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Citizens Advice Bureau - NACAB Adviceguide gives basic advice and information on your rights, for more detailed advice it points you to your local bureau Consumers
Association
www.which.net
the online version of the independent consumer guide
50+ Age Exchange
www.age-exchange.org.uk
In their 16th year, their work emerges from interviews from older
people, then made available to a wider audience.
AgeInfo
www.cpa.org.uk/ageinfo is an information service about old age
and ageing provided by the library and information service of the
Centre of Policy on Ageing
Age-Net
www.age-net.co.uk
an 'Age Friendly' information and lifestyle site. The site tries to
cover all Over 50s interests but is particularly strong on art and
hobbies.
Association of Retired and Persons over
50
www.arp.org.uk
Britain's largest campaigning and social membership organisation
for people over 50
Centre For Policy On Ageing
www.cpa.org.uk
is a UK charity founded in 1947 that formulates and promotes social
policies which will allow older people to achieve the full potential
of the later years.
Better Government For Older People
www.bettergovernmentforolderpeople.gov.uk is part of the UK's
Modernising Government Agenda. Its learning Network provides a range
of interlinking services to Local Authority Leaders, Older People
Forums and Officers from local authorities.
Fifty Plus
http://homepage.dtn.ntl.com/philipg/fiftyplus.html Links of special
interest for retired people in the UK.
Help the Aged Web
www.helptheaged.org.uk/
a wide range of information and advice on the site for anyone interested
in the work of the Charity
National Pensioners Convention (NPC) - www.natpencon.org.uk declares that every pensioner has the right to choice, dignity, independence, and security as a valued member of society.
Seehowtheygrow
www.Seehowtheygrow.com
has been established to provide a guide to grandparenting.
Seniority
www.seniority.co.uk
launched June 1st 2000 for the 50 (ish!) online audience in the UK
and beyond.
Seniors Network
www.seniorsnetwork.co.uk
is an information resource for older people and their organisations
within the United Kingdom - helping the camapign for better pensions
Silverhairs
www.silverhairs.co.uk
Technical helpline for senior surfers. The Third Age Employment Network www.taen.org.uk
is committed to better opportunities for mature people to continue
to learn, work and earn. TAEN is a campaigning organisation, working
with the media, employers and government to change attitudes and
public policies.
Technomum
www.technomum.co.uk
A site for silver surfers by another silver surfer! On the site, you
can find information about days out, pastimes and a wealth of useful
links. Education/Training Basic
Skills Agency
www.basic-skills.co.uk
BBC
(education homepage)
www.bbc.co.uk/education
British
Educational Communications and Technology Agency
www.becta.org.uk
Campaign
For Learning
www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk
Hairnet
www.hairnet.org
internet training for over 50's
Learn
Direct
www.learningdirect.org
National
Advisory Council for Careers, Education and Guidance
www.guidancecouncil.com
National
Grid For Learning
www.ngfl.gov.uk
National
Open College Network
www.nocn.ac.uk
Open University
www.open.ac.uk
TEC
National Council
www.tec.co.uk
University
of The Third Age
u3a.org.uk Network of local groups
across the country offering activities, meetings, talks, trips etc,
encouraging lifelong learning for those no longer in employment.
Workers
Educational Association
www.wea.org.uk
Humour
Funmail
www.funmail.co.uk
Your can now have
your own free personalised email address . Up to 3,500 addresses
from motherinlaw.co.uk to blabbermouth.co.uk summing up every emotion,
mood and occasion.
The
Miserable Old Git The
Miserable Old Git - Older Men Behaving Badly. A funny UK site
where you can grow old very disgracefully - includes what it described's
as "MOG's Utterly Salacious Sex Parlour."
Media Mature Tymes
www.maturetymes.co.uk
website for the paper
The Oldie Magazine
www.theoldie.co.uk
A lay by of sanity on the information highway.Online site of The
Oldie magazine which was launched in 1992 by Richard Ingrams former
editor of Private Eye. Ingrams who vowed he would never climb aboard
the super highway, does it better than most. Goes to show that content
is more important than cables.
Saga
www.saga.co.uk online version of Saga magazine includes general
interest editorial plus promotions for the groups own services
Third Age Press www.thirdagepress.co.uk
an independent publishing company providing materials to encourage
fulfilment and continuing development after full-time employment
UK
Media www.zen.co.uk
Links to all the
national newspapers, hundreds of local/regional newspapers, many
magazines, also television and radio stations in the UK
Volunteers Reach
www.btinternet.com/~volwork
recruits managerial or professional people
no longer in full time careers and places them as volunteers throughout
the UK.
Austria Education for older people
www.bildungswerk.at
Australia
About Seniors
www.aboutseniors.com.au
is the most comprehensive listing of information and links relevant
to Australian senior citizens, veterans, retirees, those about to
retire, pensioners and carers.
