Pamper time is one of the favourite activities at Deepdene, so relaxing.

Keen to enjoy the lovely September sunshine we decided to hold a balloon race in the garden.  There was a lot of laughter as we cheered the competitors on. As always, our chef and their team produced a fantastic buffet.

It was smiles all round this Friday at Hope Green as we put a special order in to the local Fish & Chip shop for our lunch. You just can't beat it! Comments included 'good chippy food doesn't get better than this' & 'what a treat'. To add to the lunch our kitchen staff also provided a chocolate desert with cream. Such a bustling atmosphere and lots of conversation made it great fun to be involved in.

We had an enjoyable day in the sunshine, we took Mabel, Wilna, and Owen for a lovley stroll around the gardens at the Thornton Theatre. There were lots of beautiful flowers, we really enjoyed the fresh air and all the residents enjoyed their afternoon.

For National Teddy Bear Day, as a home we decided to donate three brand new teddy bears to a local children's hospital. Before we could do this, we needed to give these wonderful bears a name!

It’s often the simple things in life that can create the most fun, especially when it also reminds us of happy memories from our childhood. This was the definitely the case at Knights Court when our activities team brought in some bubbles to entertain everyone living with us and we had a great afternoon engaging in this nostalgic and whimsical activity.
 

At Appletree Court, we’re always looking for new ideas to give people living with us small, personalised treats for their birthday

We found some empty boxes and decided to decorate them and fill them with a selection of favourite chocolates and biscuits.  As these little treat boxes have proved so popular with everyone, our residents are now making their own boxes to give as special gifts to their family and friends.

Our apple trees have really bloomed this year and so we decided to make Apple Cake and Apple Crumble

Bowerfield House enjoyed a pampering day this week, hair, nails polished and hand massages while listening to some spa relaxation music, we all need me time now and then. All residents felt relaxed and chilled out. Later in the afternoon Charlie treated staff and residents to ice cream we all enjoyed and welcomed the ice lollies on such a hot day.

We had a huge celebration here at Clarendon Court, our resident Florence Hynes was 100 years old. Florence had a celebration outside on the patio with family and friends with lots of cake and a buffet. A very special day for a very special lady.