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Sprinkling of snow!

Unlike just over the border in Suffolk, we appear to have got off lightly from Storm Darcy. Nevertheless, it’s lovely to see our Almshouses with a seasonal sprinkling of snow.

At our last board meeting (on Zoom, of course!), we were sad to say goodbye to longstanding trustee Richard whose expertise, knowledge and invaluable contribution to the runnng of our Almshouses will be much missed. We wish him well in his future…

Easter Eggs!

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Trustee Malcolm Domb delivering Easter Eggs to our residents to brighten these difficult days during the coronavirus lockdown.

Uttlesford Food Bank Volunteers ‘thank you’ lunch

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We were delighted to have Uttlesford Food Bank volunteers enjoying their ‘thank you’ lunch in our hall, after all their hard work over the Christmas/New Year period.

Christmas 2019 news

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In September Frances Shepherd, our Estate Officer’s mother-in-law, had her head shaved to raise money for Stanley Wilson Lodge and our Almshouses. The money raised enabled us to provide a festive eats gift for each of our residents – a Quality…

Almshouse Association Christmas gift

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Two of our residents were delighted to receive a £15 M&S voucher from The Almshouse Association this Christmas. These gifts are the legacy of a benefactor who left money to the Association with the express wish that the money be invested…

Longstanding Trustee retires

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Last week we said goodbye to Diana Hoy, one of our longest-serving Trustees, on her retirement. Diana has been a hugely-committed and much-valued Trustee of our Almshouses since 2004 and, with her additional longstanding involvement in the Almshouse…

Judging done!

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We have a winner and a runner-up in both age categories. Looking forward to welcoming them to the Almshouses and presenting their prizes during August.

Colouring Competition reminder

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Don't forget! The closing date for our colouring competition is this Sunday, 30th June. For any children who'd still like to enter just download the colouring sheet here, print it out, and drop the finished entry through our letterbox at the…

Our Colouring Competition at ‘More in Common’ event

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Great day yesterday at ‘More in Common – On the Common’ a ‘Great Get-Together’ community event in memory of MP Jo Cox. As you can see, we were also very proud of our new King Edward VI Almshouse t-shirts! We had lots of visitors,…

New Estate Officer

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A warm welcome to the latest member of our team - new Estate Officer, Victoria Duke (second right). As well as getting her head round all the paperwork, and learning about the upkeep of our historic buildings, Victoria is enjoying getting to…

Farewell to Ali!

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On Monday we said goodbye to our Estate Officer, Ali Maslen. Ali joined us in 2009, originally as our Clerk; moving into the newly-created Estate Officer post in January 2018. Along with the splendid flower basket containing a special gift…

STAFF VACANCY – Join our team!

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ESTATE OFFICER (p/t, 15 hours p.w.) We are seeking a part-time Estate Officer to be responsible to the Trustee/Directors for the smooth running of all matters relating to our historic Site, Properties and Residents. See Recruitment* for…

Almshouse Director receives Community Champion award

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Congratulations to Almshouse Director Malcolm Domb for his recent well-deserved Community Champion award. As well as his tireless work for our Almshouses, he is also the Co-ordinator for Uttlesford Foodbank, Chairman of Macmillan Saffron Walden…

Open Day to view two-bed bungalow

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Come and view our latest vacancy on Saturday, 23rd March, anytime between 11am and 2pm. See Vacancies for details of the property and how to apply.

Conversion and renovation of Daniel’s Bungalow

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During 2017 we were very excited to start renovation work on Daniel's Bungalow, the oldest building on our site. Daniel's Bungalow has, at various times in its history, been a laundry, mortuary and the Warden’s home, and we are delighted that…

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KEVI CORPORATE TRUSTEE LIMITED, a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales (company number: 10178525), whose registered office is at Almshouse Office, King Edward VI Almshouses, Abbey Lane, Saffron Walden CB10 1DE, in its capacity as the sole corporate trustee of King Edward VI and the Reverend Joseph Prime Almshouse Charity (registered charity number: 210590)

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