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elcome 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! Robert McCaffrey Show director
Robert McCaffrey rob@50plusshow.com
Show director
On-line survey address: -exeter-2014 dy.com/s/50-plus-show http://propubs.polldad
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50+ Show floor plan
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50+ Show A-Z of exhibitors
Claire Humphries Associate editor, claire@50plusshow.com show coordinator
Where to find the exhibitors you are looking for!
David Thomson david@50plusshow.com
Sales executive
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Show programme and information
At-a-glance programmes for Friday and Saturday...
Mark Janaway mark@50plusshow.com
Sales executive
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Competitions and show offers
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Featured exhibitor profiles
Reina Villanueva Editor, programme reina@50plusshow.com organiser
PROGRAMME
To keep your eyeballs 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 Puzzle Page - but that still might not help you find them all!
Paul Brown Commercial director paul.brown@50plusshow.com
50+ SHOW PHOTO & WRITING COMPETITION 18
Photo competition winners and runners-up
Sally Hope Administration admin@50plusshow.com
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True stories: Grandma Lizzie by Beth Browning
Sonal Patel Administration sonal.patel@50plusshow.com
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Managing pain and remaining active with Arthritis
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Simples! by British Heart Foundation
HEALTH
TRAVEL 32
Six reasons why you should stay in a hostel on your next trip
MONEY MATTERS 34
How to get the most from your pension savings
RECIPES 36 The 50+ Show Magazine is published by PRo Publications International Ltd First Floor Adelphi Court 1 East Street Epsom, Surrey, KT17 1BB Tel Fax
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Loving food and Hating waste by Author & TV Chef Richard Fox
PUZZLE 38
Puzzle
Visitors are advised to satisfy themselves as to the bona fides of the exhibitors prior to finalising any transactions.
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Floorplan
MOTOR ZONE
MOTOR ZONE
CLIMBING WALL
FLOWER ARRANGING
SEMINAR THEATRE ONE
HEALTH SEMINAR THEATRE
CAFE AREA
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TRAVEL SEMINAR THEATRE
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COOKERY THEATRE
MEETING POINT
D-I-Y THEATRE
PARK HOME
ENTRANCE
HEALTH ZONE
DANCE FLOOR
CLOAKROOM
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Exhibitors 50+ Show
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Independent Traveller, The
A22
2plan Wealth Management
B14
Israel Ministry of Tourism
A26
Adjustamatic Beds
A11
Kardiolita Private Hospital
E18
Age UK
D5A
Key to I.T Computer Training, The
Arthritis Research UK
A30
Marie Curie Cancer Care
B17
Barton Park Homes
C26
McCarthy & Stone
C24
Bicton Park Botananical Gardens
A15
Merlin 2-in-1 Vacuum
E15
Blakes Coaches
A16
MG Motors
British Heart Foundation
F5
A4
E2
Millbrook Village
A17
BT C23
Mobile Massage
D13
Burfield Financial Planning
Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital
C22
Health Zone/D19
Caffle F6
Oyster Share at Lakeview
Charteroak Estates
Panasonic B4
A9
A9A
Collette B8
Pavey Group
Cosy Devon
PBF Wealth Management Ltd
C7
Pensions Advisory Service, The
C3
C14
D17A
Country Cousins
E6
Daish’s Holidays
B11
Police Fraud Advice - DCPCU
A1
Devon Life
A27
Ramblers Worldwide & Adagio Holidays
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Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service DIY Doctor, The
C4
Regenovex E8
DIY Theatre & C6
Emma Rose Furnishings
Retirement Move
D6
D1
Retirement Today Magazine
A14
Enhance Make Up
F10
Richardsons Legal Services
B17A
Exeter Airport
A10
Roofsure
D7
Experience Holidays - The Art of Travel
B6
RSPB B18
Express & Echo
A7
Simply Good 4 U
Fig Tree Court Tiverton
D5
Solarlec F8
Forever Living
C2
Southwest Holiday Parks
Girlings Retirement Rentals
C9
Specsavers D8
Guide Dogs Guy Myles
F4 P1
A29
Stuart Line Cruises
A21
E1
TLH Leisure Resort
A24
Hanover Housing Association
B15
Vision Hotels
A20
Hidden Hearing
D18
WW & J McClure Solicitors
D11
Visitors are advised to satisfy themselves as to the bona fides of the exhibitors prior to finalising any transactions.
