“never say never! ”

A MY stared at Aunt Sylvia in horror. “A zip slide!” Amy shook her head in disbelief. “But you’re nearly eighty years old!” Sylvia tutted as she reached over to stop Amy pouring tea into her already f

A LOVER of horses from a young age, Ann Bird found a stable near her home in central London and would muck out for a free horseride. She didn’t actually own her own horse until the age of forty – an e

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