Celebrating One Hundred
Last Tuesday 11 October, residents, family and staff at The Royal Star & Garter Homes celebrated the 100th birthday of much-loved resident Marjorie Steiner – in the Charity’s own centennial year. …
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Surbiton Veterans welcome Minister for Veterans, Mark Lancaster MP
Residents, staff and volunteers at The Royal Star & Garter Home in Surbiton were delighted to welcome Mark Lancaster TD VR MP, Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel, when he visite…
Paralympic Pioneers
All eyes are on Rio as Paralympians pit their skills and strength against each other to win the coveted gold medal. Today these Paralympians are heroes but the attitude to disability was very differen…
Sophie Bray, Olympic Gold Medal Winner of Team GB Hockey visits The Royal Star & Garter Homes
Residents, staff and volunteers were delighted to receive a visit from Sophie Bray from Team GB’s Hockey Team after the spectacular win in the Rio 16 Olympics. Sophie’s mum, Geneen Bray, has been a p…
A Memorial Fit for a Hero The Royal Star Garter Homes commemorates Jack Cornwell VC
The Battle of Jutland began on 31 May 1916. It was the largest naval battle of the First World War, facilitated by 250 ships and over 100,000 men. One of those brave men was a young boy from Ilford, J…
Celebrating One Hundred
On 14th July 2016, The Royal Star & Garter Homes celebrated the one hundredth birthday of loved and respected resident Edith Bailey-Hunt – in the Charity’s own centennial year. Edith, or ‘Belin…
The Centenary of the Battle of the Somme
One hundred years ago, the Battle of the Somme bloodied the fields of France. On the first day, 1st July, the British Army lost 60,000 men, of whom 20,000 were killed. Britain’s military hospitals wer…
The Royal Star & Garter Homes – 2016 Centenary Fundraising Dinner
On Thursday 23 June, The Royal Star & Garter Homes celebrated its Centenary with a Fundraising Dinner. The recently transformed Imperial War Museum London provided a stunning backdrop to the eveni…