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elcome to The 50+ Show Magazine and Show Guide for The 50+ Show in Glasgow in November 2013. 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 Manchester in March, in London in July, in Exeter in September, here in Glasgow in November and in Birmingham in December. In this magazine you’ll find features on finance, health and more. If you’d like to try our capercaillie hunting competition and be in with a chance to win £25 in M&S vouchers, please take our quick online survey questionnaire before 30 November. 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. On behalf of the whole organising team, we hope that you enjoy both this 50+ Show Magazine and The 50+ Show in Glasgow! Robert McCaffrey Editor
Robert McCaffrey Editor, Show director rob@50plusshow.com Reina Villanueva reina@50plusshow.com
Deputy editor
Claire Humphries claire@50plusshow.com
Associate editor
David Thomson david@50plusshow.com
Sales executive
Jane Donaldson jane@50plusshow.com
Sales executive
Sally Hope admin@50plusshow.com
Administration
lasgow-2013 address: 0-plus-show-g On-line survey /5 /s om .c dy polldad http://propubs.
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50+ Show A-Z of exhibitors and advertisers
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50+ Show floor plan Where to find the exhibitors you are looking for!
PROGRAMME & PERFORMER PROFILES
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Show programme and information
Just for fun, we have hidden a number of rare and endangered capercaillies (fewer than 2000 now exist in Scotland) throughout the 50+ Show Magazine: can you find them all? There are more than 10 but fewer than 20. Answers in our online questionnaire, please!
At-a-glance programmes for Thursday to Saturday...
Paul Brown Commercial director paul.brown@50plusshow.com Sonal Patel Administration sonal.patel@50plusshow.com
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Performer profiles
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Featured exhibitor profiles
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Competitions and show offers
50+ SHOW PHOTOGRAPHY AND WRITING COMPETITION WINNERS
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Photography competition winners
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True story: Pommies go home by Sheila Field
HEALTH
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How to remain active with arthritis
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SIMPLES - How to make some easy changes that will help protect your heart health
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Loving food and hating waste plus recipes from Chef Richard Fox
MONEY MATTERS
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How to get the most from your pension savings
TRAVEL 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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A Winter Bohemian Break in Prague
PUZZLE
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Puzzle - Two sets of clues to the same answers!
Visitors are advised to satisfy themselves as to the bona fides of the exhibitors prior to finalising any transactions.
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Exhibitors 50+ Show B21 Action on Hearing Loss E24 Adjustamatic Beds E15 Age Scotland E22 Arkay Sales B1,E41 Arthritis Research UK B11 Auchlochan Garden Village C8 Barrhead Travel D5 Bield C20 Book People, The E39 Bon Accord Life C1A Britain From Above E21 British Heart Foundation E34 British Telecom B16 Caesar & Howie Law Group E27 Cancer Research UK Health Zone Casada Health & Beauty E33, E5A Castle Collection, The E3 Caurnie Soaperie B20 Clackmannanshire E4A Collette Worldwide Holidays E4 Commonwealth War Graves Commission D21 Connect Financial Services B19 Cordia E44 Country Cousins B10 Cyclo-ssage D3 DC Thomson C19 Damselfly Craft Zone David Urquhart Travel E20 Diamond Shortbreak Holidays D4 Easy-Breaks.com E10 Eclipse Breaks E2A Elizabeth Arden Beauty Zone Fitzcharles Coaches Ltd E7 Fortina Spa Resort - Malta B8 Glenton Holidays E2 Gold Seal Windows & Doors D7 GSD Dental Clinics B7 Guide Dogs for the Blind B5 Hamlyns of Scotland Ltd E25 Hannover Housing Assocation D13 Hearing Clinic UK A5 Home Energy Scotland C5 House for an Art Lover E6 It’s the Thought That Counts E36 Jet2.com/Jet2holidays E11 KCO Beauty C23 Key Retirement Solutions E42 King’s Theatre and Theatre Royal Glasgow A1
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Mackie’s of Scotland B23 Macmillan Cancer Support C3 Magic Whisk C25 Marie Curie Cancer Care C14 McCarthy & Stone B14 NHS inform & Care Info Scotland E30 NFOP D20 NSPCC Scotland E28 Nu-Rest Re-Upholstery C6 Oakdale Beds D19 OPIS: Older Peoples Information Service B18 Original Beauty Glow A4 Pensions Advisory Service, The A8 Pieroth Ltd C13 Pillow Centre.co C24 Plumbs Ltd D11A Prostate Scotland D15 Prudential D8, D17 Ramblers Scotland E5 Regenovex C10 Retirement Today Magazine C9 Roofsure Ltd D16 Rosa Red E29 Rotary International Great Britain & Ireland D18 RSPB C22 ScotlandsDNA E19 ScotlandsPeople D1 Scots Magazine Sponsorship of the Climbing Wall Scottish Denture Centre E14 Scottish SPCA E17 Scottish Wildlife Trust C26 Senior Citizens Scotland and GOPWA A3 Silver Travel Advisor C4 Soldiers Off The Street B17 Sole Mates B22 Sparklebright B6 Specsavers D9 St Andrew’s Hospice (Lanarkshire) C15 Stately Albion P1 Strathmore Travel Ltd E3A Sunset Beach Club, Spain D2 Therapy Hair & Spa E41A Thistle Holidays C11 U3A E23 Visit York D6 Wealth & Safety (UK) Ltd E13 Weatherall Exteriors E40 Wiltshire Farm Foods B15 WW & J McClure Solicitors E35
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THURSDAY - 7 NOV Seminars
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Prudential Seminar Theatre
Seminar Theare 2
10.30 - 11.00 v TOP TIPS FOR RETIREMENT PLANNING FROM PRUDENTIAL Alan Stewart, Prudential
