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Sophie The Folding Lady raises over £8,000 for Friends of the Elderly

Posted on 29 April 2023

Tik Tok sensation, Sophie Liard, the internationally renowned ‘The Folding Lady’, has raised over £8,000 by conquering this year’s TCS London Marathon to support Friends of the Elderly. Sophie chose Friends of the Elderly as her cause due to her strong family ties with the charity, and when she learned of our grant giving service…

Winter Warmth Appeal helped support over 120 older people

Posted on 27 April 2023

This winter has been extremely tough for many older people with added pressures due to the cost-of-living crisis. However, thanks to the kind donations we received as part of our Winter Warmth Appeal, we have been able to help and support over 120 older people through our grant giving service. Thanks to the generosity of…

Malvern Day Care Client Peter Langard honoured with MBE

Posted on 25 April 2023

Peter Langard has been a client at our Malvern Day Care service since 10th October 2022 after being recommended the service by an Occupational Therapist. Peter, who visits every Tuesday, was born on Guernsey in 1939, but his family moved to Birmingham in the West Midlands to escape the German Army when they invaded the…

Kathleen enjoys a swinging sixties themed celebration at The Lawn care home

Posted on 22 April 2023

At The Lawn care home, in Alton, Hampshire, resident Kathleen Baines, has been celebrating her landmark 95th birthday in true 1960s Flower Power style. Born on 1st April 1928, Kathleen made sure she ‘Twisted’, ‘Mash Potatoed’ and ‘Hitch Hiked’ on her special day at a 60s themed musical disco party put on for her by…

Cousin running the TCS London Marathon to support New Copford Place

Posted on 19 April 2023

This coming weekend, Zoe Butler, will be running the TCS London Marathon in aid of New Copford Place, our Colchester-based residential care home, where her cousin is a resident. Zoe said: “This is my fourth marathon, but my first supporting New Copford Place care home. My first marathon was supposed to be Brighton in 2021.…