Staff at Avonpark Village have announced their summer Garden Party scheduled for this Saturday (July 21) WILL go ahead, whatever the weather. Dozens of events have fallen foul of the continuing unseasonal rainfall. But preparations are now underway to ensure those planning…
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Mayford Grange Village Manager Gillian Hudson was delighted to attend the presentation ceremony following this year’s Sutton Green Seniors Open. For the fourth year in a row, Mayford Grange sponsored the competition held at the neighbouring golf course on the fringes of…
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Retirement Villages Ltd, one of the UK’s leading providers of housing options for the over 55s, has engaged a leading dementia specialist to help enhance its service. Dr Daniel Nightingale is working with the company to develop a strategic plan including training,…
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The London Olympics starts this month. But is it a lot of media hype or are we, as a nation, backing the international sporting Games? The responses to our e-newsletter survey suggest there is overwhelming support for the competition. Half of those…
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There is chance to be captured in pen and ink by a professional caricaturist at a village garden party, open to all. The artist will be at his easel throughout the afternoon event at Avonpark Village, Winsley Hill, near Bath on Saturday,…
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FORMER Chorleywood College students staged an emotional reunion at their old school, now transformed into a retirement village. For 60 years, ‘Chorleywood College for Girls with Little or No Sight’ was renowned as a centre of learning. It closed in 1987 when…
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YOU test drive a car, try on a new outfit and now there’s an invitation to live in a new home before committing to buy it. The Try Before You Buy scheme has been launched at The Priory, Abbotskerswell, in Devon and…
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THE long awaited brand new Coach Houses at Chorleywood’s retirement village are to be officially unveiled to the public later this month. The three high specification two/three bed homes will be open for viewing on Thursday, 19th July. One of the properties…
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WOKING MP Jonathan Lord is to officially open the area’s newest nursing home. The launch party for The Grange, a boutique nine bed nursing home at Mayford Grange retirement village, Mayford, near Woking, will be attended by invited guests and the first…
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Lady Sandy Trewby will have front row seats when the Olympic torch passes her front door in July – and just yards away in pride of place on her wall hangs a genuine 1948 Olympic torch. Lady Trewby’s late husband Vice Admiral…
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There is just one brand new property left for sale at Mayford Grange, the area’s newest retirement village. The two bedroom apartment is ready to move into and comes complete with curtains/blinds, carpets and light fittings. There is an en suite to…
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While there was overwhelming support for the Monarchy in the latest Retirement Villages’ e-newsletter survey, there was no clear winner in the question over who the favourite member of the royal family is. The Queen’s popularity was matched by that of her grandson…
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Chorleywood MP David Gauke has praised the ‘positive’ atmosphere at Cedars Village, the area’s established retirement village, describing the environment as both ‘stimulating and peaceful’. Mr Gauke was welcomed to the village, which sits within his south west Hertfordshire constituency, by Jon…
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The area’s newest care home, The Grange, has welcomed its first residents. The nine bed boutique nursing home provides a welcome addition to the living options at purpose built retirement village Mayford Grange, on the fringes of Mayford, near Woking. The first residents…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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. …
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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…
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The reigning monarch was our Queen’s great grandfather. The Russian Revolution was big news. Women didn’t have the vote. And the Wright brothers’ inaugural flight had happened just two years previously. The year was 1905 – the year George Assinder was born….