10.15 - 10.45 AN EXPERIENTIAL INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS Chloe Homewood, Mindfulness Today 11.00 - 11.30 HOW TO REMAIN ACTIVE AND DOING THE THINGS YOU LOVE Kathryn Leverett and Lorna Birse-Stewart, Arthritis Research UK
11.30 - 12.30 YOUR MONEY MATTERS PANEL Dr Robert McCaffrey, 50+ Show Director Chris Friel, Prudential Simon Primmer, The Pensions Advisory Service Maureen Mayley, Senior Citizens Scotland Edwin Finlayson, The Money Advice Service
health
11.45-12.15 MIDRIFF MISERY: Top tips on how to fight the flab at 50+ and rediscover your waistline Fiona Kirk, Nutritionist and author of Eat, Live & Lose the Flab
15.15 - 16.30
12.30 - 15.15
finance
12.30 - 13.00 v HOW TO START A BUSINESS AFTER 50 George Smith, PRIME
13.00 - 14.00 GARDENING QUESTION & ANSWER TIME Robert McCaw, Erskine Garden Centre David Ferguson, Greenbank Garden, NTS Robert Johnston, Landscape Consultant Andrew Scott, Reynard Nurseries
13.15 - 13.45 WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE? The importance of writing a will Brooke O’Connell, NSPCC Scotland Stuart Pelling, WW&J McClure Solicitors
gardening
14.30 - 15.00 TOP TIPS FOR RETIREMENT PLANNING FROM PRUDENTIAL Alan Stewart, Prudential
14.00 - 14.30 v MULTI-GENERATION HOLIDAYS AND TRAVELLING WITH GRANDCHILDREN Jenny Carr, Silver Travel Advisor
15.15 - 16.00 v WHAT YOUR CAB HAS TO OFFER The value of advice and volunteering opportunities Lynn Pilkington, Glasgow Central CAB
14.45 - 15.15 WHO ARE THE SCOTS? The Genome of a Nation Alistair Moffat, ScotlandsDNA
Genealogy
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Cookery Theatre
11.30 - 12.15 v MICHAEL KILKIE, Head Chef The Cook School at The Tennents Training Academy
10.00 - 10.30 GET MOVING WITH CURVES WEST END 11.00 - 11.45 SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Main Stage Host: Greg Summers 10.15 - 10.45 50+ Fashion Show
10.00 - 12.15
10.15 - 10.45 FABULOUS FOOD FOR ALMOST FREE: Making delicious dinners from next to nothing TV Chef Richard Fox
Dance Floor
11.00 - 11.30 ABBAMANIA
12.00 - 12.40 CHA CHA Yainer Carbonell
dance!
14.00 - 14.45 COCKTAIL MAKING Neil Dowie, Mixologist
15.15 - 16.00 MUSSEL FEST: mussels 3 ways TV Chef Richard Fox
12.50 - 13.20 GET MOVING WITH CURVES WEST END
12.30 - 13.00 50+ Fashion Show with House of Fraser
13.30 - 14.15 TAI CHI Charles Gorrie, Tai Chi Union of Great Britain
13.20 - 13.50 ABBAMANIA
14.30 - 15.15 SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
14.00 - 14.40 PRIZE QUIZ
14.50 - 15.20 SoundRoutes Singers
15.30 - 16.15 SALSA! Yainer Carbonell
Back on The 50+ Show Cookery Theatre is the talented Richard Fox - a TV chef, and beer expert, personality and active supporter of the WRAPbacked '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. The 50+ Show Magazine
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15.30 - 16.00 50+ Fashion Show with House of Fraser
fashion
14.45 - 16.30
culinary
11.45 - 12.15 SoundRoutes Singers
12.15 - 14.45
12.45 - 13.30 GORGEOUS GAME: It’s the season! TV Chef Richard Fox
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Seminar Theare 2 10.15 - 10.45 AN EXPERIENTIAL INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS Chloe Homewood, Mindfulness Today
10.30 - 11.00 TOP TIPS FOR RETIREMENT PLANNING FROM PRUDENTIAL Declan Mullan, Prudential
11.00 - 11.30 HOW TO REMAIN ACTIVE AND DOING THE THINGS YOU LOVE Kathryn Leverett and Lorna Birse-Stewart, Arthritis Research UK
11.30 - 12.30 YOUR MONEY MATTERS PANEL Dr Robert McCaffrey, 50+ Show Director Ian Morrison, Prudential Simon Primmer, The Pensions Advisory Service Justin Glass, Senior Citizens Scotland Edwin Finlayson, The Money Advice Service
health
11.45-12.15 v MIDRIFF MISERY: Top tips on how to fight the flab at 50+ and rediscover your waistline Fiona Kirk, Nutritionist and author of Eat, Live & Lose the Flab
14.45 - 16.30
12.15 - 14.45
finance
13.00 - 14.00 GARDENING QUESTION & ANSWER TIME Robert McCaw, Erskine Garden Centre David Ferguson, Greenbank Garden, NTS Robert Johnston, Landscape Consultant Andrew Scott, Reynard Nurseries
12.30 - 13.00 HOW TO START A BUSINESS AFTER 50 George Smith, PRIME
14.30 - 15.00 v TOP TIPS FOR RETIREMENT PLANNING FROM PRUDENTIAL Declan Mullan, Prudential
13.50 - 14.30 PRIZE QUIZ - Win a pair of tickets to see Aladdin at The King’s Theatre Glasgow
15.15 - 16.00 WHAT YOUR CAB HAS TO OFFER The value of advice and volunteering opportunities Lynn Pilkington, Glasgow Central CAB
14.45 - 15.15 WHO ARE THE SCOTS? The Genome of a Nation Alistair Moffat, ScotlandsDNA
13.15 - 13.45 v WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE? The importance of writing a will Brooke O’Connell, NSPCC Scotland Stuart Pelling, WW&J McClure Solicitors
gardening
Genealogy
15.30 - 16.00 Take off with Britain from Above: An introduction to the project and the Aerofilms collection Alison Cutforth, Britain from Above
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Cookery Theatre
11.30 - 12.15 MICHAEL KILKIE, Head Chef The Cook School at The Tennents Training Academy
14.00 - 14.45 COCKTAIL MAKING Neil Dowie, Mixologist
Host: Greg Summers
10.00 - 10.30 GET MOVING WITH CURVES WEST END 11.00 - 11.45 SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Scottish Country Dancing is the fastest way to fun, fitness and friendship, so come and join The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society and learn some simple dance steps on the 50+ Show dance floor.
12.15 - 13.00 COME ALIVE AND LEARN TO JIVE with Jump Jazz & Jive Champion and his club formation dancers
11.40 - 12.10 SoundRoutes Singers 12.20 - 12.50 50+ Fashion Show with House of Fraser
13.30 - 14.15 TAI CHI - Charles Gorrie, Tai Chi Union of Great Britain
13.10 - 13.40 ABBAMANIA
13.50 - 14.20 SoundRoutes Singers
14.30 - 15.00 50+ Fashion Show - House of Fraser
fashion
15.30 -16.15 COME ALIVE AND LEARN TO JIVE with Jump Jazz & Jive Champion and his club formation dancers
dance!
