St Monica Trust
@stmonicatrust.bsky.social
We are committed to communities where older people flourish - through connection, contribution, and choice.
We’re closing our series of successful Core Funding grant recipients with two final, fantastic charities:
⭐ WE Care Home Improvements
⭐ West of England Rural Network
Each of these organisations is making a real difference in our community, and we’re so proud to support them.
⭐ WE Care Home Improvements
⭐ West of England Rural Network
Each of these organisations is making a real difference in our community, and we’re so proud to support them.
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We’re closing our series of successful Core Funding grant recipients with two final, fantastic charities:
⭐ WE Care Home Improvements
⭐ West of England Rural Network
Each of these organisations is making a real difference in our community, and we’re so proud to support them.
⭐ WE Care Home Improvements
⭐ West of England Rural Network
Each of these organisations is making a real difference in our community, and we’re so proud to support them.
Continuing our celebration of our Core Fund grant recipients, we’re shining the spotlight on two more incredible organisations we are supporting.
⭐ @bristolafterstroke.bsky.social
⭐ Swan Advice Network (in B&NES)
We’re inspired by their commitment and proud to help support their work.
⭐ @bristolafterstroke.bsky.social
⭐ Swan Advice Network (in B&NES)
We’re inspired by their commitment and proud to help support their work.
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Continuing our celebration of our Core Fund grant recipients, we’re shining the spotlight on two more incredible organisations we are supporting.
⭐ @bristolafterstroke.bsky.social
⭐ Swan Advice Network (in B&NES)
We’re inspired by their commitment and proud to help support their work.
⭐ @bristolafterstroke.bsky.social
⭐ Swan Advice Network (in B&NES)
We’re inspired by their commitment and proud to help support their work.
Today we’re proud to introduce two more incredible organisations we have awarded Core Funding to.
⭐ Age UK Bristol
⭐ Age UK South Gloucestershire
We’re honoured to support these amazing organisations and the positive impact they’re making every day.
⭐ Age UK Bristol
⭐ Age UK South Gloucestershire
We’re honoured to support these amazing organisations and the positive impact they’re making every day.
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Today we’re proud to introduce two more incredible organisations we have awarded Core Funding to.
⭐ Age UK Bristol
⭐ Age UK South Gloucestershire
We’re honoured to support these amazing organisations and the positive impact they’re making every day.
⭐ Age UK Bristol
⭐ Age UK South Gloucestershire
We’re honoured to support these amazing organisations and the positive impact they’re making every day.
We’re thrilled to announce we have awarded seven incredible organisations Core Funding to support their vital work.
First up, we’re shining the spotlight on @aliveactivities.bsky.social. ⭐
Stay tuned over the next few days as we reveal the rest of the inspiring recipients!
First up, we’re shining the spotlight on @aliveactivities.bsky.social. ⭐
Stay tuned over the next few days as we reveal the rest of the inspiring recipients!
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We’re thrilled to announce we have awarded seven incredible organisations Core Funding to support their vital work.
First up, we’re shining the spotlight on @aliveactivities.bsky.social. ⭐
Stay tuned over the next few days as we reveal the rest of the inspiring recipients!
First up, we’re shining the spotlight on @aliveactivities.bsky.social. ⭐
Stay tuned over the next few days as we reveal the rest of the inspiring recipients!
It was wonderful to have @itvnews.bsky.social with us yesterday filming a story about Hundred Not Out, our centenary beer.🍺
Missed the feature? Hear from our residents as they share their pride in being part of this special project:
www.itv.com/watch/news/m...
Missed the feature? Hear from our residents as they share their pride in being part of this special project:
www.itv.com/watch/news/m...
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It was wonderful to have @itvnews.bsky.social with us yesterday filming a story about Hundred Not Out, our centenary beer.🍺
Missed the feature? Hear from our residents as they share their pride in being part of this special project:
www.itv.com/watch/news/m...
