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…
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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…
Hats off to Veterans as construction starts on new £17m Royal Star & Garter Home in High Wycombe
It was celebrations all round this week as regional construction company Stepnell started work on The Royal Star & Garter Homes’ new residential home for disabled ex-Servicemen and women and their…
Disabled veterans’ message to astronaut Tim Peake
100 days up there: 100 years of care! Disabled veterans at The Royal Star & Garter Homes are celebrating Tim Peake’s 100th day in space, in the Charity’s Centenary year, by sending him a message …