Archive for May 2012

Every year, we hold a summer fête and residents, staff, family and friends are all welcome to attend. This year, we tried something a little different and held a Mary Poppins competition, this proved to be great fun with everyone getting involved.

Everybody loves a sandwich! We provide our residents with a range of sandwich fillings before letting them get creative with their sandwich making… we have seen a good variety so far! Although, cheese seems to the favourite. Some of the men painted the panels of a toolbox and then put it together, whilst other residents…

Following our first successful outing on the Solent Dolphin from Southampton, we headed back for a second trip. This time around we went up The Estuary. We enjoyed a few hours going up the river, taking in the beautiful views and even managed to see some black swans! We have already booked in some dates…

A few of the girls went for a scenic country walk, taking in the views of a range of flowers in the gardens.

Both Daisy and Janusz have celebrated their birthdays recently! Daisy had a wonderful day celebrating her 92nd birthday. The conservatory was decorated with bunting and balloons and the staff sang ‘happy birthday’ to Daisy, before presenting her with a card signed by all our staff and residents. For Janusz, we adorned the lounge with ‘happy…

A number of clients who come to The Lodge have benefitted from the homely atmosphere and the wonderful kitchen! Our kitchen is a farm house style, with a large communal table, and of course, the all important AGA. Many of our clients enjoy the opportunity to try cooking, which is an important life skill. We…

Doreen, Marjorie, Flossie and Elsie each celebrated their birthdays this Summer!

Kath, Dina and Hazel each celebrated their birthdays this summer!

Lily Faithfull, who is just 14 years old and attends Springfield School in Portsmouth, recently came to Chatterwood for a week’s work experience placement. Throughout her week here at Chatterwood, Lily spent some quality time with our residents. She made great friends with Patrick, sharing memories and stories about New Zealand, where they have both…

Tom is getting on so well at Morello Rehab. Clinic on Wednesday evenings, he is practicing for a big cycling challenge next year!