I am 57 years old and live in Brighton on the not so sunny South Coast! I moved here with my ex 20 years ago from South London. It’s a great place to live but very young - there’s not much going on here for people of my age.
I am struggling with poor health at the moment with a variety of chronic conditions and lost my job two years ago. I have had a very diverse life, was in the music business for some years, have a married son living back in London. I have been very active politically in the past with anti-racist campaigns, feminism and other broader campaigns. I was involved in Housing Co-ops in London.
I am finding myself increasingly isolated because I am rarely well enough to socialise or commit to anything because my conditions are so erratic.
Hi Barry and Jean - thank you for the quick welcome! It’s nice to know I’m not the only person up on New Year’s Morning! I spend a fair bit of time on Facebook and it’s deserted… but most of my friends are younger and were out having fun last night, which is what made me decide to make the effort to make contact with people of my own age!
I did manage to go out for two hours last night to my local (gastro)pub to meet a couple of friends who then went on to parties or livelier pubs. It was very nice but I was home by 11 eating toast and drinking tea in front of the fire with my dog! Lovely - and I was very glad to be well enough - but a wee bit lonely!
It’s very nice to meet you both - I’m not sure what to do next though!
Just have a look through the threads and join in Fiona…I tend to use the “Latest Posts” link when I log on to see the newest conversations. Just consider yourself at home and join in the chat or start a new thread about something that interests you, it really is that easy…
Well hi neighbour!!! - welcome Fiona and very Happy New Year to you - as you can see I too live in Brighton - we’ll just have to meet up sometime. At the moment I’m confined to my home and will be for the next 5 - 6 weeks having only just (5 days ago) come out of hospital.
Hello Fiona, glad to see you here. I am just along the coast from you in Poole. You’re right about the weather, chucking down with rain at the moment. When I read your first post I just knew that Uncle Joe would chime in as he’s from Brighton too.
Well you hit the nail on the head joining the Forum, you wont have time to go out and join things ,you need every second to keep up with things happening here,my motto is "Dont get downhearted… join the forum.
Hi Fiona, that is such a pretty name I had a Scots friend named Fiona and she was lovely. Do you get called Fee I know my friends brother used to call her Fee Fee just to annoy her.
