Pastimes
We share tips, ideas and tools for making home and garden care easy and enjoyable
How to spend free time at weekends with seniors
Despite the numerous calls on our time, including the pressures of work, there are many benefits of spending time with our seniors. Connections allow us to build and foster strong relationships. Your older family and friends will greatly benefit from spending time with you. Just discussing your experiences and perspectives and listening to their perspective […]
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Using Writing as a Remedy to Fight Loneliness
Being retired has its perks and downsides. While you have a lot of spare time on your hands, it can sometimes be difficult to fill it productively. Loneliness is another major factor to consider since you’re probably used to interacting with others on a daily basis before retiring. Writing can be a great remedy for […]
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Ways of Protecting the Environment When Removing Garden Waste
Collaborative Post A garden is a beautiful place. It can be a place of relaxation, creativity, and exercise. However, it also can produce great amounts of waste that need to be disposed of responsibly. As the autumn progresses, homeowners will want to begin cleaning up their gardens and yards. While putting away flowers and raking […]
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Senior Railcard and Disabled Persons Railcard with Trainline
Rail travellers now have the option of buying Senior Railcards, Disabled Persons Railcards, Family and Friends Railcards, Veterans Railcard and 16-25 Railcards from Trainline. These are digital railcards, offering 1/3 off ticket prices. Cards are available for one or two years, and Trainline says that its cards mirror the offer of the Network Railcard. Cost […]
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Five Countries for Retirement Travel
Retirement allows seniors to travel and get to see the world. This is the ideal time to see places that you’ve always dreamt of visiting. We live in an age where travel has become very accessible – even if the pandemic has put travel on hold for now. But once the world has opened up […]
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Why digital inclusion matters more now for older people than ever before
Oops. If you’re looking for the article on getting back to the office when you’re a caregiver, you can find it here. There has been a fundamental shift in how we need to view getting the older population online. It had been a nice-to-have – an alternative way to be connected to friends and […]
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13 Ways to Stay Busy After Retirement
Collaborative Post After retirement, many people experience a sense of emptiness. They want to stay busy but feel like they have nothing left to do. If this sounds like you fear not! There are plenty of hobbies and games that will keep your mind sharp and your body healthy. And there are plenty of ways […]
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The Benefits of Encouraging Your Loved Ones to Get Online
Collaborative Post Traditionally, older people have been slow to adopt new technology, most notably internet use, and although this is starting to change, there are still a significant number of elderly people – more than 2 million over-75s are not online – who have yet to adopt internet usage. This is such a shame, especially […]
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5 Apps to Keep Older People Connected Through Messaging
The internet has provided a welcome connection to the outside world for people of all ages, but particularly for those who spend more time at home as they finder it harder get out and about. And that connection has become even more important during the pandemic. Impact of Covid The Covid pandemic has presented new […]
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The best mobile phone for seniors: 6 top tips
Collaborative Post More than 95% of UK households own at least one mobile phone, and a significant proportion of people have access to a smartphone. Although smartphone usage among the older population is increasing, they’re still the demographic that’s least likely to own or use a smartphone in the UK. However, the features and functionality […]
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