We had an enjoyable day in the sunshine, we took Mabel, Wilna, and Owen for a lovley stroll around the gardens at the Thornton Theatre. There were lots of beautiful flowers, we really enjoyed the fresh air and all the residents enjoyed their afternoon.

For National Teddy Bear Day, as a home we decided to donate three brand new teddy bears to a local children's hospital. Before we could do this, we needed to give these wonderful bears a name!

At Appletree Court, we’re always looking for new ideas to give people living with us small, personalised treats for their birthday

We found some empty boxes and decided to decorate them and fill them with a selection of favourite chocolates and biscuits.  As these little treat boxes have proved so popular with everyone, our residents are now making their own boxes to give as special gifts to their family and friends.

Today we celebrated ancillary day with our team at Ashfield Court . A lovely cake and fun afternoon for staff and our residents, plus a gift from MMCG.

We had a huge celebration here at Clarendon Court, our resident Florence Hynes was 100 years old. Florence had a celebration outside on the patio with family and friends with lots of cake and a buffet. A very special day for a very special lady.

Our Cowboy Party at Allingham House was a brilliant day for both staff and residents. The barbecue was great and the kitchen staff were amazing!! Staff and residents enjoyed, burgers, sausages and salad, drinks were also provided. Our team also came in fancy dress just to make it a bit more special, yeeha!

The residents were delighted to do the lavender harvesting in the garden, while they were sharing happy memories and reminiscing. They enjoyed the smell, the colour, and the the tactile of the plants, a completely sensory stimulation experience!

What a great time we had at Hope Green putting together Memory Boxes. As we spent time exploring things that were important to us, memories came flooding into our minds and conversations flowed too. Our boxes were filled with items that reflected special places, special moments and roles that we had played in our lives. We also found ourselves searching the internet together to find things that had been important to us and the best one by far was a 3minute clip of a little day trip boat in Scarborough which one of our residents had enjoyed every year on her holiday.

As the summer draws to a close at Hope Green we decided to spend some time watching and listening in the garden. We were amazed by the number of beautiful butterflies visiting the last of the Buddleia blooms and we sat quietly appreciating the peacefulness, listening to the sounds, picking the last of the flowers, smelling the scents and touching the various textures of the leaves. The 'feel good' factor of surrounding ourselves with nature was very much enjoyed by us all.

In our art class we have residents who really excel, Joseph wanted to continue the jungle theme and came up with this elephant and tiger, which we all agree, he did an excellent job. Now thinking of his next subject, watch this space.