Read my lips
I’d like to congratulate both your publication and Gillian Flower (March 2016, Letters p20) for supporting moves to reduce loneliness and isolation in the 50+ age group. One of the causes of isolation ...
Author Archives: Mark
Park that thought
A reader’s letter in March’s issue speaks of a neighbour, whose new car would not fit into his garage. This mean that he was having to park on his drive and this “invalidated his always-kept-in-a-lock ...
Youth hostels – you’re never too old
A friend was talking on the phone the other day about her son, and a trip he’d made to the north of England. ‘Did he stay in youth hostels?’ I enquired politely. ‘Oh, goodness, no’, she replied. ‘He’s ...
Wheels coming off meals
Food poverty among older people is, to some extent, a hidden problem. Experts told us older people are less likely to use food banks, instead preferring to cut back on food and “making do”. But this c ...