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How to boost our immune system
Rosemary Conley CBE, Editor-in-Chief of FirstPort’s Life & Style magazine, is working on a new initiative to help people stay fit and healthy during the coronavirus outbreak. In this blog…
Career transitioning into the property sector
At FirstPort, we're proud to have a diverse workforce with a range of different experiences and skills, which we utilise as we work to become the UK’s favourite residential property…
Getting to know…Melanie Harvey, Response Manager
Tell us about your role and how long you’ve worked for FirstPort I head up Response, which is our internally-run recruitment agency supplying temporary and permanent cover to our sites…
Getting to know… Emma Smith, Head of Talent
Tell us about your role and how long you’ve worked for FirstPort I am FirstPort’s Head of Talent, which covers talent acquisition, talent planning, development and internal communications. I have…
Remote Hiring and On-Boarding
Now more than ever it has been key for us to have appropriate plans in place for the recruitment of great talent. With the demand for virtual recruitment increasing exponentially,…
Our Everyday Heroes – Pulling together to support our communities
I don’t think anyone could have imagined just how tough being told to stay at home for a prolonged period would be. For many in our retirement communities this has…
Mental Health Awareness – Crystal’s story
Crystal Leonard, shares her personal experience of mental health, highlighting how just talking more about it could save lives. Mental Health - It’s a topic we have all heard about,…
How to ‘bee’ happy in your hobby
During the week Nathalie is as busy as a bee being an Assistant Development Manager at Repton Park. But come the weekend, she’s busy with bees in her role as…
Getting to know…Nick O’Donnell, Regional Manager
Tell us about your role and how long you’ve worked for FirstPort I have been a Regional Manager in the Retirement Business for five and a half years. I support…
Staying at Home Poems
We’re delighted to share our favourite ‘Staying at Home’ poems, written by our Retirement residents during the lockdown. This is just one of the activities we’ve provided to help keep…
