75th Anniversary

This August, Bournemouth War Memorial Homes will be celebrated its 75th Anniversary.

We held a special party on the Green to celebrate to which all tenants, The Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, The Deputy Mayor of Bournemouth, and representatives of the armed forces associations have been invited.

The Great Tommy Sleep Out for RBLI

Our resident, Freddie, took part in the RBLI Great Tommy Sleep Out in March and raised the fantastic total of £520. Freddie spent a night under canvas in our allotment area to help raise the money. Well done Freddie!

Mike Vincent – Patron

It is with sadness that we have to announce the passing of our dear Patron, Mr Mike Vincent, who passed away on 28th February 2023.

Our thoughts are with his family at this sad time.

11 DEC REMEMBRANCE DAY 2020

This year has been a little different down at the Homes. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic and to make sure we adhere to the government guidelines, our Remembrance Day was commemorated by some of our residents in a socially distanced manner.

22 MAY VE DAY – 8TH MAY 2020

Despite the current situation with the pandemic, BWMH still managed to celebrate this special VE Day, albeit with social distancing measures in place.

At 11am residents gathered by the memorial garden to lower the flag in memory of this special day, 75 years ago. The day was also toasted by residents at 3pm whilst listening to Churchill’s historical speech on the radio!

22 MAY BWMH IN BLOOM

Spring/Summer has arrived at Bournemouth War Memorial Homes. Many thanks Caz for the wonderful pictures of our Memorial Garden flowers and a special visitor ‘George’ the fox!

06 FEB THE LANDMARK TRUST – 50 FOR FREE SCHEME

50 for Free offers 50 self-catering breaks in their amazing historic buildings to the nominees of charities and non-profit organisations.

That’s 50 short breaks in some of their most treasured Landmarks across England, Scotland and Wales going directly to those who most need a break.

We are delighted to announce that BWMH has been selected to receive one of these free weekend stays. Therefore, one lucky family has already been selected to go the the Trust’s Devon property in March.

A big thank you to the Landmark Trust for making this possible.

The Landmark Trust website can be viewed at www.landmarktrust.org.uk.

27 NOV REFURBISHMENT OF THE GARDENS

The refurbishment of the gardens is well underway. Around the seated area in the middle there will be 6 trees, some have already been sponsored by residents.

14 NOV REMEMBRANCE DAY – 11TH NOVEMBER 2019

This year for our Remembrance Day Service, CSE Events kindly supplied a marquee for Sunday 10th & Monday 11th November. Not only did they supply the marquee, they organised an afternoon of entertainment on the Sunday for our residents. Thank you CSE Events for your help again this year. Everyone had a great time.

Everyone taking their seats

BLESMA laying their wreath

09 JUL NEW GATES FOR THE MEMORIAL GARDEN AT WOODSFORD GREEN

Wow, look at our lovely new gates which have been installed this weekend!

07 AUG NEW PATHWAYS AND COMMUNAL GARDEN AT THE HOMES

Things are shaping up nicely at the Homes.

Currently, we are having the pathways replaced at the front of the Homes and also behind the Jewell Road Flats. Photo below taken mid-process – more to follow!

Also, The National Citizenship Scheme has sent us a team of helpers to transform the Jewell Road flats gardens into communal gardens for everyone to enjoy. The photo below has been taken mid-process and we are just waiting for the lawn to be laid.