Staff at the Association have been busy posting out Christmas vouchers to 645 almshouse residents who are all aged 90 or over on 25th December 2019 !

That’s almost 200 more than were posted out last year! The presents are the legacy of a benefactor (whose wishes were to remain anonymous) who left money to the Association with the express wish that we invest the money into a fund to provide Christmas gifts for elderly residents of almshouses at Christmastime.

The Association’s Tracy Markham (left) personally delivered one such Christmas gift to 92 year old resident, Mrs Mary Hallam (centre) who lives in the Lodge Close and Richard Biggs Almshouse in Hurst. Pictured on the right is Trustee, Geoff Harper.

Mary was thrilled with her voucher and plans to spend it all on her favourite dark chocolate!

The Almshouse Association would like to take this opportunity to wish our our members, who work incredibly hard all year round to provide warm, safe, happy homes to all their residents, a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!