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New village manager appointed at Durrants retirement village

New village manager appointed at Durrants retirement village

Durrants, a later living community in Faygate, West Sussex, has appointed Amanda Heath as its new village manager. Amanda joins the team with over 30 years’ of experience working in the hospitality…

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Residents raise thousands for St Catherine’s Hospice

Residents raise thousands for St Catherine’s Hospice

Residents at Durrants Village in Faygate, West Sussex, have raised £2,546 after arranging a series of fundraising events in aid of St Catherine’s Hospice who provide expert hospice care and for…

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Stamp duty

Inspired Villages welcomes ‘transformative’ stamp duty holiday for last-time buyers

Leading retirement communities developer and operator Inspired Villages welcomes yesterday’s announcement of a stamp duty holiday for all home buyers on properties of up to £500,000 in value. The…

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Inspired Villages

How Inspired Villages is taking care of its residents and some thank yous

As the outbreak of coronavirus continues to escalate we want to keep you updated on what we’re doing as a company to help keep the residents in our villages safe in these unprecedented times, as well…

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Virtual Village Centre

The Virtual Village Centre

As an organisation, creating communities is the core of what we do. Inspired Villages is keen to make sure self-isolation doesn’t mean the residents in our villages and their families, plus you and…

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Jim Buttress

Jim Buttress judges local gardening competition at Durrants Village

On Friday 28 June, renowned horticulturalist and head RHS judge Jim Buttress visited Durrants Village to give a talk on how to make the most of a small garden space and judge a residents’ gardening…

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Gloria Hunniford

Inspired Villages welcomes Gloria Hunniford OBE & Dame Helena Morrissey DBE to Durrants Village for 101 Ways to Enjoy Getting Older event on 5 June, with Legal & General

On Wednesday 5 June, Durrants Village, the retirement village in Faygate, West Sussex, hosted a special event with veteran broadcaster Gloria Hunniford OBE. 101 Ways to Enjoy Getting Older was an…

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Inspired Villages launches market-leading rental option at its retirement villages

Inspired Villages launches market-leading rental option at its retirement villages

Inspired Villages (“Inspired”), an operator and developer of later living communities across the UK, has launched properties for rent at its exceptional villages across the country. Broadening its…

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James Cobb, Jackie Usher, Dr Dawn Harper, John Kennedy, Fab Marcarian, Liam Stack

TV’s Dr Dawn Harper visits Durrants Village later living community to help launch new Assisted Living option and discuss how to live well for longer

On Saturday 19th January, Durrants Village later living community in Faygate, West Sussex hosted an event to launch a new Assisted Living package at the village, featuring a Q&A with TV’s Dr Dawn…

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Dr Dawn Harper at Durrants Village

TV’s Dr Dawn Harper to visit Durrants Village later living community to help launch new Assisted Living option and discuss how to live well for longer

On Saturday 19th January, Durrants Village later living community in Faygate, West Sussex is hosting an event to launch a new Assisted Living package at the village, featuring a Q&A with TV’s Dr…

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Christina Trevanion values a sculpture at Durrants Village

TV antiques experts Christina Trevanion and Timothy Medhurst visit Durrants Village retirement community to give free antiques valuations

On Tuesday 30 October, BBC TV presenters, valuers and auctioneers Christina Trevanion and Timothy Medhurst visited Durrants Village, a later living community in Faygate, West Sussex, to give free…

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Timothy Medhurst and Christina Trevanion at Durrants Village

TV antiques experts Christina Trevanion and Timothy Medhurst visit Durrants Village retirement community to give free antiques valuations

On Tuesday 30 October, BBC TV presenters, valuers and auctioneers Christina Trevanion and Timothy Medhurst will be paying a special visit to Durrants Village, the later living community in Faygate,…

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Jim Buttress

Gardening Tips from head RHS Judge, Jim Buttress.

Following a gardening talk and demonstration at Durrants Village later living community in Faygate, West Sussex earlier this summer, head RHS judge Jim Buttress has shared his top gardening tips with…

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