Retired or planning your retirement in Exeter and wondering what to do with your time?
Here’s a list of things to do that will provide you with some purpose, help others and keep you interested.
Be a volunteer outdoors. The Devon Wildlife Trust, Pebblebed Heaths, RSPB are just a few organisations who would value your time and energy.
Be a volunteer indoors.
Be a Exeter Red Coat guide.
Be a National Trust property guide.
Join a University of The Third age (U3A) group.
Take an Open university course for the joy of learning.
Use your skills and expertise to help smaller organisations in a NED role.
Join an art class or singing group.
Train to be a sports coach for kids.
Mentor young people who need a helping hand in life.
Make clothes for local homeless people or abroad.
Drive tourists around Devon’s beauty spots.
Volunteer at the RAMM
Help maintain beauty spots
Take on a DIY challenge (for example, you could walk the SW coast path, ‘bag’ all Dartmoor’s Tors or cycle from coast to coast).
Play all the region’s top golf courses
Become a respite carer or home visitor
Visit local schools to educate children in your area of expertise.
Start a gardening business.
Learn to sail.
With some much on offer in our diverse county there is no shortage of ways to have a happy, fulfilling and successful retirement.
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