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DENHAM GARDEN VILLAGE SCOOPS GOLD
Denham Garden Village has scooped Gold for Best Retirement Development at the Daily Telegraph What House? Awards,
coined “the Oscars” of the housebuilding industry. December 2006.
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ANCHOR HOMES’ CATERING
WINS NATIONAL AWARD
Anchor Homes’ catering team clinched the award for care of older people at Tuesday’s (5 December) Guardian Public Services awards. December 2006.
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CBE FOR ANCHOR TRUST CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Anchor Trust Chief Executive John Belcher has been awarded a CBE for services to older people.
Since joining Anchor as Chief Executive, Dr Belcher has ensured the organisation continues to develop innovative ways of improving the lives of older people.
He was made a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, announced on 17 June 2006.
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ANCHOR TRUST JOINS THE AGEING DEBATE
Anchor Trust Director of Care Services Jane Ashcroft will be appearing on the Community Channel throughout April in 'The Ageing Debate' hosted by Jon Snow. April 2006
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ANCHOR SETS HIGH STANDARDS IN CARE CATERING
Anchor Homes, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of care homes, is set to launch the UK’s first catering course specifically designed for caterers working in the care industry. March 2006
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GOOD SERVICE WILL GET EVEN BETTER
Anchor Trust has welcomed a finding by the government's housing watchdog that its sheltered housing service is 'good' and has 'promising prospects for improvement'. January 2006
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CARING CONNIE WINS TOP AWARD
The manager of an Anchor care home has won a coveted award aimed at recognising the best care staff in the country.
Connie Oppong, who is the manager of Anchor Homes' Greenhive care home in Brayards Road, Peckham, has been celebrating after being named Care Manager 2005. Mrs Oppong, who has four grown children and fostered six other children, has been at Greenhive since it opened in March 2002. November 2005
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ANCHOR PILOTS ROK REPAIRS
Anchor Trust has secured a key partnering contract with Bristol property solutions provider Rok.
Rok’s building maintenance arm, Rokforce, will provide tailored response maintenance services for 56 Anchor Retirement Housing schemes throughout the south west area 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. June 2005
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WEYBRIDGE GETS THE X-FACTOR
Anchor Retirement Housing resident Phyllis Lloyd, 93, received a visit from X-Factor winner Steve Brookstein.
The star of the hit ITV show was filming in Surrey as part of a special report for GMTV. He visited the scheme in Weybridge as part of National Volunteer Week. June 2005
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ANCHOR HOME GETS GOVERNMENT SEAL OF APPROVAL
Paul Boateng, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, paid a visit to residents and staff at Greenhive residential home in Peckham this week as part of celebrations to mark the successful redevelopment by Anchor Homes of Southwark's stock of residential care homes. January 2005
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ANCHOR SCOOPS CATERING AWARD
Winning the Chairman's Special Award proved to be the icing on the cake for Anchor Homes' catering team at this year's National Association of Care Caterer's awards ceremony in Blackpool.October 2004
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START OF WORK ON DENHAM GARDEN VILLAGE
Work has begun on the £60million redevelopment of Denham Garden Village in South Buckinghamshire. June 2004
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ANCHOR TENANTS REMEMBER LOCAL HISTORY WITH THE HELP OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY
Tenants of Anchor Retirement Housing schemes, Stanley Holloway and Lea Courts join forces with a creative arts organisation to create an online photographic memory known as 'Flow'. May 2004
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EARL OF WESSEX VISITS ANCHOR RETIREMENT HOUSING SCHEME
Tenants at Whitton's Mill, an Anchor Retirement Housing scheme in Gainsborough, were treated to a royal visit when The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, took time out from his family duties to enjoy a whistle-stop tour of Lincolnshire. April 2004
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CARING ANCHOR CHEF IS KITCHEN CHAMPION
Chef Margaret Mitchell overcame her kitchen colleagues in Anchor Home's annual battle to be crowned it's top care cook country wide. Feb 2004
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