May 2008

 

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Competitions
Kodak digital camera prize  Enter our
 Competitions
 and
 you could  win:

 A Kodak EasyShare Digital
 Camera  



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  Love  You  Gift
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Percol Cafetiere 
  
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etter and You
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   Percol
  Cafetiere
  together  with a
  selection  of
  Freetrade coffees


 

 
The Eagles CD competition prize  Enter the
  Newsletter
  competition and
  you could win
  The Eagles
  ` Complete
  Greatest Hits` CD 
 
 

Entertainment                 
 
Win a DVD
 Player with
 Chapter 27
 on a DVD

 New TV
 programmes
 
All Star Mr & Mrs
 House Guest
 The Invisibles
 Gok Wan looks
 for fashion icons

 
Home Comforts Morphy Richards Cordless Kettle competition prize           
 
Competition to
 win a Morphy
 Richards
 cordless kettle
 
  Kitchen
  ecolution
  campaign
  Showers with
  ideas
  Fire safety in the
  home
  How to cash in on
  your spare room
 
Personal HealthAnita Ellis, nutritionist
 Win a pair of
 of comfort
 sandals

 
Healthy ageing
 
Anita Ellis offers
 some helpful
 advice

 

 
Outdoor exercise
 for everyone

 Fight hayfever with

 acupuncture
 
MoneysaversMoney Savers                     Sponsored by
 
Moneyspider
 
Save money
  on your
  insurance
 
Capital gains
  tax - new rules

  Protect your
  credit in the
  downturn 
 
Retirement and Work    TAEN - The Age Employment Network   The
 generation 
 that can't afford
 to retire
 
Government
 pushing people
 off the edge

 Working keeps
                                              you young
Friends & RelationshipsDinner with friends
  Don't let
  your work
 take over your
 marriage
 
Dating takes toll
 on men's
 finances
 
The Sixtyplusurfers Team:
Murray Jacobs, Editor;
Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor; 
Shoshana Yossef, Technical;
 Melissa Braiden, Admin Manager;
 Kitty Jacobs, Admin and letters.

This month's contributors:
        
Kristoph Thompson         - Fitness 
Rebecca Burn                    - Fitness
Maryon Stewart                  - Health
Phil Vickery                         - Cookery

Sarah Somerset           - Property
Anita Ellis                   - Nutrition

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Mature web surfers

Hello to all our readers and welcome to the latest issue of Sixtyplusurfers. And it's May, so we should be enjoying lots of sunshine and  warm weather.
 
In our May
issue of Sixtyplusurfers we have some lots of ideas for new hobbies, advice on relationships, suggestions for exciting places for your holiday trips, together   with plenty of new ways of saving money and articles on  keeping  fit  and enjoying life.

Once again we have  lots of exciting competitions for you to enter on many of our pages  and we're offering some truly great prizes, including  a Kodak Digital  Camera, an Illuma kettle, a Sony DVD Player, a Damart suit, a Cookrite Plate, a Percol Cafetiere, and lots more ... So don't forget to check out  the Competitions page for all the details on how to enter. But  don't miss out by skipping the odd page! Because the  competitions this month are spread throughout all our pages.

And we have made sure that all of our  pages are filled with  interesting features for you to read. We have some very helpful advice for you in  articles from our experts  that cover a wide range of  topics, including finance, health, food and drink, relationships, computer problems, travel, motoring, beauty, shopping, retirement properties, crafts and hobbies. Plus we have a new page - Friends of Sixtyplusurfers - with links to our favourite websites.

So check through our  May contents and read the pages that interest you. 

   
Murray Jacobs,  Editor 
And if you'd like to contact me, do  send me an email
to:
murrayhj@live.co.uk  

            Contents        
            Health Section

Body Maintenance - what to do about your cholesterol; looking after your skin in the summer; is taking a siesta good for your heart health?
 
Food & Drink
- watch Phil Vickery's latest
 video; learn how to make some great  new  recipes   including lemon tart, chicken tortilla and chorizo & potato salad.
Personal Health - our nutritionist, Rebecca
  Burn, answers a Readers' Health Question - this
 month it is about Insomnia.

  
        Entertainment Section
Entertainment - find out what's  on TV with
 full  details of all the new programmes for the month of  May.
Competitions - because you all  love  entering
 competitions we're offering some truly  fabulous
 prizes
-  so find out what's  on offer this month
 and then try  your luck.
Motoring - we review the Vauxhall Corsa and reveal why it is Britain's most popular super-mini; learn about alternative fuels for your car; should you challenge your motoring conviction? 
Travel
-
luxury holidays in Australia and New Zealand with Quantas; the new beach resort of Iru Fushi; discover the world of Aphrodite Hills; holiday homes in Sardinia.

