Retired and what to do all day

nearlyrich

My OH is retired I work full time it's his diary we need to check more than mine if we are planning a holiday LOL.

He meets ex colleagues for lunch various times, calls on an older friend who is almost housebound, teaches another friend computer skills, does transport for a local weekly over 55 group, does talks on our travels for various groups, into photography so goes out with another retired friend doing walking and landscape photography, makes my tea most days....that's just some of what he does, he says he has never been bored in 10 years I can't wait to be able to join him.

Savvy_Sue

If he enjoys driving, one of my retired male friends is a volunteer driver for the local minibus community transport scheme. It's not dial a ride, they hire out minibuses of various sizes to community groups and charities. If the group can't provide their own trained driver, then the scheme tries to find someone willing to do it, for expenses. Drivers get to go all over the place!

Ilona

I retired just over 2 years ago, and have plenty to do. I walk a lot by myself in different areas, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Lakes, anywhere. I go for a few days and stay in youth hostels. I walked 119 miles last week, booked the B & B's, took me 7 days.

I walk other people's dogs. Me and two friends run a cat rescue, finding homes for them and fundraising. I got fed up of seeing litter strewn about in the village so I asked the council for a pick stick and now I go out twice a week and clean up. I take photographs and blog every day. I do craft work in the winter months.
Ilona

hethmar

All the above and what about joining the local Lions group?

http://www.lionsmd105.org/AboutUs

dzug1

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

The poor chap needs a shed.
There is no limit to the way that domestic work can be made to expand to fit the time available.

Don't you mean more than the time available??:)

moneylover

retiredlady wrote: »

Send him around to me, I have loads of jobs just waiting for him! Start by painting the garage, cut the hedge, fix the hand rail that is falling off my wall, sort out the hot water tap that water is only trickling out of, fix the towel rail back on the wall where it fell off last year, do a bit of decorating. That should keep him going for a while! Can't afford to pay anything but will cook him a nice dinner! :-))

completely irrelevant but what is your lovely little dog?
When I retire after xmas we are going to get a dog - wonderful company - at the moment we are thinking show spaniel but not sure! Whatever it is we will do citizen award with it - no way is it going to be trouble in the park.

moneylover

reading with great interest - we went to Chartwell today (Churchill's house in Kent) it was wonderful. Anyone know how you get to be a room guide in a NT property?
Was also v interested that someone does CAB work - as an advisor? Is it all debt advice these days? At the moment I am a librarian on a tel info line for a large library service and we are always using our CAB online subscription to answer questions - my one doubt about something like CAB - you have always got to be available on a very regular basis. What is the minimum committment?

Errata

Can't help about CAB, but this NT page should give you a start. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-trust/w-volunteering/w-generalopportunities-search_opportunities.htm

lynnissa

I looked into it and for someone on little more than a basic pension its far too costly.

pollypenny wrote: »

Join his local U3A - he'll soon find there's not enough hours in the day.

Interest groups vary widely from the pure fun, to the intellectual.

pollypenny

lynnissa wrote: »

I looked into it and for someone on little more than a basic pension its far too costly.

Costly? Edit: I forgot. We pay £12 for first year, then £10 for subsequent years.

It's free, unless someone has to charge for room hire.

Many groups are in the homes of members ( my book group), poetry is in a local pub on a quiet afternoon,as the licensee is glad to have some custom.
Social history we pay £1 towards, hirre of hall, speakers and coffee.