Our lavender in the back garden has been getting very long so we decided to cut it all down so we could enjoy it!

The residents created bunches of the lavender and then we tied them up to hang off of our arch to dry. After a week or so we are going to take all the dried lavender off to put into small sachets that can be put in everyone's rooms or in their clothes drawers to make them smell fresh. If we have leftover lavender we will make lavender pomanders which are also a great decoration for rooms and make the area smell great.

We have received many messages of thanks over the last few months and below is an example of the lovely messages sent.

Staff and residents at Hope Green were over the moon to be  awarded 'Best Decorations' for our regional tea party competition in March.

We choose the theme Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter Tea Party.

Tracey Yates, Regional Director presented Activities Coordinator Jess with the regional trophy. Well done Hope Green. 

On Wednesday 22nd July Troutbeck hosted an Hawaiian themed party for our residents. Staff dressed in grass skirts and sang and danced for our residents. Residents wore the traditional Luau flower garlands, we had tropical fruit platters, pineapple and mango cocktails and flamingo themed cake, it all made for a thoroughly enjoyable day.

Residents at Bowerfield Court loved making tie dye t-shirts. Everyone chose their design and colours and we patiently waited a week for the dye to set. Once they were ready our laundry staff washed them and now everyone has a new colourful shirt!

It was a great day of activities for Bastille day at Cavendish Court. In the morning we had lots of french toast followed by learning basic words in French and also reciting the numbers 1-20 in French.

In the afternoon we created some passports and boarding passes which residents have kept for future travels at Cavendish court, we finished off the day with painting by Picasso seeing if we can follow his footsteps with our unique designs.

Continuing on with our Around the World theme we celebrated Europe this week.



We had activities including making Belgian chocolates, make your own Italian pizza, French wine and cheese afternoon, Spanish tile making and European flag canvas painting.



We had a fantastic week.

Bowerfield Court are delighted to be supporting Stockport Foodbank.

“Stockport Foodbank are very grateful to those in our community who decide to help us in so many differing ways from food collections to fundraising, from volunteering to donating of finance. We are most grateful for all the contributions we receive and can assure everyone involved that the difference being made to those who are facing ‘tough times’ is considerable.”

It was World Chocolate Day and we indulged in over twenty different varieties of chocolate tasting, served with a mixture of herbal teas. Residents loved the social afternoon and the theme linked songs and some requests along the way. A great afternoon for all.

Lovely afternoon at Troutbeck when two fabulous ladies played some wonderful tunes. Enjoyed by our residents despite the impending rain- thank you for visiting and playing in the garden.