On Saturday 25th of September we were finally able open the gates to our garden and invite all family and friends to our huge end of summer celebration, and boy was it a hoot!

Congratulations to our Super Nurse – Alina, who was presented with a gift card and some of her favourite flowers in recognition of her nomination as a finalist in the category of Nurse of the Year at this year’s MMCG Care Awards.  Well done Alina, we are all so proud of you and the recognition of your continued care, commitment and dedication to everyone living with us at Kents Hill.

As the weather turns colder, our thoughts are turning to Autumn, the clocks go back and even though we know Autumn or Fall as it is sometimes called can be a short season, we also think it can be one of the most beautiful, with bright summer type skies, with a chill in the air and the wonderful colours of the changing leaves all around us.

This is our Autumn tribute.

We enjoyed an afternoon of pizza making in preparation for our take away and film night.

There were a huge selection of toppings and we discovered some budding chefs amongst us! Its fair to say they were all delicious.

Cavendish Court held their very own awards ceremony celebrating the staff and residents, they also had a lovely buffet which everyone enjoyed.

We couldn’t believe the beautiful weather on the day of our fantastic coffee morning to support and raise funds for Macmillan.  We invited family and friends to join us in the gardens. For sale were the fabulous tie-dye T-shirts, pressed flower art work and decorated photo frames all created by the people living at the Hawthorns. Everyone enjoyed the tea and cakes and a brilliant performance from our favourite singer. We raised an amazing £276!!!  Thank you to everyone who supported us and Macmillan.

The Annual MMCG Care Awards was celebrated brilliantly on Friday 24th September. The people who live at The Hawthorns, dressed up in their finest and joined the team to recognise the achievements of all the nominees. There was a pop up photo booth, themed food and drinks and everyone loved a sashay down the red carpet.

For Black History Month the people living at The Hawthorns have been involved in a number of activities, including quizzes to identify some of the most influential people and learning more about them.  We also completed word searches and posters.

Linley led the entertainment recently making it very interactive, with dancing, and exercises accompanied with bubbles and feathers, a fabulous afternoon.

As the days get shorter we begin to think about the beautiful season, Autumn.  With this in mind, the creative minds at Deepdene took to drawing stunning Autumn leaves coloured with autumnal pastel colours.