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Welcome to The 50+ Show Magazine and Show Guide for the first ever 50+ Show in Exeter. We have received post-cards and letters from residents of the West Country for years, asking us to bring the show closer to

them, and finally, here we are! We hope that you have a positive, re-energising and inspirational day out at The 50+ Show this year. The 50+ Show takes place in Glasgow, Birmingham, London, Manchester and now, in Exeter. In this magazine you’ll find features on finance, health and more. Please take the time to tell us what you thought of The 50+ Show and of this magazine and be in with a chance to win £25 in M&S vouchers, by taking our quick online survey questionnaire before 1 October.

We hope that you’ll tell us what you thought of the show - we really do read every single questionnaire that we receive back. We’d love to read your feedback to help us make the show even better next time.

Thanks to all those people who asked us to organise the show in the West Country. On behalf of the whole organising team, we hope that you enjoy both this 50+ Show Magazine and The 50+ Show in Exeter!

4 50+ Show floor plan

6 50+ Show A-Z of exhibitors

Where to find the exhibitors you are looking for!

PROGRAMME 8 Show programme and information

At-a-glance programmes for Friday and Saturday...

12 Competitions and show offers

14 Featured exhibitor profiles

50+ SHOW PHOTO & WRITING COMPETITION18 Photo competition winners and runners-up

26 True stories: Grandma Lizzie by Beth Browning

HEALTH28 Managing pain and remaining active with Arthritis

30 Simples! by British Heart Foundation

TRAVEL32 Six reasons why you should stay in a hostel on your next trip

MONEY MATTERS34 How to get the most from your pension savings

RECIPES36 Loving food and Hating waste by Author & TV Chef Richard Fox

PUZZLE38 Puzzle

Robert McCaffreyShow director

To keep your eye-balls fit and to mark the first 50+ Show in the West Country, we have hidden a number of pasties throughout these pages - more than 10 but fewer than 20. Can you find them ALL? Page numbers are given on the Puz-zle Page - but that still might not help you find them all!

On-line survey address:

http://propubs.polldaddy.com/s/50-plus-show-exeter-2014

The 50+ Show Magazine 3 Sept 2014

Visitors are advised to satisfy themselves as to the bona fides of the exhibitors prior to finalising any transactions.

CONTENTS

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PARK HOME

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COOKERY THEATRE

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FLOWER ARRANGING

MOTOR ZONE HEALTH ZONE

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CLIMBING WALL

TRAVEL SEMINARTHEATRE

HEALTH SEMINARTHEATRE

D-I-Y THEATRE

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MOTOR ZONE HEALTH ZONE

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CLIMBING WALL

TRAVEL SEMINARTHEATRE

HEALTH SEMINARTHEATRE

D-I-Y THEATRE

CAFE AREADANCE FLOOR


50+ Show C25

2plan Wealth Management B14

Adjustamatic Beds A11

Age UK D5A

Arthritis Research UK A30

Barton Park Homes C26

Bicton Park Botananical Gardens A15

Blakes Coaches A16

British Heart Foundation E2

BT C23

Burfield Financial Planning C22

Caffle F6

Charteroak Estates A9

Collette B8

Cosy Devon C14

Country Cousins E6

Daish’s Holidays B11

Devon Life A27

Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service C4

DIY Doctor, The DIY Theatre & C6

Emma Rose Furnishings D1

Enhance Make Up F10

Exeter Airport A10

Experience Holidays - The Art of Travel B6

Express & Echo A7

Fig Tree Court Tiverton D5

Forever Living C2

Girlings Retirement Rentals C9

Guide Dogs A29

Guy Myles E1

Hanover Housing Association B15

Hidden Hearing D18

Independent Traveller, The A22

Israel Ministry of Tourism A26

Kardiolita Private Hospital E18

Key to I.T Computer Training, The F5

Marie Curie Cancer Care B17

McCarthy & Stone C24

Merlin 2-in-1 Vacuum E15

MG Motors A4

Millbrook Village A17

Mobile Massage D13

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital Health Zone/D19

Oyster Share at Lakeview A9A

Panasonic B4

Pavey Group D17A

PBF Wealth Management Ltd C7

Pensions Advisory Service, The C3

Police Fraud Advice - DCPCU A1

Ramblers Worldwide & Adagio Holidays B9

Regenovex E8

Retirement Move D6

Retirement Today Magazine A14

Richardsons Legal Services B17A

Roofsure D7

RSPB B18

Simply Good 4 U F4

Solarlec F8

Southwest Holiday Parks P1

Specsavers D8

Stuart Line Cruises A21

TLH Leisure Resort A24

Vision Hotels A20

WW & J McClure Solicitors D11


Exhibitors

Visitors are advised to satisfy themselves as to the bona fides of the exhibitors prior to finalising any transactions.


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10.30-11.20Gardening Q & A TimeAlan Leaman, Former Garden Centre Manager at Bernaville Nurseries Caradoc Doy, Horticultural SpeakerPat Ward, Cornwall Garden Society

11.30-12.20Money Matters PanelDr Robert McCaffrey, Show DirectorAlex Leahy, Pensions Advisory ServicePedro Bonillo-Farias, St James’s PlacePeter Jenkins, Burfield Financial Planning Ltd.

12.30-13.00How you can save energy and money and get a warmer home this winterStephanie Moore, Cosy Devon and Ciaran Cronnelly, NEA

13.05-13.50Starting a business after 50Stewart Horne, BIP Devon

14.00-14.30Staying Safe on the internetGed Fitzgerald, Key IT

Travel SeminarTheatre

10.30 -11.00Living well with dementiaNorman Macnamarra

11.10-11.40Managing pain and remaining active with ArthritisSusie McCallum, Arthritis Research UK

11.50-12.20Making sense of hearingKate Cross, Audiologist, Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital

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Health SeminarTheatre

12.30-13.00Sleep health - The missing linkStephanie Romiszewski, Sleep Physi-ologist at Sleepy Head Clinic

13.30-14.00Living well with dementiaNorman Macnamarra

14.10-14.40Female bladder problems:All your questions answeredMark Stott, Consultant Urologist, Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital

14.50-15.20Avoid and treat the biggest risk to your health: Heart disease and strokeNick Bellenger, Consultant Cardiolo-gist, Exeter Heart at Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital

10.30 -11.00Ideas and inspiration for solo and group travelSally Robinson, www.robinsonrambleson.co.uk

11.15-11.45Step into a world of discoveryPaul Cook, Ramblers Worldwide & Adagio Holidays

12.00-12.30Rovos Rail - the most luxurious train in the worldEdward Mitchell of Rovos

12.45-13.15Ideas and inspiration for solo and group travelSally Robinson

13.30-14.00South Africa garden route exploredMalcolm Peasnall, The Independent Traveller

14.15-14.45Torquay - no longer fawltyHeather Hunt & Heather Jewell, TLH Leisure Resort

15.00-15.30Coach travel for the over-50s!David & Janet Blake, Blakes Coaches

14.35-15.05Fight back at 50Joe Wenborne, Author

15.15-16.00PRIZE QUIZ!

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10.30 -11.00Keep fit & danceJennie Dodd, Nimbelimbs

11.30-12.15Argentine Tango dance classUte Scholl, Dance Instructor

14.35 - 16.30 12.15 - 14.30

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12.30-13.10Zumba dance classJennie Dodd, Nimbelimbs

13.20-14.00The shape up and dance classAnna Wilson, The Still Moving Dance Co. First half of this session concentrates on enabling elegant mobility. The second half of this class will introduce some simple yet eye caching dance moves, building into a simple contemporary,

14.10-14.50 Tai Chi - Barbara Morris

Latin American inspired dance routine.

