Last year we welcomed three new residents to the Home of Devenish. They are left to right in the photo: Eugeniah from Manchester; Imelda from Worthing; and Margaret from Sheffield. They are all in their early 60s and are enjoying their new life on [Read More]
News
Weymouth, Spring 2020
Weymouth under Covid-19 lockdown rules: the beach and harbour are missing the usual crowds. Photos taken by Lesley Turner, our manager. [Read More]
Our homes in lockdown
The last few of months of lockdown have been a difficult and isolating time for many people. Our residents are very fortunate, with a ready-made self-contained community and lovely surroundings. Lesley and the rest of the team are helping make sure [Read More]
Summer Tea Party
Yesterday afternoon, the residents, trustees, work team and other friends of the Home of Devenish met for a delicious afternoon tea at Castle Cove Sailing Club, overlooking the glistening waters of Portland Harbour. The sun attempted to shine [Read More]
April blossom and the resident Lady Amherst pheasant
Our manager, Judy, has been taking photos in the lovely Spring sunshine. [Read More]
We’re featured in the Dorset Echo today
You can find the article online here. [Read More]
Making the most of the sunshine
Three of our residents enjoying a chat in the sunshine. [Read More]
Our first retired vicar!
The Charity Commission has now given us permission to expand our remit to offer the homes to Christian women who are retired C of E clergy or retired HM Forces officers, and we have just offered a home to our first retired vicar. She has accepted a [Read More]
Our Facebook page
We now have a Facebook page - where we'll be sharing posts about The Homes, the residents and things to do and see around Dorset. You can see the first posts here. If you have a Facebook account, please do go and like our page and tell your [Read More]
Welcome to The Home of Devenish
The Home of Devenish is a small charity based in Weymouth that you may well never have come across before. We have 23 pretty bungalows and two maisonettes which are available rent- and council-tax free to women who qualify under the terms of our [Read More]