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On Sunday 23rd April, Zoe Butler, took on the iconic TCS London Marathon to raise funds for New Copford Place, our Colchester-based residential care home. Running the 26.2 miles with a foot injury was no easy task, but Zoe didn’t let that stop her and totally smashed the course, running over the Finish Line in…
Hello and welcome to my April blog. It’s a brief one this month, in which I would like to thank two amazing people, Zoe Butler and Sophie Liard, ‘The Folding Lady’, who took part in this year’s London Marathon on behalf of Friends of the Elderly. Zoe raised £650 for our New Copford Place care…
Tik Tok sensation, Sophie Liard, the internationally renowned ‘The Folding Lady’, has raised over £8,000 by conquering this year’s TCS London Marathon to support Friends of the Elderly. Sophie chose Friends of the Elderly as her cause due to her strong family ties with the charity, and when she learned of our grant giving service…
This winter has been extremely tough for many older people with added pressures due to the cost-of-living crisis. However, thanks to the kind donations we received as part of our Winter Warmth Appeal, we have been able to help and support over 120 older people through our grant giving service. Thanks to the generosity of…
Peter Langard has been a client at our Malvern Day Care service since 10th October 2022 after being recommended the service by an Occupational Therapist. Peter, who visits every Tuesday, was born on Guernsey in 1939, but his family moved to Birmingham in the West Midlands to escape the German Army when they invaded the…