15.00-15.45The sassy shimmy dance classAnna Wilson, The Still Moving Dance Co. A fun and full hip swinging, booty shak-ing burlesque inspired dance routine for ladies who want to let their hair down and get into the party spirit!Step by step, and with expert supervi-sion, ladies will learn how to find their own individual expression and inner dancing diva!

10.30-11.15Loving food, hating waste: fabulous food for almost freeAND11.45-12.30Caribbean Sunday Roast

Richard Fox - a TV chef, and beer expert, personality and active supporter of the WRAP-backed 'Love Food Hate Waste' campaign. He is the author of The Food and Beer Cookbook, which was pub-lished in 2006 and was winner of The British Guild of Beer Writers awards for food and beer writing.

13.00-13.45Cocktail-making classBen Bravington-Sim, Award-winning Mixologist, The Oddfellows and Speakeasy Cocktail Lounge Exeter

14.15-15.00Moroccan lamb kebabs, jewelled cous cous & flat bread, chocolate orange pudding

15.15-16.00Fun Kitchen Cookery School presents Richard HuntAfter quite a few years serving and sampling cream teas, it became ap-parent to Richard that the tradition-al Devon Cream Tea was suffering with poor imitations and quality. So one morning over a cup of tea, he decided it was time to change this and so the ‘Devon Scone Company’

10.30 -11.0050+ Fashion ShowViyella & CC, House of Fraser Exeter

11.15-11.45River City ChorusLadies Barbershop Choir

12.00-12.30ABBA Tribute DuoBjorn to Be Live!

12.45-13.1550+ Fashion ShowViyella & CC, House of Fraser Exeter





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10.30-11.20Gardening Q & A TimeAlan Leaman, Former Garden Centre Manager at Bernaville Nurseries Caradoc Doy, Horticultural SpeakerPat Ward, Cornwall Garden Society

11.30-12.15Starting a business after 50Stewart Horne, BIP Devon

12.30-13.20Money Matters PanelDr Robert McCaffrey, Show DirectorAlex Leahy, Pensions Advisory ServicePedro Bonillo-Farias, St James’s PlacePeter Jenkins, Burfield Financial Planning Ltd.

13.30-14.00How you can save energy and money and get a warmer home this winterStephanie Moore, Cosy Devon

14.10-14.40Staying Safe on the internetGed Fitzgerald, Key IT

Travel SeminarTheatre

10.30 -11.00Making sense of hearingKate Cross, Audiologist, Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital

11.10-11.40Sleep health - The missing linkStephanie Romiszewski, Sleep Physi-ologist at Sleepy Head Clinic

11.50-12.20Making sense of hearingKate Cross, Audiologist, Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital

12.30-13.15 PRIZE QUIZ!


Health SeminarTheatre

13.30-14.00Female bladder problems:All your questions answeredMark Stott, Consultant Urologist, Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital

14.10-14.40Avoid and treat the biggest risk to your health: Heart disease and strokeNick Bellenger, Consultant Cardiolo-gist, Exeter Heart at Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital

14.50-15.20Managing pain and remaining active with arthritisMichael Clarke, Arthritis Research UK

10.30 -11.00Ideas and inspiration for solo and group travelSally Robinson, www.robinsonrambleson.co.uk

11.10-11.40Step into a world of discoveryPaul Cook, Ramblers Worldwide & Adagio Holidays

11.50-12.20Rovos Rail - the most luxurious train in the worldEdward Mitchell of Rovos

12.30-13.00Ideas and inspiration for solo and group travelSally Robinson

13.10-13.40Majestic Western Canada & the Calgary Stampede discovered Malcolm Peasnall, The Independent Traveller

13.50-14.20Torquay - no longer fawltyHeather Hunt & Heather Jewell, TLH Leisure Resort

14.30-15.15Coach travel for the over-50s!David & Janet Blake, Blakes Coaches

14.45-15.15Fight back at 50Joe Wenborne, Author

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10.30 -11.10Tai Chi Barbara Morris

11.15-11.30Performance by the Dawlish Dancers

11.40-12.20Argentine TangoUte Scholl, Dance Instructorwww.learntotango.co.uk

12.30-13.10The shape up and dance classAnna Wilson, The Still Moving Dance Co.

14.15 - 16.00 12.45 - 14.10

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13.20-14.00Bollywood dance workshopAnna Leatherdale, Dance instructor,Devon Dance

14.10-14.50 The sassy shimmy dance classAnna Wilson, The Still Moving Dance Co. A fun and full hip swinging, booty shak-ing burlesque inspired dance routine for ladies who want to let their hair down and get into the party spirit!Step by step, and with expert supervi-sion ladies will learn how to find their own individual expression and inner dancing diva!

15.00-15.45ZumbaJennie Dodd, Nimbelimbs

10.30-11.15Caribbean Sunday RoastTV Chef Richard Fox

11.45-12.30The Travelling ChefJames Clark, Travelling Cookery School

13.00-13.45Cocktail-making classBen Bravington-Sim, Award-winning Mixologist, The Oddfellows and Speakeasy Cocktail Lounge Exeter

14.00-14.45Moroccan lamb kebabs, jewelled cous cous & flat bread, chocolate orange pudding

15.00-15.45Devon Spiced Up with The Devon Chef, Tim Harris

10.20 -10.5050+ Fashion ShowViyella & CC, House of Fraser Exeter




13.00-13.30River City Chorus

13.40-14.10 ABBA Tribute Duo

14.15-14.45 Fashion Show15.00-15.45 TRICIA STEWART


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D-I-Y Theatre Schedule11am - How to skim plaster with confidenceUsing a video, the presenter runs through how to prepare a wall forplastering, how to practice, how to plaster the wall in small, manageableareas and why plastering is done this way. Tools for plastering are shownon stage although not actually used. There is no mess. Questions areanswered at the end of the show.

Objective: This show is guaranteed to give the viewer the confidence totackle walls at home and save a lot of money 1pm - How to avoid cowboy builders completelyUsing a PowerPoint demonstration the audience are taken through aprocess designed by DIY Doctor tradesmen and lawyers through whichthey are guaranteed never to employ a cowboy as long as they follow ourprocess. They are given access to free building contracts, told aboutbespoke payment schemes and also provided with web based softwarewhich allows then to price their own job to check the builders price.Questions are invited at the end of the show.Objective: To rid the UK of cowboy builders! 3pm - How to skim plaster with confidence This very popular show is repeated.

Health zone

Come and meet the staff from Nuffield Health who will be carrying out very simple health checks in the health zone. Get your blood pressure checked and get some health advice today!

Classic CarsDisplayCheck out a selection of classic cars, courtesy of Crash Box and Classic Car Club, which will be displayed at The 50+ Show at Westpoint in Exeter on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th September. Have a chat with the owners and take some pictures, too!

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COMPETITIONS and show offers2PLAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT - B14Visit Independent Financial Adviser 2plan Wealth Management on Stand B14 and enter their free prize draw for £75 of M&S Gift Vouchers.

AGE UK - D5AVisit the Age UK stand and enter into their quaterly prize draw to win £1000.

BARTON PARK HOMES - C26Visit the Barton Homes stand and enter into a prize draw to win a mid-week or weekend break for up to 4 people worth £250 in a beautiful caravan at their award winning picturesque park Willowgrove Leisure and Fishery in Preesall, Lancashire in the North West of England. The location is 20 minutes from the bright lights of Blackpool and 45 minutes from the tranquil Lake District – so a perfect location. The break can be taken at your convenience – however this is subject to availability.

