A CHARITY is marking Intergenerational Week by highlighting the many ways its residents engage with younger people.
Royal Star & Garter regularly arranges for residents at its three Homes to connect and interact with younger members of their communities. This can range from nursery school visits to the Homes, to working with street and graffiti artists.
Residents at the charity’s Home in Solihull teamed up with artistic brothers Alexander and Kiran, known as Art From A&K, to bring to life a dreary tunnel leading to the nearby Armed Forces Community Garden, earning themselves the nickname ‘Nans with Cans’.
Art From A&K came with their team to the Home to work on designs, with residents creating their own poppies before they took up spray cans to add their own personal poppy to the public art installation, entitled Poppy Path, ahead of the 2023 Armed Forces Day.
At the Surbiton Home, pupils from nearby Southborough High School have been regular visitors as they work towards their Young Leaders Award. The visits, which will continue up to June, sees pupils singing with residents in a choir, helping arrange activities, and joining them in the garden when the weather allows for it.
Royal Star & Garter veterans in High Wycombe enjoy meeting with youngsters from nearby schools. They were guests at Little Kingshill Combined School when pupils there put on a special performance of a play.
And shortly before Christmas, children from Godstowe School came to the Home to perform a festive concert. Nearby RAF High Wycombe has also built up a close friendship with the Home, with personnel regularly visiting and spending time with residents.
