GIVE A MEMORY BOOK

One of the greatest things I ever did with my late mum was to sit down with her and fill in a grandparents’ memory book that I bought for her when my first son was born. Once she started answering the questions – which school did she attend, what was her earliest memory, what youth groups was she in – there was absolutely no stopping her.

So in a quiet moment this Christmas, why not take the opportunity to sit down with one of your older relatives and ask them to tell you a little about themselves, or perhaps fill in such a book yourself? Bath-based company From You To Me sells a nice range of memory books ( fromyoutome.com).

Don’t miss the opportunity to talk to the older members of your family about their lives