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The release onto the market of three Coach Houses marks a rare opportunity to buy a brand new home at Chorleywood’s premier retirement village. Cedars Village is an established community for the over 55s, off Dog Kennel Lane, on the fringes of…
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A FILM of the Retirement Villages’ (RV) lifestyle model is being shown at this week’s NHS Alliance annual conference in Manchester. The film will be viewed by the UK’s leading healthcare professionals who are gathering to consider latest innovations from commissioners and providers,…
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Jon Gooding, chief executive at Retirement Villages, is a guest speaker at the Retirement Communities World Africa 2011 conference in Johannesburg this week. Described as ‘an A-list of international and national speakers’ the conference is aimed at global operators, developers and investors. Jon…
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Retirement Villages was proud to sponsor the Retirement Villages Handicap Hurdle at Plumpton race course’s Charity Raceday which raised more than £45,000 for the Moorcroft Racehorse Welfare Centre in West Sussex. Chairman Nigel Welby was on hand to present the winner’s trophy to…
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Gillian Hudson wasn’t looking for a new job but when she visited Mayford Grange ‘it just felt right for me’. She is now firmly installed as the new Village Manager and looking forward to the challenges to come, including the opening of the…
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Avonpark Village, the private retirement village near Bath, has received international recognition after a delegation visited from Korea. Hongmin Park and Joon Huh, from Seoul’s first dedicated retirement research centre at the Samsung Life Insurance Company, travelled to the UK on a fact…
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Just days after being shortlisted for a prestigious national award, Wendy Eltze has been named as a finalist for a second award. Wendy Eltze already knew she had reached the last stage of the Care Manager category of the National Care Awards. Now…
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Six decades of caring for others has seen Wendy Eltze shortlisted for a national award. Wendy’s career path was set as a small child – at the age of four she accompanied her aunt, a district nurse and midwife on her rounds. Now,…
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Avonpark Retirement Village near Bath has been dubbed ‘very, very special’ by former BBC news reader Martyn Lewis. Speaking at the official opening of the village’s new facilities, Mr Lewis, CBE, said: “This is just the start of something very special for Avonpark…
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Every Christmas Carol White gives up her own family day, choosing instead to pull on an apron and cook a festive dinner, with all the trimmings, for ‘her’ residents and staff. That’s an example of the dedication beyond the call of duty that…
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The area’s newest care home, The Moat House, has welcomed its first residents The 60 bed care home on the outskirts of Great Easton, near Great Dunmow, has been built to replace a 150 year old building of the same name on the…
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Award winning Lime Tree Village has welcomed a new village manager. Malkit Sagoo will be overseeing the day to day operation of the village, which sits on the edge of Dunchurch near Rugby, and supporting residents and staff. Malkit has almost two decades…
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For 40 years Barrie Ames has dedicated himself to working with the Woking branch of PHAB. And his efforts have been rewarded with a nomination for a lifetime achievement award. Barrie was one of the guests of honour at a reception for nominees…
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After a flurry of reservations at the area’s newest retirement village, just four apartments remain for sale. And anyone interested in buying a new home at the age-exclusive community in Mayford, Woking, is being urged not to wait. “With just four apartments left…
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With construction of the new 60 bed care home at The Moat House nearing completion, it has been announced the opening will lead to 40 new jobs. The news will bring a welcome boost to the local economy with the East of England…
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That quintessential English combination of Pimms and strawberries is being served on the patio at Mayford Grange to those interested in finding out more about the Retirement Villages lifestyle. In the hope of fine weather, guests are being invited to spend a summer’s…
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Boston’s Mayor, Councillor Mary Wright, will officially open this year’s Summer Fete at Park Place Retirement Village on Saturday, 9th July. n The Fete is now a regular date on Boston’s summer calendar with a host of games, stalls and entertainment in the…
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A new care facility has been described as ‘marvellous’ by Falmouth and Truro MP Sarah Newton. Mrs Newton was the guest of honour at the opening of the Penlee Unit, a new 18 bed facility specially designed for those living with dementia. Having…
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TV gardener Christine Walkden was the guest of honour at the reopening of the newly restored Victorian Conservatory at Cedars Village – and she was full of praise for the ‘Cathedral of Glass’. The One Show’s resident gardening expert and Radio 4’s Gardeners…
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An invitation has been issued to those interested in finding out more about the Retirement Villages lifestyle to join the residents of Mayford Grange for a Cheese and Wine Evening. The event at the retirement village, on the fringes of Mayford, near Woking,…
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Staff at The Moat House, a retirement village in Great Dunmow, are celebrating receiving the highest commendation from the local council. An unannounced visit by an Environmental Health officer saw The Moat House kitchen coming under close scrutiny. The officer looked at all…
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Cornwall’s newest dementia facility is to be officially opened by Truro and Falmouth MP Sarah Newton. Mrs Newton will be spending time at The Penlee Unit, an integral part of Roseland Parc Retirement Village, in Tregony, near Truro, meeting staff and the first…
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A scheme to introduce traffic calming measures to a Cornish village has been given a welcome cash boost by a national company. Retirement Villages Ltd, which owns and manages age exclusive village Roseland Parc in Tregony, has pledged £1,500 towards the project costs….
