Who doesn’t love ice cream & ice lollies eh? after all, it’s one of the world’s favourite desserts! With the Summer in full bloom, we at Knights Court raided the freezer and got out some delicious ice lollies and choc ice creams as a treat for our residents. Did you know eating lollies & ice cream has health benefits? 

Our creative residents excelled again during a recent craft session, ceramic painting. The results were stunning and we are proud to showcase their work. A great time was had by all. 

This is Kim Jenkins from Barnes Court. Kim started the programme right before the pandemic. Despite the obstacles due to her dedication she has managed to complete the Care Practitioner programme. 

The residents and I spent the morning making our summer fruit salad which we all later enjoyed eating in the garden listening to some lovely music. We used a variety of fruits which we peeled, cut and grated into the salad. The aroma of the fruits encouraged other residents to come over and join in our activity. 

Jane and I made homemade lemonade for the residents ready for our afternoon treat which we enjoyed with some delicious cake. We firstly made our base from water, sugar and honey, we then squeezed and grated our lemons and this was added to our base to create a lovely still lemonade. 

While many who live with us remain modest when it comes to their hidden talents, several of our residents here are a dab hand with a paintbrush! This week, we experimented with string painting as a means to create something quite abstract and colourful and the outcome was spectacular!

Everyone at Wyndham Hall enjoyed celebrating the Queen's 95th birthday in style with a fun filled afternoon including pass the parcel, royal themed quizzes and lots of laughs and smiles.

This was followed by BBQ food and washed down with some strawberry champagne, so that we could all toast her Majesty and wish her many happy returns on such a special day

We are so delighted that we can have outside entertainment again, we can finally take advantage of this lovely weather. The residents were singing their hearts out, a few were dancing and the Pimm's was flowing, very refreshing. 

Our residents have been busy potting bedding plants and planting seeds for our hanging baskets and pots. The baskets and pots are now in the garden and coming along nicely with the sunshine. The residents have been sat out enjoying looking and admiring the beautiful colours. 

Although the weather has not been very friendly staff and residents at Birch Heath Lodge decided to bring the sunshine in the home. We enjoyed a Seaside Party with a Punch and Judy show and seaside inspired games. With National BBQ week just around the corner we decided to make a day out of it with a lovely BBQ provided by the catering staff.