Our President, Oliver Delany, has decided to stand down from the Board as both President and a trustee. However, we are privileged that he will be staying on to support the Society as a member. We would like to thank Oliver for the contribution that he has made as both trustee and President. The … Read more
We are delighted to welcome Oliver Delaney OBE as Anchor’s President for 2023/24. Oliver is the 255th President of The Anchor Society. Oliver spent 28 years in the RAF retiring in the rank of Air Commodore. He subsequently worked for Clifton College and the Bar Council before setting up his own company as a trainer and … Read more
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Jane Oakland 254th Anchor President
We are delighted that our joint project with St Monica Trust (managed through Age UK Bristol) Active Ageing Bristol has produced a comprehensive guide for keeping active in Bristol. If you are 55+ or work with that age group do take advantage of this guide. Keep fit and active in older age really makes a difference … Read more
Huge thank you to the Whitson Quartet who played for our annual tea party (socially distanced of course) which was held at Lockleaze Sports Centre. All four girls are from Redmaids’ High school in Westbury-on-Trym. They are called The Whitson Quartet, named after their founder, John Whitson who left provision in his will for the … Read more
Bristol Walk Fest 2021 – One of the UK’s largest urban celebrations of walking – starts 1st May The month-long Bristol Walk Fest returns this May with a ‘one stop shop’ website of walking in Bristol featuring an impressive variety of walking routes, groups, information and competitions. This year, Bristol Walk Fest has adapted its programme of walks to make more available online and to … Read more
LinkAge Network successfully merged with Age UK Bristol (AUKB) on 31 March 2020 and took on leadership of AUKB’s new Community Services Department. Simultaneous to the merger, the world went into lockdown to protect everyone against coronavirus, and LinkAge was able to contribute to AUKB’s organisational needs plus its response to the pandemic. Virtual Activities … Read more
