Cathy Sim Jayco

You probably know someone who still goes to class, brushing up on maths, joining a book club, or taking up a new hobby. And you've likely noticed they seem ... sharper. More energised. More themselves. Turns out, science agrees with what you've been observing. Learning keeps the brain strong A major study published in the journal Innovation in Aging (Oxford University Press, 2025) followed thousands of older adults across the United States. Researchers found that later-life learning was...

I was still dragging tables across the church hall room when someone offered me a drink. That's this group in a nutshell. You haven't even sat down and they're already looking after you. I caught them mid-conversation. Cholesterol levels. Where to go as we get older. Important stuff. I listened for a bit, then decided to derail the whole thing. "I have a question. Is a hotdog a sandwich?" Six heads turned. The silence was magnificent. What followed was a full investigation into hotdogs, sav...

Old records, new life. What started on our shelves now tells a different story. Elvis Presley The door opens before the previous one has fully closed. Someone heads straight to the books. Someone else is already at the racks. Volunteers step around each other with the practiced efficiency of people who have stopped apologising for being in the same small space at the same time. The Wednesday craft table is packed. The Friday crew has arrived. More people to sort, to welcome, to keep things...