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Abbeyfield, formally The Abbeyfield Society, is a large national charity in the United Kingdom, which provides sheltered housing and care homes for elderly people. Based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, it is a registered charity under English law and a registered housing association.〔Housing Corporation No. H1046〕 As of 2015, the charity is led by chief executive Natasha Singarayer. It was founded in 1956 by Old Stoic and ex-army officer Richard Carr-Gomm OBE (1922–2008).〔(''The Independent'': Obituary: Richard Carr-Gomm )〕 The Abbeyfield Society directly owns and manages around 200 houses and 20 care homes. It is also affiliated with independent local Abbeyfield charities who together run a further 250 Abbeyfield Society Houses and 60 care homes across the UK. The Abbeyfield Kent Society is the largest independent Abbeyfield in the world. A blue plaque in Gomm Road, Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark, commemorates Richard Carr-Gomm and Abbeyfield Society.〔(London Borough of Southwark )〕 Humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton was awarded the MBE for his role with Abbeyfield. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abbeyfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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