BICTON PARK BOTANNICAL GARDENS - A15Visit the Bicton Park A15 stand and register your interest in visiting the historical gardens and you could be one of the lucky six win-ners to get a year’s FREE membership for en-try into Bicton Park and Morwellham Quay.

BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION - E2Visit stand E2 to join FREE Heart Matters membership service, offering information and support that encourages a heart-healthy lifestyle and also get your FREE copy of ‘Grow something to eat every day’. Packed full of great ideas and practical advice, this book helps make growing your own food enjoy-able and introduce an active way to make sure you get your 5-a-day.

BURFIELD FINANCIAL PLANNING - C22Visit the Burfield Financial Planning stand C22 and enter into their free prize draw to win a Magnum of Veuve Clicquot Champagne and 6 LSA Moya Flutes

CHARTEROAK ESTATES - A9Visit the Charteroak Estates stand A9 and en-ter into their free prize draw to win a 3 night stay for two at Stonerush Lakes in Cornwall in one of their luxury lodges and enjoy a 3 course meal at the Old Mill restaurant, which offers the perfect opportunity for relaxation amidst spectacular scenery.

COSY DEVON - C14Visit the CosyDevon stand C14 where you can find out about ways you can save money and energy and also have the chance to win £200 of high street vouchers.

ENHANCE MAKE UP - F10Visit the Enhance stand F10 for your free con-sultation with Lyn on Friday 19th September or Saturday 20th September to be in with a chance of winning the latest treatment used by celebrities. Enter the prize draw and win a 30% discount off any Enhance treatment normally worth up to £300. Winners will be contacted by phone or e-mail no later than 30th September 2014.

EXETER AIRPORT - A10Visit the Exeter Airport stand A10 for the chance to win a VIP experience the next time you fly including Fasttrack security and use of their newly refurbished and extended Execu-tive Lounge.

FOREVER LIVING - C2Enter the prize draw at the Forever Living stand to win £25 worth of Forever Living Products.

KEY TO I.T Computer Training - F5Visit Ged and Jackie FitzGerald at The Key to IT Tutor Training stand F5 to enter their free prize draw to win a super sleek white Android Tablet.

MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE - B17Visit Stand B17 and enter their Free Prize Draw for a Champagne Cream Tea at Bovey Castle – Dartmoor’s 5* hotel. And also claim a free bag with lots of useful information about Marie Curie Nurses, local fundraising events and why gifts in Wills are so important to the charity.

MCCARTHY & STONE - C24Visit stand C24 and enter into a prize draw to win a complimentary two night stay for two in one of their apartments.

MILLBROOK VILLAGE - A17Win a Champagne Afternoon Tea at the award winning Gidleigh Park Hotel. Mill-brook Village is offering its 50+ Show guests the chance to enter a prize draw to win a Champagne Afternoon Tea for two people at Gidleigh Park Hotel. Gidleigh Park Hotel is set within the heart of the Dartmoor National Park. The stunning country house hotel is home to inspirational chef Michael Caines, who has two Michelin stars to his name. For your chance to win this exclusive prize simply visit the Millbrook Village stand and fill in your details on the entry card.

OYSTER SHARE BY LAKEVIEW- A9AEnter details on one of their data capture forms at their stand and be automatically entered into a draw, whereby the winner

receives 3 free nights stay in a luxury lodge at Lakeview Country Club. The draw will take place at the show at the end of the final day of the show.

PBF WEALTH MANAGMENT - C7Visit the PBF Wealth Management stand C7 and have a short consultation and collect a raffle ticket to be entered into a prize to win one of 3 bottles of Waddeston Champagne with the first prize being a magnum of champagne.

REGENOVEX - E8For a chance to win 1 of 3 x Hula Hoops & a 3 month supply of Regenovex (Includes 4 packs of Regenovex Capsules and 2 packs of Regenovex Gel), simply visit Stand E8 and fill in an entry form to be entered in the draw. Terms & conditions apply – see entry form for details.

RICHARDSONS LEGAL SERVICES - B17AVisit the Richardsons Legal Services stand B17A and enter their win a teddy competi-tion.

SOUTH WEST HOLIDAY PARKS - P1Visit stand P1 South West Holiday Parks for more information on one of their parks in Devon or Cornwall and enter a competition draw for a FREE weekend break for you and your family at a park of your choice, for a ‘try before you purchase to get a feel for the park and area’. Dates subject to availability.

TLH LEISURE RESORT - A24Visit the TLH Leisure Resort stand for your chance to win one of three prizes – 2 nights dinner, bed and breakfast at TLH Leisure Resort in Torquay, to include use of the fantastic range of leisure facilities and nightly entertainment.

VISION HOTELS - A20Visit the Vision Hotels stand A20 and enter a competition to win a 2 night stay for 2 people on dinner, bed & breakfast basis sharing a twin/double room. To be taken subject to availability at any of their Vision Hotels (Windermere, Weston Super Mare or Teignmouth).


Please be advised that Terms and Conditions apply to these competitions

Featured exhibitorsBRITISH HEART FOUNDATIONStand E2

Change your life with Heart Matters – the FREE membership service from the British Heart Foundation, offering information and support that encourages a heart-healthy lifestyle. As a member, you’ll get: a membership pack that includes a tape measure & recipe folder, our bi-monthly Heart Matters maga-zine, access to our online healthy eating tools, community discussions and support emails, and support from our friendly Heart Matters helpline. Join Heart Matters for FREE at stand E2 and get your free copy of ‘Grow something to eat every day’.

Telephone: 020 7554 0000 Email: [email protected]: bhf.org.uk/heartmatters Greater London House, 180 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 7AW

DEVON LIFE Stand A27

Devon Life is Devon’s best selling county magazine. Every issue brings you great features on the people, places, food & drink, and events that make life in Devon special. Come and visit us on stand A27 to find out more about our amazing show special subscription offer. You can sign up today to start receiving your county magazine through the post, and you can take away the September issue now.

Telephone: 01803 860910Email: [email protected] Web: www.devonlife.co.ukArchant House, Babbage Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5JA


KEY TO I.TStand F5

Visit us at Stand F5 to meet Ged and Jackie FitzGerald who feel passionately about teaching IT to beginners. Hear more about becoming your own boss, choosing your own hours and finding out how liberating and lucrative this can be. Need a part or full time job? Taken early retirement? Just need a career change? Sign up for our two day comprehensive training course to start tutoring IT to clients in their homes. Special Offer 25% off course price today.

Telephone: 01225 819815Email: [email protected]: www.thekeytoit.co.uk26 Katherine Park, Holly Crescent, Corsham, Wilts. SN13 9GD

MARIE CURIE CANCER CAREStand B17

Marie Curie Cancer Care is the UK’s leading end of life care charity. The charity provides free nursing care to people with a terminal illness, either in their own home or one of the charity’s nine hospices. Currently 1 in 2 of our Marie Curie Nurses or 4 of our Hospices are funded by Gifts left in Wills. All Marie Curie services are completely free of charge. Come and meet us on stand B17 or For more information visit www.mariecurie.org.uk

Telephone: 0800 716 146Email: [email protected]: www.mariecurie.org.uk89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TP

GIRLINGS RETIREMENT RENTALSStand C9

Girlings offer a variety of housing options across the UK to the active 55+ age group. When you rent a retirement property through Girlings, services and property maintenance are included in the rent allowing you to budget effectively. The majority of developments offer communal facilities and a house manager is on hand for help and advice. Reassurance and peace of mind are covered through the 24 hour emergency call line. Discover the freedom renting in retirement can bring...

