Wivenhoe Housing Trust

A Celebration Event at Jonathan Feedham Court. 

Held on Saturday 18^th September 2021, the event was to mark the completion of the new courtyard with its raised flower beds, new paved surface and seating for the seven residents in this set of almshouses, one of two sets managed by the Wivenhoe Housing Trust.

The trustees also turned it into an opportunity to mark The Almshouse Association’s 75^th Anniversary by choosing a 1940s themed party, which was held in the new courtyard.

Vice chair of the almshouse charity, Bob Needham, brought his colleagues from the Wivenhoe Hoolies to entertain the 30 or so people who came. The Hoolies are a local sea shanty group, which was appropriate as Jonathan Feedham was himself a sea-faring man and whose legacy funded the building of these particular 7 bungalows with preference for people with maritime connections.

To everyone’s delight, The Hoolies sang a sea shanty especially written for the almshouses,

Nick Phillips, CEO of The Almshouse Association, was delighted to be able to attend, along with the local Mayor, Cllr Andrea Luxford Vaughan.

Guests included residents from both almshouses, trustees and additional people related to the almshouses.