News and events

In celebration of Hilda Parrott’s landmark 100th Birthday, Mulberry Court presented her with the congratulatory letter from Her Majesty The Queen and threw her a party she deserves. Born in 1922, Hilda grew up in Liverpool where she remembers King George and Queen Mary opening the Queensway...

As part of its annual tradition, The Heights welcomed dogs and their owners to partake in a competition of obedience and obstacle courses to become ‘best in show’ at Scrufts. With multiple categories including most obedient and walk to heel, eight dogs donned their prettiest coats and showed great...

In the lead up to the Queen’s Jubilee festivities and The Fremantle Trust’s own annual Fremantle in Bloom gardening competition, Sir Aubrey Ward House invited the local community to help bring additional sparkle to the garden. Under the watchful eye and careful supervision of the...

On Saturday 30 April, Chesham Leys care home gave a warm welcome to a local contemporary dance school who performed for the residents in honour of International Day of Dance. With the garden a perfect stage on a sunny day, the girls of Maggie Monk School of Dancing presented an impressive...

In celebration of Florence ‘Joan’ Beardsmore’s, milestone 100th Birthday, the care team at Fremantle Court gave her a party like no other, with the “icing on the cake” being the congratulatory letter from Her Majesty, The Queen, proudly presented to Joan by her daughter. Living her life as a very...

To help share the importance of nutrition for World Health Day, Development Chef Jude Watts of The Fremantle Trust presented residents of Icknield Court, with an informative talk, an assortment of healthy finger food and delectable smoothies. Using a grand selection of highly nutritious foods, Jude...

Residents and staff of Mulberry Court were in shock as a UFO was spotted hovering and then almost landing in the grounds of the residential care home. After hearing rumbling noises and spotting a shadow out the windows, Ellen, resident of Mulberry Court, shared the news of her sighting. After...

In celebration of World Poetry Day held on 21st March, care homes within our Trust were invited to send in their entries to a Poetry Competition. Presented with the theme entitled ‘Remember when’, many fantastic poems were submitted from relatives, residents and staff members across the 10 care...

To celebrate the landmark 100th Birthday of Gwen Mason, the care team at The Heights, gave her a party to remember as she received her traditional congratulatory letter from Her Majesty, The Queen, marking her milestone occasion. Born in India, Gwen made the journey to her new life in England in...

Resident knitting enthusiasts of Icknield Court Care Home took on a 28 day knitting challenge to raise money for local charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. As a month-long activity in February, Icknield Court ’s Activity Coordinators encouraged the resident knitters to use different colours of...