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[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-62076287?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA


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A fundraising football fan who ran to all 92 league grounds in England and Wales has been honoured.

Nathan Richardson turned to running in 2019 in a bid to improve his mental health following the death of two relatives.

The Rochdale fan went on to raise £9,000 for The Joshua Wilson Brain Tumour Charity and MIND, running the equivalent of 95 marathons.

Mr Richardson, of Sale, has now been presented with a British Citizen Award.

Jo Delbridge, from the awards' sponsor Specsavers, said: "Overhauling your lifestyle and throwing yourself into a new fitness regime to improve your own physical and mental health is a massive achievement in itself and should be applauded.

"But to do all of that, while raising thousands of pounds for charity, is something else altogether."

 

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A 92-year-old man, who has completed his 300th parkrun, has said "running is just a part of my life".

Arthur Walsham, who has run 51 marathons, was described as "phenomenal" by fellow participants.

He was given a guard of honour at Longford Park in Stretford, near Manchester.

Mr Walsham said: "I think I encourage a lot of people to keep going because they probably think if that old man can do it, so can I."

During his running career, Mr Walsham has won four world veteran championships for athletes aged over 40.

In 1971, he triumphed in the first British veterans cross-country championship.

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Stockport twins share secret of their longevity 103 years old.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-62409933?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA


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A pair of sisters thought to be Britain's oldest twins have celebrated their 103rd birthday and declared a bedtime tipple as the secret to their long lives.

Thelma Barratt joked that her longevity was down to her love of food while Elma Harris enjoys a brandy and lemonade.

But it must always be served in a brandy glass without ice, she insisted.

The centenarians, who now live in different counties, were reunited for a celebration with their families.

"It's so wonderful. I didn't expect all this. It feels great. I'm happy," said Elma, who still lives in Stockport, Greater Manchester.

"It's lovely to be together because we don't get together very often," added Thelma, who now lives in Kirkham, Lancashire.

Thelma's son Tony Barratt told BBC North West Tonight it was even nicer to bring the pair together this year as the coronavirus pandemic had kept them apart for recent birthdays.

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Britain's oldest man has celebrated his 110th birthday by declaring "moderation in everything and all things" as the secret to a long and happy life.

John Alfred Tinniswood, who lives in Southport, said he did not believe it when he was told he had become the country's longest living man.

"I don't feel old, I keep up with my friends," the avid Liverpool fan said.

Care home manager Katie Howard said he was an "amazing individual with so many stories" and a "true gentleman".

Mr Tinniswood was born in Liverpool in 1912, meaning he has lived through all but two of his beloved Reds' title-winning campaigns, as well as two world wars and both the Spanish flu and Covid pandemics.




He added that his fondest memories were of his marriage and the birth of his daughter, Susan.

He was visited at The Hollies care home by Mark Blundell, the Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside, who passed on a birthday card from the Queen.

Mr Tinniswood said it felt "very special" to get the card, which had "very good messages from the Queen".
He said when considering the secret to a long life, he had "one word; moderation".

"Moderation in everything and all things," he said.

"Moderation in exercising, writing, listening."

[Parky]

God bless the gentleman

[celeste]

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/huge-175m-wellbeing-resort-combining-17875241


Is this still ongoing?

[St Chads Lad]

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/huge-175m-wellbeing-resort-combining-17875241


Is this still ongoing?

  Due to open next year,
https://www.thermemanchester.co.uk/

[celeste]

Thanks for the info.   

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-manchester-62755827


A 96-year-old woman who still works three days a week says she is "not giving up" her job "until they tell me to clear off".
Irene Astbury opened Pet Food Supplies Ltd in Macclesfield, Cheshire, with her late husband in 1981.

More than four decades later, she remains a familiar face on the shop floor and behind the counter.
She told BBC North West Tonight[/font][/color] she was "just keeping these young ones in check".


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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-derbyshire-61155985


A 95-year-old man who says he was told by doctors he would never walk again following a fall is now a regular at a local Parkrun.
Harold Messam attends the weekly 5km (three-mile) event at a park in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, which he completes in under an hour.

Mr Messam, from Breaston, said: "I'll keep doing what I can while I can. [That] is my policy.
"To me it's not a race. It's achieving, finishing what I've started."

[St Chads Lad]

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/huge-175m-wellbeing-resort-combining-17875241


Is this still ongoing?

https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/peel-paves-the-way-for-250m-therme-manchester/ 

[celeste]

Thanks,  looks very inviting

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-manchester-62795622

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An 84-year-old grandmother who started running 20km (12 miles) every week during lockdown said the exercise had helped to keep her body going.

Barbara Thackray, who only took up running aged 77, recently achieved a 10k personal best of one hour and 30 minutes.
The grandmother, from Altrincham, Greater Manchester, was raising money for St Ann's Hospice in Heald Green where her late sister Audrey was a patient.

She told BBC North West Tonight: "I think it enables us to keep our body going."[/font][/color]

[ExileSteve]

Bloody good for her! I hope she is still running ten years from now.


It is people like this lady who give us all a degree of hope and inspiration. My grandfather on my paternal side carried on working full time until the age of 84. He spent the last ten years of his working life as a Relief Manager for William Hill, often getting up at 04-00 to catch buses to God-knows-where. He never learned to drive, you understand.


Old age does not have to mean infirmary and dementia, thank the Lord.

[celeste]

True,  my father was still working into his eighties