Missed the feature? Hear from our residents as they share their pride in being part of this special project:
www.itv.com/watch/news/m...
This week, residents from across our sites enjoyed visiting two local breweries, Left Handed Giant and @bristolbeerfactory.bsky.social!
We learnt more about the brewing process for our #HoppinessProject where we’re following our hops on their journey to becoming our special centenary beer.
We learnt more about the brewing process for our #HoppinessProject where we’re following our hops on their journey to becoming our special centenary beer.
October 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This week, residents from across our sites enjoyed visiting two local breweries, Left Handed Giant and @bristolbeerfactory.bsky.social!
We learnt more about the brewing process for our #HoppinessProject where we’re following our hops on their journey to becoming our special centenary beer.
We learnt more about the brewing process for our #HoppinessProject where we’re following our hops on their journey to becoming our special centenary beer.
An unforgettable charity dinner in aid of Weston Hospicecare 💜
With amazing food from Pullman Café and live entertainment, it was a great night of fundraising. Together we raised over £3676 to support free palliative care.
Thank you to everyone who made this night possible! 🙌
With amazing food from Pullman Café and live entertainment, it was a great night of fundraising. Together we raised over £3676 to support free palliative care.
Thank you to everyone who made this night possible! 🙌
September 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
An unforgettable charity dinner in aid of Weston Hospicecare 💜
With amazing food from Pullman Café and live entertainment, it was a great night of fundraising. Together we raised over £3676 to support free palliative care.
Thank you to everyone who made this night possible! 🙌
With amazing food from Pullman Café and live entertainment, it was a great night of fundraising. Together we raised over £3676 to support free palliative care.
Thank you to everyone who made this night possible! 🙌
As part of our #HoppinessProject, our residents and colleagues worked side by side to harvest our hops. 🌿
The harvest was a wonderful example of teamwork, #connection, and #contribution.
We can’t wait to taste what’s brewed for our #centenary beer!
Photos by Guy Manchester, Hoppiness Brews.
The harvest was a wonderful example of teamwork, #connection, and #contribution.
We can’t wait to taste what’s brewed for our #centenary beer!
Photos by Guy Manchester, Hoppiness Brews.
September 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
As part of our #HoppinessProject, our residents and colleagues worked side by side to harvest our hops. 🌿
The harvest was a wonderful example of teamwork, #connection, and #contribution.
We can’t wait to taste what’s brewed for our #centenary beer!
Photos by Guy Manchester, Hoppiness Brews.
The harvest was a wonderful example of teamwork, #connection, and #contribution.
We can’t wait to taste what’s brewed for our #centenary beer!
Photos by Guy Manchester, Hoppiness Brews.
🍻 Help us name our centenary beer! 🍻
Tap into your creativity and come up with an inspiring name for our centenary brew.
Please send your suggestions to hoppiness@stmonicatr... with a short rationale by Sunday 21 September.
Find out more 👉 www.stmonicatrust.or...
Tap into your creativity and come up with an inspiring name for our centenary brew.
Please send your suggestions to hoppiness@stmonicatr... with a short rationale by Sunday 21 September.
Find out more 👉 www.stmonicatrust.or...
September 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🍻 Help us name our centenary beer! 🍻
Tap into your creativity and come up with an inspiring name for our centenary brew.
Please send your suggestions to hoppiness@stmonicatr... with a short rationale by Sunday 21 September.
Find out more 👉 www.stmonicatrust.or...
Tap into your creativity and come up with an inspiring name for our centenary brew.
Please send your suggestions to hoppiness@stmonicatr... with a short rationale by Sunday 21 September.
Find out more 👉 www.stmonicatrust.or...
Thank you to everyone who joined us today, including the Care Innovation Challenge semi-finalists, their mentors, the @ncfcareforum.bsky.social team, and our residents and colleagues.
Good luck to the teams at the Care Show in October!
@careinnovchallenge.bsky.social #Innovation #CareInnovation
Good luck to the teams at the Care Show in October!
