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05.06.2025 | Insights

Redefining what it means to get older with positive ageing

What is positive ageing? Simply put, it’s all about making the most of life with a positive mental attitude as we get older, whatever we’re experiencing or the challenges we might face. The overall effect of a positive ageing strategy can make all the difference to our emotional, physical and mental wellbeing at any age.

23.04.2025 | Insights

Best pets for older people

Retirement can be a great time to own a pet for all kinds of reasons, and many animals make ideal pets for the elderly, particularly if they live alone. A pet can offer companionship, reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness, help you stay active, and in so many ways improve your physical and mental wellbeing.

18.03.2025 | Insights

Best part time jobs for retired people.

One of the nice things about being retired is that you don’t have to stop working if you don’t want to. It could also be that you’d like a bit of extra cash, would welcome the chance to get out more and interact with people, or you just miss having something constructive to occupy your

25.02.2025 | Insights

A guide to Salisbury Cathedral

First, let’s be clear about which Salisbury Cathedral we’re talking about, just so you don’t get on the wrong bus. The first attempt to build a Cathedral was actually two miles from Salisbury, on the site of an Iron Age hillfort known today as Old Sarum. Its foundations are still visible, close to where a

29.01.2025 | Insights

Solo travelling tips for the over 50s

Freeing up equity through Finch House doesn’t only mean you can enjoy being part of a vibrant, life-loving community of independently-minded individuals. Yet another big plus of the liberating Platinum Skies lifestyle is the opportunity to spread your wings and see more of the world. Here we offer a few tips to help inspire would-be

07.01.2025 | Insights

Best bars in Salisbury

If you happen to be seeking somewhere to wet your whistle in Salisbury, you’ll find the city centre has an excellent selection of traditional characterful inns and bars, none of them more than a short stroll away. Some have gardens by the river. Others are reputed to have ghosts. All have food and drink at

11.12.2024 | Insights

A guide to dating apps for the over 50s

When was the last time you went on a date? Yes, it is a rather personal question, but what if you’d like to meet new people, yet aren’t sure how to start? Well, you’re not alone – especially if you’ve not dated for a while. So, let’s talk about dating apps and why you might

22.11.2024 | Insights

Top tips for downsizing without downgrading

Perhaps the best way to think about downsizing without downgrading your home is to see it as an opportunity to upgrade in quality with a reduction in unnecessary quantity. Just some of the advantages possible by downsizing are that it can enable you to free up equity in your current home and put more money

05.11.2024 | Insights

Reconnecting with old friends using the internet

It’s an inevitable fact of life that in simply getting on with our own lives, we lose touch with many of the people we’ve known in our past, be they family, friends or one-time work colleagues. Perhaps you’ve had moments when the memory of someone you used to know just popped into your mind. That

25.09.2024 | Insights

Day trips from Salisbury

Wherever you’re thinking of taking a day trip to from Salisbury, a good place to begin is Old Sarum because that, as not too many people know, happens to be Salisbury’s original name. In fact, before you go off looking for interesting places to visit, you really ought to start with the iron age fort