Family Life

Life nowadays has become very uncertain. One medical emergency is more than capable of running down all your financial management.

There are many families in the UK who fell victim to such atrocities, either due to natural disasters or due to any unforeseen situation. In such situations, the person and his family suffer agony and pain, physically, mentally and of course financially.

To help such families who are in need, the UK welfare state guide has set up many schemes. The aim is clear, to reach out to people in need and comfort them in hard times. Inspired by the...

Joy Wilkinson, a resident at RMBI Home Cadogan Court in Exeter, has been reunited with a recording from her husband Eric, an RAF serviceman, whilst he was serving in India during the Second World War. The message was found on an old record by a member of the public in Salisbury during a clear out and was played on BBC’s The One Show, to help reunite the recording with its rightful owner. Representatives from the RAF Association visited the Home on Tuesday 8 May to give the recording back to Joy and had a short chat with her which featured later on The One Show.

Eric sadly passed...

Nobody enjoys being short of cash, but these tips can help you save money and create some room in your budget. Map your income and expenses

Saving money starts with mapping your income and expenses and knowing how your budget is divided. Maybe you spend more money on a particular item or service that you can easily change e.g. the takeaway coffee is a prime example as a savings tip, a lot of money can be saved by taking a Thermos flask which has the cup included. This tip is not only good for your budget but also a big bonus for the environment. Switching your energy provider is a...

Children are now spending more time outside for the first time in recent years, a new survey has revealed – with families living for the weekend and using school holidays to embrace the great outdoors. A whopping 96% of families now say that they make a concerted effort to spend as much time outside together as possible in their free time – making up for busy weekdays at school and work with countryside walks and fun days out.

Despite some Government reports* suggesting that children simply don’t get outside enough in 2018, the survey of over 1,000 parents, commissioned by award-...