General Sites

AgeInfo: information for everyone concerned with older people
OPIN: Older People's Information Network
50 connect: a portal for the over 50s
Pensioners' Forum (UK)
Seniors Network (UK)
Silverlinks Network::  conversation for grown ups

• Hell's Geriatrics (UK)

• Mabels-Over 50s (UK)

• Retirement Matters (UK)

• Retirement Stories: retirement planning and living (UK)

• Senior Site (US)

• Senior Women.com (US)

• Seniors Network (UK): includes useful advice about money matters, wills and probate

• Silverhairs: the helpline for silver surfers (UK)

• Sixty & Me: for women over sixty

• Third Age (US)

Associations Organizations and Help Sites

• Age Concern England (UK): now Age UK

• Age Exchange (UK)

• Age UK: includes advice about safety and security

• Alliance of Occupational Pensioners (UK): now part of Occupational Pensioners Alliance OPA

• British Humanist Association

• Ceartas: information and advocacy for older people and people with dementia.( Scotland)

• Centre for Policy on Ageing (UK)

• Citizens Advice (UK) Advice Guide

• The Confederation of Occupational Pensioners' Associations (COPAS) : now part of the Occupational Pensioners Alliance OPA (UK)

• Consumers Association (UK)

• Cruse Bereavement Care (UK)

• 50 plus Organisation: home of 50plus Handyman, HomeCare & Repair and 50plus People

• Help the Aged (UK): now part of Age UK

• HousingCare: housing options for older people

• Independent Living (UK) [community site which provides news, views and product information designed to assist with living independently]

• London Advice Services Alliance (LASA)

• Low Incomes Tax Reform Group: includes tax help for pensioners (UK)

• Natural Death Centre (UK)

• Occupational Pensioners Alliance OPA ( UK)

• Office 0f the Public Guardian: information about Lasting Power of Attorney

• Over 50s Choice: includes information on funeral planning and financial information

• Timebanking UK

Journals and Newsletters

• Able Magazine : lifestyle magazine for disabled people

• Grand Times (US)

• Magazine Rack: magazines for seniors

• Mature Times (UK)

• The Oldie Homepage (UK)

• Saga Magazine

• Today's Senior (US)

Travel and Holidays

• London For Seniors

• Saga Holidays

• Other Tourism and Travel Sites

Hobbies and Interests

Hobbies

Activities for over 50s in North West England

 

Antiques

Antiques and Arts Independent: the newspaper for the British antiques and art trade

UK Auctioneers

Arts and Crafts

Craftster,org: "no tea cosy comes without irony"

Cut out + Keep

Isew.co.uk: the face of sewing in the UK

Wood Carving Illustrated

Computers, Internet and New Fangled Gadgets

Broadband Genie: broadband help and guides

Computer Help for People Over 50

Finding Things on the Internet

Home Movie Making Tutorial for Beginners

Internet Basics for Seniors

Internet Tutorials

SeniorNet: bringing wisdom to the information age (US)

Silverhairs: the helpline for silver surfers (UK)

Creative Writing

The Writers Drawer

Do-it-Yourself, Woodworking and Home Improvement

Ask the builder (US)

B & Q (UK) : includes DIY help and advice

DIY Doctor: interactive question and answer service with qualified tradesmen

DIY Fix It

DIY Network

Homebase: includes ideas and techniques

Lowes Creative Ideas

How to Clean Anything

Makers' Marks: traditional bronze, brass and stainless steel labels

Spares, parts and accessories for electrical and domestic appliances (UK)

This to That (how to glue things to other things)

Woodworking: Woodnet: The Woodworker's Online Resource (US)

Finding a Tradesman

CEO email addresses: take it to the top if customer services have let you down:

Guild of Master Craftsmen: find a craftsman

50 plus Organisation: home of 50plus Handyman, HomeCare & Repair and 50plus People

Improveline: directory of home improvement professionals (UK)

Trust Mark: approved tradesmen (UK)

Education

BBC Learning: online courses

University of the Third Age

 

Food and Drink

Allrecipes.com

BBC Food Sites

British Cheese Board [unavailable at latest check]

British Turkey Information Service: information and recipes

Cook Advice

Cooking Conversion Tables

CuisineNet

Delia Online

English Wine Producers

Epicurious

Fairtrade Foundation

Farmers Markets National Association (UK)

Food and Drink from Videojug: really helpful video instruction for basic cookery. The site has many other useful topics.

Food and Drink in Wales

Great British Kitchen: includes Recipes

Idrink: drink recipes etc.

Jancis Robinson's Website: wine

Mangiare Bene:  the most popular Italian internet recipe archive and guide to Italian cooking :[ the English version is temporarily unavailable]

Mamta's Kitchen: Indian family food

Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management

RecipeSource

Slow Food: for the Defence of and the Right to Pleasure

Soil Association: organic food (UK)

StillTasty: how long will food items stay safe and tasty

Tea4Health

Tea Home Page (UK)

Traditional Scottish Recipes

Cookery Conversion Tables: from BBC Good Food
 

Pubs, Restaurants and shops

Fundraising

Fundraising (UK)

Gardening

Gardening

Grandchildren

Grandparents Plus

Gransnet ; an offshoot of the famous Mumsnet

Teddy Bear Lost and Found: the community page that reunites lost teddy bears and cuddly toys and their sorrowing humans

Jigsaw Puzzles

British Jigsaw Library

Money Matters

Money

Music

Music

Nature

Nature

Public Speaking

Speechtips.com (US)

Shopping

ShopGuide (UK)

Stamp Collecting

Stamp Collecting - Doing it for enjoyment, not for profit

Tour India Through Stamps

Theatre

Theatre

Volunteering

Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme

Walking and Rambling

Highland Walks

Valley and Low Level Walks in the Lake District

National Trails (UK)

Open Access Website for England

Ramblers' Association (UK)

South West Coast Path (UK)

Walking Britain

Walking in the Peak District

Recently added sites

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