News and events

It has been an exciting and emotional few weeks with many residents and colleagues receiving the COVID vaccine in our homes and services supported by the incredible NHS teams. The vaccination hub in Stoke Mandeville has opened and colleagues from our Business Support Centre have been having their...

You will have seen the announcement about the latest lockdown in England starting this week. We are of course disappointed about this, but given the rising infection rates we understand that it is necessary. The health and wellbeing of residents and employees is our top priority. We continue to...

Following the Government decision to place parts of the South East and London into Tier 4, we have reviewed our approach to visits. We would encourage visitors to re-consider their plans to visit our services at this present time. The Government has stipulated, only essential travel is to take...

UPDATE: Following the recent news and the move into Tier 4 for Buckinghamshire, we are reviewing our visitor policy and will communicate with relatives on Monday 21 December. Any planned visits on Sunday 20 December can go ahead although we would recommend meeting outside where possible. We are...

Following the recent news about Covid-19 vaccinations we are very pleased that employees and residents in care homes will be amongst the first to receive the vaccine. We wait to see whether this applies equally to people living and working in Supported Living, and we will be lobbying for that to be...

What’s better than being nominated for a top industry award? If you’re Blesson Thomas, it’s being nominated for two! He has been selected as a finalist in two categories in the prestigious National Care Awards 2020. Blesson started work in the social care sector in 2000, before joining The...

A local hairdresser has WON the ‘Dementia care champion’ category in the National Dementia Care Awards 2020. Denise Carr is a full time hairdresser at Fremantle Court in Stoke Mandeville. The home is the flagship private residential and nursing care home operated by The Fremantle Trust. Denise won...

It started as an ordinary Thursday in November for 17-year old Ella, as she was walking to her job as a carer at Sir Aubrey Ward House in Marlow. The day became anything but ordinary though, as she turned a corner onto Liston Road, and witnessed a gentleman fall and hit his head on the concrete. “...

I am writing to keep you updated with how The Fremantle Trust is continuing to manage the Covid-19 situation. We learned a lot about the virus during the first wave, and are prepared for a second wave should it occur. Whilst rates of Covid-19 are increasing in Buckinghamshire, I’m pleased to say...

We have made the decision to continue with planned visits to our homes and services this weekend and will review the situation on Monday 2 November. We are commited to ensuring our homes are COVID secure, with robust protocols in place to ensure a safe environment for all our residents, colleagues...