ExtraCare Schemes and Villages Nominated for National Housing for Older People Awards
Broadway Gardens, James Beattie House and Terryspring Court have been nominated as finalists in the Elderly Accommodation Council (EAC) national awards.
March 9, 2017
BBC Breakfast visit Bournville Gardens Village
ExtraCare’s Bournville Gardens Retirement Village in Birmingham hosted BBC’s Breakfast show this morning.
March 7, 2017
Time Capsule Burial Celebrates Construction of £53m Stoke Gifford Retirement Village
Older people hoping to move into the new £53m Stoke Gifford Retirement Village were able to take part in a time capsule burial on the Village construction site.
February 27, 2017
Local Older People Take Part in Time Capsule Burial at Stoke Gifford Retirement Village
Up to 100 older people hoping to move into the new Stoke Gifford Retirement Village were able to take part in a time capsule burial that was held on the Village construction site.
February 27, 2017
BBC Real Marigold Hotel Star, Rustie Lee, Joins ExtraCare Charitable Trust at Birmingham’s 50+ Show
Celebrity chef Rustie Lee welcomed visitors to The ExtraCare Charitable Trust’s stand at this year’s 50+ Show at the NEC.
February 17, 2017
ExtraCare Shortlisted for UKHA Development Award 2017
ExtraCare had been Shortlisted for the UK Housing Awards Development Programme of the Year Award.
February 3, 2017
ExtraCare Partners with Cruse Bereavement Care
Cruse Bereavement Care is delighted to have been awarded £699,000 from the Big Lottery Fund for a five year Bereavement Supporter Project to improve bereavement support for older people, including those with dementia, in sheltered housing.
February 1, 2017
Local Police Officer Donates Gifts to Retirement Village Residents
Local police officer Louise Dawber decided to help tackle isolation and loneliness and, together with the help of friends and family, put together between 65 and 70 gift packages for people in New Oscott, Birmingham.
January 27, 2017
Wednesfield Charity Shop Fashion Show Raises £860
ExtraCare’s Wednesfield Charity Shop hosted a fashion show to raise money for our schemes and villages up and down the country.
January 16, 2017
ExtraCare looks to appoint two new directors and trustees
ExtraCare is currently looking to the future with plans for growth, and is looking to appoint two new executive directors, reporting to the Chief Executive, and two additional trustees.
January 13, 2017
New Oscott Village resident sky dives to raise money
A 76-year-old New Oscott Retirement Village resident took a leap of faith when she participated in a tandem sky dive.
December 13, 2016
ExtraCare Residents Enjoy Festive Season at Winter Wonderland
700 residents from The ExtraCare Charitable Trust’s retirement villages and schemes up and down the country gathered in Nottingham for a Winter Wonderland event to celebrate the festive season.
December 6, 2016