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Participants from our Football Friends programme Any Old Irons, which is run in partnership with West Ham United Foundation, met renowned footballer Tony Cottee last week. Cottee, who now works as a television football commentator, was a notable striker from 1982 until 2001. He played for top flight football teams West Ham United, Leicester City…

Older people from our befriending and home care services in Surrey recently enjoyed a special trip to London. They were invited to a tour of Russian art exhibition, Russia, Royalty & the Romanovs at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace.  The group from Woking enjoyed the exhibition as part of a community programme hosted by Royal Collection…

Residents at our Bournemouth care home, the Retired Nurses National Home (RNNH), were delighted to welcome local primary school children to the home last week. But it wasn’t just the children who came to visit! Chickens, owls, guinea pigs and lizards joined the reception class pupils from St Walburga’s primary school. Residents were thrilled to…

Our care home in Bournemouth, the Retired Nurses National Home (RNNH), have received funding from Asda to build a greenhouse for the residents. Employees at the Bournemouth store have taken part in various fundraising events to raise money for this project. With support from the Asda Foundation, they recently presented a £679.99 cheque to staff…

The holiday season has been in full swing for older people living in and around Worcestershire. Our day care services in Kidderminster and Malvern hosted a full week of Christmas parties and celebrations. To their delight, local firefighter and singer, Richard Ryan, joined the festivities. He performed a mixture of festive hits and party songs…