Residents join care home celebrations
A CITY care home has been celebrating its 50th anniversary.
The Lord Mayor of Exeter Paul Smith, radio personality Sally Sedgman and 1970s film star Francoise Pascal attended a 50th anniversary lunch at the award-winning care home The Lodge, in Spicer Road. The marquee reception marked exactly 50 years since Lady Astor opened The Lodge — one of ten care homes within the award-winning Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited portfolio.
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Celebrating The Lodge care home's 50 years are, from left are Jonathan Miller, group chief executive with Elizabeth Finn Homes; Deborah Miller, general manager with the Lodge; presenter Sally Sedgeman, Lord Mayor Paul Smith; Carolynne Miller, chief executive with Elizabeth Finn Homes; and actress Francoise Pascal. Inset: Sally Sedgeman and Francoise Pascal with the home's oldest resident, Doris Lovell aged 103 MATT MINSHULL EE120509_MM04_04
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The original house on which The Lodge now stands, was built in the late 1880s for local entrepreneur Arthur Edward Tremlett. General manager Debbie Skinner said: "The loyalty and unstinting commitment of the staff at The Lodge really add to the feeling of us being a real home-from-home for those who choose to come and live with us."
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by ken, exeter
Friday, May 15 2009, 6:25AM
“nice to hear good news for a change glad to see there is still real people out there making a difference to make life better ,and not taking all the time , ken”