Avery Life Stories

Bringing Our Residents' Stories to Life Through Reminiscences

The Power of Reminiscence

Life Stories is our commitment to explore in more detail the lives and memories of our residents. Reminiscence is an important part of our daily activities and so we have set about trying to capture, through interview, some of our residents stories.

We have quickly learnt that everyone has a story to tell and that both the storyteller and the audience have much to gain from the experience.

The past is not another country nor gone. It’s in our homes right now waiting to be heard. We’re giving it a voice.

Our Interview Archive

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Spencer House, Northampton, Northamptonshire

Eric Frost – Spotlight on a Resident | Welcome Home Autumn 2018

Our residents are incredibly generous, caring and charitable people. In particular, Eric Frost and his late wife Doreen have shown their commitment and dedication to preserving history and caring for others. Being pivotal members in the charitable National Adult School Organisation (NASO), a custom-made box to house an important historical folio has been presented in Doreen’s name to the fabulous new archive…

Hanford Court, Stoke Trent, Staffordshire

Resident Interview – Robert Richardson

In a further instalment Robert Richardson from the north-east recounts aspects of what has been a fascinating life. As part of our continuing resident storytelling archive, Robert talks about his passion for model boat building.

Hanford Court, Stoke Trent, Staffordshire

Resident Interview – Robert Richardson Pt 2.

Robert Richardson, originally from the North East, agreed to have a chat with us about his full and fascinating life. In the end we got so much from the interview we had to divide it up into 3 parts. Thank you Robert, your life story is that of someone who has very much ploughed their…

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Cliftonville, Northampton, Northamptonshire

Resident Interview – The Beats Goes On…

At a bit of loss as to what to do next and looking for an elusive vocation after the second world war, Graham Horton decided to answer the call for RAF bandsmen. The rest is history as they say and with 37 years service in the RAF behind him, Graham has seen much of the…

Racing Driver Milton Court Avery Archive

Milton Court, Life Stories, Buckinghamshire

Resident Interview – Malcolm Sears Gentleman & Driver

The latest interview in our Avery Archive series is with Milton Court’s intrepid resident Malcolm Sears, who back in the 60’s and 70’s was a well respected amateur racing car driver who drove a much loved and infamous Sunbeam Tiger V8. Malcolm is famous for his part in one of the greatest racing films ever…

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Milton Court, Life Stories, Buckinghamshire

Resident Interview – An Evacuee’s Story

Grace Hughes, a resident of Milton Court Care Home in Milton Keynes tells her story as an evacuee during the war. Grace tells her story with humour and an unflinching dose of reality. She retells her heartbreaking moment of departure into the unknown and the reception that awaited her in Somerset. Recounted as if it…

Priory Court, Life Stories, Lincolnshire

Resident Interview – Tiger Moths & Dakotas

Jim Simons lives at our Priory Court Care Home in Stamford and during the war was based at Portsmouth with the Fleet Air Arm. Jim saw active service in WW2 and flew Hurricanes, as well as instructing Allied heavy bomber flight crews and was also stationed out in Burma towards the end of the war.…

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