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14.45 - 16.30
culinary
11.00 - 11.30 ABBAMANIA
music
14.30 - 15.15 SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society 15.15 - 16.00 MUSSEL FEST: mussels 3 ways TV Chef Richard Fox
10.15 - 10.45 50+ Fashion Show
12.15 - 14.45
12.45 - 13.30 GORGEOUS GAME: It’s the season! TV Chef Richard Fox
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Dance Floor
10.00 - 12.15
10.15 - 10.45 v FABULOUS FOOD FOR ALMOST FREE: Making delicious dinners from next to nothing TV Chef Richard Fox
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SATURDAY - 9 NOV Seminars
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Seminar Theare 2 10.15 - 10.45 AN EXPERIENTIAL INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS Bhante, Mindfulness Today
10.30 - 11.00 TOP TIPS FOR RETIREMENT PLANNING FROM PRUDENTIAL Gary Stevenson, Prudential
11.00 - 11.30 HOW TO REMAIN ACTIVE AND DOING THE THINGS YOU LOVE Kathryn Leverett and Lorna Birse-Stewart, Arthritis Research UK
11.30 - 12.30 v YOUR MONEY MATTERS PANEL Dr Robert McCaffrey, 50+ Show Director Representative from Prudential Simon Primmer, The Pensions Advisory Service Lynn Campbell, Senior Citizens Scotland Edwin Finlayson, The Money Advice Service
health
11.45-12.15 MIDRIFF MISERY: Top tips on how to fight the flab at 50+ and rediscover your waistline Fiona Kirk, Nutritionist and author of Eat, Live & Lose the Flab
14.45 - 16.30
12.15 - 14.45
finance
13.00 - 14.00 GARDENING QUESTION & ANSWER TIME Robert McCaw, Erskine Garden Centre David Ferguson, Greenbank Garden, NTS Robert Johnston, Landscape Consultant Andrew Scott, Reynard Nurseries
12.30 - 13.00 HOW TO START A BUSINESS AFTER 50 George Smith, PRIME
gardening
13.15 - 13.45 WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE? The importance of writing a will Brooke O’Connell, NSPCC Scotland Stuart Pelling, WW&J McClure Solicitors
14.30 - 15.00 TOP TIPS FOR RETIREMENT PLANNING FROM PRUDENTIAL Gary Stevenson, Prudential
14.00 - 14.30 v Take off with Britain from Above: An introduction to the project and the Aerofilms collection Alison Cutforth, Britain from Above
15.15 - 16.00 v WHAT YOUR CAB HAS TO OFFER The value of advice and volunteering opportunities Lynn Pilkington, Glasgow Central CAB
14.45 - 15.15 WHO ARE THE SCOTS? The Genome of a Nation Alistair Moffat, ScotlandsDNA
Genealogy
15.30 - 16.00 MULTI-GENERATION HOLIDAYS & TRAVELLING WITH GRANDCHILDREN Jenny Carr, Silver Travel Advisor
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Cookery Theatre
11.30 - 12.15 MICHAEL KILKIE, Head Chef The Cook School at The Tennents Training Academy
10.00 - 10.30 GET MOVING WITH CURVES WEST END 11.00 - 11.45 SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
12.00 - 12.40 CHA CHA with Yainer Carbonell
culinary 14.00 - 14.45 COCKTAIL MAKING Neil Dowie, Mixologist
11.00 - 11.30 ABBAMANIA
11.45 - 12.15 Kirkintilloch Ladies Choir 12.30 - 13.00 50+ Fashion Show with House of Fraser
13.30 - 14.15 TAI CHI - Charles Gorrie, Tai Chi Union of Great Britain
13.20 - 13.50 ABBAMANIA
music
14.10 - 14.40 Kirkintilloch Ladies Choir
14.50 - 15.30 PRIZE QUIZ - Win a pair of tickets to see Aladdin at The King’s Theatre Glasgow 15.40 - 16.10 50+ Fashion Show with House of Fraser
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15.30 - 16.15 SALSA Yainer Carbonell
dance!
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10.15 - 10.45 50+ Fashion Show
12.50 - 13.20 GET MOVING WITH CURVES WEST END
14.30 - 15.15 SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
15.15 - 16.00 MUSSEL FEST: mussels 3 ways TV Chef Richard Fox
Host: Greg Summers
12.15 - 14.45
12.45 - 13.30 v GORGEOUS GAME: It’s the season! TV Chef Richard Fox
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10.00 - 12.15
10.15 - 10.45 v FABULOUS FOOD FOR ALMOST FREE: Making delicious dinners from next to nothing TV Chef Richard Fox
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FEATURES Get crafting at The 50+ Show Craft Zone! See the colourful display by
Damselfly Crafts
Anni and Yvonne from Damselflycrafts in Glasgow’s Kelvinbridge welcome you to the Craft Zone where you can watch some demonstrations and even try your hand at creating with two of their most popular crafts: decopatch and card making. Decopatch just in case you aren’t yet familiar with this popular and contemporary craft is the art of decorating a whole host of items and even furniture with the most beautiful french tissue papers. Card making speaks for itself! Both are easy and very enjoyable for all. Yes, even for you novices out there. Come and visit them in the Craft Zone and see for yourself or better still have a go! We dare you. We guarantee you will create something just a little bit fabulous and you never know, you may get hooked on a new hobby and skill. For more information about Damselflly Crafts, visit www.damselflycrafts.com
Gardening Question & Answer time each da y from 1pm to 2pm at The Pr udential Seminar Thea tre.
BAFTA award-winning actress and Scottish showbiz legend, Dorothy Paul, will bring us her special take on her life in a once in a lifetime, not to be missed, 'Audience with Dorothy' at The 50+ Show.
Enjoy comedy, music and general outrageousness with one of Scotland's most-loved performers on stage this Friday at 3.15pm!
ABBA Tribute band ABBAMANIA, the UK’s original ABBA tribute, are widely regarded as one of Europe’s Premier ABBA tribute Bands. Their sensational live concerts have taken them all over the World. ABBAMANIA’s show is a wonderful tribute to ABBA’s live concert that fans throughout the World were enthralled with back in the 70’s. They have taken the wonderful music of ABBA to places such as: Denmark; England; Portugal; Scotland; Belgium; France; Ireland; Germany, Philippines and Holland. Re-live the memories of ABBA with the ABBAMANIA girls at The 50+ Show.
