Thank you, ABF! £120,000 grant will support our veteran care
We are incredibly grateful to the Army Benevolent Fund for a grant of £120,000 to support the wellbeing and quality of life of our residents. The grant will help fund round-the-clock residential and nursing care for veterans at our care village, including those living with dementia. It will also fund dementia support that we provide […]
Sports Day Proves a Winner!
Our residents enjoyed a morning of fun and teamwork at the Broughton House sports day, held in partnership with the Salford City FC Foundation. Veterans in their 90s were among those who took part in activities including seated balloon volleyball and football, cup pong, egg-and-spoon races and bat-and-ball games. The sports day was the latest […]
Compliments to the chef! Matt braves the heat on a 60-mile charity bike ride for our veterans
Our head chef Matt Cripps proved he can handle the heat in the kitchen and on two wheels after completing a 60-mile charity cycle ride in scorching temperatures to raise money for Broughton House. Matt, 46, took part in the Manchester-Blackpool Bike Ride, and his efforts have so far raised more than £700 for our […]
Veterans Caring For Veterans: The Bond of Broughton House
Recent staff appointments have increased the number of former Armed Forces personnel working and volunteering at our veteran care village. A total of seven now support everyday life at the care home, bringing decades of experience from the Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, including service during the Cold War and the First Gulf […]
‘It’s Over!’ VE Day Memories Shared As Veterans Celebrate At Broughton House
Residents who remembered the end of the Second World War first-hand were among those taking part in our VE Day celebrations. Our Veterans’ Mess was decked out in bunting as residents tucked into a fish and chips lunch, rounded off with Arctic Roll. Staff dressed in 1940s outfits, and music from the era filled the […]
New CEO For Broughton House Veteran Care Village
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Intergenerational Feel To Remembrance Week
Broughton House Veterans watched in delight from inside the Stoller Wing as pupils of The Heys School in Prestwich showed them poppy wreaths they have prepared for Remembrance Week. The wreaths have now been laid at the Prestwich cenotaph in honour of all those who have sadly lost their lives serving in Her Majesty’s Armed […]
Indoor Memorial For Remembrance Sunday
Residents of Broughton House Veteran Care Village in Salford lay wreaths at a specially-erected indoor memorial as they mark Remembrance Sunday under lockdown. The temporary memorial has been put up in the function room of the newly-built Stoller Wing. The opening of the wing in September marked the completion of the first stage of a […]
Daredevil Grandma Makes 15,000FT Skydive
A daredevil grandma in her late 60s leapt from a plane at 15,000ft to raise money for Broughton House Veteran Care Village in Salford. Retired nurse Brenda Cogswell, 67, from Eccles, Greater Manchester, was making her fourth tandem skydive when she took part in the event at the Black Knights Parachute Centre in Lancaster along […]
ABF The Soldiers’ Charity Awards £80,000
ABF The Soldiers’ Charity has generously awarded Broughton House Veteran Care Village a five-figure funding boost, granting £80,000 towards our general running costs. Rhys Edwards, fundraising and marketing manager at Broughton House, said: “We are incredibly grateful for the continued support of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity. “More than half of our residents proudly served in […]