@careinnovchallenge.bsky.social #Innovation #CareInnovation
August 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us today, including the Care Innovation Challenge semi-finalists, their mentors, the @ncfcareforum.bsky.social team, and our residents and colleagues.
Good luck to the teams at the Care Show in October!
@careinnovchallenge.bsky.social #Innovation #CareInnovation
Good luck to the teams at the Care Show in October!
@careinnovchallenge.bsky.social #Innovation #CareInnovation
A chance for the @careinnovchallenge.bsky.social innovators to share their ideas with the St Monica Trust senior leadership team!
From AI-driven innovations to an oral health solution for people with dementia, their informative pitches are inspiring our own #innovation efforts.
From AI-driven innovations to an oral health solution for people with dementia, their informative pitches are inspiring our own #innovation efforts.
August 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A chance for the @careinnovchallenge.bsky.social innovators to share their ideas with the St Monica Trust senior leadership team!
From AI-driven innovations to an oral health solution for people with dementia, their informative pitches are inspiring our own #innovation efforts.
From AI-driven innovations to an oral health solution for people with dementia, their informative pitches are inspiring our own #innovation efforts.
Creating solutions together with the ‘user’ is vital to ensuring new innovations are as beneficial as possible, which is why it’s great to have our ‘resident innovators’ contributing today and sharing their thoughts as the @careinnovchallenge.bsky.social semi-finalists pitch their ideas to them.
August 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Creating solutions together with the ‘user’ is vital to ensuring new innovations are as beneficial as possible, which is why it’s great to have our ‘resident innovators’ contributing today and sharing their thoughts as the @careinnovchallenge.bsky.social semi-finalists pitch their ideas to them.
We’re delighted to be hosting the @careinnovchallenge.bsky.social semi-finalists today!
These inspiring entrepreneurs, along with the @ncfcareforum.bsky.social team, are joining us to see our flagship #innovation, The Chocolate Quarter, and meet our resident innovators and commercial stakeholders.
These inspiring entrepreneurs, along with the @ncfcareforum.bsky.social team, are joining us to see our flagship #innovation, The Chocolate Quarter, and meet our resident innovators and commercial stakeholders.
August 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
We’re delighted to be hosting the @careinnovchallenge.bsky.social semi-finalists today!
These inspiring entrepreneurs, along with the @ncfcareforum.bsky.social team, are joining us to see our flagship #innovation, The Chocolate Quarter, and meet our resident innovators and commercial stakeholders.
These inspiring entrepreneurs, along with the @ncfcareforum.bsky.social team, are joining us to see our flagship #innovation, The Chocolate Quarter, and meet our resident innovators and commercial stakeholders.
We are proud to have funded the When Advice Really Matters (WARM) service delivered by Citizens Advice South Gloucestershire for two years. 🫂
Referred mainly by GP surgeries and social prescribers, WARM offers crucial advice on debt, housing, and low income. 🌟
Referred mainly by GP surgeries and social prescribers, WARM offers crucial advice on debt, housing, and low income. 🌟
July 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We are proud to have funded the When Advice Really Matters (WARM) service delivered by Citizens Advice South Gloucestershire for two years. 🫂
Referred mainly by GP surgeries and social prescribers, WARM offers crucial advice on debt, housing, and low income. 🌟
Referred mainly by GP surgeries and social prescribers, WARM offers crucial advice on debt, housing, and low income. 🌟
What a great day at our Centenary Garden Party last week, hosted at the stunning Old Down Country Park!
This free well-being day is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues and volunteers for their commitment and dedication to creating communities where older people flourish.
This free well-being day is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues and volunteers for their commitment and dedication to creating communities where older people flourish.
July 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
What a great day at our Centenary Garden Party last week, hosted at the stunning Old Down Country Park!
This free well-being day is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues and volunteers for their commitment and dedication to creating communities where older people flourish.
This free well-being day is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues and volunteers for their commitment and dedication to creating communities where older people flourish.
