After over three decades in the same house, Dr and Mrs Finnegan decided to move for an easier life when Dr David Finnegan developed a lung condition. David & Jeny Finnegan, both 71, previously lived in a detached house in Holmbury St Mary…
Don’t leave it until it’s too late and you’re too old, says Elmbridge resident. David Thomas, who formerly worked in industrial relations, decided it was time to downsize and move into a more manageable property after the death of his wife. In the…
“Moving here has created peace of mind,” says resident. After working in HR for 14 years, living in a gorgeous flat overlooking the River Thames in Kingston Upon Thames for 35 years, one experience prompted 69-year-old Marilyn Jones to move to a retirement village, in June. Marilyn’s former neighbour, a woman in her 80s, hit…
Buying an apartment off-plan was the perfect solution for Sir Moray and Lady Stewart who relocated from Fife to be closer to family. Retired couple Sir Moray and Lady Stewart recently moved into Arun House, to a beautiful two-bedroom ground floor apartment in…
“Make the move as young as possible so you can enjoy this unique retirement lifestyle for as long as possible” says Marian Walter, a resident living at Elmbridge Village. Marian Walter lived in the Wimbledon area for 25 years prior to moving to…
“A home for then, now and the future” says resident who has called Elmbridge Village her home for the last six years. A former maths and science teacher, Margaret Franklin lived with her husband, a hotel manager in Croydon for many happy years….
German by birth. Found love in Cambridge. Lived in Switzerland for 50 years. Resident Heidi Calder proves Retirement Villages is a real melting pot of unique people and stories. “My daughter didn’t exactly make the decision for me, but she ‘encouraged’ me to…
New residents David and Kim Kincaid are no strangers to big moves, having lived in Singapore and India, but they insist moving into a Retirement Village is not the end of the adventure. They are both in their mid-eighties and moved to the…
Having lived in 17 different houses prior to arriving at Elmbridge Village, Pam and Gordon are ready to settle. Pam and Gordon have recently moved to Elmbridge Manor after selling their large four-bedroom house in Somerset. Having met at a local dance in…
I wanted to be near my grandchildren, says resident. Longstanding Elmbridge resident Joan Penning, who recently celebrated her 85th birthday, moved to our retirement village in 2007. She wanted to be near her daughter Janet and son-in-law Mick, who live at Hunterswood Farm…
