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A letter from Ants Aug – Unretirement

I have just read the article on unretirement, and have a hard time understanding why anyone would want to unretire. I retired seven years ago at aged 60 and was one of those annoying people who couldn ...

markbendle 195 views 0 likes Oct 20, 2019

The value of older volunteers

Age-Friendly and Inclusive Volunteering, a new review of community contributions in later life by the Centre for Ageing Better, calls on charities, voluntary organisations and the public sector to do ...

markbendle 1598 views 0 likes Feb 7, 2019

Cookery classes on prescription: time to tackle “one of the greatest public health challenges of our time.”

“Loneliness is one of the greatest public health challenges of our time”, Theresa May revealed as she launched the first cross-Government strategy to tackle it. The Prime Minister confirmed all GPs in ...

markbendle 489 views 0 likes Feb 1, 2019

Let’s celebrate our libraries

In 1850, the Public Libraries Act was passed giving local authorities the ability to establish public libraries that were free to all. The provision of books and pamphlets was seen as a way to encoura ...

markbendle 523 views 0 likes Oct 13, 2018