Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
#5476
Re: OVER 50's & 60's Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
NOOOO! I was brought up reasonably near Castleford and I can't think of anything that would make me live there, except maybe a nuclear winter in the entire rest of the country ;-)
Airedale is a large dale south of the Yorkshire Dales national park that extends from the outskirts of Leeds over to Lancashire.
Airedale is a large dale south of the Yorkshire Dales national park that extends from the outskirts of Leeds over to Lancashire.
#5477
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Airedale Terrier - nice dog !
#5478
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Oops O yes I did see your post and forgot to answer it, thank you for asking about my Mum, she is fine, although she is 94 in June and I am 68 in June ----- sometimes when we are out somewhere together people that dont know us sometimes mistake us as a married couple, meaning that my Mum does not look anywhere near her age, on the flip side unfortunately it makes me think Im looking much older beyond my years
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My sister-in-law has just been visiting us in Switzerland for a few days. She is single and retired earlier this year at the age of 56. She is planning to move from Essex up to a coastal area in the North West, within easy distance of the Lake District, even though there are no relatives or friends currently living in the region.
She's been to visit some brand new properties (and spoke with some residents who showed her around their new home there) on a former holiday park north of Morecombe, Lancashire on a gated retirement development for the over 55's.. She showed us the estate-agents brochure and the development looks really nice. There is a clubhouse with a cafe, a gym and a heated indoor swimming pool and the beach is in the immediate vicinity. It is semi-rural so she says although it is peaceful it isn't too cut-off and not too far to get to the shops, doctors etc. although she says it's not a suitable place if one becomes really infirm/immobile etc.
The buyer for her current house has just pulled out due to an impending divorce but she says that the builders may be able to buy her house off her. What I thought may be of interest to BE readers is that they are continuing to build a few more properties on the same development.
This is one of the properties for sale there right now:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-35244284.html
She's been to visit some brand new properties (and spoke with some residents who showed her around their new home there) on a former holiday park north of Morecombe, Lancashire on a gated retirement development for the over 55's.. She showed us the estate-agents brochure and the development looks really nice. There is a clubhouse with a cafe, a gym and a heated indoor swimming pool and the beach is in the immediate vicinity. It is semi-rural so she says although it is peaceful it isn't too cut-off and not too far to get to the shops, doctors etc. although she says it's not a suitable place if one becomes really infirm/immobile etc.
The buyer for her current house has just pulled out due to an impending divorce but she says that the builders may be able to buy her house off her. What I thought may be of interest to BE readers is that they are continuing to build a few more properties on the same development.
This is one of the properties for sale there right now:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-35244284.html
#5480
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Just what we want!!! Now if they would only build something like that in Suffolk, Norfolk or Essex near coast I would showing it to my OH today!
#5481
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Just thought I would post to say that we are having severe weather here in Devon:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-20422830
Flooding all over, even here in Dawlish. Stay dry!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-20422830
Flooding all over, even here in Dawlish. Stay dry!
#5482
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Old habits are hard to change.....I just went to Costco and got all their free samples to eat. Loved it
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
My sister-in-law has just been visiting us in Switzerland for a few days. She is single and retired earlier this year at the age of 56. She is planning to move from Essex up to a coastal area in the North West, within easy distance of the Lake District, even though there are no relatives or friends currently living in the region.
She's been to visit some brand new properties (and spoke with some residents who showed her around their new home there) on a former holiday park north of Morecombe, Lancashire on a gated retirement development for the over 55's.. She showed us the estate-agents brochure and the development looks really nice. There is a clubhouse with a cafe, a gym and a heated indoor swimming pool and the beach is in the immediate vicinity. It is semi-rural so she says although it is peaceful it isn't too cut-off and not too far to get to the shops, doctors etc. although she says it's not a suitable place if one becomes really infirm/immobile etc.
The buyer for her current house has just pulled out due to an impending divorce but she says that the builders may be able to buy her house off her. What I thought may be of interest to BE readers is that they are continuing to build a few more properties on the same development.
This is one of the properties for sale there right now:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-35244284.html
She's been to visit some brand new properties (and spoke with some residents who showed her around their new home there) on a former holiday park north of Morecombe, Lancashire on a gated retirement development for the over 55's.. She showed us the estate-agents brochure and the development looks really nice. There is a clubhouse with a cafe, a gym and a heated indoor swimming pool and the beach is in the immediate vicinity. It is semi-rural so she says although it is peaceful it isn't too cut-off and not too far to get to the shops, doctors etc. although she says it's not a suitable place if one becomes really infirm/immobile etc.
