My husband's 80th birthday!

DVDs of favourite films, books, an iPad, tokens for music.

A book filled with photographs, all done online.

I’ll go away and have some more thinks......

A day out at an air museum or air show?

Binoculars, magazine subscriptions,

Wine, a newspaper printed on the day of his birth

My husband will be 80 in October. I'm getting him a life membership for his favorite football team.

DH's brother had a flight in a glider which he loved and my eldest son (who was in a wheelchair at time) really enjoyed a helicopter flight. Or the weightless thing where you can go in a sort of upright wind tunnel. Maw's DGS did it, my son has done it and, recently, a woman of 103 did it. Unfortunately, I can't remember what it's called.

I don't know if it is disabled friendly but my friends husband recently had a trip up in a WW2 plane and was allowd to take the controls. This was at Duxford through Virgin days out I think.

Would be enjoy a trip to the Theatre? A boat trip perhaps?

Sorry, meant "he" for second word of last post.

I’d enquire whether or not a flight of some kind could be possible.
My friend’s husband was 70 recently, and he always looked for the Emirates plane as it went over their house. She wrote to them explaining it was his birthday, and they invited him for a tour of the flight deck and plane, and supplied a glass of bubbly.

Great ideas, thank you all. I did enquire about a spitfire flight but would need to take out a mortgage to pay for it. And I don't think he would be able to get into the cockpit anyway. I think visiting an air museum is a plan!

Look for a local printer who does T shirts / mugs etc. and get one with the print on it. We pay £15 for a T shirt from our emailed picture or £5 per mug.
Good luck.

A recent 80th birthday present was a Wentworth personalised jigsaw. They used a special photograph we gave them and the secret letters Happy 80th Birthday and cake and candle whimsies. Here's the link if it would suit. It has gone down VERY well!
www.wentworthpuzzles.com/personal-photo-puzzles/personalised-photo-jigsaw-puzzles-with-messages/personal23.htm

We, as a family, clubbed together and bought a flight along side a spitfire. A smallish RAF vintage passenger plane took a dozen or so up for a flight with a spitfire flying along side. This may be an option for your husband. This was from Headcorn in Kent but may well be available elsewhere.

Would your husband appreciate a surprise party, with relatives and old friends?
My best friend in France had her 80th last week. (To my shame, I forgot her birthday - just sent her a nice card.).
She rang me yesterday to say that her husband had secretly arranged a party and invited all their old and new friends. At a neighbour's house. She was thrilled to bits.

A Kindle. I never thought I’d want one as I love books but I love mine, it’s so convenient and easy to use.

My husband made the most wonderful 60th present for me.He went through all our photographs,some I had,not seen since very young.He begged and printed ones that wer,nt very good.The book was like the red ‘this is your life’ book.I bet your husband would spend lots of happy times looking through the book,as I do.Lovely memories.

Wine, a newspaper printed on the day of his birth

Oops; Hope you don't mind the diminutive, (some people I know do object)?
Where was I? Oh yes! A newspaper printed on the day after his birthday would be far more interesting. The "Births" column would list names of babies born on his day and then using Google, or similar. he could compare how they "turned out" and see if any famous people share his birthday.
He could then send them a Card and possibly score an invitation to their party (non virtual!), at their castle, or vice-versa.
Nothing ventured etc.!
How about it.? Please let us know how it goes.
Ooroo

Such lovely replies and excellent ideas; thank you! I've bought two tickets for the shuttleworth collection and booked us into a nearby hotel for a couple of nights. Added bonus is that where we're based is close to one of his old school friends so
we can meet and catch up, and, as it's just after my daughter's wedding in London, we'll be more than halfway there! 😊

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You are the best wife ever. God bless your family

14th, May, 2018. It was my wife`s birthday, the most special day of her life. I knew I had to come up with something unique to make her speechless. I had been planning for her birthday since a long time. And here it is, you wont believe me but I gathered all her relatives and made a party with cool scrum magnets by scrummagnets.com/. She was laughing as never before in her life!!

impress him by smiling and sining his favourite song all dau long

My husband loves playing cards since he's always at home.
Since the occasion is extra special, I thought I should find him a unique playing card that he can use and at the same time has a sentimental value. And so, I bought him a deck of cards dipped in GOLD! You may find gifts like that on this site: www.anniversarygiftsbyyear.org/

I hope this helps! Good luck!