Later Lifestyle Clubs     

Making the most of retirement

What do you get by joining
a Later Lifestyle Club?

Later Lifestyle Clubs provide a sociable environment and the opportunity to join together with others in small or large groups to enjoy retirement, do the things you always wanted to do and to make the most of retirement from every point of view.

Whether you are single or have a partner Later Lifestyle Clubs are for you.

Rather than joining a number of different clubs yourself, Later Lifestyle Clubs give you the opportunity to do all the things you want within the framework of one club and with those whose company you enjoy.

In addition Later Lifestyle Clubs recognise the change in retirement lifestyle of our age group and aim to provide an outlet for every aim we might have in retirement. Even if there isn't something as part of a club's standard programme, the clubs encourage small groups of members to get together to start a sub-group and gather together like minded people to pursue their own interests.

There are 10 centrally originated programmes of experiences, activities and interests for the clubs to implement locally but with the members ability to form additional interest groups the opportunities are limitless!

Part of the club philosophy is also to negotiate discounts both nationally and locally to make use of our combined purchasing power and not only allow us to try all these new things but to do so economically.

There is an altruistic angle to the clubs too. Many of us want to ‘give something back’ in later life and sub-groups within the club allow those who wish to, to come together to really make a difference, whether it be combining in some voluntary activity, raising money for good causes or starting something quite new.

A fundamental part of each Club is the Programme Committee which arranges the base programme of activities, supports and advises on new initiatives and publicises the event programme to members via the centrally operated Later Lifestyle web site. The Programme Committee is supported by the central Later Lifestyle operation with a base programme to work from, central negotiation of certain activities, new ideas and advice and guidance. The Clubs also have their own Club Committee to oversee the day to day running and to assist members to start their own sub-groups and provide a rich and varied environment for all.

Whether you are gregarious, or find breaking the ice difficult, Later Lifestyle Clubs provide an easy environment for making new friends. When you join, an existing member will make sure you are introduced to a wide circle of members and in addition one of the club principles is that everyone is encouraged to walk up and talk to people they don’t know. You never know who you might meet and although you will undoubtedly form friendships, Later Lifestyle Clubs encourage inclusivity.

In addition to all the above, each Later Lifestyle Club will select a local venue to provide a club base which has a pleasant environment and outstanding facilities to enjoy at any time, not just when attending Club events. So you can pop in at any time for a drink or a bite to eat and socialise with other members who may be there.

Membership

Each club will have the ability to set and vary the annual membership fee up or down within certain limits to reflect local circumstances. However the normal annual membership fee is £95 – less than £2 per week.

The membership fee is split between funds which are controlled and spent by the local club and funds for central services. The central services include guides, templates and training to assist founder members to establish the club in the first place. Then there are on-going membership services such as a controlled access web site for members, which provides a variety of facilities including publicising each club’s event programme and providing an easy means of communication between members.

Central services also include national promotion of the clubs and negotiating discounts on national event opportunities and product and service discounts for both clubs and individual members to take advantage of. This is supplemented by club negotiation of local discounts.

The aim is to make sure that the national and local discounts available through being part of the club easily compensate for the membership fee. But even if you never make use of these, the aim is that at less than £2 per week it is tremendous value for creating an environment to provide so much for helping making the most of your retirement.