Come and meet the staff from Cancer Research Roadshow UK who will be carrying out very simple health checks. They will run BMI, smokerlyzer and blood pressure checks. A BMI entails calculating a person's Body Mass Index by weighing them, measuring waist size, and comparing these with heights. A smokerlyzer test entails the user exhaling into a handheld machine with a tube, which reads the levels of oxygen in the lungs.
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BEAUTY ZONE WHAT’S ON THE CATWALK Fashion show featuring real models, professionally styled and choreographed by Mandy White of White Event Management. Clothes supplied by: House of Fraser, Glasgow
Relaxation is on offer at the Beauty zone with Elizabeth Arden, where visitors can enjoy a beauty treat, courtesy of experts in make-up and skin care, who will be delighted to demonstrate the tips and tricks of the trade as well as introduce beauty essentials.
SoundRoutes Singers SoundRoutes Singers are one choir spread over five locations in central Scotland – Glasgow, Bearsden, Hamilton, Carluke and Motherwell. They sing a collection of pop, folk, roots, rock and gospel music. They don’t audition and everyone is welcome to join – even those who think they can’t sing! Scottish musician Shona Brown founded SoundRoutes in 2009 and since then the choirs have grown to a membership of over 180 people. They have sung to sold out audiences across Lanarkshire and Glasgow and made regular appearances at events including the Royal Highland Show and the Glasgow Winterfest. The choirs meet weekly with Shona who aims to make the sessions fun and inspiring whilst always striving for musical excellence. They always welcome new members. For more information Email: info@soundroutessingers.com or call 07811 504141. Kirkintilloch Ladies Choir was first established in 1960. It initially started as a small group of ladies led by their conductor, Nan Duncan, who went on to conduct the choir for twenty years. Over the past 50 years the choir has expanded to over thirty members and during that time was also led by Margaret Whitelaw for 22 years. The choir has performed on popular TV programme, Songs of Praise, at George Square’s The Spirit of Christmas and various other charity and fundraising events. The choir recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary and held a Golden Jubilee concert, showcasing the many different pieces of its varied repertoire. This includes traditional to television themes, madrigals to modern, Scottish to songs from the shows, and African pieces to general pop. Bryan Marshall is the current Musical Director. He not only directs the Kirkintilloch Ladies Choir, but also is Musical Director of the very popular Westerton Male Voice Choir.
Yainer Carbonell Vegueriz & The Descarga Dance Company
Dancer and Choreographer Yainer Carbonell has extensive experience on stage and on screen in contemporary dance, Cuban popular dance, specialising in Afro-Cuban folklore. He is the Artistic Director of The Descarga Dance Company & School established in February of 2010, has made numerous performances and choreographic credits including the full-length theatre show ‘ASERE: On My Mind’ with a cast of 10 which debuted at Glasgow’s Mitchell Theatre on 26-28th October 2011. Yainer has also recently finished a world tour with ‘Lady Salsa’. Join Yainer on the dance floor on Thursday and Saturday. There’s no need to pre-book, just come along and have-a-go!
dance! dance! dance!
Keep fit with Curves We st End - the Curves Wo rkout is fun, fast and providing both cardio safe and strength training . Taster session will be each day on the danc on offer e floor!
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Featured exhibitors AGE SCOTLAND ENTERPRISES Stand E22
BIELD Stand C20
Age Scotland Enterprises offers products and services to older people and is one of UK’s largest social enterprises. Our offices are based in Edinburgh and Glasgow and offer a face to face service, over the telephone or on the internet. We offer insurances which include Home, Travel, Car, Energy and Funeral Plans which are price freezed until 30th November 2013. We provide a free ‘Lifebook’ which makes the storage of information easier.
Bield have been helping older people in Scotland for over 40 years. We believe there’s no age limit on happiness. Why should you be forced to love your life a little bit less just because you’re getting older and less able to do the things you’ve always done? We are a non-profit organisation with charitable status. Our services include: • Housing • Care Housing • Home and Day Care Services • Community Alarm Service
Telephone: 0845 833 0758/0141 204 0811 Email: insurance@agescotland.org.uk Web: www.agescotland.org.uk 160 Causewayside, Edinburgh, EH9 1PR
Telephone: 0131 273 4000 Email: info@bield.co.uk Web: www.bield.co.uk 79 Hopetoun Street, Edinburgh, EH7 4QF
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION Stand E34
CAESAR & HOWIE LAW GROUP Stand E27
Start living a heart-healthy lifestyle by joining Heart Matters – the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) FREE membership service. As a member, you’ll get: a membership pack that includes a tape measure & recipe folder, our bimonthly 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 at stand E34 and get a free BHF pill box.
Caesar & Howie are dedicated to providing legal services for the elderly and vulnerable, with legal aid where possible. Originating in West Lothian, the firm has been in existence for over 200 years, and has offices in Alloa, Falkirk, Bathgate, Whitburn, Livingston & Glasgow. Caesar & Howie are the founder members of www.solicitorsforolderpeoplescotland.co.uk, an affinity group of solicitors throughout Scotland, looking after the legal needs of older people in a caring and sensitive way.
Telephone: 020 7554 0000 Email: heartmatters@bhf.org.uk Web: bhf.org.uk/heartmatters Greater London House, 180 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 7AW
Telephone: 0800 037 0526 Email: enquiries@caesar-howie.co.uk Web: www.caesar-howie.co.uk 29 George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PG
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Stand D21
COUNTRY COUSINS Stand B10 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.
The CWGC commemorates 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars, maintaining their graves and memorials in 153 countries. Over 125,000 Scots were killed in the Great War alone, and there are over 20,000 Commonwealth war graves in Scotland at over 1,200 locations. Commission staff will be on stand D21 to answer questions and undertake traces of individual casualties using a searchable on-line database. A wide range of free information sheets will also be available.
