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i LO O K IN G for a h ou se , car or job can b e an j o c cu pa t ion in itse lf .
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net, but if i ts specific information in a local area that you’re looking for, you’re better off fishing for
You have probably heard of surfing on the Inter
it. Simply go to
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Time for a change
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Make the most of your prime time years
ONCE upon a time, if you were over 55 you were definitely past your sell-by date.
These days, the world
is your oyster. Older peo ple, especially those freed from the need to work, are
finding.they have the time and money to do those things they have always wanted to do.
Okay, so most of us
find our muscles aching a bit as we get older. But there are plenty of peo ple who are noJonger
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Advertising co-ordinated by LISA RUDGYARD
young but take part in activities which range from scuba diving to ski ing, pottery to pot-hol ing.
Swimming is, of
course, a popular way of keeping young. Local pools provide special ses sions for older people.
Not everyone is lucky enough to keep so active, of course, and to help
with the aches and pains of ageing, there are a whole host of services for the older person.
For instance, aching
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more time than at any other point in their lives, and can enjoy what the world has to offer. Many take full advantage of that, although few take it to the extremes of the cast of TV's "Last of the Summer Wine". Of course, it is a time
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