Looking back at … school days
September. Whether you are five or 65, the start of September is almost certainly associated, through distant memory or current reality, with going back to school. For some this may bring a sense of w ...
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A 21st century approach to getting older: learn, laugh, live
Ageing is often associated with decline, dependency and loneliness; some would say that an acceptance of such stereotypes and a resignation that getting older is a time when life plateaux and degenera ...
What I did in the holidays
For the retired person life is one long holiday, and so last summer I decided to ‘do something different’. I got a job. Against all odds, I managed to persuade one of Britain’s most prestigious univer ...
Tell me a story
National Share-A-Story Month (NSSM) in May is an annual celebration of the power of storytelling and story sharing, providing a fantastic opportunity to fulfil the core aim of the Federation of Childr ...