When Barbara Taylor began the search for her perfect retirement property, she never imagined she would end up living on the site where she went to boarding school over 50 years earlier. “After I was widowed in 2000, I had a near fall…
Ex-Bush Davies School pupils return to their old haunt, 30 years on
13th August 2015
TEN ex-pupils of the renowned Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts – now home to Charters Village – made an emotional return to their old hunting ground. The old school, that established an enviable national reputation for dance, closed back in 1989. Some…
With new shops arriving, as well as Rugby ranking in the top 10 best towns: there’s no better time to move to Lime Tree
30th July 2015
Rugby in Warwickshire, the home of our Lime Tree Village, is a thriving town – which is set to become even more booming this autumn when new stores set up shop. The stores include a 60,000 sq ft Debenhams department store, Clarks, Outfit,…
Keeping an eye on Phase Two at Charters Village
16th July 2015
Work is now well underway on Phase Two at Charters Village. And each month since the build project started we have taken an aerial photo of the site to show progress. The first photo was taken in March, courtesy of our construction partners…
Allotments come into their own in a retirement village
14th July 2015
As we hit the hottest month of the year (July 2015), our retirement village allotments are bursting with produce and flowers. In fact, the allotments are some of the busiest places in our villages at present and many have waiting lists, as green-fingered…
Castle Village on Dispatches
14th July 2015
Last night, our wonderful Hertfordshire based Castle Village featured in Channel 4’s award-winning current affairs program, Dispatches. The purpose of the show was to investigate loneliness and vulnerability within the elderly population and to see whether the retiring generation can rely on the…
Retirement Villages work in partnership with Trendgrey Construction to build The Polo Field
12th June 2015
Retirement Villages Group Ltd are proudly working in partnership with a local, award winning construction company to complete the latest development at Lime Tree Village –The Polo Field Trendgrey Construction Ltd have handed over the first properties, with a value of c.£6.6 million. Retirement…
Residents at Charters Village helped bury a time capsule for posterity
28th May 2015
Residents at Charters Village have been busy helping to create some future social history, as they enjoyed burying a time capsule. The planting of the time capsule, which included a selection of the residents’ life stories, signified the start of the next phase…
Plans for Elmbridge Village unveiled at special ceremony
14th April 2015
To mark the start of a major re-development plan at Elmbridge Retirement Village a special ceremony has taken place. Representatives from Retirement Villages and contractors Castleoak were joined by Elmbridge Village residents for a special turf-cutting ceremony. The development plan includes the provision…
Mayford Grange appoints new village manager
26th March 2015
nnChrissie Lord has been appointed village manager of Mayford Grange, bringing with her over 40 years of experience in the care sector. The 62-year-old has worked for both public and private healthcare companies and is passionate about delivering quality and consistency through her…
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