RETIREMENT EXAMPLES
We hope this series of short examples of how people are
spending their retirement will serve as both a source of ideas and
inspiration for your own retirement.
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Terry was one of the winners of the Laterlife Challenge in 2006
Terry Jennings (Age 69) and Brenda Reay
Electrical Engineer
Ilford, Essex
Terry (centre) and Brenda receiving their
award from laterlife.com Director Tony Clack, at The East London
Inventor's Club meeting on 27th July, attended by around 30
inventors. The prizes includes a trip in the Triumph
International hot air balloon.
After retiring, together with my partner Brenda Reay, we set up
an inventors club to help lone inventors get their inventions to
market. Now many of us, and the majority are all retired, are
inventing and helping others to achieve their aims and dreams.
Being old does not mean we are useless and ready for the scrap
heap it means we have a wealth of experience ready and willing
to pass on to the younger generations. We set up our inventors
club at the University of East London and since we started we
have been able to help others overcome their problems. We were
also enlisted by the DTI for international Technology meetings
to exchange knowledge to other countries. Our first exchange was
with a delegation from Poland and we assisted with help and
advice. Our second exchange was with Russia and after meeting we
were invited to the Russian Embassy for a party in the evening.
For our work with the DTI we were invited to Buckingham Palace!
for the Queens Garden Party. So it only goes to prove us older
ones have a lot to give after retiring. (How did we ever find
time to go to work?)
