Alexander House News

We looked back at 2021 with so much thankfulness in spite of the continuing yet ever-changing Covid situation. Here are a few of the many highlights from the past year: In September we were thrilled to be able to hold our first Open Day in over two years! The community event was a huge success […]

Antonio got an extra special surprise on his birthday when he had the pleasure of meeting his great grand-nephew for the first time!  They got on really well and even had something in common – they both like a snooze in the afternoon! We celebrated with some magical musical performances.  Opera singer Sushanna wowed us […]

The Mayor of Merton, Mayor Sally Kenny, presented us with a certificate thanking us for all the hard work we put in during the pandemic. We are really thankful to receive the special recognition and feel very proud. But what makes us really smile and even more proud is that the people who live here […]

On 24th March Joan celebrated her 101st birthday.  She was delighted with her cards, presents, flowers and home-made cake and commented: “Everyone is so kind.”  As a newborn, Joan survived the Spanish Flu and as a centenarian she also survived the Global Pandemic COVID-19. Earlier in the month on the first day (8th March) family […]

There’s nothing better than getting stuck in a good book. The people who live here love to read and at our book club they share their opinions and stories. They love keeping the brain active with a daily word search and a twice weekly quiz. It was Oscars all round when the ladies and gents […]

We had so much planned for December that we wondered if we would be able to fit everything in! Here are some of the highlights. Festive music accompanied us while we put up the decorations and the carol singing never stopped. Enid couldn’t wait to get started on the decorations. The Keychange Centenary Awards were […]

Cutting It Fine – The hairdresser’s visits are much appreciated.  Wearing full PPE, she makes all our ladies feel their best. All Things Bright and Beautiful Day – This year on 30th October we celebrated all things light for Halloween, joining with other Keychange communities.  Many of the residents wanted to dress up in their […]

Music and singing are a big part of life here at Alexander House, and the residents love choosing hymns to sing. Some hymns bring back memories of their childhood while other hymns are new to them. The residents always look forward to our services at Alexander House. This month we had Prayers and Hymns with […]

VE Day seems so long ago but the memories we made that day will last a very long time. All the residents remember the war and it was great to reminisce about old times. Our neighbour Helen and her family gifted us with a fantastic hamper, and Hurlingham School in Putney made all of our […]

This has been a busy year so far, and it’s only February! Just before the end of last year we had a visit from Santa’s little helper which really made the day for our residents. We started the year with a bang by lighting fireworks, singing and sharing a drink on New Year’s Eve. It […]

At the end of November during the Keychange conference, the annual Keychange awards were presented to those who were present in person at the awards dinner and accepted by a community representative on behalf of those who were not there. Alexander House won three awards altogether in 2019; one of them was in the category […]