Winnie the Pooh has been a childhood favourite for generations.

At Buckingham House we all enjoyed remembering Winnie the Pooh, along with his friends Kanga, Rabbit, Roo, Tigger and Eeyore and all of their wonderful adventures together in the Hundred Acre Wood.

We love any excuse to organise a party and make the residents enjoy themselves and we love to make sure they are having a good time here in our home. The first week of the month we remembered one of the most iconic figures from the 1950's, Elvis Presley, who born this very same month back in 1934. For that reason, we decided to celebrate a 1950's Party. The residents were involved in every single stage of the preparation of the party from the very beginning. They started letting their imagination run free and creating beautiful decorations that we later stuck on the walls.

The busy Christmas season may be a distant memory, but nothing slows down at Deepdene. Our days are busy with morning exercise and singalongs, visits to the hair salon and caring for our beautiful lovebirds.

It was International Flowers Day on 19th January, so we used our artistic flair to arrange this beautiful display.

We are ready for Winnie The Pooh Day. There is a choice of colouring in, a "can you name" quiz and some positive and happy quotes from the bear.

Sadly we have taken our lovely Christmas trees and decorations down, one of our first activities this year was to make Kings cake. The King Cake tradition was believed to of originated in France and brought to New Orleans in 1870. It is eaten on the 6th of January in honour of Ephiany, or Twelfth Night, which historically marks the arrival of the Three Wise Kings in Bethlehem who delivered gifts for baby Jesus.

Muffin the rabbit has come to live with us at The Westbourne. The residents have enjoyed handling Muffin and they also enjoy watching her hop around the lounge.

Our brilliant chefs made some delicious Shortbread Biscuits with fruit today for us all the enjoy with a nice cuppa.

We had some amazing entertainment here at Troutbeck for the Christmas season, music has been so beneficial since the onset of Covid and promotes overall health and wellness while eliciting positive memories and reactions.

On Monday morning our residents had an art class. Everyone enjoyed showing their master pieces to each other.