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“The people are lovely. They're welcoming. They call it a ‘friendly society’ and they're right – it is. It is friendly.”

Grief sticks around long after losing someone, but opening yourself up to new people and experiences can help you to cope. This is the advice of Terry Rendle, a member of Oswald Oddfellows.

If you pressed pause on a trip away this year, there’s no reason to stop your taste buds from travelling. We invited our resident foodie, Michele Boustead, to put the latest trend in mail order, restaurant-quality meal boxes to the test, and ‘sent her off’ to Cornwall, France and India.

Read our CEO Jane Nelson's turn of year message: "Another year has passed by so quickly at the Oddfellows, and it reminds me how fast life moves. However, in a hurried world, friendships really do slow the pace and bring us back to what truly matters...

When you’re going through a tough time, it means the world to know you have people by your side to help you to cope and feel better.