
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…

Rosemary’s top tips for developing a positive attitude
By Rosemary Conley CBE, Editor-in-Chief, Life & Style magazine. I’ve been delighted to support FirstPort’s residents with top tips on how to stay healthy and active at a time when…

Staying at Home Poems: Coronavirus by Evie, aged 8
We were delighted to receive a poem this week from Gillian, one of our Development Managers. This poem was written during the Coronavirus lockdown by Gillian’s granddaughter, Evie. We really…

Celebrating VE Day
This Friday, 8th May, is VE Day – Victory in Europe Day. It was on this day 75 years’ ago that the Second World War officially ended in Europe. Across…

Rosemary’s nine steps: How to boost our immune systems
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…

Free activities for you and the kids
We know many of our residents are having to balance their job with being a teacher and entertainer too! Our Talent team have shared a variety of free educational resources…

Three tasty dessert recipes
Have you noticed everyone's baking banana bread while we're all at home?! Fancy making something different? Soothe your sweet tooth with these quick and delicious dessert recipes created by leading…

Activities to help keep your kids busy
Working at home with kids can be a real challenge, so we've selected a variety of colouring sheets to help you keep them entertained. We hope your kids enjoy being…

Time on our hands? Don’t let staying at home stop you from keeping fit!
Working with diet and fitness expert Rosemary Conley CBE, Editor-in-Chief of FirstPort’s Life & Style magazine, FirstPort is launching a series of filmed mini-workouts. In this blog Rosemary reminds us…

Four quick and simple meals to cook at home
We know lots of people are taking the opportunity to cook more while they're at home at the moment, so we hope these recipes will help you to get creative…