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I am one of a group of trustees that makes up the Board of Trustees of The Fremantle Trust. I, along with two others, was appointed in 2015, joining a well established team of experienced trustees. Between us we have a range of career and business backgrounds which are applied collectively for the...

Residents and employees from local care provider and charity, The Fremantle Trust, will have their published poems on show in a special collection at Waterstones in Aylesbury on Thursday, to celebrate World Poetry Day. The annual global awareness day recognises the role that poetry plays in...

I lost my knickers in a care home… …I feared would be my experience of moving in to a residential care home for the weekend, but my laundry came back neatly folded (no surprise there, I am the CEO after all). Having just been appointed as Chief Executive of The Fremantle Trust, I decided to spend...

Residents and members of the team from care provider and charity, The Fremantle Trust’s older people’s services went head to head to claim the title of Best Homemade Pie in celebration of British Pie Week. The competition, held at The Heights nursing home in High Wycombe , featured a host of...

17-year-old Maryam Bibi from Aylesbury is a student volunteer at local nursing home, Lewin House, run by care provider The Fremantle Trust, and is keen to celebrate the importance of giving back during Student Volunteering Week. Maryam is studying for her A Levels at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School...

The Heights nursing home in High Wycombe , run by local care provider and charity, The Fremantle Trust, has achieved an Outstanding rating by industry regulator the Care Quality Commission for a second time, following an unannounced inspection in November 2018. The nursing home was the first in...

I want to start by saying how thrilled and honoured I feel to be taking up this role. My ambition in life is to increase the choice and quality of support available to older and disabled people, and I hope that I can continue to do this working with colleagues at The Fremantle Trust. While it...

TV editor Bernard Lyall joined his mum and fellow residents at Dell Field Court care home in Finchley to mark National Storytelling Week*. 90-year-old Katharine is a resident at the care home and lives with dementia. She is widely known for her writing (under the name of Katharine Whitehorn),...

91-year-old Derek Underdown is enjoying a room with a view at Fremantle Court nursing home in Stoke Mandeville, thanks to the creation of a beautiful mural landscape painted by his daughter Toni Standing. Derek was responsible for the original design of Vox amps among other engineering feats...

Linda Smailes, an activity organiser at Wing-based residential home, Carey Lodge, has earned national recognition as runner up in The Carer magazine’s Unsung Hero competition. The annual contest recognises those working in the care sector who consistently go the extra mile and are committed to...