The buyer for her current house has just pulled out due to an impending divorce but she says that the builders may be able to buy her house off her. What I thought may be of interest to BE readers is that they are continuing to build a few more properties on the same development.
This is one of the properties for sale there right now:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-35244284.html
#5484
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That is a really nice property - I wish I was in a position to buy it. One thing I don't understand - how on earth can people in their 50s retire in the UK? I know so many people around my age (I'm 59) who have retired or are planning to retire. I don't know how they can manage it financially. There is no way I could do that - I'm single (divorced) and need to work full time for both an income and for health insurance. I was back in the UK in late Oct/early Nov and met with a few old friends - a few of them didn't seem to understand why I needed to work - I suppose they think the streets of America are paved with gold!!
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My Uncle was a coal miner and forced to retire when pits closed, he never had a lavish lifestyle but his nice bunglaow is paid for and he goes on cruises a few times a year.
Of course here I am in my mid 50's and expect that I will be working till I'm 70, while many people I know in the UK have a far better living and retire in their 50's, like it or not the British have a far better lifestyle than us, we are part of the 99% that have had it put to us slowly but surely, our benefits are nothing compared to Brits, they have 5 almost 6 weeks off per year, Huhh that adds up to over 2 years extra vacation time off over our working life, so much for the American Dream...
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
My sister-in-law has just been visiting us in Switzerland for a few days. She is single and retired earlier this year at the age of 56. She is planning to move from Essex up to a coastal area in the North West, within easy distance of the Lake District, even though there are no relatives or friends currently living in the region.
She's been to visit some brand new properties (and spoke with some residents who showed her around their new home there) on a former holiday park north of Morecombe, Lancashire on a gated retirement development for the over 55's.. She showed us the estate-agents brochure and the development looks really nice. There is a clubhouse with a cafe, a gym and a heated indoor swimming pool and the beach is in the immediate vicinity. It is semi-rural so she says although it is peaceful it isn't too cut-off and not too far to get to the shops, doctors etc. although she says it's not a suitable place if one becomes really infirm/immobile etc.
The buyer for her current house has just pulled out due to an impending divorce but she says that the builders may be able to buy her house off her. What I thought may be of interest to BE readers is that they are continuing to build a few more properties on the same development.
This is one of the properties for sale there right now:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-35244284.html
She's been to visit some brand new properties (and spoke with some residents who showed her around their new home there) on a former holiday park north of Morecombe, Lancashire on a gated retirement development for the over 55's.. She showed us the estate-agents brochure and the development looks really nice. There is a clubhouse with a cafe, a gym and a heated indoor swimming pool and the beach is in the immediate vicinity. It is semi-rural so she says although it is peaceful it isn't too cut-off and not too far to get to the shops, doctors etc. although she says it's not a suitable place if one becomes really infirm/immobile etc.
The buyer for her current house has just pulled out due to an impending divorce but she says that the builders may be able to buy her house off her. What I thought may be of interest to BE readers is that they are continuing to build a few more properties on the same development.
This is one of the properties for sale there right now:
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-...-35244284.html
#5489
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I Love the interior of that Bungalow, its what Id like to call home, I love the lounge, kitchen and grey bathroom, (Im a grey person) the price is a bit steep for my blood, I wouldnt need all those extra over 55 facilities, I'm sure something similar could be had for much less with no monthly housing association fee's... Thanks for posting...
There are lots of bungalows in the region listed on http://www.rightmove.co.uk ..I guess there aren't that many jobs there, but it's not really an issue for those whom have retired.
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That is a really nice property - I wish I was in a position to buy it. One thing I don't understand - how on earth can people in their 50s retire in the UK? I know so many people around my age (I'm 59) who have retired or are planning to retire. I don't know how they can manage it financially. There is no way I could do that - I'm single (divorced) and need to work full time for both an income and for health insurance. I was back in the UK in late Oct/early Nov and met with a few old friends - a few of them didn't seem to understand why I needed to work - I suppose they think the streets of America are paved with gold!!
My S-i-L has never married (or been in any relationship with anyone for as long as I've known her, and certainly had no interest in having any children) and when she left the WRAF which she joined after taking her 'A' levels at the age of 18, became an Immigration Officer...it is well known that in the UK the Civil Service pensions are regarded as 'gold plated' and keep in line with inflation. Also in the UK no-one needs to even consider paying health insurance fees, unless they wish to do so with the likes of BUPA etc.....