Anchor - The Firs

11/11/2025

Remembrance day arts and crafts

11/11/2025

Our remembrance tea

11/11/2025

Thank you for playing for our residents

11/11/2025

On Sunday, we had a lovely service with Christ Church for remembrance ❤️

11/11/2025

Jean has been admiring one of the new plants for her longe 😊

11/11/2025

Singing along to the sixties while housekeeping 😆

11/11/2025

Just having fun 😁

07/11/2025

Karen has been at The Firs for 20 years, thank you very much for all your hard work and dedication.

07/11/2025

Another filled coffee morning with chatter and laughter. Chocolate covered shortbread, coffee cake, lemon cake and butterfly buns.

07/11/2025

Spending time in our Namaste room is truly an enrichment of the five senses.

06/11/2025

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎 Irene Gardiner, Jenny Stokes, Sue Humphries, Val White, Gunni Graygoose, Karen Coote, Gaye Fraser, Linda Smith, Tialah Melville, David Knights, Patricia Burnham, Margaret Clarke, Susan Farrow, Hayley Grindey, Paul Whiting, Lis Armstrong, Sarah Jane, Joanne Haggerston, Hollie Debenham, Jacky Grainger

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community, fans

06/11/2025

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Lovemore Makanda, Mark Marriott

23/10/2025

Happy birthday Pat 💜

23/10/2025

Congratulations to all of our Loving Later Life Award finalists. ✨

Shirley won our Greatest Grandparent award. Shirley was nominated by her daughter Jamie for the wonderful support she provides to her two young grandchildren.

Read more about Shirley's nomination here: https://www.birminghamworld.uk/your-world/birmingham-woman-wins-greatest-grandparent-award-in-national-competition-5362542

23/10/2025

We love these pictures! 💜

23/10/2025

It's official, Christmas cake preparation for our annual competition has begun!

22/10/2025

To celebrate 5 years of our Be Well service, we're highlighting the positive impact it has had on many of our residents.

One strand of Be Well is Be Active. Be Active is our wellness and movement programme that supports residents to take care of their overall health.

At Cherry Trees in Redcar, Be active has been incorporated into many of the residents' daily lives. We spoke with two residents, Sue Mitchell and Maureen Russell, who share how Be Active has created a sense of community as the sessions have created a space for them to chat and get to know each other better.

https://www.anchor.org.uk/news-events-blogs/news/residents-cherry-trees-share-their-experience-be-active

22/10/2025

Meet our 2025 winners for our Loving Later Life Awards. ✨

Our Loving Later Life Awards run annually and give others the opportunity to nominate and recognise Anchor residents who have made a real difference to their community.

There are nine categories that residents can be nominated in, from being a “Knowledge Seeker” to a “Fabulous Fundraiser”. The awards are open to any Anchor resident and family members, neighbours, friends or colleagues are welcome to cast a vote.

Below are 2025 winners.

Sustainability Champion - Kathleen Dunn, Runnymede Court, Oldham

Inclusive Ambassador - Pete Manser, Chasefield Court, Guildford

Bloomin’ Marvellous Gardener - Marek Debecki, Beverley Court, Gateshead

Neighbour Like No Other - Jane Sivyer, Harmer Court, Kent

Greatest Grandparent - Shirley Quinn, Gillies Court, Birmingham

Fabulous Fundraiser - Mrs Julie Williams, Waverley Court, Portishead

Digital Dynamo - Maureen Russell, Cherry Trees, Redcar

Paw’some Pet - Ozzy Chesterton, Chesterton Lodge, Newcastle

Knowledge Seeker - Barbara Spray, St Catherine’s Court, West Sussex

Congratulations to all of our winners and everyone who was nominated. Whether it’s through being a friendly and helpful neighbour or sprucing up shared spaces, these individuals and others like them make up Anchor’s vibrant communities and make our housing locations enjoyable places to live 💜

https://www.anchor.org.uk/news-events-blogs/news/meet-our-2025-loving-later-life-award-winners

22/10/2025

Residents at The Manor House Roundhay share their life lessons 💜

21/10/2025

Be Connected sits under our Be Well offering and includes a variety of ways residents can get to know others, from coffee mornings to book clubs.

Our Chatty Benches are springing up across the country, and our 700th Chatty Bench was installed at the historic landmark Bolton Abbey last year.

We now have over 900 Chatty Benches across the country. To find out more about this initiative and to find a bench near you, please visit: https://www.anchor.org.uk/media/campaigns/chatty-benches

20/10/2025

Our Be Well service offers residents a variety of initiatives and activities designed to support with their wellbeing. These vary from Be Active which focusses on leading an active lifestyle to Be Connected which helps foster connection between residents.

Be Well recently turned 5, and to start the celebrations, Lauren Smith, Resident Wellbeing Lead at Anchor, talks more about how the service has grown into what it is today.

In her blog she talks about how Be Well started as a simple idea to provide residents with the resources to take care of their wellbeing and the amazing things that have been achieved along the way.

https://www.anchor.org.uk/news-events-blogs/blogs/celebrating-5-years-be-well-our-journey-supporting-resident-wellbeing

20/10/2025

20/10/2025

The Manor House Roundhay is about to celebrate its first birthday!

To mark the occasion, they are throwing a spectacular Great Gatsby themed celebration and you are invited.

The evening will include:

🥂 Refreshments & Canapés
🍽️ Delicious Buffet
🎶 Live Entertainment

Everyone is welcome to celebrate this milestone with us. Let’s make it a night to remember!

💖 All proceeds raised on the day will be kindly donated to St Gemma’s Hospice.
📅 Date: Saturday 25th October 2025- from 3pm
📍 Location: The Manor House Roundhay

For more information please visit below:

https://www.facebook.com/122124610580391768/posts/122173769246391768