![Housing, jobs and community boost with launch of Earlsdon Park Retirement Village](https://www.extracare.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/ecepod16_7662-optimized.jpg)
Housing, jobs and community boost with launch of Earlsdon Park Retirement Village
A £44m, high-rise development for older people has opened in Coventry this week, boosting the city’s retirement housing options, jobs and community facilities.
July 1, 2016
![ExtraCare wins Communications Team of the Year at Housing Heroes Awards](https://www.extracare.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/wp_20160627_21_38_37_pro-optimized.jpg)
ExtraCare wins Communications Team of the Year at Housing Heroes Awards
ExtraCare’s Communications Team has won the Communications Team of the Year award at the Housing Heroes Awards, held last night in Manchester.
June 28, 2016
![Planning permission granted for Bournville retirement cottages](https://www.extracare.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/bournville-cottages-view01-optimized.jpg)
Planning permission granted for Bournville retirement cottages
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust has been granted planning permission to build 16 cottages as part of Bournville Gardens, the Charity’s fourth retirement village in Birmingham.
June 23, 2016
![NHS Improvement Chairman Hails ‘Outstanding Approach’ at City Retirement Village](https://www.extracare.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/extracare-bournville-gardens-village-optimized.jpg)
NHS Improvement Chairman Hails ‘Outstanding Approach’ at City Retirement Village
A senior NHS chairman has hailed a Birmingham retirement village for its ‘outstanding and innovative approach’ to improving the health and lifestyle of local older people.
May 23, 2016
![Doors open to new homes at Longbridge Retirement Village](https://www.extracare.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/jah_3909-optimized.jpg)
Doors open to new homes at Longbridge Retirement Village
Great grandparents Lynne and Graham Chalk were amongst the guests at the opening of the new Longbridge Village show homes. The couple married when Lynne was just 16 and Graham was two years older.
May 12, 2016
![ExtraCare wins Outstanding Approach to Innovation at UKHA](https://www.extracare.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/ukha-2016-237-optimized.jpg)
ExtraCare wins Outstanding Approach to Innovation at UKHA
ExtraCare has won the Outstanding Approach to Innovation award at the UK Housing Awards.
April 27, 2016
![NHBC reports 9 out of 10 residents enjoy retirement housing](https://www.extracare.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/extracare_logo_colour_strap-new-white-background-optimized.jpg)
NHBC reports 9 out of 10 residents enjoy retirement housing
A recent report from the NHBC Foundation found that nine out of ten people living in retirement housing said that they either loved or enjoyed their experience most of the time.
April 26, 2016
![ExtraCare shortlisted for Housing Heroes awards](https://www.extracare.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/well-being-rosita-shirley-kate-optimized.jpeg)
ExtraCare shortlisted for Housing Heroes awards
ExtraCare’s Healthy Lifestyles Team and Communications Team have been shortlisted for Inside Housing’s Housing Heroes awards.
April 14, 2016
![History to be remembered at Longbridge Retirement Village](https://www.extracare.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/amy-watson-optimized.jpg)
History to be remembered at Longbridge Retirement Village
The history of Longbridge is to be remembered at the new ExtraCare retirement village, which opens in 2017.
April 11, 2016
![Community learns about High Wycombe retirement village](https://www.extracare.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/echgid0416_1498-optimized.jpg)
Community learns about High Wycombe retirement village
Hundreds of older people from High Wycombe attended an information day recently to find out more about ExtraCare’s Hughenden Gardens Retirement Village, due to open in 2018.
April 4, 2016
![Construction begins at Hughenden Gardens Retirement Village](https://www.extracare.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/06/echgtc16_1068-optimized.jpg)
Construction begins at Hughenden Gardens Retirement Village
Work has now started on site at the 260-home ExtraCare Hughenden Gardens Retirement Village in High Wycombe, due to open to residents in Summer 2018!
March 22, 2016
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ExtraCare expands with £150m refinance
ExtraCare has completed a £150 million refinance with Lloyds Bank to support continued expansion across the country.
March 18, 2016