Laterlife Today - November                                                                           November 2007
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Dear laterlife subscriber, 

Hello again and welcome to the latest edition of Laterlife Today - telling you what to look out for at laterlife.com.

HAPPENINGS

Roy Juby at his deskChristine Edwards at La MangaRoy Pepworth and signpost

The Warner Breaks Laterlife Challenge 2007

Overall Regional Winners

The big news this month is the selection of the Warner Breaks Laterlife Challenge overall regional winners. There were a superb mix of entries demonstrating just how many of us are making the most of retirement. The judges had a daunting task whittling the entries down, but we can now announce the 5 overall regional winners and what they've been doing in their retirement.

The overall regional winners all receive a superb Warner Break prize of a 3 night weekend break for two, or 4 night mid week break, at a Warner Leisure hotel of their choice.

and next month the judges will be selecting one of these as the  National Winner.

In addition prizes on offer from the other sponsors of the Laterlife Challenge to be shared between national and overall regional winners include


Get going with your family history

In the first of a new series in conjunction with the National Archives, Simon Fowler editor of Ancestors magazine provides expert advice on starting to research your family tree.

Why not get going this Christmas and find out what the rest of the family know about your ancestors.

Plus a special offer for laterlife visitors from the National Archive which is perfect as a Christmas gift


Shopaholic's Guide to Buying Gorgeous Gifts OnlineGUIDES

In the latest of our series of Guides we select a topic which will be immediately useful to everyone over the coming month - a Guide to choosing presents. We cover everything from safe options to more unusual presents and include buying for children and grandchildren as well as adults.

We also want to know about the best or most unusual gift you ever received and the best or most unusual gift you ever bought.

Don't forget to have a look at previous Guides. We added the Guide to Making the Most of the Internet. last month and there is now an ever-growing list of them, including the recent ones:


POETRY AT LATERLIFE

This month, in 'Poetry at Laterlife'  Ronnie introduces us to a relatively new form – The TETRACTYS. If you've never come across it before, or even if you have, take a look and see what Ronnie has to say about it.

Plus, you can read the latest readers' own contributions after Ronnie's previous article on 'The Rhyming Couplet'.


COMPETITIONS

 Win prizes in our

November Competitions

 

Addams Family Vol 3 DVD cover

 

More macabre mayhem, and monstrous madness.

Win the DVD in our Addams Family Volume 3 competition Competition finishes on November 15th

 

The 8 DVD games

Win a fantastic set of 8 DVD games from Universal Pictures

 

 

Life of Brian DVD cover

 

 

 

 

Live at the Hollywood Bowl DVD coverWin two great Monty Python DVDs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


PLANNING RETIREMENT

Planning Retirement in action Coming up shortly are the next in our series of  popular Planning Retirement Workshops. Edinburgh 27th November, Birmingham 4th December, Reading 6th December, Manchester 11th December, London 18th December.

A REQUEST

Woman's Own magazine are looking for a 35-45 year old woman whose parents recently divorced, i.e. when they were in their late 50s/60s, to talk about the effect it has had on her and indeed the rest of her family.

Are you recently divorced with a daughter of that age? If so and your daughter would be prepared to discuss it then contact Laura Miller in the Woman's Own office on 0203 148 6537. (A fee is involved).


Helen FranksFEATURES

...and links to new sites you will want to explore

laterlife interest  brings the following new features...

  • Taking a family history. Continuing our Family History theme this month Jane Feinmann wonders whether its healthy to investigate the state of ancestral arteries to try to predict our future health.

  • Lighter Life for Fred.  How the Mastermind cabbie got clever about his weight…

  • Garden News by Maggi Stamp. 'I live in London and my garden is a small courtyard ............

  • How to beat the bugs Extracts from the latest Take Action newsletter from the Ramblers

  •  November Natural Solutions  More of your questions and answers from suppliers of complementary medicine, Nutri Centre.

