Archive for May 2012

Daisy and May enjoyed an afternoon of blowing bubbles, with the help of Nikki and Lou. Our ladies held a competition to see who could blow the biggest bubbles. It was a close call, but in the end, Daisy and Nikki became our worthy winners. When bubbles weren’t being blown we were singing ‘I am…

Steve Thompson had the amazing privilege of going to see Coldplay, in Cardiff, in July. Michael, Steve’s very good friend, acquired tickets, and not just any old tickets to see the band…. they were in fact VIP seats, no less! On a wet afternoon in July, (oh yes the weather didn’t let them down) Steve…

Jo brought her baby chickens in for the residents to see and hold. The below images show Mary, Daisy and Patrick holding them! Other residents and staff were not so keen.

Judith, in the purple cardigan, with Isobel, Dave, Charlotte and Joan, all enjoying a coffee on a beautiful autumn morning at Goodrich Castle Café. It was such a lovely setting as the leaves are now turning and falling from the trees, a real perfect location location for a mid morning coffee.

From blue frogs to armadillos – there’s all sorts of weird and wonderful things in Newbury!

Dance & Movement’s Louise Money comes in once a week to The Mountains, to have a dance with everyone, she gets everyone moving and exercising. All residents get involved, including bed patients.

The activities team took Margaret and George, residents at The Mountains, to the Freedom Parade in Brecon.

Residents of Chatterwood had a fabulous day celebrating Wimbledon! During the morning a range of games played, this involved: • Bat & ball – This was similar to tennis, however we used a soft ball and a small bat. • Cricket – Resident, Daisy proved to be amazing! She had great control of the ball…

Tickled Pink, joined us to perform their summer show ‘Juke Box Jive ‘. Everyone had a brilliant time, and as you can see from the pictures below, there were plenty of smiles all round!