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After almost a year under wraps and a half million pound facelift, a landmark Victorian Conservatory is set to be reopened by TV gardener Christine Walkden. The 150 year old Conservatory, rumoured to have links with the world renowned Crystal Palace, is part…
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The first residents have moved into the area’s newest specialist dementia facility. The Penlee Unit is the latest addition to Roseland Parc Retirement Village, in Tregony, near Truro, and offers a safe, secure and comfortable environment for those living with dementia. The Grade…
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1. You donʼt have to be retired to live in one! 2. Unlike the American version our retirement villages are not gated and donʼt have guards 3. Pets are allowed 4. People as young as 55 – younger if youʼre married to someone…
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In a show of the community working together, students from Boston College are being given the opportunity to gain some hands on experience at the town’s Park Place Retirement Village. Staff at Park Place are working closely with the three teenagers – all…
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A £25 million project to transform a site near East Grinstead into a purpose built retirement community has entered the final planning phase. With outline planning permission already granted for the 16 acre site on Felcourt Road, a ‘reserve matters’ application has now…
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You test drive a car, try on a new outfit and now there’s an invitation to live in an apartment before committing to buy it. The Try Before You Buy scheme has been launched at Thamesfield, in Henley-on-Thames, and is open to anyone…
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Cedars Village is opening its doors to the public offering the opportunity to find out more about life at a retirement village. The Open Afternoon is being held on Tuesday, 19th April between 2pm and 4pm. Staff will be on hand to show…
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Visitors are being invited to find out just what makes retirement village living so popular during an open afternoon on March 23rd at the country’s oldest purpose-built community. Work started to create Elmbridge Village on the site of a former school in Cranleigh,…
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New plans have been unveiled for the redevelopment of an established retirement village in Great Easton. With building work on a new 60 bed care home at The Moat House in its final three months, phase two of the plans are now forging…
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Retirement Villages Ltd was featured in a BBC consumer affairs programme on the retirement sector this evening (04/03/11). We were responding to a story on exit fees and were able to explain our village model, our services and how funding for this lifestyle…
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Keeping active is the subject of a seminar aimed at the over 65s being held at Mayford Grange, near Woking. The afternoon event on Friday, 11th March, is set to encourage those attending to keep active – not only physically but mentally and…
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World Book Day (updated) is celebrated in more than 100 countries around the globe. Its main aim is to encourage children to explore the pleasures of books and reading. But adults aren’t excluded from the fun happening on Thursday, March 3. In fact reading…
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In its 30th anniversary 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…
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The reigning monarch was our Queen’s great grandfather. The Russian Revolution was big news. Women didn’t have the vote. And the Wright brothers’ inaugural flight had happened just two years previously. The year was 1905 – the year George Assinder was born. Thursday,…
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Boston Mayor, Councillor Peter Jordan, OBE, is set to perform a special ceremony to relaunch an established retirement village in the town. The Minstrels on Sleaford Road is being renamed Park Place on Friday 4th February. Cllr Jordan will be invited to unveil…
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Lyn Halcrow was due to retire after her ‘special birthday’ last Summer. But she couldn’t bear to leave the job she’s made her own over the past 20 years. “I wasn’t sure what I’d do without my residents so I opted to stay…
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Members of the newly-formed Roseland Parc Wildlife Group will be training their binoculars on the landscaped gardens surrounding their homes as part of the national Big Garden Bird Watch. n With all members aged over 55 and with some having reached octogenarian status,…
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Plans have been drawn up to ensure a substantial building project stays on schedule despite a five week delay caused by December’s extended cold snap. n Work on a new 60 bed care home on the fringes of Great Easton had been hampered…
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