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Start time
FRIDAY - 19 SEPT Seminars Seminar Theatre One
10.00 - 12.15
10.30-11.20 Gardening Q & A Time
Alan Leaman, Former Garden Centre Manager at Bernaville Nurseries Caradoc Doy, Horticultural Speaker Pat Ward, Cornwall Garden Society
gardening
11.30-12.20 Money Matters Panel Dr Robert McCaffrey, Show Director Alex Leahy, Pensions Advisory Service Pedro Bonillo-Farias, St James’s Place Peter Jenkins, Burfield Financial Planning Ltd.
12.15 - 14.30
finance
12.30-13.00 How you can save energy and money and get a warmer home this winter Stephanie Moore, Cosy Devon and Ciaran Cronnelly, NEA
13.05-13.50 v Starting a business after 50 Stewart Horne, BIP Devon
14.00-14.30 Staying Safe on the internet
14.35 - 16.30
Ged Fitzgerald, Key IT
14.35-15.05 Fight back at 50 Joe Wenborne, Author
Travel Seminar Theatre
10.30 -11.00 v Ideas and inspiration for solo and group travel Sally Robinson, www.robinsonrambleson.co.uk
11.15-11.45 Step into a world of discovery Paul Cook, Ramblers Worldwide & Adagio Holidays
12.00-12.30 Rovos Rail - the most luxurious train in the world Edward Mitchell of Rovos
12.45-13.15 Ideas and inspiration for solo and group travel
Quiz
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Health Seminar Theatre 10.30 -11.00 Living well with dementia Norman Macnamarra
11.10-11.40 Managing pain and remaining active with Arthritis Susie McCallum, Arthritis Research UK
11.50-12.20 Making sense of hearing Kate Cross, Audiologist, Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital
health 12.30-13.00 Sleep health - The missing link
Sally Robinson
Stephanie Romiszewski, Sleep Physiologist at Sleepy Head Clinic
13.30-14.00 South Africa garden route explored
13.30-14.00 Living well with dementia
Malcolm Peasnall, The Independent Traveller
14.15-14.45 Torquay - no longer fawlty
Norman Macnamarra
14.10-14.40 v Female bladder problems: All your questions answered
Heather Hunt & Heather Jewell, TLH Leisure Resort
Mark Stott, Consultant Urologist, Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital
15.00-15.30
14.50-15.20 Avoid and treat the biggest risk to your health: Heart disease and stroke
Coach travel for the over50s! David & Janet Blake, Blakes Coaches
15.15-16.00 PRIZE QUIZ!
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Nick Bellenger, Consultant Cardiologist, Exeter Heart at Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital
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Show programme
Cookery Theatre
Dance Floor
Main Stage
10.30 -11.00 Keep fit & dance
10.30 -11.00 50+ Fashion Show
Jennie Dodd, Nimbelimbs
Viyella & CC, House of Fraser Exeter
11.30-12.15 Argentine Tango dance class
fashion
Ute Scholl, Dance Instructor 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 published in 2006 and was winner of The British Guild of Beer Writers awards for food and beer writing.
11.15-11.45 River City Chorus
dance
Ladies Barbershop Choir
12.00-12.30 ABBA Tribute Duo Bjorn to Be Live!
12.30-13.10 Zumba dance class
12.45-13.15 50+ Fashion Show
Ben Bravington-Sim, Award-winning Mixologist, The Oddfellows and Speakeasy Cocktail Lounge Exeter
Jennie Dodd, Nimbelimbs
Viyella & CC, House of Fraser Exeter
13.20-14.00 The shape up and dance class
13.30-14.00 River City Chorus
Richard Fox
After quite a few years serving and sampling cream teas, it became apparent to Richard that the traditional 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’ was born.
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Ladies Barbershop Choir
14.15-14.45 ABBA Tribute Duo Bjorn to Be Live!
14.10-14.50 Tai Chi - Barbara Morris 15.00-15.45 The sassy shimmy dance class
Anna Wilson, The Still Moving Dance Co. A fun and full hip swinging, booty shaking 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 supervision, ladies will learn how to find their own individual expression and inner dancing diva!
