An afternoon tea at The Priory, attended by approximately 30 residents, has raised £300 for ShelterBox, which provides vital aid and shelter to victims of disasters around the world. Tim Hedges, the son of one of our residents and an employee of ShelterBox,…
The Priory Village Diary
We have always said our residents are our best ambassadors. That’s why we’ve dedicated these pages to the residents of The Priory to fill with news, views and events, in the hope it will give you a genuine insight in village living Retirement Villages’ style.
Happy birthday to Vivien Lobham!
24th April 2017
Priory resident Vivien Lobham celebrated her 98th birthday recently, so on behalf of the retirement village we would like to wish her many happy returns! Vivien, along with nearly 20 of her closest friends from The Priory, celebrated over morning coffee. There were…
Priory resident hosts enamelling talk and workshop
20th January 2017
Early in January Priory resident Gillie Byrom gave us a talk and illustrated show about her recent trip to Japan, which was by invitation to further her teaching experience of making enamelled images on metal. This was a very interesting afternoon, full of…
Christmas season gets underway at The Priory
12th December 2016
Our Christmas season got off to a cracking start on Tuesday. We lit up the Christmas tree, enjoyed mince pies and mulled wine, then sang our favourite carols. This is just the start, with many more Christmas and New Year events to follow!…
Art exhibition raises nearly £200 for The Priory
16th November 2016
Approximately five years ago, before Retirement Villages owned The Priory and well before I was here, there was an art and craft exhibition. Shirley Buckley, our Village Manager, suggested that we should think about another this year. I decided, as I knew nothing…
Priory coffee morning raises £400 for Cancer Research UK
21st October 2016
On 08 October we held a charity coffee morning, raising £400 for Cancer Research UK thanks to the generosity of our residents and staff. On the day we sold coffee, tea and a selection of beautiful cakes baked by people who live and…
The latest news from The Priory
12th October 2016
MP visit: Anne Marie Morris, our local MP, made an informal visit to The Priory recently after Teresa Baverstock, the chairperson of our Residents Association, made contact with her. After enjoying coffee and mixing freely with The Priory’s residents Anne Marie made a…
New plaque remembers those who served at the Priory while it was a religious order
7th September 2016
Saint Augustine’s Priory Graves 1861 – 1983 The new vitreous enamel plaque installed on the wall in the Priory graveyard records the names of the nuns who lived and died at the Priory over the 122-year period that it was a religious order….
Priory putting & croquet tournaments raise £200 for local hospice
23rd August 2016
We have raised over £200 for Torquay’s Rowcroft Hospice, which is struggling to maintain its current levels of care and support to local people due to a shortfall in funding. Peter Byrom and Adrian Addington, who live in our village, organised putting and…
Britain in bloom: The Priory raises £2,000 for charity
14th July 2016
Talented horticulturists at The Priory raised over £2,000 for good causes and had a lot of fun in the process, when over 250 visitors flocked to see our stunning gardens. Teresa Baverstock, Ursula Hunt and a number of other residents have spent years…
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