The people living with us really enjoyed making the fruit kebabs.  It triggered nice memories of when they were children picking fruit from trees and making fruit pies at home with their mums. Other residents also spoke of during the war time when fruit was very scarce.

Being able to express yourself creatively is so important and can be so therapeutic.  We got the paints out with some of the people who wanted to get painting and enjoy a creative afternoon.  The end results were really lovely. 

Some of the people living with us really like to attend the local church which we organise for them.  We went over this week and really enjoyed the beautiful weather we had.

We wanted to thank our amazing local fire crew for their support and hard work so we organised them a hamper for their tea room which we hope that they all really enjoy.

And there we have it! George turned 101 today! And of course, there was a celebration party including George’s favourite cake, which he thoroughly enjoyed. We are all very happy that we could celebrate this special day with George!

The Cranleigh Carnival managed by The Lions Club, was as an enormous success within our local community. It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to display our lovely home, together with arts and crafts, prepared by our residents to raise money for Alzheimer’s. Our Cedar Court stall always attracts the attention of the locals, old and young, we had something for everyone on our charity fund raising stand.

We managed to distribute over 250 goody bags and brochures to members in our community.

We were so thrilled to be joined by our mayor to celebrate the Queens Jubilee at the home.  We had some music, refreshments and cake.  The Mayor spent sometime with the people living at the home which they really enjoyed.

We had a fantastic party in our gardens to mark the Queens Jubilee.  The BBQ was going, the union jack flying and lots of cake for everyone to enjoy.  We also planted a tree in her Majesty's honour for all to enjoy which has a beautiful plaque next to it. Huge thanks to everyone that made the day so successful. 

We really enjoy celebrating our amazing team at Chestnut Court and this month we had a joint winner.  We wanted to highlight the amazing work that the lifestyle team do at the home organising events, games, activities and spending time with the people who live with us.  Well Done Ladies!

This afternoon we did exercises with pompoms which everyone said they really liked. The pom poms are light to hold and easy to move and also lots of fun.  We were having so much fun that we forgot we were exercising!