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There is so much to see and do at The Retirement Show you won't know where to start!

The Prudential Seminar Theatre, Seminar Room Two, Question and Answer sessions, All day Dancing, Tai Chi, Fashion Shows, Cookery demonstrations and more...!

Let us help you decide what you want to do with our programme of events below.

THE PRUDENTIAL SEMINAR THEATRE

The Prudential Seminar Theatre hosts a series of informative seminars with opportunities for questions from the audience. Sessions will be hosted by Peter Jacobs. Our expert and celebrity panel will be giving advice on the following range of topics. Please think of any questions you may have and come along to the session to ask the experts.

Please note that the seminar programme is subject to change.

SEMINAR ROOM 2

Informative seminar sessions from our knowledgable experts with a chance for you to ask questions on the topics presented. Each session will last 25 minutes, with a question session at the end.

Please note that the seminar programme is subject to change.

PRESENTATION STAGE

New for this year’s show is the Presentation Stage where the organisers would like to present a variety of entertainment to entertain The Retirement Show visitors.

Sit back, relax and enjoy excerpts from West-End show productions, Egyptian dancing, electric cello music and more. You can even get up and join in the Tai Chi Chuan sessions.

YOURS DANCE FLOOR

The Yours Magazine Dance Floor will be featuring different types of dancing, with demonstrations, join-in sessions and teaching lessons throughout each day of the show.

Partners Dancing are coming back to The Retirement Show and will be providing the dancers throughout the day.

Why not put on your dancing shoes, step up and have a go!

KALEIDOSCOPE FASHION SHOW

Watch our very own Retirement Show Real-Life models show off the best of the Summer Fashions from Kaleidoscope

Check out the latest designs for your elegant years. Fashion for the over 50's has you in mind. The collection for this year's show has been provided for The Retirement Show by Kaleidoscope. Kaleidoscope are a mail-order and on-line fashion, home, electrical and garden accessory provider.

The Retirement Show Fashion shows will be taking place - on both Friday and Saturday - giving you plenty of opportunity to check out the latest fashions and decide which one you want to be seen wearing this summer.

Fashion Shows will be taking place at 11.30, 13.30 and 16.00 on each day of the show.

COOKERY DEMONSTRATIONS

with top celebrity chef Alex Mackay

Learn how to cook, fast, simple and delicious meals in a few easy steps with chef Alex Mackay. He will be demonstrating his french-inspired cuisine throughout both days of the show, in The Retirement Show Kitchen.

The recipes for Alex's menu can be found in your Visitor Show Guide or you can click here.

Cookery Demonstrations will take place at 10.45, 12.15, 14.15 and 15.15

New Zealand-born Alex is a cookery teacher, writer and TV presenter. At the age of 19, he left New Zealand for a two-and-a-half year stint in France, learning from Michelin-starred chefs. He then moved to the UK to work at Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons. Ten years ago he returned to become director of the Oxfordshire restaurant's cookery school. In 1999 he opened his own school, Le Baou d’Infer, in Provence. Alex runs cookery workshops at Norwich City Football club with Delia Smith and writes a monthly cookery school series in Sainsbury’s Magazine. He was voted the Guild of Food Writers Cookery Journalist of the Year in 2006 and is currently working on his second cookery book. Alex has appeared regularly on TV programmes including UKTV's Great Food Live and has appeared as a guest chef on Ready Steady Cook.

additional show features

There are plenty of other attractions at the show to keep you occupied for the whole day. In fact, there is so much to do you might even want to come back the next day!

Art Zone

Join us in the Art Zone to try your hand at a new hobby. Sessions will be hosted by Hermione Thornton Lofthouse who has has exhibited at The Mall Galleries and the Upper Street Gallery in London. Overseas, she has had work at the Bombay Museum, Le Salon des Nations in Paris, Galerie Augustmuhle in Germany and many others. She has undertaken commissions for the House of Commons, painted the USA Business Man of the Year in Chicago and created a series of factory and mill paintings as well as working on tropical plant designs.

Visitors will be able to take part in hour-long masterclasses and try out charcoal, pastels and watercolour. Sessions will run start at 11am, 1pm and 3pm

Peter Jones Make-over Zone

Visit the Make-over Zone, near the Prudential Seminar Theatre, to book in for your FREE make-over. Consultants will be at the show from Peter Jones (part of the John Lewis Partnership). Beauty Consultants from famous cosmetic houses will be on-hand at the show to provide visitors with advice, suggestions and free make-overs. Try different products and discover something new.

Blood Pressure Association Testing Area

The Blood Pressure Association is the UK’s leading blood pressure charity. We provide information and support to people with high blood pressure, including advice on lifestyle, medicines and home monitoring.
The only way to know if you are at risk is by having a blood pressure check, so visit our stand for a free check and information on how to keep your blood pressure low for life. Come to the Blood Pressure Association Stand E54 and E55 for your free blood pressure check.

Dave Loew

Internationally renowned cellist/entrepreneur Dave Loew will perform tracks from his best selling CDs Safari In Classics with covers from film, classical, opera, pop and the stage. Safari In Classics launched in the UK in 1999 and is a UK Trade Investment Grant winner 2006. Dave hails from a family with a rich show business heritage across four generations, making his contribution to the world of music fresh, inspiring and unique! Come on a “Musical Safari!”. Dave will be performing on the Performance Stage.

Tony Buzan

We are delighted to announce a special appearance by Tony Buzan, inventor of Mind Maps - the most powerful "thinking tool" of our times. A global media personality, having appeared in over 100 hours of national and global television, Tony is also an Olympic Coach, co-founder of the Mind Sports Olympiad and founder of the World Memory Championships.

His recently published book Age-proof Your Brain: Sharpen Your Memory in 7 Days is a brilliant new work that offers simple and effective techniques to help you boost your memory and maximize your brain power in as little as a week. Full of fun and practical exercises, information bites and expert advice on nutrition and supplements, this book will change the way you think, forever.

Don't miss an exclusive chance to experience the mind-expanding world of Tony Buzan. At 10.30am on Friday 18th July, on the Fashion Show Catwalk. There is plenty of seating but please aim to arrive early to secure a great place.

Please note that the programme of events and listed times are subject to change.