Residents’ thoughts on what makes a happy community
Written by Carlota Stock da Cunha, FirstPort Intern As part of my two-week internship with FirstPort, the residents of Compton Court in Southbourne welcomed me to join them for their…
FirstPort residents’ knitting club donates over 100 baby clothes to Liverpool hospitals
Residents at a FirstPort retirement development in Woolton have knitted and donated over 100 newborn baby clothes and raised hundreds of pounds over the past year for two Liverpool hospitals…
WATCH – Community spirit bears fruit as volunteers unite for tree planting event
Edgware residents and community groups came together to support a local initiative, grabbing their shovels to help plant a range of fruit trees at a residential development. [arve url="https://youtu.be/3mSZ8sjbETE" title="Stonegrove…
Retirement community hosts art exhibition to celebrate creative residents
Residents at a retirement development in Morpeth, Northumberland, have unearthed a wealth of artistic talent amongst them, through a series of arts and crafts sessions. As the sessions grew in…
Residents awarded grant to support community gardening club
Funding provided by Live Longer Better – a programme to promote health and wellbeing – will help a group of Paignton retirees expand their popular community gardening club, which was…
Retirement development hosts residents’ marriage celebrations
It’s been a busy time for two retirees at FirstPort’s Poplar Court in Lytham St Annes’s. First moving into the development, then arranging a civil ceremony to show their commitment…
FirstPort retirement development awarded 2nd place in local gardening competition
A FirstPort retirement development has secured second place in this year’s Runnymede in Bloom gardening competition. Onslow Mews – an independent-living retirement development in Surrey – was awarded second place…
Tamworth resident celebrates her 100th birthday surrounded by friends and family
Tamworth resident, Margaret Loftus, celebrated her 100th birthday this week and has been busy celebrating the occasion with family and residents at her retirement development. Margaret has been living at…
Retiree using his art skills to raise money for charity
FirstPort customer and self-taught artist Brian Francis, 89, has been putting his art skills to the test by selling his paintings to raise money for research into cancer. Brian, a…
Christmas celebrations in full swing at FirstPort
As the Christmas festivities get into full swing, we’ve asked our colleagues across the country to let us know how they’re celebrating with their residents this festive season. From Christmas…
