The residents at The Priory have had a wonderful March despite the wintry weather. In fact they really made the most of it! The recent heavy snow inspired resident Gillie, to make a wonderful snow statute of Queen Victoria, who was not amused…
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.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at The Priory
14th December 2017
The residents and staff at The Priory always pull out all of the stops when decorating the village, in particular when decorating their 12ft Christmas Tree. With mulled wine and mince pies at the ready, all of the residents made the decorating a…
A special Remembrance Service
20th November 2017
The Priory held a Remembrance Service on Saturday 11th November. A number of residents at this village have military backgrounds and many lost relatives in the two World Wars. To commemorate such a day, each resident made a poppy which were then used to…
Britannia Oral Exhibition event proves a huge success at The Priory
16th October 2017
On Saturday 30th September, The Priory opened to the public, hosting a special touring exhibition focusing on 60 years of naval training at Dartmouth. The oral history exhibition – ‘Britannia’s Voices’ featured two residents from The Priory, Lt Cdr Pearsons and Cdr Joe…
The Priory plays host to historic naval exhibition
14th August 2017
Two residents of The Priory at Abbotskerswell will be featured in a special touring exhibition focusing on 60 years of naval training at Dartmouth. Lt Cdr Ian Pearson and Cdr Joe Young both served in the Royal Navy and now currently live at…
Generous Priory residents raise £300 for ShelterBox
25th May 2017
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,…
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…
