​We had a great time celebrating the next stage of coming out of lockdown with a beautiful afternoon tea, a glass of fizz and lots of tea.  Owners in there groups of six came out to the gardens for an amazing social afternoon of food and entertainment from the Polly Morris comedy folk band.  Thank you to Mr Nathan for allowing us to use his balcony for the band (one of our first owners to move in from when we opened in 2000).  A massive thank you to Suzie, our Duty Manager, for organising the event, with help on the day from Nicola, Carl and Kimberley.

Over the Easter bank holiday, residents of Brook Court entered into a Easter Egg Raffle to raise money for McMillian. 
Congratulations to the lucky winners, Mrs Farmer and Mr Carrick who won a Thornton's egg and a selection box. 
A massive thank you to all the residents of Brook Court who  collectively raised £88 for charity. 

Despite still being restricted, Brompton Court celebrated the Easter weekend in style!  Thank you to Suzie, one of the Duty Managers, for the amazing decorations around the Court.  Owners enjoyed Hot Cross Buns from our Easter helper Ann, and a beautiful themed lunch on Good Friday delivered by Claire and Tracey, followed by a plated buffet lunch with wine delivered by Tracey and Donna on Monday.

Back in July 2017, Hinchley Manor was refurbished, which included new furniture, and new decor including curtains and cushions.  In 2019, Hinchley Manor went one step further and added in automatic doors, and in February 2020, the car parking bays were repainted.

These are just a few of the maintenance works that keep Hinchley Manor looking fresh and welcoming.  As you can see from the photos, the garden is looking lovely, and the residents cleaned and repainted all the tables ready to enjoy the lovely sunshine.

Congratulations to Rita and Bob who recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary!

The residents at Browning Court received fruit baskets so they were able to enjoy several types of fruit, such as Kiwis, Grapes and Conferences pears. 

Browning Court celebrated St David's Day despite the restrictions. 

Eastbank Court are looking forward to the next few months when the start of easing lockdown restrictions is due to take place, so that Owners can get back to some sort of normality. 

Nicki Hardy is due to take early retirement, so will be departing as Court Manager on 31st March, we at Head Office are very grateful for all of her hard work over the 10 years she's been with us. Nicki is looking forward to enjoying exotic holidays and spending quality time with her husband and family. 

Looking forward, we would like to welcome Emma Humphreys as the new Court Manager, who will be starting with us on 15th March, working alongside Nicki until she departs.  

The residents of Brook Court have been busily knitting and croqueting blankets for the children at Birmingham Children's Hospital. 
Well done Brook Court and keep up the amazing work! 

Even in these difficult times the residents of both Holmesdale Manor and Great House Court came together - socially distanced, of course - to record The Secret Garden audiobook to raise money for charity.  Special thanks goes to those residents that pioneered this idea in the beginning.
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This is an amazing and creative task to do and it shows that people can still do something positive despite the circumstances.  But enough about Covid-19, copies of the audiobook will be available shortly and updates of when they will be released online will follow. 

Beautiful snowy gardens of Holmesdale Manor... 

Getting in the Valentine's Day spirit at Holmesdale Manor.