Telephone: 0800 525 184 Email: [email protected]: www.girlings.co.ukGlanville House, Frobisher Way, Taunton, SomersetTA2 6BB

COUNTRY COUSINSStand E6

At an age in life when familiarity and routine are wholeheartedly embraced, home is where you want to be, whatever it takes to maintain your precious independence. That’s why 24-hour, private, live-in care, through Country Cousins is becoming a popular and more affordable choice for those elderly or disabled people who can no longer cope with living at home. A live-in, caring ‘Cousin’ will provide continuity and companionship, with all the comforts of home, where life can go on with a reliable normality.

Telephone: 0844 209 2646Email: [email protected]: www.country-cousins.co.uk9B Piries Place, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1EH

“Without doubt the best property decision we have made!”

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0800 525 184 www.girlings.co.uk

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MCCARTHY & STONEStand C24

McCarthy & Stone are proud to offer beautiful, low main-tenance retirement properties that are built and designed around you. From the room layout, kitchen design and security features, you’ll find thoughtful design in every development. With over 35 years of construction experience behind us and a five star rating in customer satisfaction, you can buy in con-fidence. We manage our developments and take care of the maintenance to ensure peace of mind for all our homeowners. Telephone: 0800 919 132 Email: [email protected]: www.mccarthyandstone.co.ukHomelife House, 26-32 Oxford Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EZ

REGENOVEXStand E8

Designed for women and men, our technically advanced, unique formula Regenovex contains Marine Bionovex® Oil (from New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels) and Hyaluronic Acid (a key component of synovial fluid, cartilage, tendons and ligaments). Regenovex is manufactured in the UK to EU quality standards by The Mentholatum Company Limited. With a reputation spanning over 100 years Mentholatum - one of Scotland’s most prominent consumer healthcare companies, provides high quality, innovative products worldwide.

Telephone: 01355 848484Web: www.regenovex.co.uk1 Redwood Avenue, Peel Park Campus, East Kilbride, G74 5PE

RETIREMENT TODAY MAGAZINEStand A14

Visit our stand and receive a complimentary copy of Retirement Today magazine. Fantastic show offer, subscribe today and receive 12 issues of Retirement Today for only £9.99 plus a free gift. Also receive a free copy of ‘About Animals’ magazine.

Telephone: 01296 632700Email: [email protected]: www.retirement-today.co.uk

RETIREMENT MOVEStand D6

At Retirement Move, we know that buying or selling a retire-ment property can be challenging, but it doesn’t need to be. That’s why we’ve already sourced the local services you need. Why we’ll guide you through the complex processes and legalities. And why we offer a wealth of experience through a personalised team. We’ve considered every detail of the retirement property market, then reconsidered it for you. Come and see us at Stand D6 to find out more.

Telephone: 0845 004 5000Email: [email protected]: retirementmove.co.uk197b Station Road, Knowle, Solihull B93 0PU

Find us at: House of Fraser, 35 High Street, Exeter, Devon, EX34 3LW

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by Beth Browning

Nineteen year old Lizzie sat in a faded green armchair, tears streaming down her face, as she looked at her baby son, almost four months old. She kissed the top of his fair head tenderly as her mother came quietly into the room.

“There, there,” said her mother, squeez-ing her shoulder, “it might not be so bad.”

“Oh, Ma,” Lizzie’s voice trem-bled, “don’t you know the date; it’s the 15th May.”

“Oh, lord, I’m sorry Lizzie. I’d forgotten, what with all the preparations for Anthony and yourself. Best not to dwell on it love,” she said, hurrying from the room so as to hide her own tears.

Lizzie gently caressed the side of her son’s face with her finger, murmuring, “I do love you little one and I will come and see you whenever I can. You will have playmates at Auntie May’s and I know she will be good to you.” Anthony gurgled and smiled as if in reply. She heard the rumble of the cart outside and hugged him close once more.

“The cart’s here. Now have you got everything?” asked her mother, as Lizzie handed over her precious son.

The tears welled up once more, “So like his father,” she mut-tered as she started to put on her coat and fumbled for the second sleeve. Her hand shook as she pinned on her hat and smoothed down her coat of dark blue wool. A coat bought as part of her wedding outfit.

Was it only a year ago that her girlfriends from the finishing section of the linen mill where she worked were crowded into her small neat bedroom? They all earned good money, their work was hard and you didn’t get paid if it wasn’t perfect. Their finished boxes of hankies or sheets were for export to the topmost shops in London. How her friends envied her that morning as they helped her dress for the church. Many of their boyfriends had been called up the year before in 1914 but Alex being a teach-er and having a weak heart was exempt. The girls giggled when one said how lucky Lizzie was having a handsome young man to curl up with that night. They pinned on her cream hat carefully, so as not to disturb too many of the auburn curls they had ar-ranged around her pretty face.

Chatting merrily they had moved down

to the parlour. It was nearly time to walk to the church a few turnings away. Several family members gasped at their first sight of the bride in her lightweight wool blue two piece dress and coat with its cream lace trim. Her bouquet of cream roses from her aunt’s garden finished the outfit off nicely.

All were startled, as there came a frantic knocking at the front door and her mother hurriedly opened it. There stood Annie, Lizzie’s future sister-in-law and bridesmaid, who pushed her way through the crowd, in floods of tears, and gasping for breath. “Lizzie, Lizzie,” she’d cried. “Come quick, it’s Alex!”

Alarmed, Lizzie picked up her skirt in one hand and held on awkwardly to her hat with the other. The girls ran down the two turnings to where a crowd of people stood around a front door. A shout went up of “Here she is!” and they parted to let Lizzie through. Lizzie’s hand went to her mouth as she saw the inert figure of her beloved Alex sat on the stairs, leaning against the banisters in his new suit, looking as white as if he’d seen a ghost. His mother moved to her side, took her in her arms. “He’s gone Lizzie love, he’s gone,” she said, shocked and bewildered.

“No, no, he’s just unwell,” she replied disbelievingly. “He was short of breath

yesterday as he chased me around the rose bushes in the park threatening to tickle me until I cried.”

“Oh Lizzie,” said his Mother, as the doctor arrived, followed by the priest to confirm what she knew in her heart was true. They stood, just holding each other for a long

while. ***The priest had watched as Lizzie

placed her wedding bouquet on Alex’s grave. The bitterness in her face obvious, “God has his own plans for each of us,” he said.

“Plans, is that what you call it? More like torments I would say!” She’d turned away as the priest winced.

When the baby was born most people were kind. They knew that young Lizzie was not one of those ‘fast’ girls and that no one would have turned a hair at an ‘eight month baby.’ If only the wedding had taken place. Fate had been so very unkind to her.

The carter, John O’Leary, a family friend, placed her case in the cart and helped her into the seat next to his, her red eyes downcast. She was deter-mined not to look back. Her mother had stayed inside with the baby hoping that would make the parting easier for her.

“Off we go to the big city,” said John, cheerfully. They turned out of the leafy road with its houses of two up and two down. “It’s three miles to the city outskirts and another one

after that, to your new home, so not too far away. A new job and a new start, your Ma said.”

“Aye I’m to work for a man in his forties, a librarian whose wife is bedridden and her illness is slowly getting worse. I shall take care of the sick woman and the house. They have no children, though the wife had borne four sets of twins but all had died. I know that the priest meant well when he found me the job. After all I’ll have my keep and a wage, so I’ll be able to support little Anthony.”

A while later they turned into a road, where the houses were larger than her own home and with front gardens. They stopped at number three, where James Mc-Cartney stood waiting and smiled warmly. Lizzie looked around, then returned his smile, sighing to herself, ‘What will be, will be.’

