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Birmingham scheme to tackle social isolation nominated for national award

A unique initiative developed to tackle social isolation amongst over 65s has been nominated at the national Charity Times Awards. Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking developed a uniqu ...

markbendle 179 views 0 likes Oct 30, 2019

Dust down the cv and unretire yourself: a quarter of over-65s say they gave up their careers too soon

A quarter of over-65s say they feel they gave up their careers too soon according to a nationwide survey of retirees by leading home care provider Home Instead Senior Care. The average retirement age ...

markbendle 161 views 0 likes Sep 13, 2019

Revealed – the formula for a happy retirement!

Those happiest in retirement are twice as likely to have found a purpose after work and to look after their grandchildren, seven times more likely to be using their talent and skills, and four times m ...

markbendle 352 views 0 likes Aug 15, 2019

A letter from L. Green – Volunteering

Reading your articles about loneliness takes me back twenty years to when I took early retirement. I was as nervous as I would be for applying for a job when I approached a relatively new group about ...

markbendle 353 views 0 likes Jul 13, 2019