The people living at Ashmead wanted to join the Lifestyle Co- Ordinator’s in planning ahead for their Easter Celebrations. Easter baskets and cards have been constructed for colleagues and family members and we are all looking forward to being able to give them out soon.

‘Cedar Court took part in the incentive to plant a tree in honour of the Queens Jubilee’

Now that the sun is shining and the weather is a little warmer, people living at Buckingham House were excited to get back into their garden and play some games.  

There is something really lovely about visiting your local garden centre, they always seem to have something for everyone to look at it.  Our recent trip to the local Garden Centre allowed for us all to have a look at some pets, some lovely gifts, a variety of different plants and enjoy some tea and cake of course. It was such a lovely afternoon and we are looking forward to getting back soon.

We are celebrating National Bake Week from today, Monday 4th April for the next 7 days and we would like to take this opportunity and introduce our Baking Queen Lisa.  Lisa always does her best to surprise us with her delicious baking creations. And of course, this week is no different with this beautiful walnut cake for all of us to enjoy! 

Bingo is a very competitive game here at Kents Hill. It’s a must have weekly game and we get very competitive as the rewards are very sweet. We watch our cards closely and listen out for the numbers and clap for whoever gets the line

We enjoyed a different style of exercise Friday morning, we used some sensory fidget toys called pop tubes that are great for arm exercises as well as a lot of fun to play with. We also had a roll of large bubble wrap that we really had great fun popping, popping bubble wrap is a repetitive sensory activity that is meant to use multiple senses and watching them take part in this activity showed that sometimes it only takes something small and silly for us to have the most fun. We will definitely be doing this again and trying different size bubbles.

The Belvedere took part in our regional chip butty competition this week. We started off asking our residents what sort of bread they would like to have, what size chip should be on the butty, would we dress our chips in salt and vinegar, what sauces should we put on the side and finally what drink should accompany our chip butty.

Our first efforts by our gardening club have taken root! Our residents have been keeping a close eye and our seed tray are germinating. So far we have strawberries, tomatoes, nasturtium, pansy, alyssum and marigolds. Everyone is looking forward to warmer weather so we can make our outdoor space beautiful.

All the resident, visitor and staff mothers were spoilt at Ashmead on Mother’s Day on 27th March 22. David, Hospitality Manager and Ann, Lifestyle Co – Ordinator, toured the units at Ashmead with a decorated trolley armed with homemade Mother’s Day cards, Homemade cup cakes and roses for all the mums. In addition, an alexa was also used so that all the mums could request their favourite music. A special occasion for all present.”