Here is a representative sample of other organisations which provide information or advice for the seniors market. This is not an exhaustive list but we feel that it represents a good cross-section of the sites available for seniors. Please note that inclusion here does not imply a recommendation.
Age Concern
Age Concern is the UK's largest organisation working with and for older people. They provide local services as well as influencing public opinion and government.
Age Exchange
Age Exchange aims to improve the quality of life for older people by emphasising the value of their memories to old and young, through pioneering artistic, educational, and welfare activities.
Age Positive
The Age Positive campaign promotes the benefits of employing a mixed-age workforce that includes older and younger people. They encourage employers to make decisions about recruitment, training and retention that do not discriminate against someone because of their age.
Digital Unite (DU)
Digital Unite (DU) is a company that specialises in helping older people to use modern technology, especially email, Internet and everything that the modern home computer brings to us. DU uses local, specialist, kind, empathic, trained, skilled, IT trainers, recruited and monitored by DU, to bring this training. Enquiries: 0870 241 5091.
50Connect.co.uk
50Connect is a content led lifestyle portal for Today's over 45s.
FiftyOn
FiftyOn is a work-life balance web site for the job you want to do and the life you want to lead.
Help the Aged
Help the Aged campaigns hard for a world in which older people are valued for their contribution to society, involved in their local communities and fulfilled in their needs, hopes and aspirations.
The Pension Service
The Government Pension Service, part of the Department for Work and Pensions. Set up to improve the service you receive, whether you are already a pensioner or are planning for your retirement, no matter how far off it might be.
laterlife.com
Lifestyle site designed specifically for the over 50s to help them maximise their enjoyment and live life to the full.
National Pensioners Convention
The NPC acts as an umbrella body for pensioners' groups throughout the UK and it has a wide range of affiliated organisations.
over50s.com
over50s.com offers a dedicated service to the over50s and their lifestyles.
Saga
The Saga Group focuses exclusively on the provision of services for people 50 and over. These include holidays to worldwide destinations, an award-winning magazine, insurance and financial products and radio stations.
Seniority.co.uk
Seniority.co.uk exists to enable like-minded people aged 50+ (so-called silver surfers) to share their experiences, gain knowledge from one another and have fun with the Internet by contributing towards making their site an interactive community.
Seniors Network
Seniors Network is an information resource for older people and their organisations. It is a not for profit web site, is completely independent and is not allied to any political party or other type of organisation.
ServicePals.com
ServicePals.com is a thriving community of military men, women, friends and family from the British Armed Forces. They help old friends get back in touch and help to create new friendships through online forums, chat rooms and photo galleries.
SilverSurfers
Wide ranging site covering genealogy, holidays, family, health, keeping fit, food, flights, books, music & shopping.
The Oldie
The Oldie is a unique monthly magazine – a haven for fun, good sense and quality writing in a media obsessed with celebrity and 'yoof'.
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