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Our Place is an informative and social site dedicated to help everyone over 50 get the best out of life.
We are the zestful, insightful best friend you just love to be around, and we live for sharing our experiences and knowledge.
OurPlace was founded with a mission to connect the mature online community to a world of news, features, offers and life changing products they may have missed out on. Bring them all into one place, OurPlace.
What makes us special is that we are a vibrant team of all ages, from 21 to 65 who are all passionate about living life to the fullest irrespective of age. We have built strong relationships with some of the best UK age related businesses with the aim of brokering discounted rates for our Over-50s community.
This site is jam packed with a blend of light hearted and purposeful stories, acting as a comprehensive source of information for over 50s health, over 50s travel, over 50’s work and much more.
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New lease of life for red phone boxes now helping save lives
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Joanna Lumley: Covid pandemic has made environmental crisis much worse
The actress said if people make small changes it will make them feel better Silver Surfers reports that Joanna Lumley has said she fears the Covid-19 pandemic has made the environmental crisis “much worse” and urged people to think “what would David Attenborough do?”...
Life’s simplest pleasures: 9 things that makes everyone happy!
Whether you dream of a new car parked on the driveway or a fabulous holiday when the world returns to normal, most of us have a material goal that we’re working towards. As the old saying goes though, the best things in life really are free. From breathing in lungfuls...
All over 50s have been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in Wales
All four UK governments had pledged to vaccinate all over 50s by mid April. Wales Online reports that the Welsh Government has hit the key vaccination target. Everyone over 50 and all at-risk adults with underlying health conditions have been offered a first dose of a...
Life in lockdown: Stories from isolation
The coronavirus lockdown has presented unprecedented challenges for many of us. But, amongst the darkness there have also been plenty of heart-warming stories in the media about people rediscovering old passions, isolating with friends, and finding new and creative...
Get your motor running… 6 of the best UK road trips
If there’s one thing many of us need now, it’s a holiday. But while we can’t go for a getaway just yet, there’s nothing to stop us dreaming about what we’ll do when the worst of the pandemic is over, and lockdown begins to ease. After months of confinement, the idea...
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New lease of life for red phone boxes now helping save lives
Joanna Lumley: Covid pandemic has made environmental crisis much worse
Life’s simplest pleasures: 9 things that makes everyone happy!
All over 50s have been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in Wales
Life in lockdown: Stories from isolation
Get your motor running… 6 of the best UK road trips
Countryside visitors urged to say hello, stick to footpaths and bin dog poo
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Next stage of Covid vaccine rollout after over50s ‘to be decided partly by ethnicity’