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Wartime codebreaking tales from Redcot resident who worked at Bletchley Park

Posted on 18 December 2020

Juliet Fuirer, who has just celebrated her 98th birthday, has lived at Redcot care home in Haslemere since February 2020. She recently shared memories with the care home team and the other residents about her wartime experiences working at the famous Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire as a Morse Code Decoder. Having been born in Lahore,…

Hiking in Austria at 90 – Woking resident shows you’re never too old to challenge yourself

Posted on 20 November 2020

Brian Moore, a resident at Bernard Sunley care home in Woking, has been sharing his tales of hiking in Austria at the grand age of 90-years-old. Brian, who is now 94, started hiking with his nephew back in 1996. Their first challenge they took on was The Schneeberg, a 6,811 ft Austrian mountain with the…

Happy Birthday Marjorie! Colchester resident celebrates 101st

Posted on 19 November 2020

At New Copford Place care home in Colchester, resident Marjorie Wood has celebrated her landmark 101st birthday with a special colour themed afternoon high tea party. Marjorie was born on 12th November 1919 – the year the Treaty of Versailles was signed ending World War I and a year after the great influenza pandemic of…

The remarkable ladies of Redcot!

Posted on 17 November 2020

Staff at Redcot care home in Haslemere regularly encourage residents to reminisce. Recently three remarkable, adventurous and motivating life experiences were revealed by three remarkable ladies who live at the home. Firm friends at Redcot, Mary Kenny, Sybil Cross and Juliet Furier have all had very different careers and life journeys. These range from travelling…

October highlights from our care homes

Posted on 6 November 2020

The clocks have gone back and temperatures begin to drop as we edge in to winter. Here’s a look back at what our care homes got up to in October. If you could travel back in time and meet your younger self, what would you say? Our Malvern care home residents had some great answers…