The Almshouse Association’s 75th Anniversary Year

It’s now official! 

As 2021 starts a fresh New Year, we are celebrating our 75th Anniversary and we are delighted to be sharing this special milestone with you all.

It’s our opportunity to get to know you better and for us all to join together and celebrate your achievements and your dedication to the Almshouse Movement too.

It seems that it is now more vital than ever to raise the profile of the many tangible benefits that your almshouses bring to your local communities, and the heritage that you are preserving for future generations. Our recent YouGov survey revealed just how few people really know about almshouses. We want to change that!

Throughout 2021, we are planning a focused approach to our marketing and PR activities. We will be campaigning heavily in Parliament to generate more support for the Almshouse Movement and will be looking at opportunities to generate more local and national press coverage. We will also be seeking ways to engage local councils to help them build more of an understanding of almshouses.

We want this 75th anniversary year to see us working more closely with you to support your needs even more and assure you of our integrity and professionalism at all times.

We relish the thought of visiting some of your planned garden party events, if possible.  Your events will be part of our ‘Open Garden Campaign’ starting in early summer and running through to the early autumn months. We are truly delighted to have received so many requests from you for our Celebratory Packs.

These will be winding their way to you from early March and include lots of hints and tips to help your day run a little easier, whether you are planning an onsite party at your almshouses or participating in an off-site event. Whatever you are hoping to organise, we want to help make your day special so please call us if you need any extra support during this time.

Our own garden party event is in the initial stages of being organised and is planned for late summer. More details of this will follow in due course!

All these events will really highlight your fantastic work and help us all celebrate your achievements within your local community.

As well as helping you celebrate your achievements, your almshouse garden parties and/or local events you plan to participate in could also help you to expand your networks and encourage more local support, including trustee recruitment.

Getting local/regional/national media coverage could lead to more financial and practical assistance for your charity so, where possible, we will try to get the local press involved. Increased local awareness could help you towards providing longer term maintenance of your almshouses and fulfilment of vacancies. Your Celebration Pack will include some flyers on how to involve and manage local journalists and local radio .

If you would like to have a chat about any proposed activity you are considering, please contact our Campaign Manager,  Gerry Harmon on gerryharmon@almshouses.org or call our office number, 01344 452922.

We look forward to working with you during this celebratory year!

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Posted 28 January 21