Lesley moved into Printing Charity retirement Almshouse Southwood Court at the start of 2025, after she had to leave the flat in which she was living and couldn’t find other appropriate accommodation. She was eligible for a place at Southwood through her father’s...
Prior to retirement, Neil had worked for almost thirty years in a very specialist area of the print industry, making handmade paper for artists. His business produced paper with the reputation of being amongst the best watercolour papers in the world. “Making paper is...
Linda had an extensive print industry career, working within the newspaper industry for over two decades. She made contact with the Printing Charity after struggling with her health, and a change in her circumstances. A positive impact on overall wellbeing Linda...
Graham started his print career at the age of 17, in the North West of England. He won an industry award and ran his own printing business for 25 years, with many high-profile clients. He remembers: “I did a lot of work for a well-known art gallery, including...
Rosemary worked in print-related roles twice in her career, spending eight years at an advertising agency that covered printing stationery; and then temp work at another printing company. She was signposted to the Printing Charity by energy company nPower’s now...
Graham had an impressive career across the print industry, starting straight from school at a large company. He recalls that there was “a real buzz” in the industry at that time, with many parts of towns and cities dedicated to the print industry in all its forms, and...
Sharon came to the Printing Charity after ill-health meant she had to stop working. At this point she spoke to the Citizen’s Advice Bureau, who suggested that she contacted the charity as she’d spent ten years working in print in the past. This previous print...
Sonja Burniston is a 2024 Rising Star Award winner, and the creative talent behind the Printing Charity’s 2024 Christmas card design. We caught up with her to hear about her career to date, and how her Rising Star Award has supported her. My career to date “My work is...
Chris got in touch with the Printing Charity in 2023 during a particularly tough time, including the onset of a serious illness which resulted in very reduced mobility and meant that he was unable to work. “I was really struggling to make ends meet,” he explains. “I...
Marie* and her husband faced unexpected hardship through problems with property investments, which took many years to resolve and meant the couple lost their home and had to live with friends. “This one mistake, which was impossible to foresee, had a huge impact on...
