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September 6, 2008
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Join an Affinity Group and meet like minded Friends
Many of you will have seen the Travel Mates Group and joined it. This is just one of a number of Public Groups on the site that you can join to discuss points of common interest. Listed below are the Groups that are already set up. You need to be logged in as a member to join. Once you have logged in or registered as a member just click on the Group you are interested in and start to swap messages, pictures and ideas with other like minded members. Existing users click here... or for new users click here... to register
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Here is a sample of the Group on the site, you must be logged in to access them
Travel Mates Find Travel Companions
Sundridge Park Ex members of this sadly missed club
Flying with Diabetes 1 and 2 Upbeat support group for Diabetics
David Parker Gwent based Social Group
Oxonian Bookworms Literary and reading Group
Photography Its all in the title of this Group
Chat to Friends A Social Interaction Group
Amateur Radio Make contacts and then go on air
Grumpy Old Twits Society Join and have a good moan
Partner Those looking for Male Partners
Baby Boomers Travel Companions For Couples and Platonic Singles Travel
Surrey / West Sussex Friends A Group for people living in that area
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AMG Home Page
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Welcome to AboutMyGeneration
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Welcome to AboutMyGeneration
Information, Inspiration, Motivation
Over 45? Then this site is full of features and information that could help you change your life forever.This unique and friendly community of baby boomers is working together to inform, inspire and motivate each other to find friends, purpose and adventure. It's free to join, so why not register now by clicking here... to get all these benefits.
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AboutMyGeneration - Information, Inspiration, Motivation
Welcome to our new look. If you want the Site Map click here... or the Competitions Page click here...
The Editor's Diary updated 4th September 2008
Our Editor, Chris Hurley continues her occasional diary about her working days (and nights) covering stories for the web site. In this edition, she finds out why the Nintendo Wii is not just for kids and after 20 years of waiting her children finally get something baked by Mum. Another revelation is the sunny disposition of the Irish even when it's raining. On the domestic front her new found family of builders is behaving just like a real one. And why the guests at her daughter's forthcoming wedding may just have to pretend to be business people. To read click here...
Notting Grill Bar and Restaurant - Review
Peter Morrell, AMG's Food and Drink Editor goes on a birthday treat
It was Peter's birthday and, after a long succession of going out to restaurants serving very sophisticated and complex dishes, he craved something more basic with food that spoke for itself.
The solution was Antony Worrall Thomson’s restaurant, Notting Grill with a menu that promised traditional, well sourced food with no fuss. Did the Grill fit the bill? Click here... to find out
The New Self–Sufficient Gardener
20% discount for AMG Members
Make your dream of a self-sufficient life a practical reality with John Seymour’s The New Self Sufficient Gardener. A guaranteed way to control the origins and treatment of our food is to grow it ourselves and, by following John Seymour’s tried and trusted advice, The New Self-Sufficient Gardener gives today’s gardeners all the guidance they need to produce home grown food throughout the year, whatever the size of garden or plot.
Click here... for more information and how to order your copy with a 20% discount
End the misery of broken sleep 20% off a new range of nightwear and bedlinen from Coolsleepwear.co.uk
Help is at hand for women who suffer disturbed nights because of night sweats or hot flushes. Coolsleepwear.co.uk is a new website selling a specialist range of nightwear and bed linen technically proven to keep you cool and comfortable and promotes restful sleep. You certainly don’t have to be menopausal to enjoy the benefits of this cool range of sleepwear and it is very popular with all age groups during the summer months and when travelling to hotter climates. For a limited period only AMG members are being offered the opportunity to purchase Coolsleepwear nightwear and bed linen at the generous discount of 20% off normal retail prices.
For more information on how to claim your discount, click here...
Ambassade de l’Ile A corner of Lyon in South Kensington
Peter Morrell, AMG’s Food and Drink Editor reports on a new landmark restaurant that has recently opened to great acclaim in London
Ambassade de l’Ile is the London debut of Jean-Christophe Ansanay-Alex, a former chef to Christine Onassis who, as yet, is relatively unknown outside the gastronomic city of Lyon. Jean-Christophe’s two Michelin starred Lyonnais restaurant - l’Auberge de l’Ile – is situated on Ile Barbe, a tiny islet in the middle of the Saône River.
