The Almshouse Association is honoured to have received an invite to the opening event for The Buchanan Trustās new almshouses, specially built for ex-military beneficiaries.
The Buchanan Trust is a charity that was set up in 1918 to support ex-military personnel, in memory of Alan Buchanan who fell in the First World War. Run by a diverse board of voluntary trustees, the Trust still continues to this day with its vital work in supporting veterans with their transition from military to civilian life.
Situated in Herefordshire near the village of Bosbury, the Trust owns The Bosbury Estate, a small rural estate that provides short to medium term residential accommodation for former service men and women and their families. It supports them to readjust after their time in the forces has come to an end. In addition to housing, the Trust also provides veterans with access to work experience, accredited training skills and employment opportunities in the rural and construction sectors. Working with like-minded businesses, other charitable and public sector organisations, the Buchanan Trust is proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and is resolute in supporting the Armed Forces Community.
Recent project ā four new Veteranās cottages
The Trustās most recent project has been the building of four new one and two bedroom cottages for its ex-military beneficiaries. Some of these units are DDA accessible and able to cater for the beneficiariesā families. The cottages will be ready to welcome a further four veterans on to the Trustās country estate, where the houses are being developed in small courtyard clusters where the residents form a small community and can support each other in a safe and secure environment.
This project has been made possible through funding support from both Herefordshire County Council and Homes England, along with other charitable donations from The Hereford Cathedral Almshouse Charity and various businesses, local communities and the general public.
As a registered almshouse charity and members of The Almshouse Association, these cottages will be run as Almshouses, with our veteran beneficiaries of the charity paying a weekly maintenance charge for the upkeep of the properties.
The Trust wishes to acknowledge everyone who has supported this project which has continued despite the challenges of COVID-19, drawing specific thanks to our Principal Contractor, Lane Britton Jenkins who won the contract partly as a result of many of their sub-contractors, who are former service personnel, providing lower prices as they wished to support the project.
The āCOVID safeā event takes place on 21st May 2021 and they are delighted to have various local dignitaries in attendance, along with actor, author, presenter and investigative journalist ā Ross Kemp.
Posted 13 May 21