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March 02, 2018

Changing Careers Later in Life: It is never too late!

It is never too late to change things up and switch careers, even if you think you might be too old to try something new there’s usually a way to give it a go! Retirement might have once meant spending your days at home but for some it comes as a good opportunity to spend

February 21, 2018

Loads of opportunities with Groundwork East in Essex

Community charity Groundwork East can help you to lead a healthy and more environmentally aware lifestyle in Essex. From gardening, to saving water and from becoming a community champion to running your own healthy lifestyle project, Groundwork can support you to do it all. Find out about current volunteering opportunities, and how Groundwork East may

February 20, 2018

Is Equity Release a good idea?

You may have recently seen, or heard about, equity release mortgages, but are unsure of what they are or if they are right for you. Is Equity Release a good idea for you? Equity Release mortgages are a simple, and effective, way of realising the equity that you may hold in your current home.  They

October 02, 2017

My Home is my Castle

My Home is my Castle – how can we help the disabled elderly maintain a good quality of life in their own homes For many elderly people living in their own home, this will have become their “castle” and their “haven”. If they become disabled, either mentally or physically, they may reach a point where

May 20, 2010

Innovative Goods for the Baby Boomer Generation

The UK is getting older.  The first baby boomers born after the Second World War are now drawing their pensions and the number of people over pension age is overtaking the number of children.  And these baby boomers are very different to the generations that went before: they will live longer and are more likely

February 16, 2010

Older People’s Assembly – March elections

Calling all senior citizens – your community needs you! Southend-on-Sea Older People’s Assembly is electing new trustees at its Annual General Meeting on March 3 and wants more of the borough’s residents to get involved in its work.  There are 11 million pensioners in Britain but new recruits are needed at local level to help

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