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15.00-15.30 50+ Fashion Show Viyella & CC, House of Fraser Exeter
14.35 - 16.30
15.15-16.00 v Fun Kitchen Cookery School presents Richard Hunt
Anna 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, Latin American inspired dance routine.
music
12.15 - 14.30
13.00-13.45 Cocktail-making class
14.15-15.00 Moroccan lamb kebabs, jewelled cous cous & flat bread, chocolate orange pudding
10.00 - 12.15
10.30-11.15 Loving food, hating waste: fabulous food for almost free AND 11.45-12.30 v Caribbean Sunday Roast WITH TV CHEF RICHARD FOX
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Start time
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Start time
SATURDAY - 20 SEPT Seminars
v Signed by a BSL Interpreter
Seminar Theatre One
gardening
10.00 - 12.40
10.30-11.20 Gardening Q & A Time
Alan Leaman, Former Garden Centre Manager at Bernaville Nurseries Caradoc Doy, Horticultural Speaker Pat Ward, Cornwall Garden Society
11.30-12.15 Starting a business after 50 Stewart Horne, BIP Devon
finance
12.30-13.20 Money Matters Panel
12.45 - 14.10
Dr Robert McCaffrey, Show Director Alex Leahy, Pensions Advisory Service Pedro Bonillo-Farias, St James’s Place Peter Jenkins, Burfield Financial Planning Ltd.
13.30-14.00 v How you can save energy and money and get a warmer home this winter Stephanie Moore, Cosy Devon
14.10-14.40 Staying Safe on the internet Ged Fitzgerald, Key IT
Travel Seminar Theatre
10.30 -11.00 v Ideas and inspiration for solo and group travel Sally Robinson, www.robinsonrambleson.co.uk
11.10-11.40 Step into a world of discovery Paul Cook, Ramblers Worldwide & Adagio Holidays
11.50-12.20 Rovos Rail - the most luxurious train in the world Edward Mitchell of Rovos
12.30-13.00 Ideas and inspiration for solo and group travel Sally Robinson
13.10-13.40 Majestic Western Canada & the Calgary Stampede discovered Malcolm Peasnall, The Independent Traveller
13.50-14.20 Torquay - no longer fawlty
14.15 - 16.00
Heather Hunt & Heather Jewell, TLH Leisure Resort
14.45-15.15 Fight back at 50
14.30-15.15
Joe Wenborne, Author
David & Janet Blake, Blakes Coaches
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Health Seminar Theatre
10.30 -11.00 Making sense of hearing
Kate Cross, Audiologist, Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital
health
11.10-11.40 Sleep health - The missing link
Stephanie Romiszewski, Sleep Physiologist at Sleepy Head Clinic
11.50-12.20 Making sense of hearing
Kate Cross, Audiologist, Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital
12.30-13.15 PRIZE QUIZ! 13.30-14.00 Female bladder problems: All your questions answered Mark Stott, Consultant Urologist, Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital
14.10-14.40 v Avoid and treat the biggest risk to your health: Heart disease and stroke Nick Bellenger, Consultant Cardiologist, Exeter Heart at Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital
14.50-15.20 Managing pain and remaining active with arthritis Michael Clarke, Arthritis Research UK
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Show programme
Cookery Theatre
Features Dance Floor
Start time
v Signed by a BSL Interpreter
Main Stage
10.30 -11.10 Tai Chi
10.20 -10.50 50+ Fashion Show
TV Chef Richard Fox
Barbara Morris
Viyella & CC, House of Fraser Exeter
11.45-12.30 v The Travelling Chef
11.15-11.30 Performance by the Dawlish Dancers
James Clark, Travelling Cookery School
11.40-12.20 Argentine Tango
11.00-11.30 River City Chorus
Ute Scholl, Dance Instructor www.learntotango.co.uk
Image from: www.travellingcookeryschool.co.uk
Ben Bravington-Sim, Award-winning Mixologist, The Oddfellows and Speakeasy Cocktail Lounge Exeter
12.30-13.10 The shape up and dance class
Anna Wilson, The Still Moving Dance Co.
13.20-14.00 Bollywood dance workshop
Anna Leatherdale, Dance instructor, Devon Dance
dance
14.10-14.50 The sassy shimmy dance class
14.00-14.45 Moroccan lamb kebabs, jewelled cous cous & flat bread, chocolate orange pudding Richard Fox
11.40-12.10 ABBA Tribute Duo Bjorn to Be Live!
12.20-12.50 50+ Fashion Show Viyella & CC, House of Fraser Exeter
music
13.00-13.30 River City Chorus
Anna Wilson, The Still Moving Dance Co. A fun and full hip swinging, booty shaking 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 supervision ladies will learn how to find their own individual expression and inner dancing diva!
