News and events

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...

In honour of Sign to Sing Week and to raise awareness of the importance of sign language, residents across the 10 older person care homes of The Fremantle Trust took part in a Makaton sing-a-long of When You’re Smiling by Michael Bublé. On receiving the lyrics and Makaton signing instructions...

It was a week of celebration this week as The Fremantle Trust recognised the incredible contributions Activity Providers make to engagement and activity within their 10 care homes and took part in the UK’s first National Activity Providers and Professionals Week. Launched by NAPA (National Activity...

To help share the spirit of Christmas with the local schools, Chesham Leys invited pupils to take part in a Christmas Jumper Competition. Giving the schools a deadline of the 1st December, Chesham Leys Activities Coordinator, Lisamarie Spain, sent out colouring templates and invited all the...

To celebrate the milestone birthday of Rhoda Emma Cross, The care team at The Heights pulled out all the stops to give her a memorable 100th birthday party. Born in 1921, Rhoda lived in Southall and would love to go out with her husband on Saturday nights. Her only birthday request was to ‘see and...

To keep up with annual festive tradition, residents within care homes across The Fremantle Trust made and decorated unique cakes for the Christmas Cake Bake Off. After the cakes where made within each home across Buckinghamshire, they were transported to Aylesbury nursing home Lewin House where...

Lewin House hosted a Reggae Themed Party to celebrate Resident Aston Bailey as part of the Trust’s Wishes and Dreams Initiative. As the guests descended on Lewin House to celebrate Aston’s party and his love of reggae, they were met with a mouth-watering medley of traditional Jamaican food...

To show their creative interpretations of certain themes, residents in their 90s and 100s used modern technology to capture photographs for a unique exhibition at Icknield Court. Starting in the summer, residents took on the challenge with a phone or tablet to capture themes including ‘Memories’...