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One man’s memory of watching Bowie make his Manchester debut

Manchester Kirsty Day -
Bowie fan and Shropshire lad Graham Dyke shares his experiences of visiting Manchester for the first time to see David Bowie perform at the...

Super grandparents dedicate retirement to fundraising for their grandson with a rare genetic condition

News Kirsty Day -
Super gran and granddad dedicate retirement to fundraising for their grandson and other children with a rare genetic condition. Whether it is organising local collections,...
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Community Outreach Project Launches to Provide Lifeline During COVID-19

News Kirsty Day -
A new project has launched in Tameside to provide a vital lifeline for older and vulnerable people during COVID-19. ‘Armchair Adventures’ will see people come...
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THIS IS MANCHESTER: communities across GM rally round in response to the Coronavirus outbreak 

Bolton Kirsty Day -
There is no better place to be than Manchester for community spirit. People from across our region are self-organising to protect each other from...
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News in your area

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Old Chicks Rock: Venture out alone for the things you love and make friends along the way!

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Hazel Dawson, aged 62 from Manchester, shares the loves and lessons of her life, proving that 'Old Chicks Rock'. Here are her top tips on...
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Our views on the ‘Influencing the agenda: what matters for older people in Greater Manchester’ event

News Chris Vickers -
Our reporter Chris Vickers attended the 'Influencing the agenda: what matters for older people in Greater Manchester' event hosted by the Greater Manchester Older People’s...

Stepping out into the Theatre of Dreams becomes a reality for lifelong Manchester United fan

News Kirsty Day -
Growing up in a family of devoted Manchester United fans who all lived a stone’s throw away from the Theatre of Dreams meant it...

“At the age of 49 I thought it was too late to start a new business…how wrong I was.”

Oldham Kirsty Day -
Marie Grady, who is now aged 55, from Oldham, shares her story of building her own business at the age of 49. “I’ve been a...
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Mum turns lifetime love of vintage into a business, empowered by her diagnosis of autism

Art & Culture Kirsty Day -
Just a few months before hitting the big 50, Lynne Abbott, received a life-changing diagnosis of autism. For some this would be difficult to take,...

New podcast builds community of females still bossing it in business

Features Kirsty Day -
Businesswoman Una Cottrell has launched a new podcast to connect career-focused women who are showing no signs of stopping after decades in their chosen...

Art & Culture

DAILY DISTRACTION: Who’s who?

Things To Do Kirsty Day -
The Talking About My Generation team is keeping spirits up with games and trivia with a Daily Distraction every day at 12pm during lockdown. Today's...
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One man’s memory of watching Bowie make his Manchester debut

Manchester Kirsty Day -
Bowie fan and Shropshire lad Graham Dyke shares his experiences of visiting Manchester for the first time to see David Bowie perform at the...

DAILY DISTRACTION: Manchester Music

Things To Do Kirsty Day -
The Talking About My Generation team is keeping spirits up with games and trivia with a Daily Distraction every day at 12pm during lockdown. Today's...

DAILY DISTRACTION: Glory, Glory Man United

Things To Do Kirsty Day -
The Talking About My Generation team is keeping spirits up with games and trivia with a Daily Distraction every day at 12pm during lockdown. Today's...
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DAILY DISTRACTION: Name that item

Things To Do Kirsty Day -
The Talking About My Generation team is keeping spirits up with games and trivia with a Daily Distraction every day at 12pm during lockdown. Today's...

DAILY DISTRACTION: Belle Vue Memories

Things To Do Kirsty Day -
The Talking About My Generation team is keeping spirits up with games and trivia with a Daily Distraction every day at 12pm during lockdown. Today's...

Podcasts

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Volunteering

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Bob, Christine and Tony tell us why they volunteering, how they got into volunteering and how it has changed their lives. Not one to...
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Retirement Talk

Podcasts Kirsty Day -
In this episode of Changing The Record, our reporters discuss their varying experiences of a massive life change that faces us all - retirement.
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Active Ageing

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Episode 2 of the Changing The Record podcast looks at how to stay active as we age - hearing from views from different people...
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Campaign Launch

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Episode 1 is an introduction to our Talking About My Generation Campaign, which was launched in March 2019.

