In September 2024, the Earl of Southampton Trust enjoyed a wonderful day celebrating the official opening two new almshouses.

A spokesperson for the almshouse charity expressed their huge thanks to Cllr. Connie Hockley and Paul Holmes MP for taking part in the official opening, ensuring another two homes were now available for local people in housing need.

A spokesperson for the Trust said,

“Despite the the rain, we truly appreciate everyone who attended and showed their support.

We’d also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the incredible tradesmen who worked tirelessly to bring this project to life.

Special thanks to The Almshouse Association for their assistance in facilitating the project, and Brown Matthews Architects for designing such a beautiful and thoughtful home.

This truly was a team effort, and we couldn’t be more proud of the result!”

They shared with us a great video of the day that can accessed by clicking below:

What a stunning finish!

We are looking forward to reading the Trust’s case study on the project which they tell us they are busy working on to demonstrate how funds were spent and lessons learnt. Firstly though, we hope they are all enjoying a well earned rest!