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The people living at our home really enjoyed volleyball in the lounge.  We set up the lounge with the net in the middle and had two teams either side.  Working as a team they had to get the ball over the net to score a point.

We really appreciate our team of carers at Woodlands and wanted to take a little time to thank them for all their hard work.  We had some lovely food, cakes and gifts in the garden.
 

We got in our minibus with some of the people living with us and headed out to the seaside.  It was so lovely to get to see the beach at Exmouth and see the RNLI boat.  We of course finished the day with a lovely ice-cream.

Our Lifestyle Coordinators had a fantastic time engaging with the community at the Abingdon Meadow Festival at Rye Farm over the Jubilee weekend!

We hosted an afternoon tea party to celebrate the gentleman in the home who have been fathers or that father like figure in people lives. It was a really lovely afternoon.

️On the anniversary of the release of the classic musical GREASE, it felt correct to host our own singalong to the classic tunes - many of those that live here expressed that they are huge fans of the film, so we had great fun performing together and singing our hearts out!

Taking the time to speak to the people who live with us at Belvoir Care Home is really important to us.  We like to discuss the activities that are being provided in the home to ensure that the activities and trips that are enjoyed by all.

This week is picnic week so we opted for a Spanish tapas afternoon in the wonderful sunshine. We listened to Spanish guitar and worked on our tans while we enjoyed some yummy tapas favourites.

In this weather who doesnt like to dine outside so we gave the people living with us the option of dining alfresco today.
It was very popular as we served their usual fish and chips outdoors with a few extra salads to choose from.  Pudding was of course ice cream! 

We have an amazing tree at Buckingham house, its our Genies Wishes Tree. 

Some of the people living with us wanted to get outside and enjoy the lovely weather.  So before it got too warm we popped out and had some fun playing dominoes in the garden.

One of our lovely carers Ange who has been with us for 7 years, hand stitched this wonderful picture to hang on our walls to celebrate the Queens 70th Jubilee.  We are all so grateful to Ange for taking the time to create this for Belvoir Vale.

Every Monday morning we have a gentleman called Sam who comes to our home to do some chair exercises with the people living with us. This is a massive hit with all ladies and gents of all abilities. 

Some of the gentlemen living with us wanted to venture to our local pub.  We were happy to bring them to enjoy a pub afternoon.  They had a great time watching the horse races and golf on tv.

As part of the celebration of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we decided to give a little present for the relatives who came and celebrated with us. They are very grateful to received potted flowers from Abbey View.

One of our resident’s daughter donated these lovely crafts that she made specially for the Queen’s Jubilee. Look how lovely they are! We hanged the bunting in the front door to welcome everyone coming to the home and the Queen’s miniature is displayed in the reception area.

For this weeks craft club we marked World Ocean Day through colouring wonderful sea creatures and creating colourful jellyfish while watching and listening to the wonderful sights and sounds of an aquarium.

Celebrating the people working with us is so important.  To mark Carers Week at Cedar Court we had a surprise care appreciation week. Throughout the week we had breakfast for all our team members and also a BBQ with everyone one afternoon.

We took some of the people living with us on the mini bus to Eaton. We went to Bating Lake, the fish pond and then over to the cafe for some refreshments. After we decided to have a walk all around the park where one of the residents saw a herring, which was fascinating to watch.  

The people living at Gateford Hill found the children from a local pre school to be so uplifting on their recent visit. It triggered so many lovely memories of when their children were little.

Sharon and the Elstead Committee who organised the local Jubilee Party extended an invitation to the people who are living at Bridge House Care Home. We were delighted to be invited to the local party to celebrate with people living in the area.

Yesterday our lovely residents fancied a spot of baking.

Making shortbread shapes seemed to be the popular choice with the best bit being making dough balls and rolling ,I am sure you can imagine the fun in the flour clouds!

A lovely morning and yummy treats had by all.