Features

Bond, the bear and me – Paddington fan’s own tale of travels to London

Features Kirsty Day -
Jane Lesley Pearson has been a Paddington Bear fan since she was a child but never dreamed of becoming friends with the famed author...
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I met my first love in Belle Vue….and they called it puppy love

Features Kirsty Day -
In 1971 I was free, single, and at 12 – and that’s how it should be! But I was in love with a boy...

New podcast builds community of females still bossing it in business

Features Kirsty Day -
Businesswoman Una Cottrell has launched a new podcast to connect career-focused women who are showing no signs of stopping after decades in their chosen...

My friend Terrence on the telly

Features Jean Friend -
Our reporter Jean Friend recounts the experience of her good friend Terrence: from spending Christmas alone for the past 20 years, to staring in...
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Being Transgender – The Pain and the Glory

Art & Culture Pauline Smith -
Around 1957 I discovered that I was different, as I am what is now called transgender or trans. Back then I was only nine...

Oldham’s Inspiring Women

Features Kirsty Day -
Inspire Women Oldham is a centre that helps to connect women to support and empower each other through involvement in activities and events. The...

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Letters

Coronavirus means new challenges to combat loneliness

Letters Kirsty Day -
Dear Editor, It is a very worrying time for everybody at the moment and all our circumstances are different. For all the people over 70...
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Take up belly dancing to help you physically, mentally and socially

Letters Kirsty Day -
Dear Editor, A friend gave me a copy of your On The Record magazine, and I thought it was a brilliant idea! I am 54, and...

Volunteering in retirement

Letters Kirsty Day -
Hi, In a few weeks I’ll be taking early retirement from work and I will have some time to spare. I want to get involved in...
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Praise for our positive publication

Letters Kirsty Day -
Hi, I have just come across one of your magazines “On the Record’ and I must say, what a delight to see such a positive...

Don’t label me old!

Letters Kirsty Day -
Dear Editor, I think Ambition for Ageing is doing great work, but I do have a problem with being labelled old at the age of...

Nostalgia

One man’s memory of watching Bowie make his Manchester debut

Manchester Kirsty Day -
Bowie fan and Shropshire lad Graham Dyke shares his experiences of visiting Manchester for the first time to see David Bowie perform at the...
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Bond, the bear and me – Paddington fan’s own tale of travels to London

Features Kirsty Day -
Jane Lesley Pearson has been a Paddington Bear fan since she was a child but never dreamed of becoming friends with the famed author...

I met my first love in Belle Vue….and they called it puppy love

Features Kirsty Day -
In 1971 I was free, single, and at 12 – and that’s how it should be! But I was in love with a boy...
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Belle Vue Zoological Gardens – The World’s First Theme Park!

Manchester Bob Alston -
Belle Vue Zoological Gardens (Belle Vue) was born from an idea by John Jennison, a gardener by trade, and in 1836 he began to...

Calling on staff and pupils from Ringway Primary in Wythenshawe for social history

Letters Kirsty Day -
Hello all, I'm Jean and I am currently working with Ringway Primary School and Wythenshawe Waste Warriors on their school mapping project. I am recording...

Sport

Tired of running on empty? Get laced up ready for a Parkrun to keep fit

News Kirsty Day -
Ever feel like you are running on empty? There are 50,000 over 50s in Greater Manchester and we are apparently twice as likely to be...
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KEEPING FIT AND HAVING FUN: THE BEAUTY OF BELLY DANCING

Art & Culture Lesley Downing -
Sian Edward Davies, 64, started doing belly dancing as a fitness hobby in her early 30s but began teaching it at a turning point...

87-year-old Boxing Bill shows trainer the ropes

Features Kirsty Day -
When Bill Kennedy started visiting Age UK Tameside two years ago, he had to use sticks to walk and was suffering badly from his...

Strictly Fun – how one couple turned their passion into a career

Art & Culture Lesley Downing -
Alan and Ginny Newman thought it was plain sailing from now on. Alan had worked as a joiner in the same firm since he...
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Men kick-start fitness and friendships at Walking Football

News Chris Vickers -
Have you ever fancied a kick about but have been told you are 'past it'? Try telling that to Salford Community Walking Football, who...

On Yer Bike for Wigan’s Summer Shindig

Sport Kirsty Day -
Age UK Wigan Borough held its Summer Shindig at the DW Stadium to showcase the various ways people can keep moving and stay active...
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