Alexander House News

At Alexander House a Garden Party had been planned for the Friday afternoon of the long Jubilee weekend, and the sun stayed with us as people living and working there gathered in the beautiful garden, joined by family and friends.  Families sat in groups in the peaceful surroundings and they included some very young children […]

After going viral last year in the world’s press, Pamela found herself in The Telegraph last month. Much to her amusement, Pam was featured in their article about lockdown. Then on 9th March 2022 the same photograph of Pam with her daughter appeared in The Mail Online – it was one of the winning images […]

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 […]