We had 'Wear Pink Day' at Astor care complex recently, all in aid of cancer awareness.

The people who live with us had a wonderful day dressing up and taking part in activities. We also took time to remember loved ones lost to cancer and our brave warriors fighting it.

Abingdon Court took a trip to The Michaelmas Fair.

This was originally a mediaeval hiring fair for rural farmworkers to find work in the local area around Abingdon-on-Thames. As years have past, the fair has become bigger and bigger and now measures around a mile and a half in length, making it the largest street fair in Europe.

The Michaelmas Fair is remembered fondly by those that live with us, with stories being told of the fun they once had with family and friends.

What a great day we had at the Dawlish Eat Festival this weekend. It was amazing to have an opportunity to celebrate food and introduce Hug on a Plate to the community. Allison, head of hospitality for MMCG, who created this initiative was on hand with Regional Support Matt to answer any questions around the food provision at Claremont Manor that people may have had.

We celebrated cultures with an Italian theme, we made the leaning Tower of Pisa and a flag of Italy, we listened to the beautiful voice of Andrea Botticelli, read about some fascinating history and looked at how the Roman Empire impacted the world …We had Pizza and Tiramisu in the afternoon, a real taste of Italy, then finished off with some fun pictures for our very own portrait gallery.

On the 29th of September, a number of our care homes took part in Fundraising for Macmillan’s Biggest Coffee Morning! . It was a great success, if you would like to support Macmillian, please visit: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/.

Alan popped in recently to have a sing along and make our lovely residents giggle! We love when Alan comes as he always puts a smile on our faces! It was also Hawaiian day at Astor so we all dressed up in bright outfits.

After months of planting, watering regularly and keeping an eye on the garden, Windmill has won this year's Slough in Bloom Competition. We thank James, our maintenance, with the help of some of our residents who love gardening for making this possible. Our garden has become a place where all of our residents like to spend their time, and all of us have made some fond memories together.

We survived! Here are just a handful of pictures taken of the Dussindale team at the top of the 3 peaks, along with our driver as without him it would not of been possible. 

I just want to say thank you to those who have sponsored the team and the 2 chosen charities. Alzheimer society and Jenny Lind hospital. 

We have smashed our target set collectively and for that we are really grateful. 

It is not too late to sponsor if you wish, we will close the link at the end of next week:

Bowerfield Court and Bowerfield House would like to thank everyone who made part of this amazing event, our residents who made crafts and helped to decorate our home, relatives, and staff for all the donations for our tombolas and raffles, as well as the community! We raised a total of £667.64 which will go towards our outings and trips.

The Sun had his hat on here at Abingdon Court as we welcomed Laurence The Music Man.

 

Laurence had us all dancing whether it was on our feet, in our chairs or waving our flags in the air. His song choices were full of memories as we sang along to our favourites. 🕺

 

For those living with Dementia engaging in music helps develop and maintain relationships with others and improves wellbeing. It can also help in expressing feelings as well as acting as a prompt for reminiscing.