Christmas has arrived at Westbourne and we a fully in the festive swing.

So far, we have had Elf Day which was a huge success, our staff and manager went all out dressing up as Elves for the day which our residents loved. We will also have our domestic Karen, singing amazingly for us on Thursday which we are looking forward to as she has a wonderful voice, we also had a staff Christmas sing along, it was lovely to see our residents engaging with the music and to see smiles on their faces.

We were very excited to receive our new bowling kit, along with training from the Just Bowl team recently.

Our first bowling session was a real success, as everyone who participated felt the benefits of some gentle physical exercise and the friendly and fun competition. The afternoon was followed by a bit of homemade Christmas cheer.

The staff of Clarendon Court are all getting into the festive spirit, entertaining our residents with their own, very unique take on the traditional Nativity play.

Hand Massages and sampling a range of 'spa' products was a lovely way to spend a cooler autumn day at Hope Green. We made ourselves cosy and warm, enjoyed relaxing music, and sampled everything from rose hand cream to coconut facial spray. There was lots of discussion about our favourites too and a variety of preferences. Gentle hand massages were very much enjoyed and a real 'treat'.

Hope Green are absolutely delighted with their Christmas trees this year and have enjoyed helping out with directing which trees should go into which rooms, what colour decorations to choose and whether it should be a star or a fairy on the top. It was lovely to chat together whilst sipping warm drinks and discuss our favourite things of Christmas time, memories of Christmas mornings and how the weather is often not as cold and snowy as we'd expect.

We enjoyed a Christmas special concert earlier this month by one of our favourite singers Dean Sinclair, he sang classic songs and definitely bought in some Christmas cheer as residents sung and danced along.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at The Hawthorns. The residents helped decorate the trees for inside the home. Picking and choosing which baubles they wanted and which colours they preferred. We will be putting up decorations all week so that at the end of the week it will look like a Winter Wonderland here.

Bowerfield House have had a Christmas raffle we raised £68.

Our Winners were :

1st prize Andrea {carer}

2nd prize Gayle {carer}

Thankyou for everyone who bought a ticket much appreciated .

Bowerfield House have had a fantastic time decorating their home inside and out and its looking amazing and very Christmassy , we have made some snowman decorations and ceiling decorations , we talked about Christmas and it brought back happy memories from when their children were young .

Our residents love to sit next to our fireplace and Christmas tree in the conservatory as it looks very cosy, we have played Christmas music and had a sing song.

Some of our residents have enjoyed going out in the snow we all wrapped up toastie warm and made a few snow balls.

Thank you to all the staff of Clarendon Court who gave so generously to the Reverse Advent Calendar for Nantwich Food Bank. We were able to donate so much food, gifts and toiletries to help those in need this festive period.