Carol Concert at Saffron Walden Almshouses

Saturday, 9 December will see members of Saffron Walden Choral Society singing well-known carols in an outside concert in front of the town's Almshouses, which front onto Abbey Lane. Starting at 4pm, the concert will feature well-known carols…

Trustee vacancy

Join our friendly, experienced team of Trustees! This voluntary role is varied and hands-on - Trustees deal with matters concerning our residents, finances, health and safety, fundraising, and communications. The deadline for applications…

Saffron Walden Museum Summer Trail

We are delighted that we will soon be hosting a Lion as part of the Saffron Walden Museum’s trail around town this summer. Charlotte Pratt from the museum delivered the Lion recently to our Business Manager Lisa and Estate Manager Victoria.…

New Job Vacancy – Admin Assistant

Hosting The Almshouse Association Seminar

We were delighted to host the The Almshouse Association Trustees and Clerks Seminar this week. It was a fantastic turnout with great speakers, including some of our own trustees. It’s always great to meet other almshouses to network and share…

Welcome donation from Langley Fête

Langley Fête kindly chose us as one of their charities this year and raised £250 from the proceeds of their grand draw raffle. A huge thanks to all involved; we very much appreciate this donation! Alison Whitehead (right), chair of Langley…

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1926–2022

Our thoughts and condolences are with the Royal Family at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. (Image © www.royal.uk)

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

We’ve had some great Platinum Jubilee celebrations, including a tea party for our residents and a stall at our Jubilee Community Together Day. If you missed out on our prize quiz the closing date is Friday 10 June and you can still enter…

Almshouse Association 75th Anniversary

To support the UK-wide celebration of The Almshouse Association 75th anniversary we welcomed the public to a Garden Party in our grounds. During the unexpectedly glorious sunny afternoon over 550 people attended, enjoying live music provided…

Fête de la Musique comes to the Almshouses!

We were delighted, for the first time, to be a venue for the third town-wide Fête de la Musique. It was especially poignant for us as Louise Turner, one of the team who started the Saffron Walden Fête in 2015, and much-missed throughout the…

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KEVI CORPORATE TRUSTEE LIMITED, a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales (company number: 10178525), whose registered office is at Almshouse Office, King Edward VI Almshouses, Abbey Lane, Saffron Walden CB10 1DE, in its capacity as the sole corporate trustee of King Edward VI and the Reverend Joseph Prime Almshouse Charity (registered charity number: 210590)

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