One of our residents daughter has worked hard to ensure our balcony is a nice inviting place for our residents to enjoy the sun. 

We are really looking forward to the Troutbeck NHS Big Tea event. Many thanks to Catherine, Community Champion at Tesco in Skipton for the kind donations of cakes for the event.

Bore Da! What an amazing armchair journey around Wales we had! We reminisced about family holidays that we'd all been on, especially as children. We chatted about fishing and the many different castles that we had individually visited. We listened to some classic songs from some of our favourite Welsh singers including Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and Aled Jones whilst enjoying some traditional Welsh treats - freshly baked Bara brith from Popty Conwy Bakery in North Wales and some Welsh cakes.

It was fun all round when we all went fishing. Hooks were baited and rods were cast. Gary won our competition by catching the most fish with Kate being a close runner up. We held a 'Name That Fish' quiz and enjoyed a bag each of fish 'n' chips.

With Euro 2020 putting everyone in a winning mood our armchair trip around England was great fun. We travelled from the Dorset coast to Blackpool, from Stonehenge to the Lake District, and from Blackpool to Bath. We saw some amazing sights including the Uffington White Horse and the Cerne Giant chalk figures. We also held a quiz to see who could name the most images and it was agreed that Andy should be a tour guide for England because he knew almost every one!

We are almost ready for Monday's Big Tea and are really looking forward to seeing you all. We have been donated these Teapig teabags from Booths in Ilkley for us to enjoy with our cakes, many thanks to the Manager at Booths for her kind generosity.

Being able to use our minibus to bring people who live with us to the seaside and seeing the expressions of joy on their faces has been incredible. These little trips have really been such a benefit to the people that live with us here in the home giving them a real opportunity to experience the beach again. Even though it was a windy day it was still warm enough to have an ice cream whilst watching the sea!

The rain may have been pouring outside but inside Kings Manor things were heating up with some healthy competition playing bowling. It was a popular activity with people joining the team in the ground floor lounge for the afternoon of bowling followed by refreshments.

Our gardener Seth who has spent some time developing the garden to include areas that people living with us can eat from, he has planted plum, pear and apple trees that are already starting to grow. He has also planted strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, rhubarb and more in the raised planters for the people who live with us to enjoy. The garden which is now in full bloom was missing some bee hotels we felt and so the people living at the home joined him to build some.

On 30th June 2021 Coplands celebrated “Health Care Assistant Appreciation Day”. We had a small party arranged for carers on their special day. To thank them, for their hard work. Which they truly deserve!

On that day, our Operations Director and Regional Director had given a speech to our carers to thank them!

Carers are only part of the running of a care home but they really are such valuable staff. Without them, our care homes would not work.