To read the review of the opening of Ambassade de l’Ile click here...
Autumn Savings from Haunting Breaks
Special offer for AMG members
If you fancy an autumn getaway with a difference then why not enjoy an unforgettable short break in a stunning, but haunted, location with Haunting Breaks www.hauntingbreaks.co.uk (01686 668649). The company is offering AMG members a discount of ten per cent on three truly memorable breaks, with prices starting from just £170 per person. Each break includes an overnight stay in a beautiful, haunted location. As well as dinner with wine and breakfast the following morning, it features a unique, professionally run paranormal experience with ghost hunting, dowsing, séances, table tipping and glass divination.
To find out more click here...
Save money on gifts for Gardeners, BBQ enthusiasts, Anglers and Golfers
Special 10 per cent discount for AMG members at www.downthegarden.com
If you are looking for a slightly different or special gift for a gardener or bbq enthusiast then Down the Garden is the place to go. There you will find gifts galore for the gardener and reluctant gardener, the BBQ enthusiast and cook, the angler and the golfer. AMG members can take advantage of a ten per cent discount at www.downthegarden.com for a limited period.
For more details click here...
Take a Memory Walk with the Stars
And raise money for dementia sufferers and their families
Time Team’s Tony Robinson, actress Sally Lindsay, Kevin Whately from Lewis - along with Tania Bryer, and Britt Ekland are all backing this year’s Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk. “The walks are a marvellous opportunity to have a great day out with family, friends and work colleagues while also raising money for a seriously good cause! Take a picnic and enjoy the post walk time with family, or exchange experiences with other walkers!”
To find out more about these walks that will be taking place across the UK on or near the 21st September 2008, click here...
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A Gastronomic tour of Cork
Peter Morrell goes on a culinary adventure to Cork
Cork, in the South West of Ireland, has emerged as one of the foremost cities to enjoy the very best of Irish Food. In this series of three articles Peter explores the sheer quality and diversity of food available in Cork’s famous English Market and meets some of the driving forces behind its success. He also gets time to visit the sites that the city has to offer and eats in three distinctly different restaurants that all have a common theme. That is to offer the freshest, local, seasonal ingredients as the basis of their varied and inventive menus.
To read about the English Market, click here... For a review of the restaurants, click here... And to explore the sites of Cork, click here...
Answers to you Computing Problems
Launching the AboutMyGeneration / PlusNet IT Clinic
AboutMyGeneration has teamed up with internet and phone providers, PlusNet, to help you overcome all your IT and broadband issues.
Whether you’re having problems setting up wireless, emailing friends and family or uploading photographs, PlusNet is on hand to answer all your queries.
Founded in 1997, PlusNet has grown to one of the UK’s best-value internet and home phone providers. It has built its business on innovative products, excellent customer service and low-priced broadband services. The company now offers broadband and voice services to over 300,000 customers across the UK.
Just email your question to our PlusNet expert on ITAnswers@aboutmygeneration.com
For more information on PlusNet visit www.plus.net
Calling all Grandparents
Appear in a documentary about being a grandparent
Jo Abel at Blast! Films is a documentary director working on a series for BBC 4 exploring the relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren – what it means, how it is different to the relationship with your own children and how it impacts on the family as a whole.
Jo knows from personal experience that the arrival of grandchildren creates a massive shift in family dynamics both exhilarating and challenging and she is keen to learn from grandparents about this relationship and how it impacts on life.
Blast! Films have been given this unique opportunity to make this series, and to give it the thought and understanding it needs Jo needs to talk to grandparents, parents and grandchildren about their experiences and relationships with one another.
Jo is keen to talk to as many people as possible, in total confidence, so please contact Dee or Carla at dkahlon@blastfilms.co.uk or 0207 267 4260, or Jo at jabel@blastfilms.co.uk or 07979 247890.
