Ingirid Deuling It’s not every day that you can claim to be the longest serving volunteer. Ingirid Deuling, currently a volunteer at Allan Park House in Stirling and a Bield board member, looks back on 35 golden years of volunteering and the experiences that have helped enrich her own life.
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (left) and Catherine Reid (right). Image credit to Lloyd Smith A 90-year-old former nurse who worked on the first day of the NHS has helped celebrate its 70th anniversary alongside the future King of the United Kingdom.
John and Jan Stockan A 69-year-old retiree is elated after his ‘once in a lifetime’ meeting with The Queen at this year’s Garden Party in Edinburgh.
Residents at Bield's Dean Court in Bo'ness had a party in the company of kids from Kinneil School Nursery on Thursday to celebrate the Fair 'een It was celebrations all round last week as tenants at a Bo’ness housing development enjoyed a host of events honouring this year’s Bo’ness Children
Two 83-year-old pensioners were given a “once in a lifetime” chance to become the Bield Deacon and Bield My Lord at this year’s Linlithgow March and Gala. Cissie Cowan and Bill Townley, who reside at Bield’s Brae Court development, took part in the Linlithgow Marches on June 19.
Tenants at a retirement housing development in the Scottish Borders have had their kitchens given a new lease of life. Bield’s Turnbull Court in Duns has seen its tenants’ kitchens undergo a major revamp, turning dated designs into modern living spaces.
The Bield Improvement Group (BIG) has been recognised as Scotland's most inspiring tenant group at a recent awards ceremony.
A retirement housing development in Livingston has undergone a major revamp to improve and modernise the main entrance and foyer area, and reconfigure many of the flats to allow much improved standards of living. Bield’s Restondene development, in the Deans area of the town, has seen eight of its
William Glen In full Classic Brit Awards spirit, tenants at a retirement home in Glasgow have been listening to music from their youth and comparing it with today’s drastically different genres.
Tenants at a retirement housing development in the Scottish Borders have had their kitchens given a new lease of life. Bield’s Turnbull Court in Duns has seen its tenants’ kitchens undergo a major revamp, turning dated designs into modern living spaces.
Bield is calling for volunteers in North Lanarkshire to partner up with local charity Befriend Motherwell to help tenants take part in a variety of social activities.
Ten superstar volunteers have been acknowledged for their hard work and valued contributions towards enriching the lives of older people at an award ceremony as part of Volunteers Week, a national celebration of volunteering across Scotland. The certificates were presented on Friday 1st June at Biel
Bield concludes the sale of Finavon Court care home in Glenrothes to Kingdom Homes Ltd Housing and care provider Bield, which last year announced 12 of its care homes across Scotland were to close, has finalised a deal which will see all residents and staff transfer from a Fife facility to a local p
Polly Macallum and William Glen To mark a combined age of 183 years, two Glaswegian tenants dressed up to the nines to celebrate their double-birthday on the day of the royal wedding.
A 75-year-old West Lothian pensioner has raised over £7,000 for local Alzheimer’s and dementia facilities by taking a dip in his local pool. An ex-military piper and formally of the 1st Royal Highland Fusiliers, John Thompson, who lives at Bield’s Craigengar Park in Livingston, successfully swa