We were given a run for our money recently as we all placed our bets on our favourite horses on the Grand National. We clutched our betting strips, praying for a Gold Strike on the winning horse - leaving the unlucky losers red as rum. 

The more competitive of the group could be mistaken for Men o' War in desperation for that lucky prize. Prizes consisted of chocolates or a (Sea) biscuit, as bets today were on the house and just for fun. That's enough horsing around for one day...

St George's Day was celebrated with pride at Buckingham House. A day to celebrate the country's heritage. 

At Bowerfield House we have 2 winners who won the St George's Day quiz, Jeff and Ellie, well done on your win! They didn't use google to cheat, but did get help from a few residents, they won a pair of socks each. We all enjoyed ourselves talking about St George's Day, and we all enjoyed our St George's Day Cake. We had a great day with lots of fun on a beautiful day, a perfect end to this weeks activities. 

We had a beautiful morning, with games all around the residents really enjoyed waking up to music and games, it sets off a great vibe for the rest of the day watching everyone hitting the balloon to one another really has benefited them and us. 

What a wonderful St George's Day celebration we had at Hope Green. Waving hand held flags to lots of great music and singing created a very uplifting atmosphere. It was like a last night The Proms! To make it complete we decorated the social areas with red and white bunting, filled the air with bubbles and danced together. Our kitchen team served up fish and chip lunch in the dining room and even made their own sticky toffee pudding for everyone. A thoroughly enjoyable day all round. 

Congratulations to Michael Craig who celebrated 25 years as chef at Birch Heath Lodge. With a massive thank you from the Birch Heath team and MMCG for 25 years fantastic service, we look forward to the next 25. Mike is an excellent chef who prepares fabulous meals with a cheery smile which makes him popular with everyone. 

What a great day we had here at Bowerfield Court! We enjoyed a puppet show where everyone got to see our very own handmade puppets. We followed this with a virtual themed concert where our bunting was up, our disco lights were on and our flags were waved. All this was finished off with an amazing buffet which went down a treat. 

April's activities theme here at Bowerfield Court is 'Earth' so recognising this year's Earth Day was important to us. We painted seashells and created a canvas of the earth along with discussing ways in which we all could care for our planet and how important it is for everyone to play their part with things like recycling. We also headed outside to pick up any litter that had collected in our flower beds and around our home whilst jointly planting bulbs and sowing seeds to benefit the soil, insects and animals. 

Everyone at Bowerfield Court had a good old knees up for St George's Day. We enjoyed donning our hats and glasses, waving our flags and dancing to the music at our themed concert. Afterwards we enjoyed a fabulous buffet. 

Today's entertainment was a new singer called Rachel, we had a really enjoyable day celebrating St George's Day. Residents really enjoyed the afternoon, and finished it off with a glass of wine.