Telephone: 0844 209 2646 Email: info@country-cousins.co.uk Web: www.country-cousins.co.uk Third Floor, West Point, Springfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2PD
Telephone: 01628 507200 Email: Ian.Franklin@cwgc.org Web: www.cwgc.org 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7DX
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Featured exhibitors GSD DENTAL CLINICS Stand B7
MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE Stand C14
GSD Dental Clinics is a leading clinic in dental implants and complex oral rehabilitation, located in the heart of Lisbon, Portugal, where you can enjoy a great city break. Get superior quality health services that can cost up to 60% less than in the UK. We have prepared a free welcome package worth 800€ for your first visit, so that you can personally experience our professional service before deciding to start your treatment with us. Smiling already? Visit Stand B7!
Marie Curie Cancer Care provide high quality nursing care to terminally ill patients and their families, completely free of charge, either in a patient’s own home or in one of our hospices. Gifts in Wills fund the equivalent of 1 in 2 of our nurses so have an important part to play in the future of the charity. Telephone: 0131 561 3952 Email: emily.hogg@mariecurie.org.uk www.mariecurie.org.uk/en-GB/donate/charity-will-legacy/ 14 Links Place Edinburgh EH6 7EB
Telephone: UK 07920643311 PT +351 910766688 Email: holidays@gsd-dentalclinics.com Web: http://holidays.gsd-dentalclinics.com R. Duque de Palmela 30 – 2º A, 1250-098 Lisboa, Portugal PRUDENTIAL Stand D8, D17
REGENOVEX Stand C10
Whether there’s some way to go before you retire or you are already retired, Prudential’s Financial Advisers will be on hand to help you with any questions or concerns that you may have. You’re welcome to come along to our stand to chat about your financial hopes and worries.
Regenovex is a unique, technically advanced formulation for men and women containing Bionovex® (marine oil from New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels) and Hyaluronic Acid (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.
We look forward to seeing you there. Oh, and look out for the elephant in the room. It’s hard to ignore, and you could win a safari trip for 2*! *Terms & Conditions of this competition are available at the Prudential stand. Telephone: 0800 000 000 Web: www.pru.co.uk
Telephone: 01355 848484 Web: www.regenovex.co.uk 1 Redwood Avenue, Peel Park Campus, East Kilbride, G74 5PE
RETIREMENT TODAY MAGAZINE Stand C9
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND Stand D18
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Featured exhibitors ST ANDREW’S HOSPICE (LANARKSHIRE) Stand C15
STRATHMORE TRAVEL Stand E3A Entering our 9th year, Strathmore Travel provides great value coach-inclusive UK breaks, fun day trips, and exciting excursions, incorporating Flower Shows, Stately Homes, Easter, Christmas and more. Using quality hotels, our breaks include DB&B, all coach travel, reserved coach seats and excursions. There is no single supplement on some tours and we offer discounts for Group travel.
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What will you leave children? A childhood full of love and laughter? A safe place to play? Your generosity?
Children are our future. They learn from us, share our interests and inherit our funny little ways. After you’ve remembered your loved ones, you could help the NSPCC protect children by leaving a gift in your will.
Visit www.nspcc.org.uk/giftsinwills for more information.
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AGE SCOTLAND - E22 Visit the Age Scotland Stand to win £1000. *Simply fill in a prize draw form to enter.
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MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT - C3 Visit the stand, complete a simple quiz and enter into a prize draw to win a ‘single’ will from The Goodwill Partnership. NSPCC- E28 Enter their free prize draw to have your will written for free. Three free wills to be won, meaning that one lucky winner will be drawn each day.
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MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE - C14 Visit the Marie Curie stand and enter their prize draw to have your Will written or amended for free! A draw will be made on each day of the show.
DAVID URQUHART TRAVEL - E20 Visit the stand and enter into a prize draw to win a coach holiday ‘The Braemar Bash’ 3 days / 2 nights at the Fife Arms Hotel, Braemar. Included are 2 nights dinner, bed and breakfast, an excursion to Ballater, bottle of sparkling wine in your room on arrival, entertainment each evening and travel throughout. Selected dates available departing from West Central Scotland. This prize must be taken before 31st March 2014 and is non transferable. Not valid in conjunction with any other offer.
NFOP - D20 Anyone visiting the NFOP stand can enter a competition to win FREE Life Membership of the National Federation of Occupational Pensioners. Anyone attending the Glasgow 50+ Show is eligible to take advantage of our special joining fee offer. 50+ Show delegates can join the NFOP at the much reduced fee of £10* for a full years membership. *This offer only applies to the first year’s membership fee. Applicants must be a Glasgow 50+ Show delegate and make their application at the NFOP stand D20 over the three days of 7th, 8th, and 9th of November 2013. Those wishing to remain a member after the first year must then pay the full fee for subsequent years.
EASY-BREAKS.COM - E10 Enter a free prize draw each day to win a 2 night break for 2 people. ECLIPSE BREAKS - E2A Enter a free prize draw to win a luxury coach holiday for 2 to St Annes.
PLUMBS - C10 Visit the Plumbs stand and get the following show offers: £100 off Loose Covers and 4 free scatters (valid on minimum order value of £399. £200 off Re-upholstery and 4 free scatters (valid on minimum order value of £800). £100 off Total Comfort Recliners.
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Win amazing prizes! PRUDENTIAL - D8,D17 Want to win a truly unforgettable trip for you and a guest to jet off to the sun soaked South African city of Cape Town? The highlight of this trip will be an overnight safari experience at the Aquila Safari Park where you will get a unique close up view of the famous Big Five. To enter, just pop along to the Prudential stand at the 50+ Show, answer a few quick questions in our Survey, and we’ll enter you into the draw. REGENOVEX - C10 Win 1 of 5 x Hula Hoop & a 3 month supply of Regenovex (Includes 4 packs of Regenovex Capsules and 3 packs of Regenovex Gel). Simply complete an entry form on the Regenovex stand for your chance to win. RETIREMENT TODAY MAGAZINE - C9 Visit Retirement Today Magazine stand and enter a competition for a chance to win a fabulous overnight stay, with dinner and breakfast at the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel in Perthshire. Subscribe today and receive 12 issues of Retirement Today magazine direct to your door for only £14.99, plus a free gift.
