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…

Daphne is our first Lifetime Trustee

We are delighted that Daphne Cornell, who retired as a Trustee in 2020, has accepted our invitation to become our first ‘Honorary’ Life Trustee, in recognition not only of her longstanding service to the Almshouses but also for her lifelong…

Resident’s new business

Delighted to be photoshoot backdrop for resident Nick’s new food truck business. Sliderman offers a range of scrummy gourmet sliders (mini-burgers) from vintage Citroen vans. Do look out for them pitching up at public events and regular spots…

Spreading Easter cheer

Still navigating lockdown restrictions for the second Easter running, two of our trustees delivered some welcome Easter cheer and chocolate to every resident!

Sprinkling of snow!

Unlike just over the border in Suffolk, we appear to have got off lightly from Storm Darcy. Nevertheless, it’s lovely to see our Almshouses with a seasonal sprinkling of snow.

Our best wishes to Richard

At our last board meeting (on Zoom, of course!), we were sad to say goodbye to longstanding trustee Richard whose expertise, knowledge and invaluable contribution to the runnng of our Almshouses will be much missed. We wish him well in his future…

The Trustees and Beneficiaries welcome all donations, whether one-off, regular or by bequest, for the maintenance and improvement of the dwellings and the grounds.

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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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