disabled veterans

Captain Tom inspires veterans’ book club at care home 0
- Arts, News
- 4th February 2021
The book which Royal Star & Garter residents are reading has taken on extra poignancy following the death of Captain Sir Tom Moore on Tuesday. The Surbiton home for disabled veterans and their partners launched a book club recently for its residents living with dementia – and they chose centenarian and national hero Captain Tom’s
READ MORE
Veterans enjoy songs, haggis, neeps and tatties on Burns Night 0
- Food, News
- 26th January 2021
Singer and health care assistant Jodie Halls entertained the residents of Surbiton’s Royal Star & Garter Home with songs to celebrate Burns Night yesterday (Monday). The veterans at the home in Upper Brighton Road, also enjoyed a traditional Burns Supper – including haggis, neeps, tatties and a dram or two of whisky to celebrate the
READ MORE
Veterans mark Armistice Day with services at care home 0
- History, News
- 11th November 2020
Veterans at the Royal Star & Garter Home in Surbiton have marked Armistice Day today (Wednesday) with services on each of its three floors (to allow for social distancing), tea and cake, and nearby Shrewsbury House School laying a wreath outside the Upper Brighton Road building. On Remembrance Sunday (November 8), veterans watched the annual
READ MORE

Veterans enjoy a taste of the Caribbean at care home 0
- Food, News
- 27th August 2020
The taste of rum, the smell of delicious seafood and the sound of steelpans were among the exotic treats enjoyed by residents at the Royal Star & Garter in Surbiton during a Caribbean party at the veterans’ care home. The charity’s home in Upper Brighton Road was given a makeover for the celebration, with exotic
READ MORE
Care home appeals for toiletries 1
- News
- 28th March 2020
A care home for disabled veterans is appealing for toiletries for its vulnerable residents. The Royal Star & Garter in Upper Brighton Road, Surbiton, is asking individuals and families in the area to donate items such as liquid soap, shampoo, deodorant, lip balm and toothpaste. The care home residents and their partners who are disabled
READ MORE
Veterans mark Chinese New Year 0
- News
- 30th January 2020
The Year of the Rat was celebrated this week at the Royal Star & Garter Home. The home which cares for disabled veterans and their partners in Upper Brighton Road, Surbiton, was decked in red and gold decorations for Chinese New Year. Residents also enjoyed a lunch of crab and sweetcorn soup, chow mein, spring
READ MORE