Author Archives: john graham

“Age Unfriendly Cities”

Posted on May 10, 2014 by john graham

Transport planners at Leeds University asked 60 and 70 year olds about their experience of visiting the city centre. They came up with some simple but fairly obvious answers. Not enough public toilets was a common cry. Did they mention … Continue reading →

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My Garden Age – Apple Tree

Posted on April 27, 2014 by john graham

Not to be outdone by the spring flowers, (see my last post) the cox’s apple tree is just breaking into bloom , waking from its winter slumber.    How many more years will this grandfather of the garden continue to deliver … Continue reading →

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My Garden Age – Spring Flowers

Posted on April 20, 2014 by john graham

Spring just has to be one of the best times of the year in the garden.  After the hibernation of colour through the winter months the daffodils in February/March herald the beginning of a rainbow.  Now by April/May the picture … Continue reading →

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“Finding Hidden Treasure”

Posted on March 31, 2014 by john graham

This is a continuation of the series of blogs related to the Cheylesmore Good Neighbours Pilot Project and you can find all the posts on this project by clicking on Cheylesmore Good Neighbours in the  Tag Cloud. This blog begins to … Continue reading →

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Cheylesmore Good Neighbours – Survey

Posted on March 18, 2014 by john graham

The first meetings of this newly formed group of older people in Coventry took place at the end of January 2014.  They were held in the Cheylesmore Community Centre and later in the Queens Road Baptist Church.  To invite the … Continue reading →

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“Cheylesmore Good Neighbours”

Posted on March 16, 2014 by john graham

Almost a year ago we carried out a survey of a group of about 50 elderly people in Coventry working with the Coventry University Age Research Centre.  The results of that group were published in this blog in the summer … Continue reading →

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“No more useful years”

Posted on March 14, 2014 by john graham

Medication is becoming more and more expensive as new drugs are developed all the time. The Government’s way of keeping the lid on the cost is to use the inappropriately named “National Institute for Clinical Excellence” – NICE – as … Continue reading →

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“Hayley Safe in NHS Hands?”

Posted on January 30, 2014 by john graham

(Continued from “Hayley Home Alone”). What if Hayley went into hospital? Terminally ill plus a fall or a call and you’re back in hospital – i.e. any accident or call to your GP at an inconvenient hour like night-time or … Continue reading →

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“Hayley Home Alone”

Posted on January 28, 2014 by john graham

(Continued from “Hayley Comes a Cropper”). What if Hayley Cropper had lived at home alone? Sent home with a diagnosis of terminal cancer, only headlines and TV to turn to.  No time or motivation for bucket lists and happy endings. … Continue reading →

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“Hayley Comes a Cropper”

Posted on January 26, 2014 by john graham

For the past few months Britain’s most popular TV soap has been running the storyline that a key, long-serving character – Hayley Cropper – has terminal cancer.   Three nights a week “Coronation Street” took us through the emotional roller coaster … Continue reading →

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