SUNSET BEACH CLUB - D2 Visit stand D2 to register your chance to win a 3 night Winter stay at the fabulous 4* Hotel-Apartments Sunset Beach Club on the Costa del Sol, Spain. Located on the seafront, and just 20 minutes from Malaga airport, this is the perfect destination for a Winter Sun break! THISTLE HOLIDAYS - C11 Visit the Thistle Holidays stand for a chance to win £500 of holiday vouchers, £100 M&S Voucher and a food hamper. VISIT YORK - D6 Visit York will be giving away two bags of York goodies each day – to include a tea towel, candle and a mug to enjoy free sample of Yorkshire tea. Visitors simply need to fill in their details and the winner of each draw will be announced on the stand at midday and 3.30pm each day. * Please be advised that Terms and Conditions apply to these competitions v
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THE 50+ SHOW PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION Winners & Runners-up
CATEGORY ‘THINGS I LIKE’ WINNER A Walk on Coldingham Sands, Berwickshire, by Phyllis Angus
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Above: Cumbria by Barry Atkins-Dallam
Below: Fell Whitechapel W. Lancs. Rainbow at Sunset by Helen Sharpe-Bleasdale
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A true story... POMMIES GO HOME I would only have to think of what Sydney Harbour looked like when I first saw it or when I left it three years later, not just the place but for those I’d grown to love there, and I would get a lump in my throat. It was in the late 60s, I was young and adventurous, commuting to Oxford Street by tube for work and shared a flat in Nottinghill Gate, with friends. London then was the height of fashion with music festivals of love and peace but something was missing. I had broken up with my boyfriend and I was on a mission to put the past behind me and start afresh. I had chosen Sydney, as I knew people there and it was all of £10 to emigrate. I was on a plane for three days which took me through different time zones,
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stopping at Istanbul, Bombay, Singapore and Melbourne. The minute I stepped off the plane at Bombay to change planes, I felt a whoosh of heat enveloping me and the sun beating like a great fan against my tired face. When I arrived at Sydney, and adjusted from the ringing in my ears from the sound of the plane, the first thing I noticed was that the sky was a phosphorescent blue. My friends, whom I had worked with in London, were waiting for me at the airport. I was to stay with them a few nights. We drove along the coast to their home where I could see the arch of the bridge, as full of promise as a rainbow. Enormous and more curious seagulls than I had ever seen in England hovered over us. The stretch of bold advertising along the high street, I could barely see for the kitschy splendor of it all. My new life had begun. The wine that passed around the table that evening, I shall never forget. I drank a lot. I was experiencing mixed feelings of this adventure, a voyage into unchartered waters and the reality of being in Sydney far from home and having to stay for two years. What if I hated it? I rented a flat in Darling Point, over-
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looking a bay, with a small balcony from which I could see the Harbour Bridge and the ferries coming and going. I could see the Opera House slowly rising, near Bennelong Point, and I was later to discover that there was controversy over the cost and the building stopped. The scent was overpowering from the wild flowers that grew on the cliff descent where I would walk down in the morning to the jetty. The sun on my neck, the smell of the sea and the newness of it all was so appealing. It was a ferry ride of 15 minutes to Circular Quay and I marvelled at the blue skies and sea, I never wanted it to end. Other passengers off to work in the city, bank managers in their shorts and knee high socks which I always found amusing, would read the morning papers, oblivious to it all. I couldn’t help looking at the wonders of the harbour and the bridge, the rich blue skies and sea. I struggled at first with difficulties in finding work and making friends. There appeared to be hostility towards the English immigrant in those days. This, I was told later, is because they kept moaning and complaining. I used to see graffiti on walls saying “whinging pommies go Nov 2013
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Pictures above: Some 'snaps' from a very old album (1968/9). The small black and white photos are views from the ferry of Sydney when I commuted to work, the balcony house is where I lived although I think that was when I lived in Paddington and one of the opera house from the ferry still being built. There is one of me on top of a building in Sydney (note the ad!), Geoff and I, a view of Sydney Harbour Bridge and me lying on a deserted beach.
home” and there were times when I felt homesick. But it soon faded. I fell in love of course. Not just with the bridge and the harbour but with friends, their hospitality, their sentimentality and their recklessness and eventually with a man. Sydney was growing into a great metropolis but still poised between overgrown country town populated with Greek and Italian market gardeners and a gentle beach and harbour. In half an hour from where I lived, I could be on a harbour beach or an ocean beach, washing scallops down with wine, watching beautiful people on the beaches, surfers tumble and children play. How could I not fall in love? When you are young and far from home in a seductive place, you fall in love with the vivid colours and the sensation of distance with its far away sadness, Sydney has always struck me as melancholy. The university where Geoff worked as a scientist and I worked as an administrator, and the clubs where he played his clarinet, filled me with great joy. We’d go from lunching in the grounds, endless walks along the coastline and back to his place listening to Brahms’s clarinet quintet in the fading sunshine. So why did I leave? The simple answer is that you can have too much of a good thing. It was unreal, the wine bars, beach life, although seductive, there was too much fun and not enough work. It is a sad but necessary fact for some of us to face: that we fare better when the going isn’t easy. On the day before I sailed away, I sat on a bench in a park overlooking the harbour and I cried buckets. v
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How to remain 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 this year’s 50+ Show 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 and diet can play.
Below are a couple of examples of a simple exercise that you can do at home or at work for osteoarthritis of the knee: 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.
There are ten million people in the UK who are living with the pain and stiffness that is caused by musculoskeletal conditions. Osteoarthritis is the most common musculoskeletal condition in older people. Around a third of people aged 45 years and over in the UK, a total of 8.75 million people, have sought treatment from their general practitioner for osteoarthritis. It can occur in different parts of the body, causing pain and stiffness in the knees, hips, feet, ankles, hands and wrists. Everyday things, like walking, standing or lifting can become difficult. This has a huge impact on people’s quality of life, working, driving, playing with the grandchildren and gardening, can all become more difficult. But there is hope, for people who are living with joint pain and stiffness, as there are a number of things that can be done to help to strengthen the joints and relieve pain.
Exercise:
You may think that having arthritis and joint pain means that you need to rest up and avoid physical activity, but in fact, exercise is important for people with arthritis because keeping the joints supple will help to reduce your pain and stay active. Strengthening and stretching exercises are particularly important as they stop joints stiffening up and help to keep them in the right position. You can try a range of exercises such as cycling, Pilates and yoga that cater for every type of mobility and severity of arthritis.
