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With 60 being the new 40, Yours magazine asked its readers to compile ‘the’ definitive list of things to do before you hit the big six-o! Being 60 today means you are healthier, wealthier, more confident, more energetic, sexier and longer-lived than any generation before. Opera singer Lesley Garrett would like to get a gold medal for her ballroom dancing before she's 60.
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It's surprising how things change. John Harrison explains how once upon a time allotments used to be the province of retired men in cloth caps jealously guarding the secret potions hidden in tumbledown sheds that they fed their giant leeks with. Not any more . . .
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Wherever soil can be found, you’ll find people getting their hands in it with visions of home-made feasts dancing in their heads. Roger Doiron tells us about the new nonprofit organization that has taken root to unite and grow the global community of gardening gastronomes.
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Interest continues to grow in genealogy, with many people taking up an Open University short course focused on family history. Lasting for 12 weeks, this online course helps students interpret and write about their own family history.
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Matt Betts from the English Bridge Union explains how duplicate bridge is one of the most enduring and popular games in the world. For over 100 years, people of all types and from all walks of life have been fascinated by the game.
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Fun Things to Do for Over 50s and Over 60s
GiddyLimits is a vibrant online magazine designed for baby boomers, who are by nature creative and pioneering. Are you looking for inspiration or a new challenge? If so, you'll find plenty of ideas and information throughout this website. You could study with the Open University or take up a new interest - bridge, knitting or croquet for example. You could explore your latent talent for creative writing. You might prefer to spend a weekend learning to paint with a professional artist, or discover more about your family history.
If pottering around your garden is more your style, then you might be interested to know there are like minds around the world.
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