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I think one of the bits I liked most was "Romeo (Retired Old Men Eating Out) Club" - looking at its website it seems like quite a large thing over there. I know
by haar 12y ago
I think one of the bits I liked most was "Romeo (Retired Old Men Eating Out) Club" - looking at its website it seems like quite a large thing over there. I know that my Grandma goes to something similar (restricted to just tea and bingo), but it makes me wonder if a similar organisation exists in the UK; a lot of the older folk I know just aren't very social any more, simply due to the fact that their social groups have died off or are spread out and have restricted travel options. Social interaction seems such a huge part of our existence to be missing for any individual (unless that's what they want of course).
Again, anecdotally; I've found amongst the older folks that those engaged in discussion and interaction keep their wits about them longer/easier than those bound by isolation.
Anyway, enough babbling on - time to go do some research.
- mhandley 12y agoOne excellent organization is U3A http://www.u3a.org.uk/ http://www.u3a.org.uk/ My father runs one of their groups that specializes in studying geology, and they regularly have a hundred people turn up to the seminars they run. Science and social go well together when you've lots of free time.
- warbastard 12y agoMy father also runs one of these to help people learn Photoshop (mainly for editing family photos). It's surprising the topics that can be learned though these groups
- namtuots 12y agohttp://www.menssheds.org.uk/ http://www.menssheds.org.uk/
- ixtli 12y agoMy grandmother runs a (quite large) group that provides a similar type of community for retired women over 65. It's a really interesting idea: they're all very smart and do a lot of interesting stuff. Most memorably they gave speeches in the Connecticut state senate advocating the right to euthanasia for terminally ill people of sound mind.