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Galen It's been like that for a while, poss. a week or so!

Mine's the usual one.

Not on mine!

If you go into Google (other search engines are available) and put Gransnet, there seem to be 2 options, however both lead to here!

I am wondering if the AgeUk thing might put some people off, but could be wrong. At 54 I think I could well feel that I wasn't quite ready for AgeUK!

Wot you on about, Galen? Stop of the page?
I haven't got Age UK on my header...

It seems to spreading. Mine changed this evening. I couldn't find my PM's I could earlier on
Not happy!

Ana log out, go to Google and put in Gransnet, see what happens.

Oh yes. Galen click on campaigns in the green bar along the top, and then click on the Gransnet banner on the page that it takes you to. That brings you back to the normal one.

You can actually still get to your pm' s from the age UK version.

You two must have been fiddling about.

Oh no! I'm stuck in it now!

We might have to call out Geraldine!

No need jO8 just log out, go to Google etc.

I'd already worked that out jing, but as soon as you click on forums you're back to age uk!
It makes it tedious as our age to this way round!
TIME IS NOTON OUR SIDE!

I've tried. #notmyfault

The ribbon is quite pretty. Think I'll stay here.

I'm not doing that, phoenix!
I might never get back....!

you only get the AgeUK thing if you click on this google link

"Gransnet forums
Welcome to the Age UK forums powered by Gransnet. We've ..."

If you click on this one
"Grandparents website | Gransnet
www.gransnet.com/Grandparents website | Social networking and information for grandparents: discussion forums, food and recipes, gardening, child development, relationships, ..."
You get the normal header.

Why do/does any of us go onto Google to log in? I've got Gransnet Active Pages on my favourites bar.

oo-er. Looks like a takeover. But who has takenover who? I think an explanation would be good.

I think there has always been some connection between age Uk and Gransnet.

I think Ageuk is still associated with "Help the Aged" in people's minds. It merged with Age Concern, a few years ago to form AgeUK. To be honest I don't see myself as part of the AgeUK target age group. In my mind it is a charity aimed at doing kind things for housebound 80-90 year olds. I know I am not alone - I was talking to someone about my age (early 60s) the other day about wanting to learn a few more computer skills. I said that AgeUK locally run courses and she made a face and said there was no way she saw herself going there.
is this just agism in our minds maybe? Or is it the profile of the charity?
And what next? A strategic alliance with The People's Friend maybe?

Jess I agree that doing kind things for people much older than us is the image of AgeUK, but it's far from the reality. It's a campaigning organisation, and they also have a research branch, which came about when the smaller charity Research into Ageing was taken over by Age Concern as it then was
www.ageuk.org.uk/professional-resources-home/research/research-into-ageing/
Just up your street I would have thought
They carry out very worthwhile projects and I have supported them for the last 15 years, since my mum died with vascular dementia.
I do agree though, that the AgeUk banner seeems strangely offputting........

Gransnet starting hosting the Age UK forum for them a while ago, shortly after GN took over the Oldie's Borum Forum. It's all the one forum now, no matter which heading you use or which direction you come at it from.

Wtih the Age uk thing, it could be a tax dodge! (not really!)