Lord-Lieutenant Presents London Marathon Award to Midlands Charity CEO
The Lord-Lieutenant of the West Midlands has presented a fundraising award to a local chief executive after he raised £57,000 running the London Marathon to support Midlands-based charity, The ExtraCare Charitable Trust.
January 14, 2020
It’s getting festive in Shirley, as shops prepare for ExtraCare’s Advent Window Trail ahead of town’s Christmas light switch on
With the Shirley Christmas light switch on just around the corner, shops, homes and residents alike are preparing to get in the festive spirit by decorating their windows thanks to ExtraCare’s Advent Window Trail.
December 11, 2019
Children from Haslucks Green Junior School join Mayor of Solihull to officially open ExtraCare’s Solihull Retirement Village Show Homes
Children from Haslucks Green Junior School joined the Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Stuart Davis, to sing Christmas songs as they opened the brand new show home at Solihull Retirement Village today
December 11, 2019
Dozens of ExtraCare residents feel more comfortable talking about death following bereavement support training across villages
As a five-year-long partnership between The ExtraCare Charitable Trust and national charity, Cruse Bereavement Care reaches its halfway point, the interim results of the project were revealed at an event, which took play at Longbridge Retirement Village today (Friday).
October 18, 2019
A plaque has been unveiled at a Birmingham ExtraCare Retirement Village in memory of local murdered Police Officer
A plaque was unveiled yesterday at ExtraCare Pannel Croft Retirement Village, in Birmingham, in memory of PC Snipe, the local Police Officer, who was killed on the spot where the village is now built, more than 100 years ago.
September 26, 2019
Wixams Retirement Village officially opened
Newly-wed 80-year-old David Hope says he’s found his “dream home” as he helps open brand new Wixams Retirement Village.
September 10, 2019
Well-being Team shortlisted for Women in Housing Awards!
We’re proud to announce that our Well-being team has been shortlisted for the category of Team of the year: Frontline (small) in the 2019 Women in Housing awards.
July 29, 2019
ExtraCare and Galliford Try shortlisted for ‘best partnership’ for the National Housing Awards
ExtraCare has been named on the shortlist for its partnership with Galliford Try at this year’s National Housing Awards.
July 12, 2019
ExtraCare achieves two ‘outstanding’ ratings by CQC
Residents and staff at The ExtraCare Charitable Trust’s Brunswick Gardens Village in Sheffield and Reeve Court Village in St Helens are celebrating an ‘outstanding’ rating for the quality of their care service following recent inspections by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
June 19, 2019
Older people to benefit from National Lottery funded loneliness project
Older people will be given the chance to confront loneliness thanks to £98k awarded to The ExtraCare Charitable Trust by The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, to deliver the Confronting Loneliness Project.
June 17, 2019
Volunteers help Pannel Croft village to bloom
The rooftop garden at ExtraCare’s Pannel Croft Village in Birmingham has been given a gold-medal makeover thanks to law firm, Shakespeare Martineau and Midlands garden designer, Victoria Philpott.
June 14, 2019
Lord Mayor of Birmingham thanks volunteers at Longbridge Village
June 10, 2019