For more information on Blast! Films and this interesting and important project click here…
Zorro the Musical
Peter Morrell reviews this new West End production
As a 10 year old, Peter's favourite serialised films at the Saturday morning matinee were Zorro the Avenger and the Sign of Zorro starring Guy Williams. Twenty years later, his favourite group was the Gypsy Kings.
So, Zorro the Musical, that opened at the Garrick Theatre on 15th July, with music by the Gypsy Kings, was a happy collision of two entertainment icons from his past. But would it live up to his memories?
Click here... to find out.
Skylon Restaurant
Sunday lunch overlooking the Thames? Peter Morrell finds the ideal location
Finding somewhere for Sunday lunch, with a view of the Thames, for a party of four, was proving difficult. Having ‘done’ both the restaurant and brasserie at the Oxo Tower, where else on the South Bank offers a good vantage point to watch the world go by while enjoying good food?
Find out the ideal solution by clicking here...
How to cook without recipes by Glynn Christian
Peter Morrell, AMG Food and Drink Editor reviews this amazing insight into cooking
As a keen cook for over thirty years I was always puzzled about why, when I added certain extra ingredients to recipes, it made them taste so much better. Or how seemingly odd combinations are a taste sensation. For example, one of my most enduring food memories was arriving home from school and making a cheddar cheese and strawberry jam sandwich. Why?
Well after decades of wondering, all these questions have been answered by Glynn Christian’s latest book ‘How to cook without recipes’. I just wish it had been published twenty years ago. Read the review by clicking here...
Run The Challenge
The British Red Cross has places available for the London Marathon
The general ballot for the 2009 Flora London Marathon has now closed, however the British Red Cross still has charity places available. The charity is looking for runners from the Greater Manchester area to join the Red Cross team and take on the 2009 London Marathon Challenge, on Sunday 26 April.
For more information click here...
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Remembered - The best-loved advert of all time
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Remembered - The best-loved advert of all time
Sharon Maughan speaks out about her sizzling affair with Anthony Stewart Head Out of the thousands of adverts we've seen over the years only a few stand out in our memory. Who could forget the Milkybar Kid? Or the girl enjoying a flake in an overflowing bath tub? If you're looking for the best-loved advert of all time, however, you would be hard pushed to top the Gold Blend campaign that scorched our television screens across the 80s and 90s. To read more and watch the video interview click here...
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Taking risks abroad has no age limit
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Taking risks abroad has no age limit
Foreign Office warns of Overseas And Plastered phenomenon
Although most of you might think that when your friends go on holiday it's a civilised affair, this isn't necessarily the case. Research from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office shows 1 in 5 older travellers take risks abroad that they wouldn't contemplate at home, with favourite activities ranging from bungee jumping and parasailing to water-skiing and moped-riding.
Click here... to read more.
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Travel Mates - Never travel alone again
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Find a Travel Mate
Do you want to travel but don’t fancy going alone? Why not check out our Travel Mates Group to find like-minded individuals to share the experience and reduce the cost. You might want someone to join you on a World Cruise or just want to get together with a group for a day out in the UK. Whatever you would like to do, just post a few details on the Message Board or look for someone who has already posted. Even if you prefer to do your own thing, you can ask other solo travellers about the best places to visit and learn from their experiences. Take the first step to planning that trip now and click here... You must be registered to use this facility, if you are not registered click here...
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A Sea Change
Like many fifty-somethings, Chris Hurley’s children have flown the nest and taken their buckets and spades with them. Thinking it was time for something other than theme parks and beach holidays she enthusiastically boarded Fred. Olsen's ship, Boudicca, for six days on the Med. To find out how she fared as a first time cruise passenger click here...
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SendMeDiscounts.co.uk - Voucher Codes
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AboutMyGeneration has teamed up with SendMeDiscounts.co.uk to bring you free discount codes, voucher codes and bargains for UK shops and services.