Australian
Coalition '99
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ac99/index.html Australian
Coalition '99 is a consortium of non-government organisations promoting
the International Year of the Older Persons 1999
Adult
learning Australia www.ala.asn.au
AIR
www.independent-retirees.tsn.cc/ independent retirees who have
funded their own retirement
Centre
for Ageing Studies
www.cas.flinders.edu.au/ research into ageing
Council
on the Ageing
www.cota.org.au represents the interests of all Australians
over 50
Endeavour
Web
www.www.endeavour-web.org Sydney based, designed, built and
managed by and for senior citizens
Office
of Senior Interests
www.osi.wa.gov.au/. mission is to enhance the lifestyles of
seniors and encourage the community to plan for its ageing population
SeniorNet
www.seniornet.com.au helping seniors use computers and the internet
The
Older Women's Network
www.zip.com.au/~ownnsw/ Formed in 1985 when a number of women
members and workers in the Combined Pensioners Association decided
that although two-thirds of pensioners were women there was little
action or research around issues of particular concern to older
women.
Canada Babyboomers
www.www.suite101.com
light hearted boomer site within the suite 101 communuty network
of sites
Fifty-Plus
Net www.fifty-plus.net
Canadians over fifty retired or not
Help The Aged Canada www.cyberus.ca~helpage
provides help and assistance to low income elderly people in Canada
50More
www.50more.com
the Association for all Mature Lifestyle Canadians, informs members
about topics of interest, seeks and publishes member's opinions,
obtains group discounts and special offers.
The
Canadian Senior Citizens Information and Services Centre
www.www.infoseniors.com
easy access to information on programmes, services and events to
seniors
Denmark Europe European
Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
www.cedefop.gr
European
Research on the Education of Adults
www.helsinki.fi/jarj/esrea/
European
Union
europa.eu.int/index-en.
Finland France Little
Brothers - Friends of the Elderly Germany Seniornet
www.seniorennet.de international non-profit organisation providing
older adults access and education in computer technology
SeniorWeb
http://www.seniorweb.nu
for, from and about senior citizens
(English text)
Holland Seniorweb
http://www.seniorweb.nl
partly translated into English
The
National Age Discrimination Office
www.leeftijd.nl/update/english.html
TNO
Centre for Ageing Research http://www.ageing.tno.nl
Dutch site (text in English), R&D projects relating to over 50's
India Help
Age www.helpageindia.comPart
of Help the Aged Charity
Ireland Malta New
Zealand Sweden Switzerland USA AARP
www.aarp.org
American Association of Retired
Persons
Agenet
www.agenet.com
an information and referral network
designed to " bridge the Distance between aging parents and adult
children.
Boomers
International http://boomersint.org
extensive lively site full of fun and information.
Dear
Aunt Nettie
dearauntnettie.home.att.netAmerica's oldest internet guru tells
it like it is.. (and was)
Elderhostel
www.elderhostel.org
a non-profit organisation providing eductional
travel opportunities
Elderweb
www.elderweb.org an
online community of older American computer users
Freedom,goGrrl
freedom.gogrrl.com
provides information and web resources for the retired and those
planning for retirement
Friendly
4 Seniors www.friendly4seniors.com
lists useful sites for seniors
The
Geezer Brigade www.thegeezerbrigade.com
is an international organisation for and by "Seniors with an Attitude"
- those over 55 who have not given up the ghost or lost their sense
of humour.
Grandma
Betty www.grandmabetty.com
developed by an active senior for active seniors
50 Plus www.50plus.org informatiom, motivation and paticipation in exercise while ageing ElderwebLearning Resources Network www.lern.org National Ageing Information Centre www.aoa.dhhs.gov/naicdatabases,statistics, publications New York State Office for the Aging aging.state.ny.us/nysofa serving older New Yorkers and their families online New York State Office-Aging Well aging.state.ny.us/hbody A health and fitness village for mature adults Over The Hill Gang International www.skiersover50.com A unique ski club for the over 50's. Over 6000 members in the US and 13 other countries (including the UK). Regular newsletter with information on trips, member benefits, equipment and skier fitness. Discounts on lift passes, lessons, accomodation and travel. A great crowd. Seniorcom www.senior.com products,services information and entertainment for the over 50's Senior Information Network www.senior-inet.com provides information about senior support services across the United States Seniornet www.seniornet.org a non-profit organisation teaches and provides access for people over 50 to use computers across the States Senior Law www.seniorlaw.com resources on elder law Senior Living seniorliving.com The Senior's guide in the about.com network of sites Senior Surfers www.seniorsurfers.org News, views and resources for seniors and their carers
Suddenly Senior
www.suddenlysenior.com
' a weekly 'zine and humor column,
speaks to the hearts and funny bones of everyone over 50 who's 'became
senior before their time.
ThirdAge
www.thirdage.com
"the online home of a vibrant society". Website of the Third Age
Media Company. Extensive range of innovative ideas, information
and services superbly presented in a lively entertaining style.
United
Seniors Association www.unitedseniors.org
working to protect the retirement security of Americans
WidowNet
www.fortnet.org/WidowNet
an information and self-help resource for, and by, widows and widowers
Woman
of a Certain Age Page
WomanofaCertainAgePage.com for feisty women over forty
World
Wide Seniors
www.wwseniors.com
on-line magazine of long established (1979) large circulation senior
newspaper in Arizona.
Commonwealth
of Learning
www.col.org
Help Age International www.helpage.org/popin
lists the world wide network of member organisations of Help the Aged
United
Nations
http://www.undp.org/popin
United nations population network
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