Lifestyle
Visit Grove Place for a day of festive fun
On Saturday 1stDecember Grove Place – the luxury retirement community near Romsey will be opening the doors for a day of ‘past, present and future’ festivities and entertainment between 10am and 4pm.Nestled in the Hampshire countryside, this seasonal open...
A guide to choosing a retirement property
Jane Slade offers a five point guide to sourcing the ideal retirement property A new survey from the Retirement Villages Group reveals that over 55s biggest worry is their health. Yet evidence shows that people live longer, healthier lives in a retirement community....
New companionship club for over 55s
Jade Companionships is a new club designed for people looking to connect with like-minded types to enjoy stimulating activities and experiences Launched at a glittering event attended by celebrities Cliff Richard, Gloria Hunniford and Jon Snow, Jade offers those aged...
Low maintenance living at Fairfield Gardens
Experience the very best of modern living at Crest Nicholson’s Fairfield Gardens development in Bedfordshire Especially designed for the modern retiree looking for a spacious home, two-and-three-bedroom apartments at Fairfield Gardens are well-equipped for...
Invest in a home on a golf resort on the French riviera
Golf lovers are being invited to invest in a quartershare of a hotel suite at the Royal Mougins Golf Resort, four miles from Cannes on the French Riviera. Priced from €195,000 (approx £162,000), buyers will have 13-weeks use of one of the resort’s 29...
Retired Reverend finds a “Room With a View” with Churchill
When Reverend Christopher Quine left his Parish of Holy Trinity in Formby over 20 years ago, he never imagined that all these years later he would be able to gaze over at the church’s steeple from his very own apartment at Churchill’s Trinity Lodge. “We...
Retirement villages find their voice
JANE SLADE discovers retirement communities offering a new rhythm to later life Judy Allen started learning the piano when she was six. By the age of 10 she was playing in her local church. After a career as a piano teacher and music examiner she is now,...
Where to buy to keep fit and active
Retirement housebuilders are providing more facilities and imaginative activities than ever before. JANE SLADE sources some of the best developments At Bishopstoke Park village(anchor.org.uk) in Eastleigh, Hampshire, (one-bed apartments from £345,000),...
Making space for your childhood treasures
One of the most traumatic things about downsizing is having to get rid of cherished items collected over the years. What if you could find a retirement apartment big enough for those treasures you can’t live without? Retired businesswoman Anne Hobson, 78,...
How to string along in later life
They say you are never too old to learn something new. But Jane Slade exceeded her wildest expectations as she reports. “I inherited a much loved but battered viola from an old family friend about a year ago,” explains Jane, 58. “I had learned the piano as...