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A call to choral singers – Come and join the Brandenburg Camino
The Brandenburg Choral Festival of London has created an online choral project to combat the Covid-19 restrictions The Brandenburg Camino is an online Musical Pilgrimage, of four-week study courses of great works. It is designed for those who might be missing singing...
Girlings offer viewings to Diamond Collection property
Girlings Retirement Rentals is now hosting viewings for rental properties at Landale Court, a beautiful retirement community on the stunning Aberdeen coast One-and-two-bedroom apartments and cottages are available to rent, buy or part rent/part buy options at Landale...
Retirement housebuilders greet stamp-duty cut with caution
You would think that retirement operators would be delighted with the Chancellor removing stamp duty from the sale of properties below £500,000 – but reactions have been mixed John Tonkiss, CEO of McCarthy & Stone, which builds schemes all over the country, was...
McCarthy & Stone luxury apartments open for viewings
Why this is the perfect time to start a brand-new adventure in a sparkling new apartment After an extremely challenging few months, retirees can finally start to look forward to the future again with the news the nation's biggest retirement housebuilder McCarthy &...
Fed up with Zoom quizzes? How about a virtual wine tasting?
JANE SLADE enjoys a wine tasting over the Internet and reckon it beats a quiz over Zoom any day London wine consultancy Elizabeth & Wine, has launched virtual wine tastings, ideal for retirees who are shielding or isolating during lockdown. The tastings are hosted...
Why virtual viewings are a game changer for retirement developers
Even though lockdown is easing retirement housebuilders know it will be some time before home hunters will feel confident to view their developments. This is why the most dynamic are using technology in innovative ways to offer isolating homebuyers a virtual...
Lockdown artist painting loved ones in watercolour
An award-wining young artist is bringing joy to those in isolation by offering to paint their favourite pet, home or loved one from a photograph. “In times of unease, the importance of friends, family and pets cannot be underestimated,” says Millie Midgley, an...
Work starts on new £50 million retirement village in the Cotswolds
Rangeford Villages has started building a new luxury lifestyle village for the over 60s called Siddington Park Located on a stunning former parkland site on the outskirts of Cirencester the village, built in Cotswold-style stone, Siddington Park will feature one, two...
Free plumbing service for retirees
A video-call app called Clipfix offering plumbing advice and solutions via a video call can be accessed by Retiremove visitors for free until the end of JuneClipfix, set up two years ago by plumber PJ Luard,has seen a rise in demand of some 400 per cent since lockdown...
Why gardens are a life-saver to vulnerable retirees
One thing older people have cherished since the lockdown is having access to private outside space For retirees looking to downsize having a garden they don’t have to maintain is now top of their tick list. So retirement house builders are investing in creating...
Retirement property CEO says radical rethink needed to protect older people
A big lesson to be learned from the coronavirus pandemic is to shift focus away from NHS to people receiving care at home Nick Sanderson, Chairman of the Association of Retirement Community Operators (ARCO), told a webinar audience earlier today that there needs to be...