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We love any excuse to organise a party and make the residents enjoy themselves and we love to make sure they are having a good time here in our home.

Our residents enjoyed playing games today, Margaret, Dorothy, Mona, Owen and Sylvia also really enjoyed the drinks trolley with a glass of Baileys and Sherry.

Sadly we have taken our lovely Christmas trees and decorations down, one of our first activities this year was to make Kings cake. The King Cake tradition was believed to of originated in France and brought to New Orleans in 1870.

What a great combination for one of our residents this week as we celebrated together in style. The smell of some of the flowers was beautiful too. A member of staff had provided us with a wonderful copy of an RHS magazine which was very much appreciated.

This is Buddy our new resident at The Westbourne. He has been living with us for a few weeks now. He enjoys singing and flapping his wings.

Bowerfield House have been very busy this past week with activities ranging from water painting to cooking. We had a lovely meal for our evening meal, a homemade beef stew. Jenny helped with putting all the ingrediencies together and putting them all in the slow cooker.

Annette, Barbara, Louvain and I was in charge of writing our Christmas cards which were delivered to our neighbours throughout the festive period. Community spirit is very important to us and this is one way our residents wanted to show support.

It turns out taking the Christmas tree down is just as much fun as putting it up. Smiles and giggles all round from our fabulous helpers Faye and Vera.

Our beautiful new home is really starting to take shape & we are delighted to share with you, some snaps of the progress from December.

Here you can see …

We all know how it’s been a struggle for so many this last 2 years. River View thinks is really important to not just look out for the people around you but further afield also. Age UK’s Dementia Café in Reading and Newbury were able to restart again in November.

We welcome our new manager Steven Haddock to Bowerfield House, Steven has been with us for 1 week and we are sure he will fit in our little family perfectly .

River View welcomed the harmonious sounds of the Pangbourne Brass Band recently. Once again, we wrapped up warm to listen to their sounds in our gardens. They have some unique talents in the group, with several members having performed and the London Palladium only days earlier.

Three members of our wonderful team, all received a gift voucher and card for their hard work and going above and beyond in their roles.

Congratulations to Acacia – Carer, Jeremy – Reception and Darren – Senior Carer.

The Christmas visit by Kiddleydivey to Buckingham House provided a really fun-filled session for everyone who joined in with the songs and moving along to the seasonal music.

At Knights Court we had a wonderful time this Christmas. We celebrated by throwing a party which included fantastic musical entertainment and a special visit from Father Christmas. Here are some of the beautiful moments captured during this festive time of the year in our home.

Hope Green had a very special visitor, Father Christmas himself! He took some time out from preparing for the big day to visit our residents and brought with him some lovely mince pies, the residents and staff were surprised and delighted to see him.

Bringing evergreen trees indoors has traditionally been used to celebrate winter festivals for thousands of years.