Find out how financial support from The Printing Charity helped Paul recuperate from major surgery when his company unexpectedly closed. “I had a blackout when I was walking in the forest with my dog”, Paul recalls. “I had no idea what had happened.” This incident was...
This May is local and community history month, with the aim to promote and preserve local history. The residents of our retirement communities in Basildon and Bletchley have many stories to tell, and as communities are able to provide real insight into working in the...
For 2023’s Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re getting some inspiration on ways to support employee mental health from some of the fantastic organisations we work with through our free, confidential employee helpline. Building employee mental health support Schumacher...
Laura’s mum Rose, a Southwood Court resident, had worked in print for 17 years. Rose had been considering a move to Southwood for a while, and Laura persuaded her to take the next step after becoming increasingly concerned about Rose’s safety at home. She explains:...
Rose had been thinking about applying to move to Southwood Court, our retirement home in Basildon, for a while. It was her daughter who persuaded her to take the final step and apply, and she’s pleased she did. Rose spent more than 17 years of her career working at...
Les’s father worked in print, in a Basildon-based company called Pembroke Cartons. Les was born in the area; in fact, his home in Southwood Court is the same distance away from the local parade of shops as the house in which he was born! Les knew about the Printing...
Southwood Court is our purpose built retirement home in Basildon, Essex. We spoke to Home Manager Jeanette, about what residents can expect and why it's such a good place to live. What makes Southwood Court unique? Southwood is set in a wonderful location amongst...
Beaverbrook House is our purpose built retirement home in Bletchley. We spoke to Home Manager Chris, about what residents can expect and why it's such a good place to live. Tell us a bit about what makes Beaverbrook unique? Beaverbrook has a true community spirit,...
Bob’s ambition as a young boy was to join the printing trade, and he showed great perseverance in achieving his goal, sourcing a job on his own without family connections which at the time was a real challenge. In 1962 he joined Messrs. C. Attfield & Son as an...
How Rising Stars used their funding The Rising Star Awards provide career development grants for emerging talent in print, packaging, paper, publishing and graphics. The funding can be used for a wide range of courses, supporting learning that will develop...