  • The Artist  This month: Winter on Snowdon by Keith Bowen

plus lots more....in laterlife interest

and in laterlife interest extras..

Help Protect your possessions  -  Underinsurance - Know The Score

Releasing money from your home

 

laterlife.com  provides a wealth of information on topics of interest to over 50s.   Make it your first port of call when you are searching the internet

Click to visit laterlife today for links to all these articles

 

Warner Autumn Breaks

Warner Breaks
Adult only breaks at Historic and Character locations around the UK


Dents logo

Dents


Nutricentre logo

Nutri Centre


Insure4retirement logo

Insure4Retirement


Spirit Health Clubs logo

Spirit Health Clubs


Specsavers two for one advert

Two for One varifocals, including designer. Book an eye test online today



Help Protect your beloved possessions

The contents safe advert

Underinsurance - Know The Score


Interested in investing in property at home or abroad? Find out about the free seminars from Inside Track


Page and Moy for Escorted Holidays


Key Retirement Solutions - Equity Release Planning


Image of Cassis Bouquet

Flowers, Gifts and Bouquets from Flying Flowers


For great value coach holidays see our website or request a brochure on 01242 261666


Visit the
Annuity Supermarket
.


 MAKING A WILL IS IMPORTANT

Have you made a will?

Man smiling

See how Secureplan can make it easy to make a will now for real peace of mind.


Holiday Property Bond

Holiday Property Investment


 

Superbreak - voted 'Best Short Break Operator' every year for the past 17 years

 

Melia White House Hotel

 

Theatre Breaks,
Event Breaks
London Hotels, European Hotels Airport Hotels


Visit the Laterlife Department Store
The store with a difference covering services as well as products and lots of discounts available.


SITE SPOTLIGHT

Spotlighting one or two sections of the site that could be new to you…

Now that Christmas is starting to occupy our thoughts, now is the time to have a look at our Guide to Organising that Special Party. It's a guide for all kinds of parties, so whether it's a special Christmas party or you have some other reason to celebrate at this time of year, have a read and get inspired to host a party that all your guests will remember.

Take a look, too, at our Gifts pages. You may well find something on them that is the perfect gift for someone this Christmas.

As well as this month's current features you can always search our past articles too. Visit the laterlife-interest-2007- index and the healthwise-2007-index or for earlier articles: laterlife interest index and the healthwise index to see the huge range of information available.

Don't forget - you can also use the keyword site search facility on every page to find anything on the laterlife site.


KEEP IN CONTACT

We welcome any suggestions and ideas for topics of interest to the over 50s that you would like to see covered and any comments you have either on this newsletter or the site itself. Please
email me: tony@laterlife.com

Until next month, enjoy your laterlife!

Tony Clack
laterlife.com

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SHORT BREAKS

 

Cricket St ThomasAll the usual  Warner Breaks Special Offers at Character and Historic Hotels around the country.

 

and now Experience Breaks too

 

 


Travelsphere is the UK’s no. 1 operator of escorted holidays. You can view details and request brochures on laterlife.com. They also have their Just You collection, designed exclusively for single travellers and you can view details and request brochures here.


If you're looking for some inspiration to help choose your next holiday, visit our Page and Moy section for escorted holidays.

There is an extensive cruising programme as well as walking tours, food & wine holidays, short breaks and motor racing experiences.

 


Group in barView the great offers from small businesses in the Gold pages section There's 2 Wheel Treks - if you want to enjoy the peace of a cycling holiday in the UK or France, or a combined cruise and cycling holiday. Or you could take a Responsible Cultural Experience helping with an ecotourism conservation project on the beautiful island of Panay in the Philippines. There's much more, too.

See all the other offers in our Special Offers section too.

 


Members Club Man and WomanHave you joined the Laterlife Club yet?

You can save 100s of pounds on everything from cruises to home furnishings.

If you join the Laterlife Members Buying Club you can obtain a discount or other benefit wherever you see the clinking champagne glasses

Just visit the Club at www.laterlife.net


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