Carnival Day at Ashmead proved to be a most enjoyable and colourful day for everyone at Ashmead. There were people in traditional clothing, lots of activities, music and delicious food, much to the delight of everyone present.  There was even late summer sunshine within Ashmead’s garden to really make the day special.

The recipe books were out at Ashmead recently during a cake baking session when the people living at Ashmead joined the Activities team in baking cakes. All hygienic measures were practised and the past and present culinary skills of the residents concerned were clearly highlighted.

Staff and residents loved the ice cream van great to finish the day off.

We had an afternoon of 'Play Your Cards Right' wow, not as easy as you think, don't think the cards were kind to us today, but we had lots of fun and plenty of laughs along the way.

The staff at Hope Green were delighted with the amazing hamper made by one of our resident's family members as a token of appreciation for the care the team provided mum with. Thank you from everyone at the team at Hope Green.

Friday 20th August at Belmont House Care Home we hosted a very special event, Bradlee Whittaker, a health care assistant at Belmont House Braved the Shave for Macmillan cancer support. Special guests, the Mayor and the Mayoress of Harrogate took part in the afternoons entertainments. We don’t have a final figure yet but on the afternoon we had got to over £820, we will announce the final figure soon. A very big well done to Bradlee who provided the highlight of a lovely afternoon for our residents, families and staff.

What a great day we had when Bowerfield House and The Belvedere joined together via video link to do “Resident Get Me Out Of Here”. It was so much fun and lovely to be out in the garden in the lovely sunshine, we found a shaded area to set up in. Bowerfield House had residents Tony and Jennifer, and staff Charlotte and Andrea. The Belvedere had residents Joan and Maureen with staff Paul and Kerry. We are very lucky to have this technology to able us to connect with each other.

Bowerfield House enjoyed taking part in this month’s theme, Summer Holidays. We had a great day designing our kites, residents and staff signed our names on the kite and some did little drawings. Barry and I had lots of fun trying to fly the kite, Pat, Barry's wife gave us lots of advice on how its done. There were lots of giggles and we talked about holidays we have taken over the years, in the UK and abroad.

We also enjoyed watching Mary Poppins with a nice toffee latte and few biscuits. It was a perfect day to end last weeks activities at Bowerfield House .

Help Bradlee raise £500 for Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday 20th August, Brave the Shave

To Make a donation or to sponsor Bradlee please call in to our reception office or telephone 01423 580884

Registered Charity  number (261017)

There was a lot of rocking and rolling enjoyed by staff and residents together, as we celebrated music, fashion, and fun. Bubble wands added to the party atmosphere and 'air guitar' poses for photos became a popular choice too. As always, it was good to have fun with the pom poms which added even more vibrant colour to a great party atmosphere.