Weight Loss:
Weight loss can also play an important factor in helping to take care of your joints. Because of the way joints work, the pressure in your knee is five to six times your body weight when you walk, so even a small weight loss can make a big difference. Aside from keeping active, below are several easy and healthy ways to help lose weight. Cut down on fat - fat has twice as many calories as the same weight of starch or protein and most people eat far more fat than they need. Cut down on sugar - sugar contains only calories and has no other food value so you can cut down on sugar without losing any nourishment. You can use dried fruit, like raisins, to sweeten cereals and puddings; unlike sugar and artificial sweeteners, they also provide vitamins and minerals. Eat more fruit and vegetables - The World Health Organisation recommends that you eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables every day. This is to make sure your body receives the important nutrients that it needs to maintain good health and to protect it during the stress of disease. It’s been suggested that antioxidants may help to protect the joints by mopping up some of the chemicals that cause inflammation. Choose more vegetables or salad to help fill your plate but lower your calorie intake.
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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.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------pause. Many people with arthritis also have a risk of developing osteoporosis. The best sources of calcium are dairy products such as milk, cheese, yogurt, calcium-enriched varieties of milks made from soya, rice or oats and fish that are eaten with the bones (such as sardines).
Diet:
Although there are no diets or dietary supplements that will cure your arthritis, some people do find that a change in diet can improve their symptoms and help to reduce the symptoms of arthritis. Some vitamins and minerals have been proven to help musculoskeletal conditions. Calcium Calcium is important for maintaining healthy bones. Calcium deficiency increases your risk of osteoporosis, which is particularly common in women after the meno-
Vitamin D Vitamin D is needed for the body to absorb and process calcium and there’s some evidence that arthritis progresses more quickly in people who don’t have enough Vitamin D. Vitamin D is sometimes called the sunshine vitamin because it’s produced by the body when the skin is exposed to sunlight. A slight deficiency is quite common in winter. Vitamin D can also be obtained from the diet (especially from oily fish) or from supplements such as fish liver oil. However, it’s important not to take too much fish liver oil. If you’re over 60, dark-skinned, or don’t expose your skin to the sun very often and are worried about a lack of vitamin D, you should discuss with your doctor whether a vitamin D supplement would be right for you.
Anti-inflammatory drugs to help treat arthritis help the pain and stiffness of arthritis but may cause bleeding and stomach ulcers in some people, leading to anaemia. The other main cause of anaemia in arthritis is anaemia of chronic disease, which often occurs with rheumatoid arthritis and similar conditions and doesn’t improve with iron supplements. Good sources of iron are red meat, oily fish e.g. sardines, pulses e.g. lentils and haricot beans and dark green vegetables e.g. spinach, kale and watercress. Although diet, exercise and weight loss can’t cure osteoarthritis, they can help to relieve the pain and help you to stay active.
If you are living with pain, try making a few small changes to your daily routine. More information and advice is available on daily living with arthritis at: www.arthritisresearchuk.org or you can visit Arthritis Research UK’s stand at the show (stand number B11). v
Iron Iron is important in preventing anaemia and many people with arthritis are anaemic.
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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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Roasted red onion and fennel soup Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 55-60 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: 2 small red onions, sliced 1 small fennel bulb (about 175g/6oz total weight), trimmed and thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, crushed (optional) 2 tbp olive oil 1 tbsp red wine vinegar 4 tbsp red wine (or additional stock) ½ tsp dried thyme 450ml (16fl oz) home-made or reduced-salt vegetable stock Freshly ground black pepper, to taste Small fresh thyme springs, to garnish (optional) 1. Preheat oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/ gas mark 6. Put onions, fennel and garlic (if using) into a small, non-stick roasting tin; add olive oil and toss to coat vegetables. Roast in oven for about 35 minutes or until vegetables are softened and tinged brown at the edges, stirring once. 2. Remove from oven and transfer mixture to a nonstick saucepan. Add red wine vinegar; cook over a medium heat for 1 minute, stirring. Add red wine; bubble for 2-3 minutes or until almost all the wine has evaporated, stirring. Add thyme and stock. Bring to the boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
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• Use ½-1 tsp chopped fresh thyme in place of the dried thyme. • Roasting the vegetables before simmering the soup adds an extra richness to the flavour. • Serve with crusty French bread, if you like.
3. Remove from heat; season to taste with black pepper. Divide soup between serving bowls; serve immediately, garnished with fresh thyme springs (if using).
For more heart-healthy recipes join Heart Matters. Visit bhf.org.uk/heartmatters or call 0300 330 3300*. When you join, you’ll get a free welcome pack with the latest issue of Heart Matters magazine, a recipe folder to start collecting heart-healthy recipes and a tape measure to check if you’re a healthy shape. As part of the ongoing free support, you’ll get the magazine sent to you every two months and access to online tools like our recipe finder, free email support and online community. *(Similar cost to 01 or 02 numbers; lines are open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday).
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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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Apparently we throw away around 3000 un-opened bottles and cans of beer a day - WHAT?!? It’s true people – I curse those crazy ‘best before’ dates! Anyway, not us I hear you say. However, it being the weekend and everything it’s entirely feasible you’ve got half a can or bottle left over from last night’s post-pub fun and games. It may be flat – but it’ll work a treat in the dish below. If you’ve got an old leek looking past it in the veg rack, and some spare bacon, get these fired in for fabulous flavour. Also, sadly, the end of the mussel season is rapidly approaching so let’s make the most of these cheap, tasty and quick as hell to cook little bi-valves.
Beer and bacon steamed mussels Serves 2 Ingredients: 1 kg mussels, cleaned and de-bearded 1onion, finely chopped Left over bit of leek, finely chopped Two or three rashers bacon, ideally streaky, cut into lardons (little pieces) 250ml beer 200ml double cream Handful of flat leaf parsley, finely chopped METHOD: • Heat a little oil in a heavy based pan large enough to steam all the mussels, which also has a tight fitting lid. • Add the bacon and fry until golden brown. • Add the onions, leeks and cook on a more gentle heat for a couple of minutes. • Add the mussels and the beer, turn up the heat, put on a lid and cook until the mussels open, giving the pan an occasional shake. • Add the double cream, bring to the boil, turn off the heat and add the parsley. Serve immediately with plenty of crusty bread.
I’m thinking you need a good chocolate fix to follow on from all this savoury stuff. So, I’m delighted to bring you: Ultimate Chocolate Brownie. Of all the chocolate brownie recipes I’ve ever cooked, this is by far the best. It was our staple dessert when I worked for Lettuce event caterers in London and went down a storm with the London celebrity party set. When you discover that chocolate brownie is this easy to make, you’ll never want to buy it again! Feel free to throw in chopped nuts, sultanas or anything else that you fancy – well, within brownie reason anyway!
