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Thank you for the chocolates which were kindly bought by a resident's family as a token of appreciation for looking after their mum. Your mum was a pleasure to look after and the chocolates will be enjoyed by all the staff here at Hope Green. 

We have celebrated Mothers/Mams/Mums with lots of conversations, some brought laughter and others tears, but it was so lovely to be able to provoke such good memories of our mums, those special ladies who made our childhood great.

Last week was St Patrick Day and we here at Highfield enjoyed delicious Irish traditional snacks and stew, accompanied by some traditional Irish music. Everyone had a wonderful day followed by a green themed quiz in afternoon!

As part of our preparation for Mothering Sunday we held a morning of Decoupage which everyone really enjoyed. Preparation was key as we had to press and store our flowers four weeks prior to using them but the wait was worth it, our jars and vases looking stunning. 

Today at Manorhey residents and staff members celebrated St Patrick's Day. In the morning we had an Irish special virtual concert with all our favourite songs performed by one of our regular performers Debbie McCormick.

Some of our ladies joined a virtual coffee morning and thoroughly enjoyed seeing and listening/speaking to other people outside of our home. What a lovely way to connect with the community!

Residents enjoyed making placemats for the tables on St Patrick's Day, a lot of work went into these and there were enough to go round for everyone. They looked great and really brightened up the tables.

As it was Mother’s Day we thought we would celebrate with a wine and cheese party. All the residents were very excited as we had been making beautiful art work to display on this special occasion. Everyone enjoyed the day with singing and dancing.

Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig) The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general.

Our team are ready to celebrate St Patrick's Day with our residents. 

Spring is almost with us but whilst we are waiting for the weather to warm up, we decided to create our own flower arrangements. Our residents chose their own colours and began to create these beautiful flowers. It was fiddly work but worth it when we saw the results.

A special day was held at Ashmead for International Women’s Day. All female residents were treated to wonderfully presented chocolate treats, whilst several of the staff dressed in traditional clothing for the residents to enjoy.

It's been a very busy month so far with birthdays, Mother's Day this Sunday and we're now preparing for St Patrick's Day, residents have been busy cutting out shamrocks to decorate our tree and making placemats for the table.  

Jordan Wild was nominated by staff and residents at Cavendish Court for our worker bee of the month. Jordan was very happy and surprised to have been nominated and won! Jordan is an excellent carer and truly deserves this nomination and award.  

International Women’s Day is a day that celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women all over the world whilst also calling for equality - where men and women are treated the same.