Guild Care is delighted to announce a significant development that will help shape its future and strengthen its ability to support the local community. This exciting change aligns with the charity’s long-term growth strategy and reinforces the charity’s vision to ensure everyone in need of care lives a safe, secure, and fulfilling life. It also supports their mission to provide accessible, effective, and compassionate services.
Worthing’s leading social care charity, Guild Care, has acquired ‘Saxon House’, a large, modern building situated in the heart of Worthing. This acquisition marks a major step forward in making their vision a reality, enabling them to expand their services and enhance the care they provide in a modern, purpose-built environment.
Saxon House is much more than just a building – it represents a transformative opportunity to improve the lives of the charity’s service users, staff, volunteers, and the wider community through:
- Dedicated Service User Facilities: Purpose-built spaces designed to meet the unique needs of those Guild Care supports, ensuring safe and modern care environments
- Modern Workspace and Improved Transport Access: The new open-plan workspace, combined with their current building, Methold House, offers ample parking and enhanced facilities for their transport team, enabling safer and more efficient transportation for service usersEnhanced Community Connections: The acquisition of Saxon House provides additional space to expand the charity’s services, fostering a community hub where more people in the local area can access the support they need
These enhancements will enable Guild Care to strengthen their services, improve user experiences, and create a more unified, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all.
Warren Fabes, CEO of Guild Care, said:
“The acquisition of Saxon House is a transformational moment for Guild Care. The new facility will allow us to extend our reach and enhance the services we provide to the local community. We are excited about the opportunities it creates for the people who use our services and our staff & volunteers, and ensures that we can continue to deliver compassionate, effective, and accessible care in a bright, modern, and supportive environment.
“This is a landmark moment for Guild Care as we embark on a transformative journey that will have a lasting positive impact on those we serve. We look forward to a bright and inspiring future with Saxon House at the heart of our community. We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Mike Holland, a Patron, major donor & long term supporter of Guild Care, whose generous donation has contributed significantly to enable this acquisition. We would also like to thank Jacobs Steel Estate Agents for their support in helping us acquire Saxon House, as well as Bennett Griffin Solicitors who acted on behalf of Guild Care on the purchase of Saxon House”.
Mike Holland is also a family member of one of the charity’s service users. In recognition of his unwavering support of Guild Care, and consistent with other buildings being named after the charity’s founders and patrons, Saxon House will in future be renamed ‘Holland House’.
Guild Care’s services will continue as they are currently, while plans are developed. The charity will be consulting with service users, staff, and volunteers about the best uses for the additional space at Saxon House before confirming when services may move into the new building.
More information about the history of Guild Care and its current services to support older people, people living with dementia, and children & adults with learning disabilities, is available at www.guildcare.org.
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