A 79-year-old from Portishead has enjoyed a shot at celebrity status on his quest to find love through Channel 4’s latest series of First Dates Hotel. Bev Walkden and his date Sheila, 81, from Wokingham, were the stars of the show with viewers taking to social media to congratulate them for demonstrating that age is
Two retirees from Stevenage, who caught the same bus into the town centre for the past 50 years, have struck up a new friendship after becoming neighbours.83-year old Doreen Smith and 74-year old Marion Friend have both moved into Churchill Living’s Astonia Lodgehttps://www.churchill-living.co.uk/retirement-apartments-for-sale/hertfordshire/ on Pound Avenue after deciding it was the right time to downsize.Marion
A retired theatre performer from Chelmsford is promoting the benefits of staying fit in later life by hosting exercise classes for her neighbours at Churchill Living’s Chelmer Lodge in Chelmsford.72-year old Sue Snedker moved into the Lodge on New London Road earlier this year with her husband Jim, and has set up a weekly fitness
A group of ladies from Churchill Living’s Caterham Lodge in Caterham and Greenacres Lodge in Warlingham have been busy knitting treats for newborn babies at a local hospital.The ladies have formed a weekly Knit and Natter Group at their respective Lodge’s where they meet in the Owners’ Lounge to chat and knit woolly supplies to
A celebrated children’s author has been sharing her tales of mysterious sea creatures and magical mermaids after deciding to call Churchill Living’s Sheldon Lodge development in Berkhamsted home.88-year old Grace Hallworth has had more than 16 books published over a successful career spanning 32 years.Born and raised in Trinidad, Grace trained as a librarian and
Alan O’Connor professes never to have been a poet, but a new life at Churchill’s Eaton Lodge in Chester inspired him to write a verse that reveals impressive hidden talents. His poem ‘Life with Churchill’ is a charming reflection on how the move to Eaton Lodge led to an unexpected new lifestyle for himself and
The Lodge Manager at Churchill Living’s Emmeline Lodge in Leatherhead has been offering a warm welcome to the first new Owners moving into the development.Yvonne Robertson has been helping the new Owners settle into the age-exclusive development, on Kingston Avenue, as a thriving new community starts to take shape.Yvonne, who oversees the day to day
What started out as a few notes about her memories of World War II has transformed Jacqueline Paye, from Camberley, into a published author.Mrs Paye wrote Teddy Bears and Doodlebugs, a collection of first-hand memories of World War II written from the perspective of an eight year old child. But the notes were written for
As you get older, you may be thinking about making a few changes to your lifestyle. Slowing down and not having to spend so much time on your house is likely to be high up the agenda. After all, nobody wants to spend their retirement doing work! For this reason, along with many others, older
Old school friends Barry Preston and John Stigant have been reunited after 60 years at Churchill Living’s Simmonds Lodge in Drayton.Barry and John, who are both 71, bumped into each other at the Lodge’s Open Day after deciding it was time to move somewhere that was lower maintenance.Retired builder Barry, who has purchased a one-bedroom