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Guest Blog: Florence Nightingale and Sue Ryder, a comparison

...and developed systems of care and went on to advise and liaise with governments and politicians. Both wrote and lectured on care and care systems.Sue Ryder’s main interest was with...

Chipstead Care Team

The Chipstead Lake Care Team standing in front of a painting of 'their' lake...

Archive Oral Histories – Joan Keenan

An oral history recorded with Joan Keenan in 1993. Joan worked as an Assistant Secretary for the Leonard Cheshire Foundation in the late 1960s and 70s. Subtitles are available. Joan...

Resonate Begins

Part of the Sound Collection held at the Archive Centre Thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Foyle Foundation, the Leonard Cheshire Archive is set to digitise hundreds of...

Making Your Archives Work For You

...benefits it brings. Leonard Cheshire Archive Volunteer Susan Nield spoke about her personal experiences taking part in a digitisation project and the impact it had on her both in learning...

Hairdressing at Le Court

Hairdresser drying a resident's hair in the salon....

Wet shave

Hairdresser giving a resident a wet shave in the salon....

A compilation film featuring extracts from oral history interviews with residents, staff and volunteers at Leonard Cheshire Disability services. The interviews were conducted by Rewind volunteers in 2016 and 2017...

Terasa getting her hair done

Terasa under the hairdryer in her room at Le Court...

Hairdresser at Le Court

Hairdresser, Maureen Arnold, at Le Court, with residents Pat and Peggy...