Episode 4
The New Town man
One of the founding fathers of Milton Keynes, Bill McCloskey is getting used to its newest address: Silverville, episode 5
From BBC News Online
Lauren Hardy looks inside Lovat Fields for BBC News Online: Village fate.
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Silverville visited a retirement village and introduced some of the residents and their stories.
Just because you've retired doesn't mean you have to become inactive - Brenda Griffin keeps up her keep-fit regime from her apartment in Silverville.
And why should you cut your ties with your best friends when you move? Jim Walker shares his life at Lovat Fields with Whiskers, his loyal feline companion.
Meet the people
Brenda Griffin
At 92, Brenda puts women half her age to shame: she’s lithe and supple – benefits, she says from hard work, a daily exercise routine, and crumbling gingernuts on her breakfast cereal everyday. Brenda was a dressmaker and brought up her daughter on her own.
Jim Walker
Jim, who is 88, likes to collect things. Watches, clocks, suitcases and purses fill the apartment he shares with his best friend, Whiskers the cat.
Jim has no children and moved to the village for company after his wife, Daphne, died.
Content last updated: 17/07/2009
