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. 

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. 

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 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. 

We've had an amazing day, we had the Oscars at The Hawthorns. Kate, our activities coordinator has been absolutely amazing, she even made a short film for the residents to watch. 

Superhero Day is here to remind people that superheroes can come in any age, shape or size and being one is more about valour of the heart than having actual super-powers. Everyone who works and lives at Parkview is a superhero and there are even photos to prove it. 

Chef Joey put on a BBQ for residents and staff and included her famous macaroons for dessert, plus we had a visit from Jim and his ice cream van. Marianne provided the musical entertainment and fun was had in the sunshine. 

We recently welcomed Treb Almazan to our team here at Amber Court. Treb came here from the Philippines in January 2021 and has just completed his nurse training with our company and successfully passed his OSCE and is now a Registered Nurse. Treb is enjoying living in the UK with his wife and enjoying working at Amber Court. 

What a fab day we had making these scones. We had lots of fun and the residents really enjoyed getting hands on. We all enjoyed eating them with jam and lots of yummy clotted cream and washed down with a pot of tea, and a good natter about all the naughty foods. A minute on the lip is a month on the hips as Pat said, we did giggle.