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Research reveals older people have the "know how".
(From Government News Network)
] DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS PENS-081 1 October 2008 Research reveals older people have the "know how"
FULL OF LIFE - UK OLDER PEOPLE'S DAY 1st October 2008
On UK Older People's Day new research reveals a rich variety of knowledge, culture and practical know how being passed down through families.
Family history, practical skills, stories and recipes top the list of hand-me-downs, with nearly three quarters (73%) of people saying this knowledge is more likely to be held by their grandparents' generation rather than their own.
There's an appetite to keep this knowledge alive with over three quarters (77%) of us worrying that it may die out.
For fixing, making, providing or entertaining from scratch, our older friends and relatives can be a great source of practical wisdom. Whether it's to help throw a children's party, end our ready-meal dependency, tend an allotment or do basic DIY, over two thirds (68%) of people are keen to get their hands on this know how.
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