Ultimate Chocolate Brownie Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 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: • Pre-heat the oven to 180˚C. • Take an oven proof dish or tin approximately 25cm x 16cm x 5cm deep; grease with butter and line with baking parchment paper. • Butter the paper all over. • Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and then pour into the prepared dish. • Place in the oven and bake for 45 – 50 minutes. • Remove and leave to cool. • Cut into pieces and serve. • Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
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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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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.
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Your pension 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/find-lostpension or write to them at; Pension Tracing Service The Pension Service Tyneview Park Whitley Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE98 1BA
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A winter bohemian break in Prague! by Debbie Marshall, Managing Director Silver Travel Advisor
Prague has become one of the top European destinations for a short-break and with good reason. And whilst it might not seem the obvious choice for a midwinter break, don’t be put off by the cold weather. Simply wandering around the uncrowded fairytale-like city is a winter wonderland experience in itself; and there is plenty to see inside as well as out.
There are many ways to enjoy Prague but my recommendation is to take a more Bohemian approach. Besides being the region within the Czech Republic of which Prague has long been the capital city, the word Bohemian has taken on new meaning. Many people see Bohemia not as a place, but as a state of mind, taking the meaning from the ‘Bohemians’
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in 19th century Paris, visiting cafes and watching the bourgeoisie from the Latin Quarter and Montmartre. So with this in mind, Prague’s famous cafes provided the focus and backdrop to a short-break in this fabulous city. Being January they also provided a welcome refuge from the dry cold and snow, which whilst creating a magical sparkling vista, also are a good excuse for frequent tea and cakes. These cafes, much like those of Paris in the 19th and early 20th century, were the places where Bohemian writers, philosophers and their patrons dreamed of a new Czechoslovakian nation state, often under very difficult political circumstances. Not recognising many names or faces of the famous authors and artists captured in photographs on the walls didn’t matter; these cafes have a great atmosphere and are perfect for afternoon tea or a morning brunch just chatting or people watching. With lovely views of the Vlatav and Prague Castle, Cafe Slavia is perhaps the pick of the bunch being situated just across from the National Theatre. This has been a meeting place from the 1920s until the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Restored to its 1930s Art Deco glory, it is set just 500 meters south of The Charles Bridge. Cafe Louvre is also steeped in history, boasting guests including Karel Capek, Franz Kafka and Albert Einstein during his professorship in Prague. It is also where the Czech arm of the PEN club, an influential literary group was established in 1925. Very pleasant light lunches, indulgent cakes and teas and coffees can be enjoyed overlooking the busy thoroughfare of Národní, which runs between Old Town and New Town. Prague: Where to stay? The only choice for a Bohemian break has to be the beautiful Art Nouveau & Art Deco Hotel Paris. This combination of class and luxury within a bohemian city experience is intoxicating. The hotel is ideally situated right next to The Municipal House, a stunning Art Nouveau concert hall, cafe and restaurant, built at the height of Czech nationalism and still a major landmark. Besides being a
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top-class hotel, with every comfort and the highest standards of service, it also boasts an Art Nouveau cafe, the Cafe de Paris, and the lovely Sarah Bernhardt restaurant where sumptuous buffet breakfasts and fine lunch and evening dining can be enjoyed.
Wonderful is an overused word but Prague is truly wonderful. Having been spared fire, ransacking and bombing throughout its turbulent history, it boasts centuries of architectural mastery and splendour. The great attraction about the location of the Hotel Paris is that it is within easy walking distance of every attraction: only a 10 minute walk from Charles Bridge, 5 minutes from Wenceslas Square and in 15 minutes you can walk right across the Old Town.
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There are really 5 main areas to visit. The old city is the medieval settlement of Prague where numerous churches, merchant houses and monuments have been built over the years and where the Old Town Square, St. Nicholas Church, the Astronomical Clock and the Old Town Hall are popular tourist attractions. From the west side, the spectacular Charles Bridge crosses the majestic Vltava River (Moldau in German) linking the old city to The Lesser Town. The Lesser Town is the Baroque part of the town that clusters around the foothills of Prague Castle. This is where the film Mozart was located because of its beautiful squares and streets, more reminiscent of Vienna than Vienna itself. Franz Kafka statue (image on the left) - To understand the city’s more recent history a visit to the Franz Kafka exhibition is recommended. Originally opened in Barcelona in 1999 and after visiting New York, the exhibition was installed permanently in the unique Herget Brickworks on the Malá Strana [Lesser Town] bank of the river Vltava. (You can see the museum from the Charles Bridge as you cross). Kafka was born a German speaking Jew in 1883 in Prague. The exhibition tells the story of his life at the turn of the century when redevelopment of the Jewish quarter was under way and helps to explain what the city was like but also how it influenced his writing. The New Town stands to the east and south of the Old Town. Built originally in the 14th and 15th centuries when the city had already out-grown its medieval foundations, this area includes Wenceslas
Square, which was originally built as a horse market and now functions as a centre of commerce and tourism. It also includes the 15th century Novom?stská Radnice, or New Town Hall and in general the area, which is quite large, wrapping around the old city as it does, has many areas to explore. The Josefov, situated just to the north of the Old City and squashed along the banks of the Vltava River, is the Jewish ghetto area of Prague, established as early as the 11th century. With a rich but also terrible history, it plays an important part in understanding how the Germans, Czechs and Jews lived together in central Europe and the city over the centuries. A visit to the Old Jewish Cemetery is highly recommended as a part of the interesting tour of the Josefov synagogues. According to halakhah, Jews must not destroy Jewish graves or remove tombstones. This meant that when the cemetery ran out of space extra land could not be acquired, that more layers of soil were placed on the existing graves, the old tombstones taken out and placed upon the new layer of soil. This explains why the tombstones in the cemetery are placed so closely to each other, resulting in the cemetery having 12 layers and around 15,000 graves, which gives a somewhat chaotic feel. Prague Castle, or rather the huge castle area, is also situated over the Charles Bridge and contains not only the castle with its spectacular views over the city and river, but also the cathedral, various galleries, armouries, gardens and other important historical buildings and a small town where the people who lived and worked in the castle resided. One highlight is ‘Little Lane’ where tiny merchant houses have been renovated to see how people lived 300 years ago, as well as the dungeons, full of various instruments of torture. For more travel tips and advice, visit: www.silvertraveladvisor.com v
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