21/11/08
London Retirement Show features
in specialist Caravan and park home Magazine
The Retirement Show in London has featured in the November 2008
issue of Caravan Industry and Park Operator Magazine. Download
a pdf of the article (by industry freelancer Liz King) here.
10/09/08
Dates Confirmed for 2009
The dates for The Retirement Show 2009 at London Olympia have been confirmed. The show will be taking place on 17-18th July 2009 in the Grand Hall. The show organisers are already looking at increasing the size of the show to accommodate the number of visitors and exhibitors who want to attend.
Keep looking at The Retirement Show website for details of which companies will be exhibiting and the planned programme for the two days. you can be sure that each day with be packed with plenty for everyone to do.
25/07/08
Blood Pressure Association tests record numbers
The Blood Pressure Association tested nearly 1000 visitors to The Retirement Show last weekend. Mark Hooley, the Marketing and Projects Manager for the Blood Pressure Association said "We managed to test the blood pressure of a huge 939 people over the two days. I'm sure a lot of people will be visiting their GPs in the next few weeks and making important lifestyle changes. All our volunteer nurses worked extremely hard and enjoyed testing so many people." He continued "We were so busy I didn't get a chance to look round, but everyone I spoke to really enjoyed the show!".
Blood Pressure testing was just one of the free health checks available at the show, as well as eyesight and hearing testing, provided by several of the exhibitors.
19/07/08
London Retirement show 'a huge
success'
The second Retirement Show in London took place on Friday 18 and
Saturday 19 July at London Olympia's Grand Hall. Around 8000 visitors
came to the show, making it the world's largest event for those
who are retired, semi-retired or who aspire to retire.
The show - sponsored by Prudential - included around 150 exhibitors,
as well as a performance stage with belly-dancing and excerpts
from the West End stage, all day have-a-go dancing and tai chi,
live cookery demonstations with Alex Mackay from Ready Steady Cook!,
gardening with famous horticulturalist Roddy Llewellyn, and a live
catwalk fashion show featuring mature models and clothes from sponsor
Kaleidoscope. Two seminar theatres covered health matters, finance
and property, as well as hobbies, making the most of your retirement
and even how to organise your own funeral. The show also included
indoor bowls, painting classes and free blood pressure and hearing
checks.
The show web site is at www.the-Retirement-Show.com.
Show director Dr Robert McCaffrey commented “Visitors and
exhibitors had a fantastic couple of days, and many people have
told us that they are looking forward to next year's show already.”
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16/7/07
The Retirement Show in 2008
Following the success of the UK’s first-ever
Retirement Show, in July 2007 at London Olympia, the organisers
have announced that the show will be repeated in London in 2008,
but will also take place in Manchester and Glasgow as well. "Our
research shows that visitors generally travelled for up to two
hours to get to the show (although some did come from as far as
Truro, Harrogate and North Wales). The audience for the show is
therefore regionally-based, and we are very confident indeed that
the show can be repeated in Manchester, London and Glasgow in 2008,
with each show attracting a different cohort of visitors," commented
show director Dr Robert McCaffrey. "We have received a lot
of interest in all three shows, and we expect to take our first
bookings for the shows in the near future." |
