We had a lovely Valentine's Day here at The Moors, with residents drawing hearts, making cards and having a lovely lunch with the tables decorated beautifully. Our favourite activity was passing round the balloon and whoever caught it shouted out something they loved. We had everything from family, to chocolate, to Pately Bridge!

Shrove Tuesday was a huge laugh here at The Moors! We ate delicious pancakes for lunch and the brilliant chefs even made us some extras to have a bit of fun with! We had pancake 'races', competitions for the highest flip and the best catch just to name a few - even the staff got involved!

What a beautiful morning in Manorhey garden, looking for our furry friends the squirrels for their daily morning visit. Spring is almost definitely on its way. 

Thank you to all the staff at The Westbourne for their hard work and a hearty welcome to our new team members. A special hello from myself, Kathryn Dee and Lisa Kerr as the new Home and Deputy Manager. 

Along with the cake, staff had a selection of chocolates, crisps, hand gels and hand creams as a treat for going above and beyond.

Parkview House had a day dedicated to Chinese New Year celebrations. There was music, entertainment and opportunities for residents to explore the history of Chinese New Year of the Ox, Nicolas Kee Mew, Home Manager of Parkview House, said : "Our residents are always interested in learning more about my culture. I thought that there was no better way to learn than holding Chinese New Year celebrations right in the heart of Chingford. Residents enjoyed discovering their Chinese horoscope and practising Tai Chi." 

The first of our daffodils almost completed and ready to make a daffodil field. 

The day of love we enjoyed a love filled day with music from none other than Elvis Presley and one of our regular entertainers Sam Jones via a YouTube stream. Reminiscing some of our favourite love ballads, not forgetting a treat of our Valentine's cupcakes. 

Today at Manorhey we have thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon tea gathering with a spread of mini sandwiches, cakes and pastries and tea in china ware. Residents enjoyed the Alice In Wonderland theme. 

We have really enjoyed celebrating Chinese New Year. We decorated the home and created some beautiful lanterns which we hung around. We had plenty of snacks to try and had fun with arts and crafts and word puzzles. 

The residents enjoyed last week, plenty of different kinds of activities to celebrate St. Valentine's Day. We started last Monday when the residents enjoyed singing and dancing their favourite songs meanwhile trays with slices of cheese, tomatoes and cucumber were served with crisps, crackers and a selection of red and white wine. 

Next day was the turn of art and craft, the residents showed their artistic skills creating beautiful illustrations that were displayed all around the home.