My Lovely Mum
Pamela May Woodward is a resident of The Royal Star & Garter Home in Solihull and her daughter has kindly written about her experiences of growing up with her Mum and the care she receives at Soli…
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An update from Alex
Hi everyone, It's Alex here. Sorry it’s been so long since I've posted anything but I've been busy with placements, exams and essays in Birmingham. It’s a bit quieter just now, so I thought I'd let y…
The NAAFI Wagon
Our new mobile shop rolled in to our Surbiton Home last Tuesday and was warmly greeted by residents. Affectionately named the NAAFI Wagon, it is stocked with useful items such as stamps, shampoo, bisc…
What HMS Richmond did next
HMS RICHMOND Ship’s Company had a much deserved break for Christmas. Most of January was used for the maintenance of the ship with repairs and cleaning and maintenance of the Ship’s Company with vario…
Alex’s last week of her placement with us
Hello all, It’s my last week on placement at the Home in Richmond this week. I can’t believe 11 weeks have gone so fast! So much has happened and I’ve learnt a lot. I think the main thing I’ve worked…
Money, Money, Money by FABBA
We work all night, we work all day raising the cash in many ways Ain’t it sad And still there never seems to be enough to keep the boss happy That’s too bad Gordon has a mighty plan If we got us …
‘I’m Back!’: An Update from Alex
Hello all, I have some great news – I am at the Richmond Home! My sergeant asked if I would like to do my next placement at The Royal Star & Garter Home in Richmond, and be home for Christmas - s…
‘We have a green light’
The Captain’s words two days ago after 4 weeks of hard work from the Ship’s Company getting the Ship into the correct material state to under go training. The engineering problems that we suffered bef…