Anchor - Upton Grange

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

14/10/2025

Happy birthday to these lovely ladies, who have celebrated so far in October 🥳🥰

09/10/2025

Congratulations to our manager Julie Harwood on reaching 35 years service for anchor! What an achievement ❤️

We had a lovely afternoon celebrating 🥳

22/09/2025

Look at the smiles 😊 it’s what it’s all about 🥰

22/09/2025

Making the most of the autumn sun ☀️ lovely walk to the local cafe for tea and cake 🍰

08/09/2025

Wow! 😮

Thank you!!!

06/09/2025

What a fabulous day for our belated and twice postponed Summer Fair!

Where to start? A huge thank you to our amazing families for the endless donations, sweets, bottles, homemade cakes, raffle gifts and bric-a-brac, I’m sure I’ve missed things! We are beyond grateful 🙏

Lydia, thank you for your beautiful voice and entertaining us all afternoon.

The staff for you volunteering your time and you donations, we really are so lucky to have the best team 🥰

The biggest thank you to everyone who came and made it a huge success!

Final count of donations will be done on Monday.

Thank you once again ❤️

23/07/2025

Gorgeous afternoon tea yesterday, our lovely Mrs E celebrating with her family 🥰

03/07/2025

The simplest things bring the biggest smiles 😁🎈

01/07/2025

A lovely afternoon tea for for our lovely Mrs F and her family for early birthday celebrations. Happy birthday 🥳 we hope you enjoy your special day 🎂

26/06/2025

Another lovely day out for our lovely residents.
Thanks to our lovely Rosemary family and friends for their kind donations to our activity fund following her sad passing.

We are extremely grateful of your generosity 🥰

18/06/2025

A gorgeous day out at Care Farm last week 🥰😁🍰☕️

12/06/2025

Very proud to have been awarded our Veteran Friendly Status yesterday! We look forward to working with the armed forces community in helping our veterans feel valued and respected in our home.