Joan Jackson and Janet Clarke are friends reunited and enjoying each other’s company again at the Day Care service being run at Royal Star & Garter.

The Birmingham International Tattoo – the largest indoor tattoo in Britain – has raised over £4,700 for veteran’s charity Royal Star & Garter.

A couple who met when they lived just two houses apart as children have marked their 60th wedding anniversary.

Yvonne Martin may be forgiven for feeling a sense of déjà vu when she moved into Royal Star & Garter in High Wycombe in 2023.

Residents living at Royal Star & Garter Homes have received a letter from its Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, as the charity celebrates its 110th anniversary. 

Janet, who served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service, was presented with the medal by her daughter and son, on 16 December at Royal Star & Garter in Solihull, where she now lives. 

Residents at the charity’s four Homes in Solihull, Surbiton, High Wycombe and Worthing have been enjoying a feast of festive events, visits, activities, outings and carol concerts with lots more still to come.