant past, and yet it felt nothing like a financial centre. A few businessmen ambled by (in suits and walking boots), but nobody looked like they were in a hurry to close a deal. When it comes to creature comforts, Reykjavik is the second highest consumer of electricity and power in the world. Lit up like a beacon throughout the winter months, with only Las Vegas ahead (although for very different reasons of course), eco-friendliness does have its limits after all. Getting out and about is a must, and there’s an impressive range of excursions, including Reykjavik Excursions whose tour guides are clearly handpicked geographers and geologists, each one passionate about their country and very knowledgeable about the history, rock

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Above: A natural lagoon

formations, volcanoes, flora and fauna. For my three day visit I wanted to pack in as much as possible so selected a half day Golden Circle tour, a full day South Shore tour and finally a Blue Lagoon experience. That combined with a half day in Reykjavik was a perfect combination. The Golden Circle is a tourist route, but worth doing because it takes in some important landmarks. Firstly, Thingvellir, the seat of the original Parliament, then the quite breath-taking Golden Falls, and finally the Geysir (the eponymous geyser), which obligingly spurts most impressively every 5-7 minutes. En route, we learned from our guide about sagas, the tales of Icelandic folklore, the elves and their semi-circles of rocks. We saw some of the 80,000 Icelandic horses that roam the countryside (that’s more than 1 for every 4 people). We learned about the way in which people are named in Iceland – a man takes his father’s Christian name, plus Son, and a woman her father’s Christian name + daughter. And finally I understood how Magnus Magnus-

Day three was a visit to the Blue Lagoon, the only really smart commercial place we visited. It’s set up for corporate trips with the staff dressed up in fancy uniforms with bow ties which, given the laid back nature of the rest of the country, seems a little excessive. But the lagoon itself is incredible, the world’s largest natural swimming pool complete with mud face packs and an unforgettable view. Iceland is a raw and beautiful wilderness, a geographer’s paradise, and a sculpture of the forces of nature. Visiting in the mid-summer and experiencing the midnight sun is highly recommended, although of course a price must be paid for all that summer light, and a visit in winter would find daylight for only a sparse few hours. And the weather? Four seasons in a day; beautiful clear skies, thick clouds, strong winds, heavy rainfall, bright sunshine, hot enough for a t-shirt, chilly enough for a jacket. Constantly changing and all the more enjoyable an experience for it. Tip: When booking a short break to Iceland, pre-booking excursions is a very good idea as it means that your time can be maximised. This is not a country where you want to sit around and do nothing. v Written by: Debbie Marshall Silver Travel Advisor, www.silvertraveladvisor.com

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Adapting, innovating, changing - the BBC has a knack of moving with the zeitgeist.

s the BBC’s new headquarters at Broadcasting House in London comes into its own, following the recent official opening, and in the run up to the Corporation’s twentieth year on the internet, BBC History Manager John Escolme looks back at the organisation’s modest beginnings, and discovers that a tradition of embracing change and starting small, lies behind its greatest achievements. When the BBC first appeared on the World Wide Web nearly 20 years ago, a tiny The 50+ Show Magazine

team of enthusiasts (but with little money) predicted the Corporation’s future success was dependent on a strong presence online. Few believed them at the time, but their prediction was right. Now the BBC is one of the most recognised brands on the web. Back in 1922 when the BBC was formed, the situation was surprisingly similar. There were four staff, much energy, and an extraordinary will for the new, largely untried medium to succeed. Many were sceptical. Initially it was a commercial BBC that was formed – the British Broadcasting Company. This may have boosted the performance of the set manufacturers on the stock market, but where did that leave the listener? By the end of 1926, what you could hear still fell short of the ‘high60

est standards’ demanded by the then BBC General Manager, John Reith. Reith’s BBC was to be a public corporation, one free of commercial pressures, whose sole aim was to make excellent programmes, and be the leading innovator in broadcasting – technically and creatively. Move forward to the 1930s, and the BBC had to face its next challenge – growing up! The radio audience was getting ever more sophisticated and demanding, and the BBC’s old ways of working, some unchanged since the pioneering days, were becoming steadily out-dated. With greater broadcast hours, and a solid news service, more physical space was needed, preferably in a bespoke broadcasting centre. Only Germany had created such a building by that time, and the designers of the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London July 2013