13.40-14.10 ABBA Tribute Duo
15.00-15.45 Zumba
14.15-14.45 Fashion Show 15.00-15.45 TRICIA STEWART v
Jennie Dodd, Nimbelimbs
The Original Calendar Girl, TRICIA STEWART at 3pm
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14.15 - 16.00
15.00-15.45 Devon Spiced Up with The Devon Chef, Tim Harris
Ladies Barbershop Choir
12.45 - 14.10
13.00-13.45 Cocktail-making class
fashion
10.00 - 12.40
10.30-11.15 Caribbean Sunday Roast
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OTHER FEATURE AREAS
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Classic Cars Display
D-I-Y Theatre Schedule
Check 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!
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!
11am - How to skim plaster with confidence Using a video, the presenter runs through how to prepare a wall for plastering, how to practice, how to plaster the wall in small, manageable areas and why plastering is done this way. Tools for plastering are shown on stage although not actually used. There is no mess. Questions are answered at the end of the show. Objective: This show is guaranteed to give the viewer the confidence to tackle walls at home and save a lot of money 1pm - How to avoid cowboy builders completely Using a PowerPoint demonstration the audience are taken through a process designed by DIY Doctor tradesmen and lawyers through which they are guaranteed never to employ a cowboy as long as they follow our process. They are given access to free building contracts, told about bespoke payment schemes and also provided with web based software which 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.
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2PLAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT - B14 Visit Independent Financial Adviser 2plan Wealth Management on Stand B14 and enter their free prize draw for £75 of M&S Gift Vouchers. AGE UK - D5A Visit the Age UK stand and enter into their quaterly prize draw to win £1000. BARTON PARK HOMES - C26 Visit 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 - A15 Visit the Bicton Park A15 stand and register your interest in visiting the historical gardens and you could be one of the lucky six winners to get a year’s FREE membership for entry into Bicton Park and Morwellham Quay. BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION - E2 Visit 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 enjoyable and introduce an active way to make sure you get your 5-a-day. BURFIELD FINANCIAL PLANNING - C22 Visit 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 - A9 Visit the Charteroak Estates stand A9 and enter 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 - C14 Visit 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.
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ENHANCE MAKE UP - F10 Visit the Enhance stand F10 for your free consultation 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 - A10 Visit 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 Executive Lounge. FOREVER LIVING - C2 Enter the prize draw at the Forever Living stand to win £25 worth of Forever Living Products. KEY TO I.T Computer Training - F5 Visit 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 - B17 Visit 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 - C24 Visit stand C24 and enter into a prize draw to win a complimentary two night stay for two in one of their apartments. MILLBROOK VILLAGE - A17 Win a Champagne Afternoon Tea at the award winning Gidleigh Park Hotel. Millbrook 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- A9A Enter details on one of their data capture forms at their stand and be automatically entered into a draw, whereby the winner
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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 - C7 Visit 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 - E8 For 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 - B17A Visit the Richardsons Legal Services stand B17A and enter their win a teddy competition. SOUTH WEST HOLIDAY PARKS - P1 Visit 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 - A24 Visit 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 - A20 Visit 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
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Featured exhibitors BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION Stand E2
COUNTRY COUSINS Stand E6
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 magazine, 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’.
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 2646 Email: info@country-cousins.co.uk Web: www.country-cousins.co.uk 9B Piries Place, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1EH
Telephone: 020 7554 0000 Email: heartmatters@bhf.org.uk Web: bhf.org.uk/heartmatters Greater London House, 180 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 7AW DEVON LIFE Stand A27
GIRLINGS RETIREMENT RENTALS Stand C9
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.
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: 01803 860910 Email: devonlifesales@archant.co.uk Web: www.devonlife.co.uk Archant House, Babbage Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5JA
Telephone: 0800 525 184 Email: girlings@girlings.co.uk Web: www.girlings.co.uk Glanville House, Frobisher Way, Taunton, Somerset TA2 6BB MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE Stand B17
KEY TO I.T Stand F5
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
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: 0800 716 146 Email: legacies@mariecurie.org.uk Web: www.mariecurie.org.uk 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TP
Telephone: 01225 819815 Email: info@thekeytoit.co.uk Web: www.thekeytoit.co.uk 26 Katherine Park, Holly Crescent, Corsham, Wilts. SN13 9GD
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Featured exhibitors MCCARTHY & STONE Stand C24
REGENOVEX Stand E8
McCarthy & Stone are proud to offer beautiful, low maintenance 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 confidence. We manage our developments and take care of the maintenance to ensure peace of mind for all our homeowners.
