We had such a fantastic trip to Flowerland in Bourne End last week. Our residents who came on the with us each chose a beautiful pot plant to give to their loved ones. They were amazed at the variety of colours and varieties of plants on display.

A trip to Flowerland would not be complete without a pitstop at their wonderful cafe for homemade cakes and pots of tea.

 

Buckingham House was filled with Halloween antics recently

Those living with us were kept extremely busy preparing and decorating the pumpkins for our Halloween celebrations and then enjoyed the delicious seasonal pumpkin soup prepared by our catering team.
 

A GOULISH time was had by all

Our lovely residents who live with us at Buckingham House were treated to an exciting trip to Fulmer Riding Therapy School. They were introduced to Freddie one of the horses at the school and were taught how to care for him.

After the excitement of meeting the horses, they were treated to a lovely afternoon tea during which the team at Fulmer chatted to everyone about the work they do with the horses at the school.

For this years Armistice Day everyone at Birch Heath Lodge participated in two minutes silence to pay respect for all those who served in the armed forces.

It was a touching moment to see everyone come together and show their admiration and support.

Personal experiences and memories were shared over a cup of tea.



"Less we forget"

Food tasting at Hope Green was a real fun activity session and we're looking forward to doing more of these as our residents and staff are absolutely loving them. Seasonal apples were sliced and tasted along with chocolate, golden syrup, sprinkles and sunflower seeds. Melted chocolate with sprinkles was a definite favourite though.

Our lovely residents enjoyed our get fit exercise in the afternoon, this included full body exercises with Pom Poms. This activity was really enjoyed, one lady quoted “we needed this” after the exercises they enjoyed a nice cup of tea.

A morning of reflection on Remembrance Day was a great way to celebrate peace and what that looks like in our world today. Residents and staff enjoyed poppy crafts and putting together displays of remembrance through the home. Looking at poems and music about poppies and Flanders Fields prompted interesting stories being shared too, sometimes emotional but always shared with respect and acceptance. A great way of connecting together on this special day

There's nothing like a brisk winter walk to blow the autumn cobwebs away, especially when you know there is a hot chocolate waiting for you when you get back.

Our residents loved designing our remembrance day displays, they knitted poppies for the display in reception and coloured and cut out the poppies for our main display in the residents lounge.

One of our residents researched the names of the different battles and enjoyed typing them on the laptop and printing them out for the display.

Today is Remembrance Day. Everyone in Amber Court take a moment of time to give honour and respect to all the people who have been part of World War. We’ve done this by taking time of silence, activities and artworks with the residents to commemorate our heroes.