WW1 Battlefields Trek – Day 2
Miraculously for us, the rain stopped the moment we left the hotel this morning and the sun gave us a gloriously hot day. Nigel, our trek leader, promised us an easier first day to acclimatise at a di…
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WW1 Battlefields Trek – Day 1
It's hard to believe we've finally arrived in Ypres after the months of planning, fundraising and training. When I say 'we' I mean thirteen Trekkers (including The Royal Star & Garter Homes’ Direc…
WW1 Battlefields Trek – Why I’m Taking Part
Hello, my name is Kirstie Miller, and I am the Major Partnership Relations Manager at The Royal Star & Garter Homes. This is my first blog for The Royal Star & Garter Homes’ WWI Battlefields T…
Accident & Emergency – An Update from Alex
Hello all, it's been a while since I wrote my last post - sorry about that. It's been a very busy time! I'm in my third and final year of the nursing degree and the workload has really jumped up. Cu…
‘Your Country Needs You’
The Country believed that the War would be over by Christmas; Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum did not. The day after Britain declared war on Germany, Lord Kitchener took over as Minister for…
Dementia Care Past & Present
Understanding dementia, and focussing on care and research, are key issues for today’s society, where there are over 820,000 people living with dementia in the UK, and a new case is diagnosed every th…
Guest Blog: Events to Live
We are delighted to have been chosen as the ‘charity of choice’ for The Three Molehills challenge in November. The event is run each year by Events to Live, which is owned by husband and wife team, Al…
Memories of D-Day
Today, we mark the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Europe and remember the sacrifices of those who fought and died for our freedom. The D-Day Landings were the assault phase of Operation Overlord…