• Two Village apartments sold from the event

• 75% of the Village apartments now reserved or sold• Village facilities include wellness spa, pool & gym, quality restaurant, a library, IT room and terrace café

• Prices for Village suites from £185,000 and Village apartments from £295,000

A launch event for the Richmond Aston-on-Trent luxury retirement village and care home in South Derbyshire has proved to be one of the most successful for the company, with well over 400 people attending.

“Designed to give a real insight into what stress-free living at the village could be like, we were delighted by the level of interest,” said Philippa Fieldhouse, managing director of Richmond Villages.  “It was definitely one of the best events we have held, and we have sold two Village apartments as a direct result.”

Now fully opened, the launch gave visitors the opportunity to be among the first to view this brand new £40 million retirement village, which features all the facilities that have made other Richmond villages so popular.  These include a wellness spa with swimming pool and gym, hair and beauty salon, a library, IT room, terrace café, quality restaurant and garden bar, and a croquet lawn set within beautifully landscaped grounds.  Activities, events and a village transport service are also provided.

Throughout the day there was the opportunity to view the retirement apartments and the state-of-the-art care home.  The retirement village provides two types of apartments; large one and two bedroom Village apartments which provide an independent lifestyle, and Village suites which offer assisted living for those who wish to retain their independence but require some assistance with daily tasks.

Joanne Wilson, the village manager, and her team met guests and introduced them to the village and its many facilities.

“We are immensely proud of what we have achieved at Richmond Aston-on-Trent and I am confident it will become the benchmark for retirement villages in the UK,” said Joanne. 

Richmond Aston-on-Trent

For further information about Richmond Aston-on-Trent, please telephone 0800 0987 094 or visit www.richmond-villages.com/aston-on-trent/

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About Richmond Villages

One of the pioneers in bringing the retirement village concept to the UK, Richmond Villages has been designing, building and operating its own villages for almost 20 years.  The company already operates seven luxury retirement villages located in Cheshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, its newest village at Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire having recently opened, and with its eighth village at Wood Norton in Worcestershire now under construction.

Richmond Villages is one of the leaders in the retirement living sector, and has an established reputation for the provision of quality service and care, and won numerous awards.

For further information about Richmond Villages, please visit richmond-villages.com or telephone 0800 0987 094.

About Bupa UK 

Bupa Care Services: Bupa has over 150 care homes, as well as seven Richmond Villages with four new care homes and a new retirement village under construction.

The business also comprises: Bupa UK Insurance, the leading health insurer in the UK with 2.3 million customers; Bupa Dental UK, a major dental provider operating more than 430 practices; Bupa Health Services, health clinics and wellness centres; and Bupa Cromwell Hospital a complex care hospital in London.

For more information, visit www.bupa.co.uk

The Bupa Group

Around 70% of Bupa's revenue is from health insurance, with the rest from healthcare provision. Bupa funds healthcare around the world and runs clinics, dental centres and hospitals in a number of countries. Bupa has care homes and retirement villages in the UK, Australia, Spain and New Zealand.

For more information, visit www.bupa.com

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