My father has recently retired and, at first, he was really despondent about his life. He has always been a really active person and, I suppose, for someone like him who has always been busy, it must be really difficult to adjust to being retired where he has nothing to get up for each day. However, he has recently acquired a job doing Ground Maintenance and we are all absolutely delighted for him. Ground Maintenance is absolutely ideal for him to do as he loves working outside in the open air. He has already begun doing his job of Ground Maintenance and, in his second week at it, he seems like a changed man. Gone is the miserable and depressed looking father we had come to dread seeing as we walked through the door. Instead, he has a real spring in his step and he cannot wait to get up every day to go to work. I must say that it has got me thinking that, as people are living longer and longer these days, it seems unnecessarily harsh to expect them all to stop working at the age of sixty five. Surely it is better for someone to continue actively contributing to society for as long as they feel well and able enough to?

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Camping was always so much fun when I was younger and our annual jaunt down to Devon was always something to look forward too. At the time I thought we had a massive tent but having seen recent pictures of it in one of mum`s photo albums it looks tiny compared to the modern ranges of vango tents that are now available. Inside the larger types of vango tents are tons of living space; enough to cater for the most sizeable types of family. Six berth options have three separate sleeping compartments and each tent really has a Tardis-like interior. Campers don`t have to mess around with separate groundsheets when one of the vangos is used. That`s because they come with a sewn-in groundsheet, not too mention a storm skirt system as standard. One thing I remember about our camping trips was the tent taking ages to assemble. It would have been so much simpler with one of the vango tents because they are extremely easy to pitch. Just looking at one of the vango tents whets my appetite for camping once more. I can easily see myself snuggling down in my sleeping bag at night and looking forward to a freshly cooked bacon sandwich in the morning.