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Retirement Today
Retirement Today, a glossy lifestyle magazine for the active retired or those contemplating retirement.
Inside this issue:
Doing anything after work?.. What about Retirement?; Swim for Life; Update; Summer Vegetables; Cupcakes; About Britain; Retiring to France-Culture shock; It’s been a good year for the roses; Gardening News; Life for the Living; Charity News; Grey Hairs-the missing years.
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complied and edited by Paul Bramley, published by Hucklow Publishing.
ISBN: 978-0-9563473-1-2.
www.whataboutretirement.co.ukEmotional aspects and adaptation to associated ageing are major challenges in retirement.
Paul Bramley invited fellow members of Hope Valley Probus Club, along with their spouses and some generous friends, to write of their experiences of retirement. They were asked to write from the heart, tell it as it is and in their own style. The result is a varied and very personal compilation of prose, poetry and verse. They are about the joy, the pain, the pitfalls, the freedom and how they coped with the sudden change in social status.
Even if your retirement is hardly a glimmer on the distant horizon, this book will give you a fascinating insight into what might be discovered. Read what some of the men and women feel about their journey into the foreign country called retirement!
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Doing Anything After Work? .. What About Retirement?
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Latin v. Anglo-Saxon Mentality. The British and the French are close in many ways, but are a gulf apart in mentality. Foreigners choose to go and live in France because they like the lifestyle, not necessarily because they like the French. There is a crucial difference between a foreigner who goes to live in the UK or the USA and who over time is accepted as a Brit or an American because they have adopted British or American habits and so successfully blend in with the locals, and an Anglo-Saxon who goes to live in France. Somehow, he or she never seems to be quite accepted by the French as one of them. Someone who has no Latin ancestry is never likely to metamorphose into a Frenchman or Frenchwoman. The gulf between the Germanic and Latin cultures is simply too great for this ever to happen, and why should it?
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Retiring to France - Culture Shock
By Victoria Pybus
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By Joseph O’Neill
Today most people know at least one person affected by dementia. There are currently 750,000 sufferers in Britain – a figure set to double in the next twenty years. “We’re in the business of giving these people and their families hope,” says Mark Poarch of Brace, a charity which is driving research to improve the diagnosis, treatment and quality of life for sufferers of dementia.
“It’s a treatable condition and we’ve made great progress in slowing the onset of dementia. The more we understand about its causes, the sooner we’ll be able to prevent and cure it. Legacies provide the bulk of our income and are therefore vital to funding our work,” Mark explains.
Legacies also remain the most effective way to support your favourite charity. What’s more, their significance is growing.
Josh Kubale, Legacies Officer of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) Forces Help which has been helping servicemen and their families for 125 years, says legacies are crucial. “They are our largest single income stream, making up about 25% of our voluntary aid.”
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Life for the Living
Swim for life
An extract from Swim for Life by Greg Whyte, photography by Eddie Jacob, published by Kyle Cathie
Getting Started
Unlike most forms of exercise, swimming is potentially quite dangerous if you have never done it before! There are a large number of people who can’t swim because they have never had the opportunity, or because they are so afraid of water that they have not tried before. There are also people who can swim very short distances, but lack the confidence to go swimming alone. Swimming lessons are a great option for anyone who fits into these categories. All local pools run classes for all ages and abilities. Confidence is a crucial part of learning to swim, and having expert tuition while swimming alongside other newcomers is the best way to build it. Don’t be afraid to sign up for swimming lessons; you will be surprised how popular they are and how many other people can’t swim.
Summer Vegetables
Turning our back to a cold winter, the season springs into action with the availability of some great-tasting vegetables. However, some vegetables are around for only a short span, like Asparagus which is available from end of April til early June (depending on the weather) so make the most of them when you spot them. Here are a few recipes for you to enjoy.
Spiced roasted shallot salad with Bulgur wheat, aubergine, raisins & a chilli and tomato dressing; Spiced roasted shallot salad with Bulgur wheat, aubergine, raisins & a chilli and tomato dressing; Carrot, Chicken and Barley Soup; Grilled Lamb Skewers with crushed british peas, Tzatziki and Chilli.