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True story by Gabriel McNeil

The gate rattled shut and her bag slid across the hall, “I’m home,” she sang.“In here,” I called from the study and my lovely, twelve year old daughter ap-peared on the threshold with a radiant smile, eager to tell me all about her trip.

“Run upstairs and put the heating on, and bring down my duvet and pillow.”

She galloped upstairs without another word, leaped the last few steps on the way down, and wrapped me up warmly. Like a sheep on its back, I had been lying for six or seven hours on the floor of my unheated, north-facing study unable to get up, the phone on the kitchen wall a continent away, the dogs shut in the din-ing room.

“Now phone Becky’s dad. They should be home.”

He arrived five minutes later, family doctor and family friend, and helped me up to bed. He’d be back later with some tablets and would take Brigid home with him to have tea with Becky.

The tablets did not work. I lay as still as I could on my left side. The slightest movement and the whole room wheeled and turned like a waltzer.

Next morning the call of nature became so desperate that I had to slide from the bed like a seal and flop along on all fours to the bathroom where I was sick in the bowl first. Then I crawled back to bed. I could not sit up or eat though com-mon sense told me I had to try. I had two children to look after.

In the evening I heard my nine-year-old son came home from his tennis trip. I called him to me, said I was having an early night, and listened to his excited chatter about his week away, sparing him at least one night’s anxiety.

I lay day after day on the edge of the bed on my left side, the only way to hold the dizziness and nausea at bay, while the children got themselves out to school and learned how to cook simple things. They brought friends in to play and

carried on as normal, just as I had asked them to. During the day I could convince myself that I would get better soon even when the tablets were changed and they still didn’t work and the days dragged because the spinning world meant I couldn’t read or watch TV to pass the time.

When the children were at school I would try to sit up, stand up and take a step. Each attempt ended in vomit and exhaustion, but I kept trying.

In the dark I thought of Patricia Neale, wife of Roald Dahl, and her twenty-two years of lying in bed after a stroke while her children grew up and left home. Could I take twenty-two years of this?

My doctor called often. “You’ll get over this. You really will.” Brain scans followed and told me that I didn’t have a tumor or MS, but the crippling nausea and dizzi-ness continued. I lay in bed while the sun shone and the showers fell and listened to the dogs racing round the house in pursuit of the cat.

After some weeks my son had another tennis trip and my wonderful GP and his wife took my daughter on holiday with them the same week. So, screwing all my courage to the sticking place, I seal dived out of bed, came downstairs on my bot-tom and managed to get into the kitchen by shuffling along the wall. Standing upright had a shocking effect on my hearing and I wondered whether from now on I would have to make a choice between being able to walk and being able to hear.

The view from the kitchen window was obscured by a tower of dirty dishes balancing higgledy-piggledy in the sink, the new cooker had scorch marks that I knew would never come off and the

deep fat fryer was a Davie Crocket hat. (The cat had obviously been using it as a place of refuge from the dogs.) I man-aged to get the back door opened and teeter out to the bin where I dumped the deep fat fryer before I succumbed and crawled upstairs to bed. Lying there with the world spinning and the vomit rising

in my throat, I realised that I had made progress.

Next day I managed to strip the bed and stuff the bedding in the washing machine. Remaking the bed, however, defeated me and I had to lie on the mat-tress with no sheet or duvet cover for the rest of the week. Next day I was unable to get up.

But the following day I decided I would try going down to the village. There was a wall all the way down that I could hold on to. I lurched along, unable to hear the birdsong from gardens or the noisy traf-fic, which seemed terrifyingly near.

Then I saw Maureen who lived round the corner coming towards me smiling. She too needed the wall for support, her MS now seriously curtailing her life. We laughed as we inched past each other like a couple of drunks while my new neighbours scowled behind lace curtains. I lived in a village where couples papered over the cracks and single parents were considered to be the root of all social problems.

Maureen’s courage inspired me. That evening I found that by wearing sun-glasses and using only fairy lights I could watch TV without the picture scrolling endlessly.

So by the seventh day when the children came home I was down stairs to meet them.

It would take a bit of time to get really

“Standing upright had a shocking effect on my hearing and I wondered whether from now on I would have to make a choice between being able to walk and being able to hear.”

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well because I had lost over a stone in weight in under three weeks. My hearing returned to its former faulty 50% but I had learned to treasure it, having sampled total deafness.

Gradually the labyrinthitis left me.There were relapses but they were bearable because I knew

they would end. I learned to control it because I got to know the signs and instead of falling down, I would lie down on the floor in a darkened room ‘til the spell passed. This sometimes meant turning off the cooker half way through making a meal or hav-ing to abandon a trip or a meeting at the very last minute. (Once

I had the car keys in my hand and was walking out the door when a bout threatened.)

Twenty-two years have passed since that first, sudden and devastating attack of labyrinthitis and my children are now grown up into fine adults. I am fit and well and it seems the more my hearing deteriorates, the more the hearing aids im-prove. I have only recently become the lucky owner of a BAHA (a bone anchored hearing aid which enables people with middle ear disease to hear through the mastoid bone).

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From our first meeting, I liked Mr McNicol. A small, dapper man whose permanently bent back and ruddy complexion bore testimony to his many years as a forester in the rugged terrain above Tyndrum, a robust little village at the edge of the Scot-tish Highlands. Here was a man who was used to tackling the vagaries of the weather – and now, in later life, was tackling head-on the challenges of old age and a fast-changing world. That good old Scots word feisty was invented for people like Mr McNicol. He lived a solitary life, his parents and his only sibling having pre-deceased him. When I asked him how he came to be so fit and healthy at the age of 85, he replied, with a cheeky grin – “Never married. No woman wore me out!” This, followed by a hearty chuckle, as he enjoyed his own humour.

We went shopping together. He wore a neat checked shirt, a tie and V-neck woollen pullover in moss green, and he brought a large rucksack into which he would pack his purchases, for ease of carrying, to leave a hand free for the stout stick which sup-ported him. An independent man in every way, he was enter-taining company on our car journey to Stirling, when I learned a great deal about the type and condition of the various wind-ravaged tracts of woodland which we passed. He spoke about trees as though they were his lifelong friends and companions – as indeed they had been.

His needs for a solitary festive season were few, but public-spirited – for besides a healthy variety of root vegetables for the daily home-made soup which sustained him, and a small chick-en for Christmas Day, there were several boxes of shortbread and chocolates for his neighbours, and as a special festive treat, a DVD for himself, which he told me – without a trace of self-pity – he would sit down and watch after the Queen’s Speech. It was a tale of World War II bravery – “better than all that reality rub-bish that’s on TV nowadays” he declared stoutly.

I was always instructed to leave him to wander through the supermarket with his trolley, unaided. “You have yourself a cof-fee, dear, and I’ll see you at the check-outs.” But I used to watch from afar his determined progress, stooped over the trolley as he carefully compared prices before selecting his items, stopping to read the signs above each counter, choosing his route through the shelves with a curious gaze at all the goods on offer. He nev-er seemed to notice the other shoppers who thronged the aisles. Clearly, he was a man who neither needed nor expected much from other people. He was solitary but contented – an unusual combination - happy in the isolation of his own company.

When he finally approached the check-out, he had, as always, a supermarket employee by the arm – usually a young, blonde, female assistant, whom he had commandeered to assist him in

his progress through the ‘self-service’ check-out. (I don’t think he understood the concept!) His companions were always charmed by this little bent man, and did as he bade them, carefully pack-ing his rucksack and feeding his crisp notes, always fresh from the bank, into the mouth of the machine which he seemed to regard as an alien, but necessary, thing in his simple existence. That done, he shouldered the rucksack, declining all offers of help, and tapped his way cheerfully back across the carpark with his stick, to my waiting car.

