A third of over-55 year olds have considered downsizing in the last five years The issue of selling the family home is often fraught with emotion, so often the home we live in is a vessel for memories and parting has far more than financial gain as a consideration. RICS is calling on Government to expand the nation’s housing supply across all sectors – from owner occupied, social housing and private rented sectors – through their new Residential Policy Paper....Read more

Latest alcohol guidelines reduce limits Tough new guidelines issued on alcohol have cut recommended drinking limits and say there is no such thing as a safe level of drinking. Drinkaware has welcomed the clarity of the new alcohol guidelines being announced today by the UK’s Chief Medical Officers (CMO) following their review of evidence on the links between alcohol and health harms. Under the Chief Medical Officer’s updated guidelines men and women will be advised that: You are safest not...Read more

Pets corner We love our pets! and we'd love to share your photos, thoughts and all things pets on The-Boomers. Waffle & Pippi rescued from Spain

The Boomers Book Club spring 2016 A warm welcome to our book club, spring 2016. We chatted amongst the team here to shed some light on why we Brits love book clubs, amongst the many reasons, the one which resonates is ‘we all love getting lost in a great read’ the book club allows us to share, discuss and review our choices. Winter, spring, summer & autumn our aim is to make a few suggestions we feel we’ll enjoy. We’d...Read more

Mark Sargeant’s Indian Coconut bread 75g self-raising flour 50g Groovy Food Virgin Coconut Oil Pinch of sea salt Plain yoghurt Extra flour for dusting Method: Place the flour in a large mixing bowl with a good pinch of sea salt then add enough yoghurt to form a medium soft dough. Knead for 5 minutes then wrap in cling film and rest in the fridge for 20 minutes. When nice and chilled dust a work surface with flour and roll the...Read more

Would you challenge a litter lout? With this year’s ‘Clean for the Queen’ campaign gaining momentum, this looks like the year the focus is turned on those annoying ‘litter lout’s. Fines for littering are set to double from £75 to £150 and members of the public are being urged to challenge people dropping rubbish in public places, as part of a new crackdown on the litter louts. In today’s Daily Telegraph Christopher Hope reported :The executive charged with leading a...Read more

In a recent YouGov poll woman over 50 years old voted for ‘the most stylish woman over 50’Her Majesty the Queen has been voted the most stylish woman over 50 - by women over 50. Polling 49% of the votes Her Majesty was the clear winner, runner up was Dame Helen Mirren with Meryl Streep voted third. Ed Watson, spokesman for JD Williams (who commissioned the survey), said: "Our customers admire and relate to the real 50-plus women; the Queen...Read more

In a recent YouGov poll woman over 50 years old voted for ‘the most stylish woman over 50’Her Majesty the Queen has been voted the most stylish woman over 50 - by women over 50. Polling 49% of the votes Her Majesty was the clear winner, runner up was Dame Helen Mirren with Meryl Streep voted third. Ed Watson, spokesman for JD Williams (who commissioned the survey), said: "Our customers admire and relate to the real 50-plus women; the Queen...Read more

Catch up with some hit movies at ODEON Cinemas. From the ODEON website: Unwind and let us lead you into the magical world of film The magic of cinema is timeless. It never ends. This is an imaginative experience that goes on for as long as you’re willing to give yourself over to the world before your eyes. ODEON Silver Cinema is our series of weekly film screenings for our guests who are over-55. Tickets are just £3 each and...Read more

Good news! Wouldn’t it be delightful to hear nothing but good news and inspiring stories once in a while? Nowadays with the constant onslaught of 24 hours news, everything seems to be ‘breaking news’ and the nature of news is it’s usually bad news! Interestingly in the New York Times John Tierney wrote an article entitled ' Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks' the article cites 'Now that information is being spread and monitored in different ways, researchers are...Read more