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were determined to equal, if not exceed the German standard. Architect George Val Myer had the foresight to form the building around a metal frame, making the interiors endlessly flexible, and future proof. It has stood the test of time, and remains much loved to this day. Television also had modest origins, and followed a similar progression from obscurity to mainstream. Again a tiny group of passionate pioneers had come together to make real the latest dream in the broadcast world, and by 1936 the BBC had created the world’s first high definition scheduled TV service for the home viewer. This was arguably the BBC’s greatest achievement of its early years, but attitudes toward television were not exactly positive. Radio enthusiasts and professionals looked down on the fledgling medium, and in some quarters television was considered somewhat vulgar! This kind of negativity permeated the BBC hierarchy too, and only tiny budgets were allocated to television production at first. As for buildings, the Television Service had to be content with two tiny studios and offices carved out of a decaying amusement complex - Alexandra Palace in north London. By the late 1950s, BBC Television, like radio before it, had done quite a bit of growing up, and it too needed its own dedicated space. By 1960, that space was BBC Television Centre, a sort of TV Hollywood, where every aspect of programme production could be realised under one roof. Radio, television and the internet remain the backbone of the BBC’s activity to this day. All the services have started small; all have grown up, and in so doing all have changed dramatically along the way. It’s a tradition that has served the BBC and audiences well. v

(Above: Broadcasting House and Television Centre is the 1990s Main image: Television Centre in the 1960s)

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By Dr Robert McCaffrey, 50+ Show director

Does anyone care about what you think? Do you matter to the people that supply you with groceries, holidays, clothes and all of the rest of the stuff that we buy every day? Is anyone listening? YOU BET THEY ARE! They really care, because if they give you what you want at a fair price, they have happy customers who pass on their recommendations, and then the companies make a fair profit. Everyone wins! Here at the 50+ Show, we decided to try and recognise the best of the best, not using a jury or team of judges, but letting our visitors decide, based on their ratings. The 50+ Awards were born! Voting has been going on for the last five months, (with top-rated nominees shortlisted as below) and the 50+ Awards will be presented at an all-ticket Gala Awards Reception on Thursday 11 July at London Olympiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pillar Hall. The winners will be posted on the 50+ Awards website, at www.50plus-Awards.com. Thanks for voting! Best 50+ UK holiday provider

Best 50+ travel agency

Best 50+ UK coach company

Saga Thomson Warner Leisure Hotels

Co-operative Travel Saga Thomas Cook

David Urquhart National Express Shearings

Best 50+ tour operator

Best 50+ Theatrical Show

Best 50+ non-medical charity

Saga Thomson Virgin

Les Miserables Mamma Mia! War Horse

Age UK Help for Heroes Salvation Army

Best 50+ UK day out

Best 50+ provider

London National Trust York

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Saga Thomson Virgin Holidays

Ramblers Worldwide Holidays Saga Trailfinders

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Age UK National trust WI - Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute

Cornwall Lake District Scotland

Best 50+ destination

health

Bath Spain Thailand

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Best 50+ cruise provider Cunard P&O Royal Caribbean

Best 50+ wellness provider

Best 50+ UK hotel group Hilton Marriott Warner Leisure Hotels

Best 50+ medical charity Cancer Research UK MacMillan Marie Curie

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Best 50+ overseas holiday provider

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Best 50+ overseas destination Australia Italy USA

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Best 50+ housing provider

Best employer of those 50+

Best 50+ electricity provider

Churchill Retirement Living McCarthy & Stone Taylor Wimpey

B&Q John Lewis M&S

British Gas E.On Scottish Power

Best 50+ overseas hotel group

Best 50+ small business (fewer than 50 employees)

Best 50+ gas supplier

Hilton Marriott Saga

Best 50+ assisted living provider Churchill Retirement Living McCarthy & Stone Richmond Villages

Best 50+ newspaper (paid-for) Daily Telegraph i (Independent) Times

Best 50+ free publication Evening Standard Mature Times Metro

Best 50+ magazine Good Housekeeping Saga Magazine Yours

Best 50+ TV channel BBC 1 BBC 2 Discovery

Best 50+ radio station BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 4 Smooth

Best 50+ web site BBC.co.uk Google.co.uk MoneySavingExpert.com

British Gas E.On Scottish Power

Seamless Relocation Silver Travel Advisor The Chocolatier

Best 50+ place to eat

Best 50+ continuing education provider

Loch Fyne Toby Carvery Weatherspoons

Age UK Open University U3A

Best 50+ customer service John Lewis Marks & Spencer Waitrose

Best 50+ airline Emirates Singapore Airlines Virgin Atlantic

What the voters said about the 50+ Awards 2013

Best 50+ ready-meal provider M&S Waitrose Wiltshire Farm Foods

The 50+ awards are a good thing as people in general are living much longer (I hope).

Best 50+ broadband provider

Glad that someone is asking us over 50s our opinion as we are an opinionated bunch and our opinions should be valued.

BT Sky Virgin Media

Best 50+ bank or building society Co-operative Bank Halifax Nationwide

Best 50+ insurance provider Co-operative Insurance LV Saga

The purchasing power and opinions of the 50+ population will in time establish the 50+ Awards as a bench mark.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree with the selection of finalists? If you have registered for the 50+ Show with an email, you will be contacted in January 2014 for your input into the 50+ Awards 2014. Next time, make your vote count!