On our homeward journey, he exhibited no signs of tired-ness, but chatted easily about his past life and his plans for the week ahead. “I always go for a good long walk in the morning. It keeps my joints from stiffening up. And then I make my lunch-time soup – you can’t beat a bowl of hot home-made soup when you get in.” I smiled, thinking that Mr McNicol’s generation were a tough lot – we won’t see their like again.

I was honoured to be allowed to be invited into his neat little house, when we got back, where everything was where it should be, and only a few faded photographs decorated the tiny living-room. He asked me to empty his rucksack onto the work surface in the kitchen, so that he would not have to bend his already curved back to unpack his shopping. That done, he handed me a £5 note, as always – which I tried to decline - as always - but he insisted this was ‘Royal Voluntary Service rules’, so that I finally had to agree to put it into my charity box. Finally, he rooted around in a supermarket carrier bag and produced a box of Ferrero Rocher, with a flourish. He grinned broadly as he handed this to me and said “You have a Happy Christmas, lass, and perhaps you’ll take me shopping in the New Year.” I nod-ded, shook his offered hand, and left, feeling both humble and privileged. What a great old chap!

I was actually thinking about him several days later, wonder-ing how his solitary Christmas had gone, as I sat by the fire, enjoying the peaceful aftermath of too many days of socialising, over-eating, and entertaining. It would be great to believe that I might be so self-contained and comfortable with my own com-pany, in twenty years’ time – but I doubted it. As I glanced at the newspaper on my knee, an announcement caught my eye:

“Suddenly, at home, on Sunday 22nd December, Ian McNicol, 6 Marshall Crescent…”

Oh no! I pictured him alone in his little house, as involuntary tears wet my cheeks. He never saw Christmas, never gave these gifts to his neighbours. Mr McNicol left the world quietly, as he had lived in it. It is probably how he would have liked his story to end. v

An Unremarkable Life True story by Jen Shearer

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Managing pain and remaining active with arthritis


HEALTH MATTERSJoint pain can sometimes be dismissed as an inevitable part of ageing, something that we just have to put up with as we get older. Arthritis Research UK believes that this shouldn’t be the case. At the 50+ Show in Exeter, they’ll be talking about what we can do to help improve the health of our joints and muscles and here, the health promotion team at Arthritis Research UK give readers some advice on the role that exer-cise can play.

What is pain?Pain is usually interpreted as a warning sign of damage, or the threat of damage, to part of the body. Messages travel from the affected part of your body through your spinal cord to your brain. Your brain generates a response to start the healing process and warn you that damage has occurred.Very often, our natural reaction to pain is to reduce our activities and rest the affected part of the body, fearing that exercise will cause further damage. But our joints were designed to move and resting for too long can add to the problem. As your joints become stiffer and your muscles become weaker, you become less fit and will probably tire more easily, making it even more difficult to keep active. Although exercise won’t cure arthritis, a number of studies have shown that it can help in managing a number of painful conditions and the benefits include minimising disability, improving symptoms and mobility, and giving you more energy to keep doing the things that matter to you. Physical activity also helps to release chemicals called endorphins in the brain which are often described as nature’s own painkillers. If you’re living with pain, making a few small changes to your daily routine can make a big difference to your quality of life. The important thing is to start gently, and gradually build up your level of activity at a pace you’re comfortable with. Even a few minutes at a time will help. You can try a range of exercises such as cycling, Pilates and yoga that cater for every level of mobility and severity of arthritis.Strengthening and stretching exercises are particularly important as they will help to keep your joints supple and help keep them in the right position. Whatever type of arthritis you have and whichever joints are affected, there will be exercises which can help.


Below are a couple of examples of exercises for knee pain. Try to build exercises like these into your daily routine, for example doing a few step-ups every time you need to go up-stairs, or a couple of stretches when you go to brush your teeth

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Step onto the bottom step of stairs with the right foot. Bring up the left foot, then step down with the right foot, followed by the left foot. Repeat with each leg until you get short of breath. Hold on to the bannister if necessary. As you improve, try to increase the number of steps you can do in 1 minute and the height of the step.

Knee squatsHold onto a chair or work surface for support. Squat down until your kneecap covers your big toe. Return to standing. Repeat at least 10 times. As you improve, try to squat a little further. Don’t bend your knees beyond a right angle.

Step ups

If you’re in any doubt about whether a particular exercise is suitable for you, speak to your doctor or a physiotherapist beforehand. You should also seek advice if you have severe pain after exercising, but remember that it’s quite normal to feel some discomfort when you start a new activity and begin to use muscles that may have started to weaken. This doesn’t mean you’ve done any harm. If you feel you’ve overdone it a bit one day then take it easy the next day and start again at a gentler level or pace the day after.Above all, try to find some form of general fitness activity (for example, walking, swimming or dancing) that you enjoy – this will help keep you motivated and make sure you get the maximum benefit from the activity.

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Simples!

All fat is bad isn’t it?Although all fats are high calories (energy), some types of fat are better for our heart than others. It’s saturated fats that can in-crease your cholesterol, specifically ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol, which increases the risk of fatty deposits forming in your arteries. Unsatu-rated fats, meaning monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, are a better option and can help lower ‘bad’ cholesterol.

Saturated fats are:Butter, lard, palm oil, coconut oil/cream and ghee. They are also in dairy products and meat (eg, chicken skin or fat around a chop).

Unsaturated fats are:Olive, rapeseed, sunflower, corn and soya oils. The oils in fish such as mackerel, herring, pilchards, salmon, fresh tuna and sardines. The fats in nuts like almonds or walnuts.

So what can I do?Choose low-fat dairy products and lean meat and replace things such as butter and ghee with olive, rapeseed, corn and sunflower oils. You might also think about eating fewer crisps, pastries, takeaways, cakes, biscuits and ice cream as they’re often high in saturated fat. Whichever fats you use, remember they are all high in calories, so aim to only use a little.

What about cholesterol?Some foods such as prawns, liver, and eggs contain cholesterol, but this doesn’t seem to affect cholesterol levels in most people. It’s the excess cholesterol you produce as a result of eating too much saturated fat that is more important in terms of your heart health. Eating food like prawns and eggs is fine as part of a balanced diet as long as you don’t add saturated fat to them.

How much is too much salt?The most you should have in a day is 6g, which is about a teaspoon. Most of us have more than this as we’re used to foods tasting a certain way. Try to cut down gradually, don’t add salt to your food, use herbs instead and always check the salt content of ready-made food you buy.

How can I tell if food is high in salt?If the nutrition label shows more than 1.5g of salt per 100g, then it is high in salt. If the label shows 0.3g or less per 100g, then it is low in salt. Traffic light colours on pack labels can help you see at a glance if a product is high in salt, fat, saturated fat and sugar.

What about fruit and veg?Eating five portions a day helps to reduce your risk of heart disease. A portion is 80g but use a handful as a rough guide. Fresh, tinned (in water without added salt or sugar), frozen, juiced and dried all count. If you’re feeling uninspired, visit bhf.org.uk/heartmat-ters for a portion guide, recipe ideas and on-line videos to get the whole family cooking.

I enjoy a glass of wine, do I have to stop?Not as long as you stick to the recommended amounts. Men should not regularly drink more than 3-4 units a day, woman 2-3 units a day. A pint of lager, beer or cider is around two and a half units. A 175ml glass of wine is around two units and a single pub measure of spirits is around one unit. If you are not sure visit bhf.org.uk/heartmatters and use our handy alcohol unit calculator.Try one of Heart Matters’ heart-healthy reci-pes – Roasted red onion and fennel soup – ideal to heat you up after a cool winter walk.

