Chip Buttys all round at Hope Green, as part of our regional competition to find the best Chip Butty the aim was for our chefs to be as creative as possible. We had a brilliant time tasting different variations on the traditional chip butty. The judging team was made up of people who live in the home, staff and our regional team. Thank you so much Hope Green for the splendid and wonderfully tasty visit!

Earlier this month we took part in the chip butty challenge. It was a great fun team effort. Our chef Dave freshly baked three different types of homemade bread. We had brioche , melted cheese drizzle and buttery herbed bread. The chips made by Caitlin were triple cooked with sea salt and rosemary, this made for a unique and tasty blend. Our residents enjoyed sampling them with a Sauce of their choice and a glass of prosecco to celebrate International Woman's Day. We finished the afternoon learning a few fun facts about chips and their origin.

What a great opportunity it has been for our residents as we participated in the Chip Butty Care Home Challenge.

We decided to be creative and innovative choosing the theme, Around the World in Chip Butties.

Our residents celebrated Mother’s Day with music by the talented Sam Jones. In the afternoon it was high tea in the sunshine and to finish the day we delivered a rose to each of our very special Mothers.

For Greek Independence Day we celebrated by tasting Greek food and listening to some traditional Greek music. Everyone enjoyed trying new things and dancing to the music!

We started the morning with a selection of beautiful hymns to sing along to, in the afternoon we talked about special memories with our Mothers and then of becoming Mothers ourselves. We read poetry and ate delicious cupcakes with fresh fruits, we had lovely chocolates, and flowers were being delivered throughout the day, we had a wonderful day full of fun memories.

Bowerfield House had a great day celebrating Hat Day and the Queen`s Platinum Jubilee. We had lots of fun whilst we decorated our home red white and blue, we had our funny hats on for brain tumour research awareness. We enjoyed a lovely meal, our chef made a really royal feast. We had prawn cocktail for starters and a beautiful turkey roast dinner fit for the Queen, we then had a strawberry gateau for desert and little mini cupcakes and the Queen even visited us! We had a singer, Sam, in the afternoon, which the residents loved to sing along to the familiar songs.

''I have chosen to swim 22 miles for Diabetes UK as a result of my nan being an insulin dependent diabetic and seeing how it has affected her life.

Bowerfield House had a great day on Tuesday, the sun was shining and it was lovely to get out in the garden. We had our sports day which included welly throwing, egg and spoon race, bean bag target throwing and hoop throwing on cones, we had so much fun!

We had a much earned rest enjoying an ice lolly and a lovely chat in the garden. It was so nice to get out and enjoy the fresh air, it is the best medicine going and it boosts our vitamin D.