                
 Living Section
Home Comforts
- Kim Wilde fronts the `Kitchen Ecolution` campaign; showers with ideas; 10 tips for fire safety in the home; how to cash  in on your  spare room.   
Retirement & Work -  the generation that can't afford to retire; working keeps me young says a 72 year old; the Government is pushing people over the cliff edge of retirement.
Crafts & Hobbies - Learn how to make your own wind chimes; tips on taking great photos with your digital camera; explore your family tree; making a gold-leaf coaster.
News & Reviews  - Jenny Itzcovitz    reviews
 some of  the  latest  books; have-a-go granny takes up sky-diving; for the love of lighthouses; give the gift of education.
Your Horoscope -  find out  what's  in your forecast  each day with  Russell Grant.
Retirement Properties - new retirement community opens;  the biggest fall in UK house prices and what to do about it; properties in  Cyprus; affordable properties at Heritage Manor.
 S
hopping Online- the Cookrite plate designed for cooking healthy, low-fat meals
; Plants Reunited reader offer - half-price membership; egg-citing gifts for your favourite gardener or chef.
  

               Advice Section
Relationships - don't let your job take over your marriage; dating takes a financial toll on men; keeping your marriage together
; relationships with love and tenderness.
Money - how to protect your credit rating in the financial downturn; Castle Cover helps the over 50s save money on their insurance cover; retirement funds are losing money rapidly.
Fashion & Accessories - Spring fashions for Men; feminine styles from Dash; the new Timothy Everest collection for men, from M&S;  win a Summer Skirt Suit from Damart competition.
Computer Tips - answers to readers questions  on   computer   problems;  how to save money when shopping online; over one million computer viruses detected.

            Your Views on the Internet
PocketSurfer

We'd like to get your views on the Internet and if you answer our Reader Survey, you could win this PocketSurfer which enables you to surf the internet wherever you are - find out more on the Your Views page
 

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Shopping PageSalmon being cooked on Cookrite plate
 Reader Give- 
 Away: winner
 will get this
 Cookrite plate
 
Plants
 Reunited offers
 half-price
 membership to
 our readers

Computer tips  Shopping online            
  Your computer
  problems
  answered 

 
Save more by
 shopping online
 
 How to save your
 emails
 
 Staying safe online
 
 One million
 computer
 viruses detected
 
 

Fashion & Accessories  Damart summer skirt suit prize
 
 Competition-  
  Win this
  gorgeous
  summer skirt 
  suit by Damart
 
 
Men's fashions for
 Spring
 Feminine styles
 from Dash
 The new Timothy
 Everest men's 
 collection from
 Marks & Spencer
 

Beauty & Grooming     Beauty for the Spring              
 Beauty and
 haircare
 for  the
 Spring
 
Competition
 to win a
 Bronnley
 gift set
 
Top tips for
 thinning hair
 Age
 Restructure
 for 60+  

Food and Drink  Phil Vickery         
 TV Chef Phil
  Vickery -   
Watch
  his latest  video
  where he visits
  France to learn
  about Dijon
  mustard 

 
Healthy  Recipes:
  Chicken Tortilla
  Lemon Tart 
  Chorizo & sweet
  potato salad
  Lamb Kebabs
Crafts and HobbiesUsing the Dremel to make wind chimes  
 
 Make your own
 wind-chimes
 with  a Dremel
 cutter 
 
How to take
 great photos with
 a digital camera 
 Explore your
 family tree
 Make a feather
 and rose napkin tie
 Make a gold leaf
 coaster 
 

News, Views & Reviews  Jack Vettriano picture
 Book Reviews: `Jack Vettriano
 Studio Life` 
 `Miss Pettigrew
 lives for a day`
`Why Mars and
 Venus collide`
 `Chocolate` 

 
Jenny's news
  items:
 
Have a go granny
  sky dives
  Give the gift of
  education    

 Motoring& Cars Vauxhall Corsa              We review the
 Vauxhall Corsa

 
Alternative fuels
 for your car
 Park safely with
 the latest
 gadget
 
Retirement PropertiesCape Verde property
 Affordable
 properties in
 Cyprus
 
New retirement
 community
 The biggest fall
 in  house prices - what  to do 
TravelFlying over Sydney Harbour
 Safari in
 Tanzania
 Easier way to
 travel for the
 over 55s
 Savings on
 Caribbean
 cruises
Body Maintenance Lowg your cholesterol
 Lower your
 Cholesterol
 
Look after
 your skin
 Siestas and
 your
 heart health
 Avoid knee
 surgery
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