Birkdale residents make the most of the sunshine to celebrate the life of long-time resident » Housing » 24dash.com

Residents of Birkdale, a Moat sheltered scheme in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, took full advantage of the summer sunshine on Wednesday 23 July. They held a garden party to commemorate and celebrate the life of Victor Hardy who lived at the scheme for nearly thirty years before he passed away in November 2007.

Local MP, Greg Clark and Mr Hardys family joined Moat staff and Birkdale residents. They listened to local entertainer and musician, Adrian Chapman and shared memories of Victor. Residents ensured that Victor was not forgotten with the renaming of the communal lounge as The Hardy Lounge and the purchase of a garden bench in partnership with the Hardy family and Moat.

Victors life spanned nine decades and he served his country during the Second World War. He loved Charlton Athletic football club and joining in with the community activities at Birkdale. Those who celebrated his memory recalled a thoughtful and helpful man who cared deeply about Birkdale and its residents.

The MP for Tunbridge Wells, Greg Clark, says: What a fantastic sense of community there is at Birkdale! It is a beautiful and lasting gesture to dedicate the bench and communal lounge to the memory of Vic Hardy.
Mr Hardys son also thanked residents for commemorating his fathers life in such a lovely way.

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Moat is a housing association that has provided affordable homes for people in the south east for over 40 years. With particular strengths in affordable home ownership and key worker housing, Moat also provides general needs homes for affordable rent, supported accommodation and tenancy support services.

Moat is one of the Housing Corporations development partners and is also the governments appointed HomeBuy Agent in Essex, Kent and Sussex. Moat employs 450 people and manages over 18,000 homes for rent and shared ownership.

Moats south region owns and manages over 7,700 homes across 21 local authority areas in Kent and Sussex.

Moat is an active partner in the Stanhope and Christian Fields regeneration projects and is involved in providing affordable homes at Brighton, Crawley, the Medway towns and Thames Gateway.
Moat is a leading housing association offering excellent customer service and building high quality affordable homes within thriving communities.

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