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Flu Prevention

A lot of older people nowadays opt to have the flu vaccine before winter sets in. While it does reduce your statistical risk of getting flu, it can only prevent the strains of flu included in the vaccine, so it’s a bit of a lottery; and it certainly won’t stop you getting colds.

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Louise Hay


Rewind to the early 1990’s. I found myself divorced and bringing up my son alone whilst juggling a very hectic full-time job. I was truly frazzled trying to keep up with everything and to be honest, rather lost.

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News Quiz

We all love a quiz don't we? Here is week 66 of The OAPSchatters Weekly Topical News Quiz.

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Leaf Blower

Sponsored Content

I have been sent the new GTech Leaf Blower to evaluate and I am raring to go and try this latest cordless garden power tool.

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 Now its over poem

Now it’s Over was inspired when working on an online blues poetry course with The Poetry School last year.

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Cheltenham Jazz

Early this year John Beckingham was asked by Cheltenham Civil Service Club if he would run a Jazz Club there. John had done so in the past and knew what a good venue it was.

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Messing River

My father's love of boats began on the Thames. In 1928, he had a small dinghy that he rowed, earning coppers from a boatman who liked him. He told he lost this boat once and had to walk from Greenwich to Charing Cross pier to find it.

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 Freya North

I am publishing this article on the website to help author Freya North raise funds for Beating Bowel Cancer. Below is Freya's account of why she is doing this cycle ride. 

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 Omega 3,6,9

Are you confused about these? You’re not the only one. So here is a very simple breakdown of the facts.

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Morton Gray illness

Our society often seems to have become dependent on the medical profession. We increasingly expect to see a doctor with an ailment and come away with a prescription that will hopefully miraculously heal our condition. It has not always been so of course.

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 Morning Mist

Morning Mist is based on using the pattern of Philip Larkin’s Days i.e. short lines, almost the same syllables and a ten line stanza.

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Quiz

We all love a quiz don't we? Here is week 65 of The OAPSchatters Weekly Topical News Quiz.

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 Heroes Kay S

As a writer of Victorian sagas set mainly in the nineteenth century streets of London, I’m always looking for facts and information about those days and the way people lived. I see my characters as everyday hero’s; ordinary people doing extraordinary things that make them worth writing about.

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Autumn Yvonne

Has anyone else noticed that Autumn is creeping up on us very early this year?

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Dunkirk CS

I had no idea what the word ‘Dunkirk’ meant. This was 1958 and I was 5. We were on board Hugh’s boat, Laranda 2 and this was the third boat that I had known already.

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Probiotics Su B

There’s a lot of focus on healthy gut bacteria these days, and how we can achieve and maintain a healthy balance. And that, of course, creates an opportunity for the supplement makers. But how useful are the products they sell?

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News Quiz

We all love a quiz don't we? Here is week 64 of The OAPSchatters Weekly Topical News Quiz.

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 Ralph Court CH

It was perfect garden-visiting weather in late summer when my husband and I took advantage of the £10 Ralph Court Gardens token I won through OAPSchat. The clear blue sky was full of twittering swallows, and a light breeze meant it didn’t get too hot despite bright sunshine.

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 Tick tock

This poem was inspired by an exercise where I wasn’t allowed to use the letter ‘E.’ It’s not easy. Why not have a go yourself and see?

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Maggie Cobbett

I've been on an emotional roller coaster since my last post. Out of the blue came a series of visual disturbances that I convinced myself were TIAs (transient ischaemic attacks or mini strokes)