We made some fruit pizza using melon for the base and fruit and white chocolate for the toppings. All had lots of fun making them and found them very refreshing to eat in the heat.

The team at Hope Green enjoyed small gifts of appreciation as part of our Thankful Thursday and it was a lovely way to stop for just a moment and recognise the continued hard work and dedication they give. Residents had spent time with the Lifestyle Team writing cards with their own words and popped them inside gift bags with little treats. It was a lovely surprise!

WE HAD A GREAT AFTERNOON IN THE SUN LISTENING TO IAN FROM MUSIC IN MIND. DARYL REALLY ENJOYED HIMSELF HELPING IAN AND USING THE TAMBOURINE HE WAS IN HIS ELEMENT.

GREAT ENTERTAINMENT ENJOYED BY ALL.

RESIDENTS HAD A BISCUIT BAKING DAY, MONA ENJOYED DECORATING THE BISCUITS.

John celebrated his 90th birthday today.

Family joined in the fun sharing cake ,cards and best wishes.

A lovely day for John and his family.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed our summer party which had a country hoedown theme. The residents and their families had a lovely day. There was a dog show, games, live music and lots of food and drink including a hog roast.

Residents spent the morning making lavender bags today. They stripped the lavender off the plant then filled the lavender bags that had been previously sewn.  They loved the smell of lavender, and it reminded them of days they used to spend in their gardens and green houses.  The residents were so engaged with the activity and there was lots of reminiscing, chatting and smiles. One of our ladies even enjoyed using the sewing machine again!

Everyone got involved to celebrate ‘National Bow Tie Day’ at Gateford Hill, dressing up with bow-ties of all different shapes and sizes and making bow-tie shaped biscuits for everyone to enjoy with their afternoon tea. 

During the hot weather we like to think of creative ways to keep the people that live with us cool so we made a smoothie station this was enjoyed by all 

Over the past few Mondays we have created a Reminiscence café.  The people living with us can come enjoy refreshments and snacks and talk about a specific topic. This weeks topic was beach days and the experiences that we had. We spoke about days at the beach that we remembered with our families. One of the ladies that lives with us her daughter joined us for the session which was lovely to hear her memories too.