These fantastic opportunities to save money are changing regularly so keep on coming back to check out the latest bargains.
Click here... to see the latest offers
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Holidays for your Lifetime with HPB
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Do something unusual with your money
...Enjoy it! And benefit from privileged access to over 1,000 exquisite properties throughout the UK and Europe, for your lifetime and your children’s lifetimes. Click here... to find out more
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The Stannah 'Think Again' Fund
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If you think it’s too late then ‘Think Again’
Have you always wanted to do something and never managed to get around to it? Do you think it’s too late to take up a brand new challenge like learning another language, climbing a mountain or riding a horse? Well think again! That’s the message from Stannah Stairlifts which started its ‘Think Again Fund’ at the beginning of the year as part of an exciting campaign to give anyone over the age of fifty the opportunity to fulfil a life-long ambition. It urges you to ‘think again’ about your dream and not to assume that getting older means you can’t do something that you have always wanted to.
Every month until the end of the year Stannah will be choosing one person to receive a portion of the fund to make their dream come true. So, if you have always wanted to achieve something but just didn’t know how, click here...
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Fabulous at 50 - Womens' Confidence is Booming
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Fabulous at 50 - Womens' Confidence is Booming
New research, carried out by Dove Proage, sponsor of the Channel 4 series 'How to Look Good Naked', reveals that one in ten women over fifty would consider posing naked for a professional photographer and almost half (43%) of women over fifty are happy with their bodies. Read more here...
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Get free advice from our online legal clinic If there’s a matter on which you would like some expert legal advice then look no further.
In association with Thackray Williams Solicitors, AMG have set up an online clinic to deal with general questions you may have relating to probate, inheritance tax planning, powers of attorney, preparation of wills and trusts.
Send your questions to us at law@aboutmygeneration.com and Thackray Williams will publish the answers on their dedicated legal page that you can view by clicking here…
Thackray Williams is a ‘Legal500’ firm and is one of the foremost legal practices in the South East providing a full range of legal services to commercial and private clients from offices located in Bromley, Beckenham, Chislehurst and West Wickham. www.thackraywilliams.com T: 020 8290 0440.
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From Midlife to Good Life
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From Midlife to Good Life
The time has come for women to ‘kit up for Midlife’ and say no to the idea that their middle years, especially the menopause, signal ‘the beginning of the end’. It’s time women learned how to ‘write their own script’ for living their lives from midlife onwards and celebrate maturity as they set out on a whole new journey. This was the message from leading health expert Maryon Stewart, as she launched ‘The Natural Menopause Kit’, a brand-new holistic programme for getting fit for midlife and managing the menopause naturally. Read more here...
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Relationships - Starting again
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Read these articles on relationships. Brought to you in association with www.armchairadvice.co.uk
Dating Again Starting out again can be daunting. Here is some practical advice on making that first date a success. Find out how to take the first step to happiness by clicking here...
Making Conversation For some people, making conversation on that first date is easy, but if you are one of the many who get tongue-tied when nervous, click here... for some tips and guidance
Attraction Being attractive to others is the key to starting that relationship. Read some great advice by clicking here...
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Blogging all the way to the bank
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Blogging with a Purpose
Many
a casual blog has led the author to fame, fortune and, sometimes,
notoriety. But a blog doesn’t have to shoot to the top of the
best-sellers’ list to have a far reaching impact. Ian
Spratley’s blog started from the pivotal moment when he was diagnosed
with advanced bowel cancer in 2005. Despite the vast amount of
information available on surgery, drugs and treatments Ian could find
nothing about how a cancer patient actually feels. So he began to toss
thoughts into cyberspace about how he was coping and about the stuff
they don’t tell you. As messages of support washed up on his computer
from around the world he began to find that communicating was good
therapy.
Based
on Ian’s online diaries, the book ‘It’s not over Till the bag lady
Rings’ chronicles his journey from diagnosis through treatment and
recovery, enabling the reader to get inside the mind of a cancer
patient and inspiring empathy and understanding.
To read more click here...
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