We are forever being told to eat a healthy balanced diet, but what does this mean? Most of us know we should be eating plenty of fruit and vegetables but do you know which fats are better than others or how much salt you are eating? Heart Matters, the free information and support programme from the British Heart Foundation, is here to tell you how to make some easy changes that will help protect your heart health.

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It’s never too late to make a fresh start, and that applies to be-ing active too. So why not set yourself a challenge this year and do something you can be proud of, writes Sarah Brealey of Heart Matters, the free magazine from the British Heart Founda-tion (BHF).

Regular physical activity can help to keep your heart healthy and boost mental wellbeing. It also reduces your risk of heart and circulatory disease and many other conditions, such as diabetes and certain cancers. Exercise is also a great way to keep your weight in check, espe-cially if combined with a healthy diet.

Get startedIf you have health problems or it’s been a while since you’ve done any exercise, check with your GP before starting a new exercise regime. For many of us, both

time and money are short, but don’t worry – some of the most popular physi-cal activities can be easily worked into your daily routine and require also no equipment. For walking, all you need is comfortable footwear, although water-proof clothing is useful. For running, a decent pair of trainers is a wise invest-ment. If cycling takes your fancy, check your bike over before you hit the road, or take it to a bike shop for a service.

Set realistic goalsSet realistic, achievable goals for each week gradually increasing the distance or time spent on your activity. Think about when you’re going to exercise and mark it in your diary or calendar. Many people who are new to exercise try to do too much, too soon, and become injured or discouraged, so take it easy. Don’t forget to start your activity slowly and build up gradually and cool down at the end of your routine. And remember – a setback is not a defeat, so if you have a bad week, pick yourself up and keep going.

‘Exercise and eating healthily has made a big difference – I feel much better these days. It took a heart attack for me to change – my advice is don’t wait until you have one.’


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It’s never too late to make a fresh start, and that applies to being active too. So why not set yourself a challenge this year and do something you can be proud of, writes Sarah Brealey of Heart Matters, the free magazine from the

British Heart Foundation (BHF).Regular physical activity can help to

keep your heart healthy and boost mental wellbeing. It also reduces your risk of heart and circulatory disease and many other conditions, such as diabetes and certain cancers. Exercise is also a great way to keep your weight in check, especially if combined with a healthy diet.

Get startedIf you have health problems or it’s been a while since you’ve done any exercise, check with your GP before starting a new exercise regime. For many of us, both time and money are short, but don’t worry – some of the most popular physical activities can be easily worked into your daily routine and require also no equipment. For walking, all you need is comfortable footwear, although waterproof clothing is useful. For running, a decent pair of trainers is a wise investment, if cycling takes your fancy, check your bike over before you hit the road, or take it to a bike shop for a service.

Set realistic goalsSet realistic, achievable goals for each week gradually increasing the distance or time spent on your activity. Think about when you’re going to exercise and mark it in your diary or calendar. Many people who are new to exercise try to do too much, too soon, and become injured or discouraged, so take it easy. Don’t forget to start your activity slowly and build up gradually and cool down at the end of your routine. And remember – a setback is not a defeat, so if you have a bad week, pick yourself up and keep going.

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Six Reasons...WHY YOU SHOULD STAY IN A HOSTEL ON YOUR NEXT TRIP

People of all ages are welcome in hostels

The facilities

Hostels can feel like a home from home. A lot of them have living areas so after a day sightseeing, you can get away from your bedroom and relax on a couch, use a computer, watch a film on the big screen, have a swim in the pool or find a quiet corner and have some alone time. Some hostels will have a communal kitchen, so you can cook if you like or you may be lucky enough to get a great deal were a delicious breakfast is included.

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A FREE Breakfast served up in a boutique hostel in Bali…delicious.

My favourite thing about staying in hostels is meeting new people. You never know who you are going to meet and where in the world they will be from. I have made many friends along the way from a meeting in a hostel. I have found out about places to visit, tips for eating, shopping and things to avoid in a matter of minutes staying in hostels.

Right: With new travel friends– on our way down the Great Wall of China.

I love to travel solo and really enjoy group travel experi-

ences, adventures and expeditions. I’ve returned from

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I’m an eternal wanderluster!

travel blog: www. www.robinsonrambleson.co.uk

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Some hostels will inevitably have a younger crowd but it is cer-tainly a myth that people over the age of 30 don’t stay in hos-tels. They certainly do! It’s great when there is a mix of people from all over the world, of all ages and backgrounds. It makes for interesting conversation over a coffee in the kitchen or a drink at the bar. Age is just a number when you are travelling.

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Good locations

Great location

Who says Hostel staying can’t be luxurious?

4A lot of hostels tend to be centrally located if staying in a city. This is great news for exploring. Chances are the staff will know all the best ways to get around. You will often find that some staff in the hostel will be travelling themselves and can recom-mend places to go with a fresh pair of eyes.Even if the hostel is not in the centre, public transport will be close and save time, money and effort hiring a car and trying to park.

5There is no doubt about it if you have a budget or just want to spend your money on enjoying the destination rather than the inside of a room…then hostels are great value. Whether you choose a single dorm bed or a private room you will save some serious pennies. This is great news if you are hoping to travel further for longer or extend your weekend break to a nice long weekend without spending more on accommodation.

Great value

Some hostels are stunning and have design factors that some bou-tique hotels would be jealous of. Most hostels will have private rooms so you can have your own space with en suite bathrooms too. You can find fresh white linen sheets, flat screen TVs and even some toiletries can be provided. One hostel I stayed in recently in London even had a memory foam mattress and I had an amazing nights sleep.

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Sally Robinson has a Travel Blog – Robinson Rambles On www.robinsonrambleson.co.uk were you could get more information about her speaking engagements and follow her travels around the world.You can follow her on Facebook ‘Robinson Rambles On’ and on Twitter @roborambleson

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Luxury roof top terrace in a hostel in Busan, South Korea

Since 1983, The Pensions Advi-sory Service (TPAS) has been helping people understand

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Our service is free and provided by a network of volunteers from across the pensions industry, supported by a small team of staff. With the recent announcement about changes to the state pension, more and more people are keen to know about their future entitlement and are planning for the future.

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2. Knowledge is king and being part of it feels royal. Get as much information as you can from your pension provider. They can send you a statement showing how much is in your pension pot, and potentially how much it will be worth when you retire, based on a number of different factors. Your pension

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‘Delicious, quick-as-a-flash, no shopping required, everyone loves it’.If this little phrase of unlikely bedfellows sounds like the stuff of culinary fantasy - in the same vein as self-emptying dish washer and easy-clean juicer, then prepare yourself for a little surprise. This wish list for heaven in the home eating is yours for the taking by simply embracing a few basic principles and ideas.

Imagine opening the kitchen cupboard doors and fridge; glanc-ing at the veg rack, and instead of seeing empty spaces, decay-ing produce, yesterday’s remnants and a scary ensemble of dry goods, you were able to instantly visualise effortless, tasty pizza (with a golden thin and crispy base made from a flour tortilla). Imagine a topping on that pizza of char-grilled courgette strips, succulent roasted pepper (last week’s old veg), a thin spread of Bolognese sauce (three day leftovers), all topped with melt-ing, bubbling cheddar (was dry, with the first bloom of mould). Or how about a golden-fried fish cake stuffed to the gills with tuna mayo, green flecks of blanched broccoli stalk, garden peas and tender potato? And then to finish - a tasty layered dessert made from last week’s croissant (magically transformed into soft sponge), sweet, juicy nectarine (which only minutes previously could have made a couple of overs of test cricket it was so under-ripe), and a raspberry-streaked crème fraiche.

