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Image credit: Royal Star & Garter - Physiotherapist Gursh goes through Monica’s Physiotec exercises

NEW APP HELPS BOOST VETERANS’ HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Royal Star & Garter is using a physiotherapy app to help improve the lives of residents. The charity has started using Physiotec in its three Homes – in Solihull, Surbiton and High Wycombe...
RUNWOOD HOMES IN DEMENTIA AND DEPRESSION TRIAL

RUNWOOD HOMES IN DEMENTIA AND DEPRESSION TRIAL

Three care homes, operated by the Runwood Homes Group, have partnered with the University of Nottingham to take part in the MIDDEL study, an important international research project involving...
CARE HOME RESIDENT RECEIVES 100TH BIRTHDAY CARD FROM THE QUEEN

RESIDENT RECEIVES 100TH BIRTHDAY CARD FROM THE QUEEN

A Christchurch care home resident is one of the last people in the UK to receive a 100th birthday card from the Queen.  Mercia Crighton celebrated her landmark birthday at Fairmile Grange on...
Her Majesty The Queen talking to a resident during her visit to Royal Star & Garter in 1978

ROYAL STAR & GARTER PAYS TRIBUTE TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

Royal Star & Garter has paid tribute to its Patron, Her Majesty The Queen as the sad news of her death was announced on 8 September. Queen Elizabeth II became the charity’s Patron 69 years...
OAKLAND CARE STEPS UP SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

OAKLAND CARE STEPS UP SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

Launching in September, Oakland Care will be participating in a range of green initiatives across their eight care homes in London and the South East.   Residents and team members will...
Roger Mashall resident at Care UK’s Dashwood Manor

THE SKY’S THE LIMIT

A care home resident in Basingstoke has completed a lifelong wish to fly a plane. Roger Mashall, an 82-year-old resident at Care UK’s Dashwood Manor, took to the skies and had his very first...
PRIMROSE LODGE HOSTS FIRST SUMMER FETE SINCE PANDEMIC

PRIMROSE LODGE HOSTS FIRST SUMMER FETE SINCE PANDEMIC

Primrose Lodge Care Home in Weymouth held its first summer fete since the pandemic last Saturday, full of fun for the residents, staff, and the public. The annual event, which aimed to raise...
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WYCOMBE WANDERERS’ OLDEST SURVIVING PLAYER MAKES EMOTIONAL RETURN

Wycombe Wanderers FC welcomed its oldest surviving player back to the club during a visit by residents from Royal Star & Garter. Veteran John Brooks played for the Buckinghamshire club in the...
Heather (left) and Steph, from Forces Wives Challenge, visited Royal Star & Garter in Solihull, where they met residents including Sue, who climbed Pen y Fan in 1949. (Image credit: Royal Star & Garter)

MILITARY WIVES TAKE ON MOUNTAIN CHALLENGE FOR ROYAL STAR & GARTER

The Forces Wives Challenge (FWC), a group made up of female partners of UK serving and veteran military personnel, is scaling the infamous Pen y Fan for Royal Star & Garter. They hope to raise...
SPORTING SPIRIT CONTINUES AT BELONG IN NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME

SPORTING SPIRIT CONTINUES IN NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME

As Birmingham bids farewell to the Commonwealth Games, older people in Newcastle-under-Lyme are continuing its legacy with their own sports day inspired by the Queen’s Baton Relay visit to...

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