Best 50+ ad campaign John Lewis M&S Smoking kills (NHS)

Best 50+ personality David Attenborough Judi Dench HM The Queen

Best 50+ (modern) car Ford Fiesta Ford Focus Volkswagen Golf

Best 50+ clothing retailer Debenhams John Lewis M&S

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What do you think? By Dr Robert McCaffrey, 50+ Show director

In an on-line poll we asked our visitors what they think of being older, what they think of the young and whether they have any regrets - and you told us! First of all, the average age of our respondents was 65. On average, they said that people cease to be young at the age of 50... and it hardly mattered in our survey if you were beyond 80 or less than 50 - they agreed that on average, you leave your youth behind you at the half century mark. We had many funny answers - one lady said that she did not miss her youth on account of being called ‘Ginger,’ but that she now only had grey hair instead. We also had many answers that brought a tear to the eye, especially when asking about ‘regrets.’ It seems we regret not doing something or not taking action, much more often than we regret doing something. In any case, we hope you enjoy reading all about the things that you yourselves may think!

What are the top 10 things that older people dislike about younger people?

What are the top 10 things that older people like about younger people?

1. Nothing 2. Rudeness/Lack of manners 3. Laziness 4. Arrogance 5. Lack of respect 6. Swearing 7. Tattoos 8. Their noisy music 9. Mobiles/devices 10. Slovenliness

1. Enthusiasm 2. Energy 3. Nothing 4. Their youth 5. Confidence 6. Optimism 7. Fearlessness 8. Cheerfulness 9. Ability with technology 10. Their knowledge

What advice would you give young people today?

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1. Be yourself 2. Work hard 3. Enjoy your youth 4. Do it now 5. Make every day count 6. Save for the future 7. Listen 8. Follow your dreams 9. Respect others 10. Study, study, study! 11. Persevere 12. Look after your body 64

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13. Look after your teeth 14. Start a pension 15. Live within your means 16. Think before you speak 17. Do a job you enjoy 18. Be positive 19. Travel if you can 20. Take every opportunity

In our survey of older people, 64% disagree with the statement that ‘Young people today have it easy.’ Only 27% agreed that ‘Young people today have it easy.’

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------What is your favourite thing about being an ‘older’ person? 1. Nothing 2. Experience 3. Wisdom

7. Sex 8. Stamina 9. Romance 10. The future 11. My memory 12. Work 13. Dancing 14. Partying all night 15. Dressing ‘young’

What don’t you miss most about being ‘young’?

We don’t miss this.

4. Knowledge 5. Retirement 6. My freedom pass 7. Confidence 8. Less pressure 9. Free time 10. Concessions 11. Savings 12. Freedom 13. Not worrying about what other people think 14. A lie-in 15. Grandchildren 16. Wearing purple 17. Patience 18. Volunteering 19. Friends 20. Self knowledge

What do you miss most about being ‘young’? 1. Energy 2. Nothing 3. Agility/Mobility 4. Good health 5. Hair 6. Fitness

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1. Nothing 2. School 3. Being told what to do 4. Lack of confidence 5. Peer pressure 6. Insecurity 7. Inexperience 8. Spots 9. Lack of money 10. Angst 11. Worrying about the future 12. Dating 13. Work 14. Expectations 15. Lack of sleep

15. Worked too hard 16. Not enough sex 17. Not saving enough 18. Should have spent more time with the children 19. Not telling my parents I loved them 20. Didn’t emigrate

If you could live your life again, knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? 1. Nothing 2. Travel more 3. Emigrate 4. Everything 5. Study harder 6. Have a family 7. Learn to drive 8. Different career/follow dreams 9. Save more for retirement 10. Not get married/get married later 11. Take more chances 12. Exercise more

When asked which age you would prefer to be, 31% said that they would prefer to be 30, 21% said 40, 19% said that they would prefer to be their actual age now. 13% said that they would Now we’re 66... we just don’t care any more. prefer to be 20, and 6% said that they would prefer to be 50 or 60. 13. Make more mistakes Do you have any regrets? 1. No 2. Too few to mention 3. Getting old 4. Not having children/more children 5. Should have travelled more 6. Married too young 7. Married wrong person 8. Stayed in failing marriage too long 9. Should have continued education 10. Didn’t see family and friends enough 11. Didn’t follow dreams 12. Not being braver/bolder 13. Not learning languages/skills 14. Not taking opportunities

14. Be braver 15. Be more selfish 16. Record the voices of my loved ones 17. Persist with piano/guitar/ instrument 18. Make time for friends/family 19. Stand up to bullies 20. Bought property sooner It seems we don’t mind younger people, we like their enthusiasm, we’d advise them to ‘be themselves,’ we think that they don’t have it easy, we don’t miss much about being young, we’d prefer to be 30, we have regrets, but we don’t dwell on them or we do something about them. In the main, we are comfortable with ourselves and our lot.

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