Chances are you’ve probably consigned all the ingredients that went to make the above dishes to the bin at some time or another based on anything from an expired best before date to “it’ll be rotten by the time we get back after the weekend.” Most food waste comes from a combination of phobia, false percep-tion and paranoia: A phobia of re-heating - propagated by the

dark forces of the European food police; a false perception that slightly brown or bendy means inedible and paranoia that an ex-pired best before may poison you.

The first issue to tackle is the phobia of reheating, and the cor-nerstone of fulfilling that opening line fantasy. You can re-heat just about anything for days after it’s been cooked: chicken, rice, pasta, Bolognese sauce, roasted red pepper, blanched broccoli, etc. etc. The fridge life of any of this stuff is considerably extended by having your fridge on a good, cold setting - mine is just one notch away from freezing stuff. Just make sure you cool your cooked food to room temperature as quickly as possible (thin lay-ers always cool quicker than thick), and then refrigerate or freeze in plastic lidded containers.

Secondly, just because your courgette wouldn’t take first prize at the village fete doesn’t mean it won’t be transformed from tired and bendy into tasty and good-looking with a quick blast of heat from the char-grill plate. ‘Scratch beneath the surface’ is the bat-tle cry here, and you’ll be amazed what gems you unearth. And finally, just because it’s stale (bread products) or past best before (everything) doesn’t mean it’s a has-been only fit for the scrap heap. Those dried herbs and spices are a treasure trove of flavour for the mundane and the everyday, so let aroma be your guide - not the date.

It’s also worth bearing in mind that fruit and veg deteriorates because of enzyme activity which is magically halted through cooking. So, once cooked, you’ve temporarily suspended that deterioration, and you have the double whammy of a load of pre-cooked ingredients in your fridge or freezer that simply need combining in whatever manner you fancy and then simply re-heating. Believe me, it’s a lot easier to conjure up a fish cake recipe from nothing when you’re looking at fluffy, cooked mash in the fridge than a gangrenous green tattie with a ‘don’t you dare’ glint in its sprouting eye. - Richard Fox, Chef

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LOVING FOOD & HATING WASTE!

“Most food waste comes from a combination of phobia, false perception and paranoia”

INGREDIENTS:• 200g yellow split peas (soak for a couple of hours)• 1 ½ litres chicken stock (use two cubes in the water, or better still fresh chicken stock!)• 1 onion, finely dicedLeftover roast chicken, torn into bite-size peices• Handful of spinach or curly kale• Seasoning to taste

Roast chicken and slit pea ‘stewp’This quick, tasty and cheap-as-chips leftovers number was inspired by a mark Hix smoked haddock and fish stock version. My version uses left over roast chicken in place of the haddock and chicken stock instead of the fish stock. The rest is pretty much the same. You can vary the consistency by just blitzing a higher or lesser proportion of the cooked split peas. I’ve called mine a stewp simply because it’s a cross between a soup and a stew...and sooooo tasty! - Richard Fox METHOD:

• Gently fry the onion in some butter or oil for a few minutes until soft.

• Add the drained and rinsed split yellow peas and add the chicken stock (I threw in the broken up chicken carcass for extra flavour – which you need to remove and discard when the peas are ready).

• Bring to the boil, skimming off any froth that rises to the surface and simmer for about 30 minutes, or until the peas are tender.

• Remove about a fifth of the peas and stock and blend. If you think you’ve got too much liquid still in the pea mix, just drain some off.

• Add the blended stuff back to the soup, add the chicken pieces and the kale or spinach and cook for a few minutes until the chicken is warm and the leaves are wilted.

• Correct the seasoning and serve with some warm crusty bread.

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Ingredients:1 spatchcocked chicken (back bone removed and pushed flat) Jerk marinade ( for 1 chicken) 1 onion, roughly chopped4 cloves garlic2 large thumbs ginger, peeled and chopped1/2 red scotch bonnet chilli (remove seeds and seed membrane for less heat)2 tbsp fresh thyme1 tsp all spice1 tsp ground cumin1/2 tsp ground cinnamon1/2 tsp turmeric1tsp coarse ground black pepperJuice of 2 limes, zest reserved for the coconut rice100ml dark soy sauce

Spiced Yorkshire puddings300ml plain flour300 ml eggs, beaten300ml milk1 dsp Ground cumin1 dsp All spice1 tsp Chilli flakes1 tbsp Dried thyme Coconut rice200ml basmati rice, soaked in water for at least 30 minutes before cooking2 tbsp Spring onions, finely chopped2 tbsp leek, finely chopped2 cloves garlic, crushed2 tbsp fresh Thyme, finely chopped125 ml Coconut milk125ml coconut water

When it comes to a serious flavour-packed Sunday roast with a twist and a wow factor, what could be better than blending classic English fayre with some serious Caribbean spice.


Caribbean jerk chicken & coconut rice in spiced Yorkshire puddings

FOX’s RECIPES

Make the marinade by simply blending all the marinade ingredients in a blender or food processor. Completely cover the chicken in the marinade and leave covered in a non reactive dish overnight. When you’re preparing to cook, remove the chicken from the fridge and fire up the BBQ getting it to an internal temperature of about 250°C with just the outer burners on and the inner ones off, and the lid down. If your using your oven, pre-heat to 240°C Make the Yorkshire pudding by adding the dried herbs, spices and sea-soning to the flour. Whisk in the beaten egg until smooth and then whisk in the milk. Place a muffin or Yorkshire pudding tin on the top shelf in the middle of the BBQ, not over direct heat for about 15 minutes, or into a 220°Cpre- heated oven. Put the chicken, skin side down over direct heat on the BBQ. Remove the heating Yorkie tin and add a thin film of vegetable oil to each recess and place back into the BBQ in the same place. Heat for a couple of minutes and then remove the tin, making sure you quickly close the lid. Add the Yorkshire pudding mix to each recess and quickly put back in the BBQ. The Yorkies are ready when they’re dark golden and crispy on top and well risen. Meanwhile make the coconut rice: drain the rice from its soaking water. In a pan which has a tight fitting lid, add a splash of oil & cook the spring onions, leek, garlic and thyme over a medium heat for a few minutes until soft. Add the coconut milk and water* and bring to the boil. Add the rice, return to a simmer and put on the lid which you have wrapped in a clean tea towel making sure the tea towel is gathered under the pan lid handle to avoid it being close to the heat source. Simmer for about five minutes, remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper to taste. If barbecuing the chicken, turn it over once it’s dark brown and crispy - continue to turn as required and BBQ until fully cooked (about a half hour). *Coconut water is even better if you have some.

Ingredients:230g butter, hot and melted350g caster sugar30g cocoa powder100g plain flour375ml beaten egg (about 8 eggs)Vanilla essence (a few drops)200g plain chocolate (roughly broken up)

METHOD:Bring a pan of water, large enough to accommodate and cover the whole oranges, to the boil. Add the oranges, put on a lid, or weigh the oranges down with a plate so they are submerged and boil for an hour. Remove from the water and then blitz the whole oranges in a food processor to a purée. Pre heat the oven to 200°C. Sift the cocoa powder and baking powder into a bowl. Add the remainder of the ingredients and combine thoroughly.Divide the mixture between your Ramekin dishes and bake for 15 min.Serve immediately with a dollop of vanilla ice cream.

Method:Gooey chocolate orange pudding

Serves 6-8

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