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: 0800 919 132 Email: info@mccarthyandstone.co.uk Web: www.mccarthyandstone.co.uk Homelife House, 26-32 Oxford Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EZ
Telephone: 01355 848484 Web: www.regenovex.co.uk 1 Redwood Avenue, Peel Park Campus, East Kilbride, G74 5PE
RETIREMENT MOVE Stand D6
RETIREMENT TODAY MAGAZINE Stand A14
At Retirement Move, we know that buying or selling a retirement 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.
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THE 50+ SHOW PHOTOGRAPHY AND WRITING COMPETITION Winners & Runners-up
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CATEGORY ‘VINTAGE’ WINNER - ‘Jess’ by Charlotte Workman
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Grandma Lizzie 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, squeezing her shoulder, “it might not be so bad.” “Oh, Ma,” Lizzie’s voice trembled, “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 muttered 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 teacher 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 arranged around her pretty face. Chatting merrily they had moved down
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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
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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 determined 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 McCartney stood waiting and smiled warmly. Lizzie looked around, then returned his smile, sighing to herself, ‘What will be, will be.’ v
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Luck - it’s all relative 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 appeared 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 dining 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 common sense told me I had to try. I had two children to look after. In the evening I heard my nine-yearold 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
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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.
deep fat fryer was a Davie Crocket hat. (The cat had obviously been using it as a place of refuge from the dogs.) I managed 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
“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.” 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 dizziness 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 bottom 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
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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 mattress 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 traffic, 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 sunglasses 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 Sept 2014
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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 having to abandon a trip or a meeting at the very last minute. (Once
An Unremarkable Life 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 Scottish 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 supported him. An independent man in every way, he was entertaining company on our car journey to Stirling, when I learned a great deal about the type and condition of the various windravaged 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 publicspirited – for besides a healthy variety of root vegetables for the daily home-made soup which sustained him, and a small chicken 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 rubbish 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 coffee, 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 never 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 The 50+ Show Magazine
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 improve. 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). How lucky am I? v
True story by Jen Shearer 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 packing 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 tiredness, 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 lunchtime 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 nodded, 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, wondering 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 company, 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
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Managing pain and remaining active with arthritis
Joint 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 exercise 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.
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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 upstairs, or a couple of stretches when you go to brush your teeth Step ups 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 squats Hold 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.
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.
More information and advice is available on daily living with arthritis at: www.arthritisresearchuk.org/50plusshows or you can visit the Arthritis Research UK stand (stand number A30).
50+ SHOW Health Seminar Theatre VISIT THE HEALTH SEMINAR THEATRE FOR SEMINARS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: • Sleep Health: The missing link - Stephanie Romiszewski, Sleep Physiologist at Sleepy Head Clinic • Avoid and treat the biggest risk to your health: Heart disease and stroke - Nick Bellenger, Consultant Cardiologist, Exeter Heart at Nuffield Health • Managing pain and remaining active with arthritis - Susie McCallum/Michael Clarke, Arthritis Research UK • Making sense of hearing - Kate Cross, Audiologist at Nuffield Health • Female badder problems: All your questions answered - Mark Stott, Consultant Urologist, Nuffield Health • Living well with dementia - Norman Macnamarra
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Simples!
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.
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 increase your cholesterol, specifically ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol, which increases the risk of fatty deposits forming in your arteries. Unsaturated 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.
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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 readymade food you buy.
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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.
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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/heartmatters for a portion guide, recipe ideas and online 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 recipes – Roasted red onion and fennel soup – ideal to heat you up after a cool winter walk.
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Six Reasons...
WHY YOU SHOULD STAY IN A HOSTEL ON YOUR NEXT TRIP
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People of all ages are welcome in hostels
Some hostels will inevitably have a younger crowd but it is certainly a myth that people over the age of 30 don’t stay in hostels. 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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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. A FREE Breakfast served up in a boutique hostel in Bali…delicious.
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Meet great people
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.
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Who says Hostel staying can’t be luxurious?
A 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 recommend 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.
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There 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.
Some hostels are stunning and have design factors that some boutique 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. v
Luxury roof top terrace in a hostel in Busan, South Korea 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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HOW TO GET THE MOST from your pension savings Top tips for a better retirement by The Pensions Advisory Service.
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ince 1983, The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) has been helping people understand pensions. We provide independent guidance and information on all types of pension plans. If something goes wrong with your private or workplace pension, we can help with that too. 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. Here are our top tips for planning your retirement, whether you are considering retiring soon, have recently retired
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1. Get a state pension statement.
