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), cheerleading...
The Swiss connection – two friends meet in Geneva, but retire to the same UK village
Two friends, Mollie and Frances first met in Switzerland nearly 50 years ago. Now they’ve settled in the same UK retirement village They say friendships should last a lifetime. In this case, it has lasted 50 years, crossed borders and ended up at the same retirement...
Downsizing doesn’t mean compromising on space
If you’ve spent a lifetime living in a spacious home and collecting large pieces of furniture, what can you do when the time comes to downsize? For John and Frances Jenkins, the answer was to buy a Beechcroft home at Maygate Place in Medstead, as Mrs Jenkins explains:...
