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The concept of retirement villages was the subject of a lively debate on Jeremy Vine’s Radio 2 lunchtime programme on Thursday 17th May. Retirement Villages Ltd’s Chief Executive Jon Gooding was invited onto the programme to debate the benefits of this style of living. He was joined by Howard Sinclair…
Three quarters of people are in favour of bringing the State Pension Age for men and women into line. And two thirds of people believe everyone should take responsibility for funding their own retirement. The results were revealed in a survey carried out by Retirement Villages Ltd in its monthly…
Crossing the finishing line of Sunday’s Reading Half Marathon, runner Vicky Price had more reason that most to be proud. It was the 30 year old’s first half marathon and she’d completed the gruelling 13.1 miles in an impressive 1 hour and 54 minutes. In doing so, Vicky and her…
Residents at Avonpark Village were delighted to meet their MP and take him on a tour of their newly-refurbished village. Duncan Hames was already familiar with the retirement village in Limpley Stoke which sits within his Chippenham constituency, but this was his first visit since its acquisition by national operator…
The second in a series of invitations to afternoon tea at the country’s first privately-owned retirement village has been extended. Elmbridge Village, on the fringes of Cranleigh, Surrey, was the first of its kind in the UK and has stood the test of time, marking the start of its fourth…
For the third consecutive year, the UK pioneer of age exclusive communities Retirement Villages Ltd has secured the top five rankings in a list of Best Retirement Communities awarded by an independent website. The website bestretirementdestinations.com has named Retirement Villages Ltd’s Cedars Village in Hertfordshire the UK’s Best Retirement Community…
A choir trip to Malta sparked a romance that has reached a happy conclusion at Cedars Village, in Chorleywood. Towards the end of the holiday, Cedars Village resident Bill Sharpe found himself sitting next to fellow singer Jan Walton at dinner. As they chatted they discovered Jan lived just a…
The Daily Telegraph has named the 20 relocation hot spots for those itching to leave London. And there are Retirement Villages in four of them. The list has been compiled to help those looking for a more rural lifestyle who are keen to retain easy access to the benefits of…
Residents of award winning retirement village Roseland Parc cooked up a special way of handing over a charity donation. An arrangement of cupcakes announced the grand total of £765 raised at the retirement village’s Christmas fair for the Little Harbour Hospice. The annual event attracted plenty of visitors to Roseland…
We are very proud to have the UK’s sixth oldest person living at The Moat House. George Assinder moved here in 2009, immediately becoming Retirement Villages’ oldest resident. And he’s notched up another year, having celebrated his 107th birthday with a party for family, friends and neighbours at the Moat…
