Here at Woodland Care Home, we had a lovely four days of Easter Celebrations. 

We had an Easter fayre, bunnies came to see the people living with us, a Church visit, and live entertainment enjoyed with teas and cakes.

Family and friends came to visit over the Easter weekend, and they even took part in some of the activities.

On the last day of our Easter Celebrations we enjoyed live music with family and friends.

Everyone enjoyed refreshments, hot cross buns and Easter cupcakes. The people living with us had a good old dance and sing song.

Easter celebrations at Abingdon Court were filled with joy and creativity! Bringing smiles and Easter cheer to the wonderful people who live here!

We spent the day making beautiful Easter bonnets 👒, scrumptious nest cakes🪺, and arranging fresh spring flowers🐰🌷🌸

It's heartwarming to see everyone coming together and enjoying the holiday spirit. Happy Easter to all! 🐰

The Hawthorns recently invited some children from the local community to come and help the people that live with us prepare for their Easter celebrations.

Everyone got involved in creating some Easter decorations to be put around the home.

At Abingdon Court, providing Arts in Care Homes is an integral part of our ethos when delivering our care. We are always ✨pursuing greatness✨ - you do not have to be artistic to benefit from the arts.

 

Today is the birthday of prolific and groundbreaking painter; Vincent Van Gogh. One might say it’s ambitious to try and recreate the famous Starry Night painting, but ambition is one of our core values here at Abingdon Court.

 

Pinewood's residents, friends and family, and staff all came together on 22nd March to celebrate their 30th birthday. 

They celebrated in style with a buffet lunch, live entertainment and lots of decorations to make the day very special.

The care home's Lifestyle Coordinator Ioana Adler said: "We are so proud of the service we’ve provided to this community for three decades, and that we hope to continue offering the best possible care environment for many decades to come."

We happily welcomed Yellow Brick Theatre Company who performed their highly energetic and engaging performance ‘The Luck of the Irish’ 🍀 Including hits songs such as Molly Malone, The Wild Rover, and Its a Long Way to Tipperary, which had those living with us singing and dancing with great vigour!

 

We also reflected in our poetry club, reading poems by Irish poets, with strong Irish themes, which led to the creation of our own poem, ‘Ode to the Irish’.

 

Birthdays are important to us here at Abingdon Court, and this one is no exception…

 

Celebrating ✨101 years✨ we made this one extra special for this gentleman and his family. With our own Lifestyle team member, Katalin, singing for him, other team members gathered alongside his friends, neighbours, and family for a huge party 🥳

 

We are so pleased that we could bring people together and create new memories for this milestone occasion 💞

Ode to Mothers and Wonderful Women!

We are lucky to be in the presence of remarkable and inspiring women at Abingdon court. Some are mothers themselves, others have fond memories with their own mothers, whilst all have learnt and grown amongst female role models throughout their lives. This day was all about recognising this and showing our love and gratitude to the incredible ladies in our lives!

 

We are pleased to announce that Willowdene Care Home has been named one of the top 20 Care Homes in the North East of England at the Carehome.co.uk awards! This is a phenomenal achievement, and we are so proud of their hard work and dedication. ✨