My Fundraising Adventure – Ben Shelley
Hello, my name is Ben Shelley and I’m currently 26 years old, living in Raynes Park (near Wimbledon), Greater London. I grew up in Essex and moved to London last year after spending years in different…
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Happy New Year From Alex
I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and an enjoyable New Year. I was on shift New Year's Day, so no partying for me - but it was a really nice day with a great bunch of staff and interesting patient…
John and Lesley
John and Lesley are two volunteers at our Surbiton Home. They have been volunteering for The Royal Star & Garter Homes for more than twenty years and started soon after Lesley’s father was admitte…
What inspired me to run a Marathon
A marathon is not an easy challenge to undertake but for father-of-two, Anders Sagadin, The Virgin Money London Marathon will be his ninth marathon in four years.…
Remembrance Day – A Resident’s Experience
This Remembrance was even more poignant as we all looked back upon the Centenary of the First World War and remembered all the young servicemen that were killed or injured during the conflict. One of …
Why We Remember
Some of you may remember Alexandra Doyle, she is the daughter of Director of Care & Service Development, Pauline Shaw and has also worked at The Royal Star & Garter Homes as a member of bank s…
A Clean Getaway
I saw Eddie at the far end of the hallway and I thought to myself, “He’s early!” I knew this because I was 15 minutes early, with the intention of chatting with both Eddie and Zac before their shift…
A Neighbour Calls
A Wednesday morning was unfolding in true Royal Star & Garter fashion, with the buzz of residents and staff either preparing to go out on a trip, attend physiotherapy, enjoy the company of volunte…