One week to go until our #Centenary Garden Party at Old Down Country Park! 🎉
This is a free well-being event for our colleagues, volunteers and their families, and a chance for us to celebrate our Centenary and thank them for their hard work.
This is a free well-being event for our colleagues, volunteers and their families, and a chance for us to celebrate our Centenary and thank them for their hard work.
July 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
One week to go until our #Centenary Garden Party at Old Down Country Park! 🎉
This is a free well-being event for our colleagues, volunteers and their families, and a chance for us to celebrate our Centenary and thank them for their hard work.
This is a free well-being event for our colleagues, volunteers and their families, and a chance for us to celebrate our Centenary and thank them for their hard work.
We would like to offer our condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Robert Bourns who sadly passed away last week. Robert had been a Trustee since 2022 and Chair of the Charitable Foundation Committee. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
July 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We would like to offer our condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Robert Bourns who sadly passed away last week. Robert had been a Trustee since 2022 and Chair of the Charitable Foundation Committee. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
We are so proud to be part of the @impactalliance.bsky.social – working collaboratively to address #loneliness in our region.
Today we are very pleased to announce our six pilot communities and enabler organisations.
For more information, please go to our website: impact-alliance.co.uk
Today we are very pleased to announce our six pilot communities and enabler organisations.
For more information, please go to our website: impact-alliance.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We are so proud to be part of the @impactalliance.bsky.social – working collaboratively to address #loneliness in our region.
Today we are very pleased to announce our six pilot communities and enabler organisations.
For more information, please go to our website: impact-alliance.co.uk
Today we are very pleased to announce our six pilot communities and enabler organisations.
For more information, please go to our website: impact-alliance.co.uk
More #Centenary celebrations! 🎉
Last Thursday was a truly special day for St Monica Trust as residents across all our villages and care homes came together for a joyful afternoon of Garden Parties to mark #100YearsOfCare.
See more here 👉 www.stmonicatrust.org.uk/our-expertis...
Last Thursday was a truly special day for St Monica Trust as residents across all our villages and care homes came together for a joyful afternoon of Garden Parties to mark #100YearsOfCare.
See more here 👉 www.stmonicatrust.org.uk/our-expertis...
June 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
More #Centenary celebrations! 🎉
Last Thursday was a truly special day for St Monica Trust as residents across all our villages and care homes came together for a joyful afternoon of Garden Parties to mark #100YearsOfCare.
See more here 👉 www.stmonicatrust.org.uk/our-expertis...
Last Thursday was a truly special day for St Monica Trust as residents across all our villages and care homes came together for a joyful afternoon of Garden Parties to mark #100YearsOfCare.
See more here 👉 www.stmonicatrust.org.uk/our-expertis...
Did you catch us on ITV West Country yesterday? 📺
Ellie Barker joined us at Cote Lane, our founding site, to hear more about our landmark celebration to mark our 100th anniversary.
📹 Watch the full story here (starts from 10 minutes, 34 seconds): www.itv.com/watch/news/c...
Ellie Barker joined us at Cote Lane, our founding site, to hear more about our landmark celebration to mark our 100th anniversary.
📹 Watch the full story here (starts from 10 minutes, 34 seconds): www.itv.com/watch/news/c...
June 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Did you catch us on ITV West Country yesterday? 📺
Ellie Barker joined us at Cote Lane, our founding site, to hear more about our landmark celebration to mark our 100th anniversary.
📹 Watch the full story here (starts from 10 minutes, 34 seconds): www.itv.com/watch/news/c...
Ellie Barker joined us at Cote Lane, our founding site, to hear more about our landmark celebration to mark our 100th anniversary.
📹 Watch the full story here (starts from 10 minutes, 34 seconds): www.itv.com/watch/news/c...
