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www.moneysavingexpert.commoneysavingexpert.com offers advice on cutting bills and standing up for your rights as consumers. It is run by Martin Lewis, a journalist and TV presenter who specialises in financial matters. Just click on any of the headings below to see a selection of links to pages that we think will be useful to you. Note that all these sites will open in a new browser window. If youd like to see a favourite website listed, just suggest it via the noticeboard. Entertainment, news, and more Games and Puzzles Gardening Greetings Cards Information and Advice Keep warm this winter People Politics Science Shopping Silver sites Travel Weather Entertainment, news, and more www.bbc.co.uk BBC website, which has information on all sorts of things, not just BBC TV and radio programmes www.radiotimes.beeb.com programmes on all TV and radio channels, not just the BBC www.thepaperboy.com/uk/ links to UK newspapers, and many local papers Games and Puzzles www.jigzone.com - online jigsaws www.crossword-puzzles.co.uk - links to all sorts of crossword sites. www.websudoku.com - the latest craze. Gardening www.carryongardening.org.uk: THRIVE is a charity that enables older and disabled people to continue enjoying their gardens. They offer help and advice through their information service and their web site. www.rhs.org.uk: The Royal Horticultural Society has masses of information about plants and gardening. www.ngs.org.uk/gen/: For those who prefer to visit gardens, the National Gardens Scheme lists hundreds of gardens that open for charity. And the website has lots of useful links. Greetings Cards www.jacquielawson.com. This requires a subscription, approximately £5 for a year's subscription, and you can send as many cards as you like. You can view some of the cards on the site without signing up great fun! Information and Advice www.citizensadvice.org.uk Citizens Advice Bureau. www.citizensonline.org.uk The Internet for citizens. www.moneyfacts.co.uk independent financial advice. www.moneymatterstome.co.uk Practical tips on finance. www.moneysavingexpert.com - Advice on cutting bills and standing up for your rights as consumers. www.parentscentre.gov.uk Advice for parents (and grandparents) on safe use of the Internet by children. www.thepensionservice.gov.uk information on pensions www.upmystreet.co.uk local information. Keep warm this winter You can download Help the Ageds The cold can kill leaflet from www.helptheaged.org.uk The Department of Health also has information that you can download, in several languages. People www.friendsreunited.co.uk get in touch with old friends. www.genesconnected.co.uk discover your family history. www.movinghere.org.uk a major resource on the experiences of migrants to the UK. Politics www.direct.gov.uk government information & services. hwww.writetothem.com email your local MP or Councillors. Science www.howstuffworks.com explanations of how things work. Shopping The IMRG website, www.imrg.org/info , has some useful tips for online shoppers, and is also a great way to find all sorts of online shopping sites. Silver sites www.age-exchange.org.uk - Age Exchange, an organisation dedicated to helping older people record reminiscences of their lives and share them with others. www.bbb.org.uk Baby Boomer Bistro is a friendly chat site for people to meet and chat online. www.hellsgeriatrics.co.uk wonderful 50+ site. www.silverhairs.co.uk lots of computer tips. www.silversurfers.net provides links to a wide range of sites of interest to over 50s. Travel www.multimap.com maps, incl. street maps. www.nationalexpress.com coach travel. www.streetmap.co.uk street maps. www.thetrainline.com train travel. Weather www.metoffice.com forecasts, plus lots of other information about the weather. |
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