After working for over 10 years in the laundry room, Estates Manager Sean Corney, presented Paul Spender with the Star Award. At Blagdon Retirement Village, in Somerset, Paul collects, washes, irons, returns the washing to the residents and enjoys a friendly chat with…
Blagdon Village Diary
We have always said our residents are our best ambassadors. That’s why we’ve dedicated these pages to the residents of Blagdon Village to fill with news, views and events, in the hope it will give you a genuine insight in village living Retirement Villages’ style.
Horse racing and Halloween celebrations at Blagdon Village
14th November 2018
October proved to be relatively busy with two talks, another afternoon of Fun Games, the annual Decade Busters Party – and Halloween. These events were in addition to the regular activities which are in full swing again with residents now back from their…
A wonderful social September at Blagdon
9th October 2018
The routine activities that had taken a break during August started up again so the Social programme became busy again. In addition, there was a talk, a rerun of the Last night of the Proms, a coach outing and a memorable occasion for…
National Poetry Day at Blagdon Village
3rd October 2018
Celebrating National Poetry Day on the 4th October, Blagdon resident and poet, Annette Sinclair shares with us her passion for poetry, what inspired her to start writing and a poem or, as she describes it, ‘ a collection of thoughts’, that she wrote…
August at Blagdon Village
5th September 2018
August was a quiet month on the whole. A number of residents were away for part of the time, including some of the organisers of our regular activities, and the hot weather also continued, making it a bit too warm for comfort. Consequently, several of…
July at Blagdon Village
17th August 2018
Well, what a month it was for the weather. We haven’t seen it so hot for so long, even more so than in 1976. It had an effect on our social activities too, with the cancellation of the monthly film and of the…
Star Awards for hard work at Blagdon Village
25th July 2018
This month has seen dedicated Health Care Assistant Donna Heyns and Maintenance Manager Graham Durman presented with the monthly Retirement Village Star Award. This award is given to members of staff who demonstrate excellent working practices and make an outstanding contribution to the…
Residents enjoy an eventful June with a summer picnic, poetry and music
11th July 2018
During the month, three of the newly formed, or reformed, activities started up, there was a talk by an outside speaker and we had our customary Summer Party, but this time called a Summer Picnic. Summer Picnic For a few years we have…
It was a busy May at Blagdon Village
14th June 2018
May proved to be busy month on the social scene. It started off with a demonstration of a new exercise regime known as Ageing Well, followed by a coach outing to Sidmouth. The first highlight was the Anglo-French boules match during the annual…
Blagdon Village residents raise a glass to toast Harry and Meghan
22nd May 2018
Almost 50% of the residents at Blagdon Village in Taunton came together to watch the Royal Wedding on Saturday over a buffet lunch. Although the Blagdon proceedings weren’t due to begin until 11am, eager residents were already at the bar from 10.30am, keen…