🎉 100 years of care 🎉
Yesterday, residents, colleagues and friends of St Monica Trust gathered at @bristolcathedral.bsky.social for a special Centenary Service of Thanksgiving to mark 100 years of compassionate provision - celebrating the Trust's past and looking forward to the future!
Yesterday, residents, colleagues and friends of St Monica Trust gathered at @bristolcathedral.bsky.social for a special Centenary Service of Thanksgiving to mark 100 years of compassionate provision - celebrating the Trust's past and looking forward to the future!
June 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🎉 100 years of care 🎉
Yesterday, residents, colleagues and friends of St Monica Trust gathered at @bristolcathedral.bsky.social for a special Centenary Service of Thanksgiving to mark 100 years of compassionate provision - celebrating the Trust's past and looking forward to the future!
Yesterday, residents, colleagues and friends of St Monica Trust gathered at @bristolcathedral.bsky.social for a special Centenary Service of Thanksgiving to mark 100 years of compassionate provision - celebrating the Trust's past and looking forward to the future!
We're proud to be fund impactful work through our #DigitalInclusion Fund! 💻
North Somerset Training CIC states that their digital inclusion project we support “has significantly enriched the lives of seniors, promoting digital inclusion and enhancing their overall well-being.”
North Somerset Training CIC states that their digital inclusion project we support “has significantly enriched the lives of seniors, promoting digital inclusion and enhancing their overall well-being.”
June 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We're proud to be fund impactful work through our #DigitalInclusion Fund! 💻
North Somerset Training CIC states that their digital inclusion project we support “has significantly enriched the lives of seniors, promoting digital inclusion and enhancing their overall well-being.”
North Somerset Training CIC states that their digital inclusion project we support “has significantly enriched the lives of seniors, promoting digital inclusion and enhancing their overall well-being.”
🤝 #LonelinessAwarenessWeek reminds us that #loneliness is something we can all experience.
Promoting greater connections are at the heart of our work — from daily life in our villages and care homes to the projects we fund across the region and our involvement with @impactalliance.bsky.social.
Promoting greater connections are at the heart of our work — from daily life in our villages and care homes to the projects we fund across the region and our involvement with @impactalliance.bsky.social.
June 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🤝 #LonelinessAwarenessWeek reminds us that #loneliness is something we can all experience.
Promoting greater connections are at the heart of our work — from daily life in our villages and care homes to the projects we fund across the region and our involvement with @impactalliance.bsky.social.
Promoting greater connections are at the heart of our work — from daily life in our villages and care homes to the projects we fund across the region and our involvement with @impactalliance.bsky.social.
Our villages and care homes have been busy celebrating #NationalVolunteersWeek 🎉
This week is an opportunity to take time to celebrate the invaluable contributions of our volunteers and celebrate their dedication to making a difference in our communities.🌟
This week is an opportunity to take time to celebrate the invaluable contributions of our volunteers and celebrate their dedication to making a difference in our communities.🌟
June 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Our villages and care homes have been busy celebrating #NationalVolunteersWeek 🎉
This week is an opportunity to take time to celebrate the invaluable contributions of our volunteers and celebrate their dedication to making a difference in our communities.🌟
This week is an opportunity to take time to celebrate the invaluable contributions of our volunteers and celebrate their dedication to making a difference in our communities.🌟
We’re proud to fund Southmead Development Trust’s amazing work supporting older people to contribute to #community action projects and activities.
A recent highlight? The joyful, intergenerational Diaspora Festival! One attendee said: “This is heart and soul, I'll be back.” 🕺
A recent highlight? The joyful, intergenerational Diaspora Festival! One attendee said: “This is heart and soul, I'll be back.” 🕺
May 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We’re proud to fund Southmead Development Trust’s amazing work supporting older people to contribute to #community action projects and activities.
A recent highlight? The joyful, intergenerational Diaspora Festival! One attendee said: “This is heart and soul, I'll be back.” 🕺
A recent highlight? The joyful, intergenerational Diaspora Festival! One attendee said: “This is heart and soul, I'll be back.” 🕺