Author: Admin FotE

Residents at Bernard Sunley care home in Woking enjoy the children's visits to the home.
Bernard Sunley nursery club encourages new friendships

Posted on 26 June 2018

Our Bernard Sunley care home in Woking has started running a bimonthly nursery club within the home, which is proving to be a fantastic success. A group of up to ten children aged between one and four attend twice a month with their childminders. They spend time in the home’s coffee shop where there is…

Donna Owen, Manager of New Copford Place care home in Essex
Introducing our new manager at New Copford Place care home

Posted on 25 June 2018

Donna Owen is the new manager at our New Copford Place care home in Colchester. The home is a purpose-built residential care home with light and airy rooms and several communal areas. Donna has worked in the care industry for 16 years, since she became a care worker at the age of 16. Professional development…

Sandra and Margaret’s Buckingham Palace garden party joy

Posted on 7 June 2018

Friends of the Elderly’s patron is The Queen and each year we are invited to the Buckingham Palace garden parties and select staff. This year, Sandra Smook, Manager of Visiting Friends befriending service, and Margaret Buxton-Brown, Manager of Home Care Sutton were selected based on length of service with the organisation. Sandra said: “It really…

Pupils enjoy music classes at Woking care home

Posted on 29 May 2018

Pupils from International School London (ISL) have enjoyed weekly music classes this half term at Bernard Sunley care home, run by charity Friends of the Elderly, in Woking. For the past six weeks, a group of 20 pupils aged 9-11 years have been visiting the care home to play instruments and sing with a group…

Woking befriending service invites potential volunteers to free BBQ

Posted on 29 May 2018

To mark Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June), Visiting Friends, a charitable befriending service in Woking, will be hosting a BBQ to thank its volunteers for all their hard work and dedication. The Visiting Friends team would also like to open this invite to anyone in the Woking area who is interested in volunteering with older people.…