Lessons in Love

Apr 06 2023
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Lessons in Love is all about relationships... hard love, soft love, love that didn't work, love that changed, unrequited love. Older people talking about their experiences in love and relationships and passing on any advice they might have to the younger generation. We started this project in the winter of 2022-23, running discussion sessions in AgeUK day care centres in East Kent, hearing amazing and sometimes heartbreaking stories. Some of those who took part in the discussion sessions agreed to be interviewed for the podcast. And some of those who were interviewed agreed that their stories could be shared with the wider public. Usually on the condition that I only introduced them using their first names. So it's been quite a process. Very many thanks to everyone who has taken part. Also thanks to AgeUK for helping with the organisation, to Kevin Macleod for the music*, and to the Kent Community Foundation who have funded the project. If you'd like to make a donation to any of the AgeUKs that have taken part, please visit www.justgiving.com and search for Lessons in Love.* "Verano Sensual" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Mandy and Jessie at AgeUK Ashford

Apr 06 2023 20 mins  
Mandy and Jessie both didn't immediately warm to their husbands when they first met them - but they grew close and ended up having happy marriages. They told me how they were initially won over, about some of the flashpoints in their relationships, and the difficulties of looking after a partner who is very ill.

John and Mary recorded at AgeUK in Ashford

Mar 23 2023 16 mins  
Mary and John met at a Conservative Party dance in Ashford in the 1950s - and for much of their lives their relationship was fairly straightforward. Mary worked for the Civil Service and then as a welfare visitor on Romney Marsh. John worked for car and van dealerships in Maidstone and Ashford. Now in their retirement, their relationship is undergoing major challenge as John has be

Brian and Eileen recorded at AgeUK in Ashford

Mar 23 2023 32 mins  
Brian and Eileen have been married for over 60 years, having met while Eileen was working at a children's home in Ashbourne in Derbyshire. Their relationship had a very surprising beginning but flourished both as a romantic and working partnership. Eileen began by explaining the rather rapid moves that Brian made in those early days.

Dawn and Christine at AgeUK Herne Bay and Whitstable

Mar 12 2023 29 mins  
This time Jasper Bouverie talks to Dawn and Christine at Age UK Herne Bay and Whitstable. Both of them married young, got divorced and then married again. Their second marriages have been more successful, lasting over 50 years and still going strong. Dawn began by explaining where she met her second husband.

Pat and Alan at AgeUK Herne Bay and Whitstable

Mar 12 2023 30 mins  
This time Jasper Bouverie talks to Pat and Allan at Age UK Herne Bay and Whitstable. Both of them have worked as lorry drivers, a career that took them away from their partners and their young families. But nevertheless their marriages survived and they’ve both been married for over 50 years. Pat began by talking about the whole concept of love.