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Audley Group hosts D-Day commemoration at historic Headley Court
Headley Court, a former rehab centre for injured soldiers, marked D-Day with an 80th anniversary commemoration hosted by Audley Group, the new owners of the centre which will become a retirement community Headley Court, which was most recently a rehabilitation centre...
Inspired Villages to develop new site near Tunbridge Wells
Inspired Villages, has been granted planning permission to build a £100 million retirement community on the edge of Tunbridge Wells Phase one of the 9.5-acre development will include the village centre, a medical hub, and 55 of the146 planned homes. The development,...
First show homes launch at Siddington Park near Cirencester
Award-winning later living property specialist Rangeford Villages has launched its first show apartments at its latest living development Located on the outskirts of Gloucestershire's market town of Cirencester, pet-friendly Siddington Park is due to be completed...
Introducing The Joy Club – a new way to fill your retirement
Retirement is about fulfilling your dreams argues Hannah Thomson, founder CEO of The Joy Club On average, we now spend more than 20 per cent of our lives in retirement. For those of us expected to live into our 80s (and that’s most of us), we are on track to spend at...
Theatre star’s former home opens as a retirement community
Hendon Hall in North London is the former home of 18th century actor, playwright and theatre manager David Garrick. In 1911, it was converted to a hotel before being used as an RAF Convalescent Home during WW2. Once reopened as a hotel, it famously hosted the England...
History Tours and Christmas Lights
Cold mornings and dark nights is often a time when people prefer to remain inside and keep cosy by the fire. Not so at Grove Place. December brought with it the opportunity to throw open the doors of the award-winning Retirement Village near Romsey in Hampshire and...
How moving in later life can be stress free
Adlington Retirement Living takes the stress out of moving, and offers a warm welcome to its five developments in the north When Audrey, aged 86, chose her new apartment at The Folds in Romiley, near Stockport, she hardly had to lift a finger. Adlington Retirement...
How housing-with-care communities can save the care system
Integrated Retirement Communities are key to saving the social care system and tackling the care worker crisis, says a new report Findings reveal that Integrated Retirement Communities, otherwise known as housing-with-care, are essential to preventing the UK’s social...
Finding a new rhythm for life
A new home large enough for a cat, piano, harpsichord and spinet has unleashed a brand new life for retired head teacher Leonard Gray. Now happily living in a two-bedroom apartment at Randolph House, a McCarthy Stone Retirement Living development in Harrow, London,...
Lifestory launches Renaissance Cranleigh Coves near the Surrey Hills
On Thursday 14 October, Lifestory will launch its latest community, Renaissance Cranleigh Coves Comprising 12 one-and two-bedroom apartments, and two chalet bungalows, starting at £475,000, Cranleigh Coves is designed for independent retirees in the heart of one of...
Living life to the full in Colchester
When Patricia Flack and her partner, Michael Pearson, decided to downsize from their terraced house in the centre of Colchester, they took one look at McCarthy Stone’s Lancer House retirement development nearby and were instantly won over by the lifestyle on offer....
Flowers and friendship at Adlington Retirement Living
For homeowners at Adlington Retirement Living communities, autumn is a time for discovering new joys The autumn months can fill gardeners with both joy and dread. On the one hand, It’s the perfect time to enjoy planting bulbs, bedding plants, sowing vegetable seeds...
Government under pressure to establish a housing-with-care task force
ARCO, the representative body for retirement operators, is pushing for a cross-government housing-with-care task force, so the sector can expand and benefit thousands more older people Following an open letter to the Prime Minister in March calling for the 2020s to be...
Flower Power at Woodchester Valley Village
Woodchester Valley retirement village ran a tallest sunflower competition this summer, with entries grown from seed In this, the second sunflower competition, not all entrants managed to produce a sunflower, as some were eaten by bugs, and one – allegedly – was eaten...
Beechcroft launches new development in Watlington, Oxfordshire
Retirement specialist Beechcroft opens two show homes at new Oxfordshire development Designed for the over 55s, Castle Gardens is a collection of 41 one and two-bedroom apartments and two and three-bedroom houses set within landscaped communal gardens less than half a...
New luxury apartments at The Twynams in Hampshire
England’s largest not-for-profit later-life housing and care provider Anchor Hanover has launched The Twynams. Seven two-bedroom apartments have been added to the existing Bishopstoke Park community, in Hampshire. The newest collection of homes have been built across...
Why moving to a retirement development will transform your life
Downsizing to a later-living apartment is a massive step and the decision-making process raises a lot of questions You are probably asking yourself. If I leave my large family home will I miss the extra space, the garden – the memories? Will I fit in and make new...
Launch of Mount Battenhall in Worcester
Enterprise Retirement Living launched Mount Battenhall, Worcester, in typical style with a party of invited guests and owners. Mountbatten Hall is ERL's third retirement village and its most historic. Guests at the opening event last week included the Mayor of...
Pegasus offers age-exclusive luxury so you can retire in style
Pegasus is a specialist provider of age-exclusive homes to rent or buy. Below are a sample of developments with homes available in London and the South East designed for those looking to enjoy their later years in style Cobham Bowers, Surrey Cobham Bowers is a...
Designing historic Audley Cooper’s Hill
Designer Jen Bernard describes her approach to creating the interiors for Audley Cooper's Hill retirement village. The impressive Victorian Gothic mansion at the heart of the development is just a hint to its rich heritage. The vast site comprising 66 acres is part of...
Enjoy a private tour of London’s most luxurious retirement community
Auriens Chelsea, a collection of 56 private residences, is now available to view by private appointment Blending the style and sophistication of a luxury five-star hotel and the ambience of a private member’s club, Auriens is packed with wow factor and innovation...
