Lorraine Cotterill has worked at Ashfield Court for 40 years. She is our Head Housekeeper and has worked throughout the building in various departments. She is a truly valued member of the Ashfield Family.

Jean was our winner of the colouring competition today, she was thrilled to be chosen and loved the chocolates she won. She then carried on to win the most games of domino's, she couldn't believe her luck!

Dorothy, Gwen and Owen all joined in with the colouring and they all did some amazing pictures. It was thoroughly enjoyed and they thought it was a very therapeutic afternoon, we finished it of with there favourite tipple, a glass of sherry.

There was so much laughter yesterday morning at Hope Green as residents and staff gathered together to decorate cupcakes and even some waffles too! Buttercream, chocolate buttons and sprinkles were an absolute success on a dull autumn morning and perfect with our morning tea and coffee at 11am. It was wonderful to see everyone choosing carefully and even showing their individual creative flair. It's always good to spend time together, we used our fine motor skills to decorate and then eat our wonderful creations.

"Hi James,

I just wanted to say a massive thank you from myself and V for the support, comfort and love shown to my Mum. We have been on some rollercoasters with Allingham but I have to say that currently I have the highest regard for all your staff and facilities.

I was blown away by the amount of staff that visited Mum this week, with genuine affection and care for her. I know my Mum could be a handful and apologise to anyone that received a back hand from her, she did have a cheeky and naughty streak through her but was the kindest lady anyone could meet.

Betty recently celebrated her birthday in style with a virtual trip to Hawaii.  It was fantastic party with dancing, traditional Hawaiian costumes and a Hawaiian themed buffet.

Happy birthday Betty from everyone at Deepdene

Pamper time is one of the favourite activities at Deepdene, so relaxing.

Keen to enjoy the lovely September sunshine we decided to hold a balloon race in the garden.  There was a lot of laughter as we cheered the competitors on. As always, our chef and their team produced a fantastic buffet.

Thank you to a residents daughter who brought us a thank you card and Betty's Biscuits. We really appreciate the kind gesture. 

It was smiles all round this Friday at Hope Green as we put a special order in to the local Fish & Chip shop for our lunch. You just can't beat it! Comments included 'good chippy food doesn't get better than this' & 'what a treat'. To add to the lunch our kitchen staff also provided a chocolate desert with cream. Such a bustling atmosphere and lots of conversation made it great fun to be involved in.