Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service have been turning a new retirement development site into a training ground to help its team practise vital lifesaving techniques. A team of firefighters visited Churchill Living’s new Shaftesbury development on Coppice Street to carry out a number of training exercises using the site’s 21.7 metre crane. Churchill

Children from Waltham Holy Cross Primary School in Waltham Abbey showed off their gardening skills last week while visiting Churchill Living’s King Harold Lodge development.10 children from the school’s Eco Club were invited by the Lodge to make its garden bloom this spring by helping Owners at the development plant a selection of seeds and

A site manager at Churchill Living’s new Laurel Lodge has made two little boys dreams come true by giving them a VIP tour of the new development in Carshalton.Seven year old Mitchell James and his five year old brother Cameron, who live on Denmark Road where the new Lodge is being built, met with Gordon

The thing about TV producers is that they love labelling you. “Our Expert in Antiques”, or “Our Expert in Chinese Cookery”, makes it much easier to book you for a programme than if they had to categorise you for your real qualities, such as “slightly wrinkled, but fairly entertaining, might be tempted to say something

A good mental wellbeing is all about feeling confident in yourself and having positive self-esteem, which is something we can all lack at times. A positive mind set will help you build and maintain long lasting relationships with friends and family, whilst enabling you to express a range of positive emotions.  According to research you

Pupils from Letchmore Infants’ and Nursery School in Stevenage visited Churchill Living’s Astonia Lodge to celebrate St George’s Day and share stories they had written with the Owners.18 children from the school visited the Lodge to present a St George’s themed project they have been working on, before splitting into groups and reading aloud from

Pupils from The Grove Primary School in Frimley visited Churchill Living’s Stokes Lodge to share a story with the Owners.20 children from the school’s choir performed songs for the retired Owners before splitting into groups and reading aloud from their story books. The visit marks the ongoing partnership between Stokes Lodge and The Grove Primary

Pupils from Ashley Primary School in Walton-on-Thames visited Churchill Living’s Ash Lodge to share a story with the Owners.30 children from Year 3 visited the Lodge to present special pop-up books about the rainforest, which they have been busy making in class, before splitting into groups and reading aloud from their story books. The visit

Churchill Living’s Home Exchange scheme is helping people across the country move into their ideal retirement property in just a matter of weeks, taking all the worry out of downsizing. One such success story is that of 66-year-old Sharon Buckley, who sold her home to move to Churchill Living’s new Beecham Lodge development in the

Children from Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School in Chelmsford visited Churchill Living’s Chelmer Lodge to take part in this year’s RSPB Big Birdwatch. Pupils joined forces with retired Owners from the Lodge to turn their eyes to the skies and count their feathered friends visiting the development’s landscaped garden. The visit was organised by