MP visits award-winning Almshouse Development
A Cambridge charity hosted a visit from its local MP on Thursday 28th August to showcase its ground-breaking new almshouse development, the first of its kind in the UK. Ian Sollom, MP for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire was welcomed at Girton Town Charity’s Dovehouse Court development, which had been selected by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) as a recent winner of a RIBA East…
Charity scoops award successes for new almshouse development
A Cambridge charity is celebrating winning three prestigious national awards for its new Passivhaus-accredited almshouses – and being shortlisted for a further accolade. Girton Town Charity’s Dovehouse Court development has won the Innovation For Living Award from the Almshouse Association, as well as two further successes in the British Homes Awards for the Later Living/Supported Living…
Girton Town Charity welcomes visit by HRH The Duke of Gloucester
A Cambridge charity has hosted a royal visit to its new award-winning almshouse development in the centre of Girton. HRH The Duke of Gloucester, who is Vice Royal Patron of The Almshouse Association, was welcomed by Girton Town Charity trustees and residents to Dovehouse Court where he was shown around the Passivhaus-accredited almshouses, the first of its kind in the UK.
Village pays tribute at retirement of charity chairman after 25 years
A Cambridge charity has marked the retirement of a former Chair and long-time Trustee with the presentation of a unique sculpture.
Cambridge charity leads the way in creating Almshouses for the future
A Cambridge charity has recently been singled out to showcase its new development of 15 futureproof homes for the over 55s, as part of a regional meeting for almshouse professionals. Girton Town Charity welcomed more than 30 representatives of almshouse charities throughout East Anglia to the William Collyn Community Centre, followed by a visit to Dovehouse Court in the village.
Charity celebrates handover of new homes for local residents
A Cambridge charity is marking the completion of a £5 million building project to create 15 new energy-efficient almshouses for local residents. Following an 18-month building programme, Girton Town Charity took ownership of Dovehouse Court, where all the homes have been built to stringent Passivhaus standards to achieve maximum energy efficiency. The development also includes a new office for…
Topping out ceremony signals new high for Almshouses at Dovehouse Court
A Cambridge charity is celebrating reaching a significant milestone in the building programme for its new almshouse development in Girton, with a Topping Out ceremony held on-site.
Charities link up on sustainability
A Cambridge Charity is taking the sustainability credentials of its latest building project to a new level, by partnering with another East Anglian charity to recycle timber.
Charity futureproofs village housing with new Passivhaus homes
A Cambridgeshire charity is celebrating a major milestone in its latest building project to create 15 almshouses for the over 55s and a new office for its own operations.
New Girton almshouses welcome first residents
A Cambridgeshire Town Charity is celebrating the completion of three new almshouses and opening the doors to their first occupants.