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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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…