Resident Stories

The mover and shaker

I’ve always been a very social person, so when my husband and I moved to the village seven years ago, I wanted to get involved in everything that was happening – which in the beginning, wasn’t a whole lot. I started a book club, I introduced a night once a month where we go to the theatre, I joined the choir – that was one of the first things I did and that’s still going really well – and you could say I’m on the social committee. Last night we had a soiree and invited a classical guitarist to come in and play for an hour. There were about fifty residents there, we had a glass of wine, and it was absolutely lovely. The average age in this village is about 84 and my main aim is to get everyone out of their homes, outside of their four walls, and get involved in things. The village is wonderful; the location was a selling point but also we’ve since discovered that it’s just so good to live here. It’s extremely well run, and you can be as independent or as involved in the community as you want.

Get smart in your home

From automated blinds to a coffee machine that’s set to make your favourite cup as soon as you wake up, the smart home of the future is here — and it's not just for the younger crowd, promise.

Wellbeing

Change your space, change your life

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and naturalist Edwin Way Teale was onto something when he said, “Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves.” What is it about simplifying things that seems to increase wellbeing? Perhaps it’s because the less you have, the less you have to worry about. It’s not surprising that amongst the over-55s, there’s a rising trend in selling the family home (fueled in part by a booming property market) and moving into something smaller – and ultimately more rewarding.

Brown butter mushroom pasta

Share the love with this 20-minute pasta dish.