The Christmas cake competition has begun!

Right across our 3 floors, residents have been battling it out to bake the best festive cake.

Everyone has been very competitive and took it in turns to soak the cake with spirits. Decoration of the cake will start at the end of November and the winning floor will be announced on the 1st of December.

Bowerfield House has had another busy activity week , starting with cupcake decorating , painting, craft and chatting about this months theme Myths, legends and fairy tails and all the different and interesting facts. We are looking forward to seeing our staff adding to the list of myths and facts , we also enjoy our morning routine relaxation music and sensory light, they also enjoyed me blowing bubbles.

The residents enjoyed the celebrations of Chocolate Day with a Chocolate Tasting. It was the perfect opportunity to enjoy their favourite chocolates with a cup of tea or coffee and reminiscing with other residents and staff about the memories that the different flavours bring them back. Definitely the Sweetest way of Reminiscing.

Amber Court team had a great idea to turn our Oscar Awards Statue into scary mummy. We used tissue rolls to cover and draw some bloods in it. Look how amazing and scary it is. Our residents and staff in Amber Court can’t wait for our Halloween Party!

Bowerfield House celebrated Black History Month with a yummy Ghanaian Hot Chocolate from Ghana. We heated the milk and put brown sugar, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, honey and grated dark 85% cocoa chocolate, mixed it all together and pour into a cup with a squirt of cream .

All the residents really enjoyed it and we will definitely be making it again. We talked about Black History with all the residents

An afternoon of apple cider and apple pie in celebration of World Apple Day here at Ashfield!

Fay loves gardening and is getting the garden into shape at Carmel Lodge this Autumn.

Our residents enjoyed a fun-filled Disney day last month. The activities team started off by decorating the home with beautiful bright balloons and decorations. We then did different Disney themed activities, some made Disney head pieces and princess tiaras whilst others coloured Disney colouring pages. Then in the afternoon the activities team dressed up, we enjoyed classic Disney movies with popcorn, cupcakes, sweets and mickey mouse shaped sandwiches. We ended our day by singing Disney soundtracks and dancing away.

Owen joined in with the golf tournament and more games that followed, he was the over all winner of the days games, winning a box of chocolate for his effort.

Feeling blue??

Well not in that way...

Residents and staff at Manorhey celebrated jeans or Genes day. Staff swapped their uniforms to jeans for a small donation and then service users and staff enjoyed a 'blue' themed afternoon with many treats such as blue lemonade, blueberry muffins. blue chocolate dipped strawberries and many more blue treats...