elcome to the summer
issue of our LifeStyle
magazine. And what
a summer it is shaping up to
be already!
As we go to press, we have just kicked
off our Summer Garden party series
which we hold each year, inviting
prospective customers and our residents
to join together at a selection of our
wonderful communities to enjoy live
music, a BBQ and some cocktails in the
sun. These parties are always thoroughly
enjoyable and made even more so by the
glorious weather we are experiencing
lately. Events like these are a great way
to demonstrate the joy that can be had
when you live in a Pegasus community,
and I hope to see as many of you as
possible at the upcoming events.
This Summer issue of the magazine
features an interview with Mel
Nicholson, Interior Designer and
Founder of Nicholson Interiors,
who shares her tips on making a new
apartment feel like home. Mel recently
dressed our show apartment at our
beautiful community in Falmouth,
The Fitzroy. If you have recently moved
in to your new Pegasus Home, be sure
to have a read and pick up some
of her top tips.
I mentioned this in the last issue of
the magazine but we weren’t able to
share the details, but I’m delighted that
the press feature with Cosmopolitan
Magazine went live in December last
year, featuring some of our incredible
residents from Bath, Bristol,
Steepleton and Surrey. The feature
discusses society’s views and stigmas
on ageing, particularly towards women,
and our residents did a fantastic job of
setting the story straight and shared
their views on ageing. It was a very
thought provoking and quite emotional
read and I’d urge you to read on for some
life changing advice. One particular line
that resonated with me, was:
This isn't about pretending we're not
getting older. It's about embracing the
journey, enjoying later living and the
privilege of more years.
I couldn’t agree more.
It was National Walking month in
May, and we invited Pegasus staff and
residents to come together in an effort
to walk 6,000 miles and raise money
for Re-Engage, a charity that aims
to reduce loneliness in older people,
a vision that resonates with what
we do at Pegasus Homes.
I hosted a walk at Highfields in West
Byfleet and was delighted to be joined
by so many residents, and others in my
team joined walks in Wooburn, London,
Bath, Cobham, Steepleton, Lymington
and Lichfield. Residents in Cornwall,
Newcastle and everywhere in between
took up the challenge and participated
and hopefully all felt the benefits,
physically and mentally, of getting out
in the air and moving.
In total, we walked (and wheeled) nearly
7,000 miles and have raised over £900
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