Author: Chris Tarry

Maintenance time at St Peter’s and the perfect opportunity for two of our lovely residents to roll up their sleeves and join in the wallpaper stripping.

Our two “volunteer maintenance men” were more than happy to undertake a bit of home improvement – it took them back to times when they used to decorate their own properties. Fantastic job guys and we can’t wait to see the finished result.

Residents at The Ruddington took part in a chair exercise class with our carer Marcus this week. Helping the people we support to stay fit and healthy is an important part of what we do. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the session, and loved the fact that they could get exercise from their chairs!

A big thank you from all of us at The Ruddington to our friends at Creative Paths who came to the home this week and conducted a reminiscence session with our residents. There were lots of great stories told and the combined life experience of those who attended was incredible.

It was a wonderful and interesting session for everyone.

And that means lots of pancakes for everyone and a range of delicious toppings to choose from. We polled our residents to see what they liked and there were several votes for sugar and lemon juice as well as chocolate spread. A variety of fruits and jam also scored well. Whatever toppings are chosen we are sure that our kitchen team will produce some really tasty treats.

What’s your favourite recipe?

Can mean only one thing – yes it’s Shrove Tuesday again and that means pancakes all round.

Get mixing!….Residents and staff will help each other mix the all important batter. But the tricky part will be choosing what toppings to have – so many possibilities to pick from. Lemon and sugar? Chocloate spread? Fruit and cream?

What’s your favourite?

Residents at The Ruddington had a fantastic arts and crafts session recently, with everyone creating their own beautiful, hand painted flower vases and pots. There was no shortage of creativity on show with incredible designs from every resident providing us with great new plant holders to put in rooms throughout the home.

A fantastic job by everyone!

At Orchard House, we recently celebrated the 90th birthday of our lovely resident, Brenda. There were many well wishes, cards and congratulations from residents, family, and friends as we presented her with a delicious birthday cake to mark her special day.

We hope she had a fantastic day!

Our residents had a fantastic time on Friday celebrating Valentine’s Day, with gifts and decorations adorning the walls of the home, as well as our residents accessorising to fit the theme of the day.

We could feel the love in the air all day!

At Orchard House, our residents had a fantastic time recently making their own cookies for loved ones ahead of last Friday. Everyone took turns decorating with their own toppings on the heart-shaped treats – the perfect gift for anyone to show their love.

The end results were as delicious as they were beautiful!

Over the Christmas period, residents at Balmore House had lots of fun with many excellent festive activities that you may have seen online. Here’s one we are yet to showcase, our brilliant Gingerbread house constructions! Everyone was incredible when it came to designing and building these beautiful and delicious houses.

They were a great addition to the festive decorations throughout the home over Christmas!