We celebrated Jeans 90th birthday on Friday, she had a lovely day being spoilt with lots of gifts and a beautiful cake made by our wonderful chef Michelle. 

Here at Hope Green we love to celebrate everyone's birthday. We like to ask everyone to choose what they would like to do for their big day. We enjoy a lot of one on one time together watching documentaries, eating cake and drinking lots of tea which is shared virtually with the residents family. 

Soon as the weather picked up we were out in the garden playing some ball. We can't wait for the sun to fully come out, roll on spring! 

There's been lots of smiles and laughter at Clarendon Court. We've been relentlessly planning activities for our residents, and having a total mix of subjects means there should be something for everyone, we have also increased the need for one to one chat's and activity in the resident's room or lounge areas and are respecting residents who just want a quiet peaceful time.

An enjoyable and celebrated occasion was held at Ashmead Care Centre on 1st March 2021 for St David’s Day. The theme was Rugby and prior to the day itself, residents were encouraged to make their own Welsh Love Spoon (pictured), an explained of which is below:-

“The custom of giving hand carved love spoons to loved ones began in Wales in the 17th century. A love spoon can be given a meaning depending on the symbols used for its design:-

Following on from making daffodils, our residents have worked hard in making this lovely spring meadow for everyone to enjoy and brighten up our days and which Eileen is very proudly showing off. 

We had a lovely time with our reminiscence puzzles, lots of smiles and laughter. We are looking forward to our next instalment. 

Spring Bulb Planting, everyone really enjoyed this activity at Troutbeck. 

We are all very busy with our Spring Bulb Planting at Troutbeck. We will be updating our progress and flowering regularly. 

Celebrating pancake day, our residents really enjoyed pancakes made by our chef. Choice of topping include cream, golden syrup and traditional lemon.