For everyone else born in 1960 they’d be preparing for their bus pass now, but not on Coronation Street where you never retire.
In old money the world’s oldest continuous TV soap opera would be putting on the slippers and filling the smoking pipe in December.
That was until the powers that be decided to get us all to work longer, and they’re at it again with a new review.
Corrie will have to wait until December next year to pick up its pension at 66.
But there is, and always will be, life in the old cobbles yet.
Friends across the water
The everyday joys and travails of the residents of Coronation Street are, of course, followed by the peoples of the world.
And few more so than those just across the water in Ireland.
Possibly since the neighbours did an uber house swap of sorts with the amount of Irish who relocated to Lancashire.
All of whom are catered for on Celtic Horizon Tours’ two-nighter visiting the Corrie and Emmerdale village sets.
Which again we’ve been steered to by our friends at the Irish Travel Agents Association.
Super soaps
You’ll travel by coach and ferry nights and stay B&B at Bolton Stadium Hotel.
No visit to Emmerdale would be complete without taking in The Woolpack, Café Mainstreet, Davids’s shop.
With a half day visit to Cheshire Oaks.
And a guided tour of the external sets Coronation Street and Emmerdale village.
With a (and get this) meet and greet with a current cast member from Coronation Street.
And you’ll be able to immerse yourself in all those iconic destinations.
Tour de force
Your guides will share secrets from the shows.
And you’ll get to channel your favourite characters in the crafted replica sets.
So have your camera at the ready to strike a pose behind the Rovers Return bar.
And have a Lancashire bacon butty at Roy’s Rolls.
All this from €445pp with dates until September 19.
And what’s best of all is that you’ll be travelling with your soap fan family and friends’ nuts.
Because it is based on ten adults travelling.
Extra special
There are extras too with a single room supplement at €112.
Travel Insurance at €26 per adult/€13 per child.
And an €18 supplement per person if picking the coach up outside Dublin.
And so because we’ll never give up on our favourite soaps.
Pencil in a date for your trip to Coronation Street where you never retire.