A state pension statement gives you an estimate of the state pension you may get when you reach your state pension age, based on your National Insurance record as it stands when the statement is produced. It includes simple information that will help you understand what effect further qualifying years may have on the amounts shown on the statement. Contact the Pensions Service at: www.gov.uk/state-pension-statement to get a statement.
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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provider can also tell you what other benefits your pension has, for example whether it includes a form of life insurance. If you have more than one pension make sure you get statements from all your pension providers.
3. Trace lost pensions.
If you have lost contact with an old employer’s pension scheme, the Pension Tracing Service can help you to find a lost pension. They should be able to provide you with the current contact details of your scheme. You can use their tracing service by telephone, post or online. The Pension Tracing Service has access to many pension schemes’ contact details and makes them available to the public, on request. To contact the tracing service call them on 0845 6002 537, complete the online form at www.gov.uk/findlost-pension or write to them at; Pension Tracing Service The Pension Service Tyneview Park Whitley Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE98 1BA
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5. If in doubt, check it out.
Don’t be worried, or put off by jargon. If there is anything you don’t understand about your workplace pension, ask questions and if in doubt call us on 0845 601 2923. Our website has a series of fact sheets which explain key pension topics such as death benefits, taking a small pension pot as a lump sum and transferring a pension.
6. Make sure you are getting everything you’re entitled to. 4. Beware of early access schemes.
These are sometimes called Pension Liberation Plans. Watch out for predators claiming to be able to release pensions cash as a loan or lump sum before the law allows. The perpetrators often work alongside ‘introducers’ or ‘advisers’ who try to entice the public with spam text messages, cold calls or website promotions into transferring their existing workplace or private pension with the promise of being able to release a portion as cash before the age of 55. The remainder of the funds is likely to be invested in highly dubious and risky, unregulated investment structures, often based overseas. Although it may be tempting to release cash from your pension early, schemes presented to you, particularly if you are under age 55, are unlikely to be legitimate and you will incur a large tax penalty. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. If you think you have been a victim of a pension liberation fraud or if you have information regarding pension liberation fraud, contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040.
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If you have already retired and are struggling to make ends meet, you may be entitled to some extra support. Contact the Pension Service or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
7. Check out the rest to get the best.
When approaching retirement, shop around for the best pension deal you can get for your money. If you have health problems, you may be able to get more for your money. For help with choosing an annuity, try our online planners at www.pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk/online-planners
8. Get independent advice.
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LOVING FOOD & HATING WASTE! ‘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; glancing at the veg rack, and instead of seeing empty spaces, decaying 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 melting, 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 underripe), and a raspberry-streaked crème fraiche.
“Most food waste comes from a combination of phobia, false perception and paranoia” 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 perception and paranoia: A phobia of re-heating - propagated by the
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
dark forces of the European food police; a false perception that slightly brown or bendy means inedible and paranoia that an expired best before may poison you. The first issue to tackle is the phobia of reheating, and the cornerstone 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 layers 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 battle 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 reheating. 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 v
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 diced Leftover roast chicken, torn into bite-size peices • Handful of spinach or curly kale • Seasoning to taste
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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FOX’s RECIPES
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.
Ingredients:
1 spatchcocked chicken (back bone removed and pushed flat) Jerk marinade ( for 1 chicken) 1 onion, roughly chopped 4 cloves garlic 2 large thumbs ginger, peeled and chopped 1/2 red scotch bonnet chilli (remove seeds and seed membrane for less heat) 2 tbsp fresh thyme 1 tsp all spice 1 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp turmeric 1tsp coarse ground black pepper Juice of 2 limes, zest reserved for the coconut rice 100ml dark soy sauce
Caribbean jerk chicken & coconut rice in spiced Yorkshire puddings Spiced Yorkshire puddings 300ml plain flour 300 ml eggs, beaten 300ml milk 1 dsp Ground cumin 1 dsp All spice 1 tsp Chilli flakes 1 tbsp Dried thyme
Coconut rice 200ml basmati rice, soaked in water for at least 30 minutes before cooking 2 tbsp Spring onions, finely chopped 2 tbsp leek, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 tbsp fresh Thyme, finely chopped 125 ml Coconut milk 125ml coconut water
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Method: 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 seasoning 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.
Ingredients: Serves 6-8 230g butter, hot and melted 350g caster sugar 30g cocoa powder 100g plain flour 375ml 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.
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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.
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