Bank holiday Monday was our May Day Fair, lots of standard fairground games like Roll-a-coin, spin the wheel, disc drop, play your cards right and darts. Lots of prizes, lots of fun and most of all laughter and smiling faces. A good turnout supported by residents and staff alike. 

Our residents had lots of fun making and decorating cupcakes. They particularly enjoyed tasting them afterwards. 

Today our residents dined gastro pub style. one of the options was this delicious traditional toad in the hole served on a bed of bubble and squeak. 

Bowerfield House has enjoyed a little artwork today. Our Willy Wonka tree is very special and unique, our buttons are made from sugar paste and stuck on with icing. This is so very safe if eaten and if you have a sweet tooth you can have a little nibble too. Staff and residents have commented on the art work and it has brought lots of fantastic feedback. We have also done 100 buttons for Sir Tom. 

Some of our residents have been treated to manicures, aromatherapy and hot cloth facials. 

A few weeks ago the Bowerfield House team spent an afternoon contacting local bus stations to see if there was any old bus stop signage they could use to create a bus stop in Bowerfield House. Transport for Greater Manchester have turned up at the home this morning with a box of bus timetables, route maps and our very own Bowerfield House sign. Kirsty Randall, home manager, sends a massive thank you to Transport for Greater Manchester from staff and residents at Bowerfield House for this wonderful gift. 

We have a very special addition to our flower collection here at Troutbeck Care Home. A double headed miniature daffodil grown by Muriel Allen. This one has put a smile on everyone's face.

We thought we would make it a special day as it is one of the big events of the year. All residents chose a name out of a hat and got a horse to win on. We were all very excited at the prospect of watching the race and we enjoyed food, wine and beer. We had buntings, flags and hats to celebrate the occasion. We had a board with all the residents names and the horses they had chosen to cheer. It was a lovely atmosphere and everyone joined in and enjoyed the afternoon. 

Washing and drying the pots is one of our residents favourite things to do, they especially enjoy it as they don't get chance to do house work. It gives them a sense of self work and they thoroughly enjoy it and working as a team. We also listened to music and sang as we worked. It was a lovely atmosphere. 

One of our residents wanted to go for a walk and look around. We got wrapped up as it was a little chilly and off we went for some fresh air and to stretch our legs. We walked along the path and came upon a bridge where we could feed the ducks and enjoy the sunshine. It was very peaceful and the gentlemen really enjoyed the fresh air and being out in the sunshine.