Archive for May 2012
Sedbury Memory Café
As part of Castleford House’s integration in the Forest of Dean Dementia Action Alliance, Ben and Stacey initially took part in the Sedbury Memory Café, in order to meet people in the community who experience dementia and offer insight and education. However, it was such a fun experience that residents have now started to come…
Read MorePumpkin carving
Milkwood House residents carved many pumpkins for their Halloween party!
Read MoreHand massage
Our residents at The Orchard enjoyed two activities in one when they were treated to a luxury hand massage. Who would have thought that keeping the masseuse’s dog entertained would mix nicely with a hand massage? The beautiful Cavalier King Charles Spaniel boosted everybody’s’ mood and made for a happy rest of the day!
Read MoreBreakfast club
The Mountains have recently introduced Breakfast Club. Every weekday, they have a table set up in the far side of the dining room to encourage residents to come and chat over breakfast and take part in activities. The ultimate aim is to try to promote activities for residents that are based around daily household routines, such as laying…
Read MorePortsdown Hill
Whatever the weather, our residents at Milkwood House love a trip to Portsdown Hill! The slopes are home to impressive shows of wildlife, as well as magnificent views over Portsmouth and beyond.
Read MoreUK Coffee Week
Ganarew residents celebrated Coffee Week at their local café, The Potting Shed. As well as delicious tasting coffee, it also has a lovely garden for residents to enjoy.
Read MoreHow do your flowers grow?
Our residents at Chatterwood, have shown a great interest in gardening this year and requested that we plant flowers and an array of vegetables, as well as helping with the weeding, watering and the dead heading of flowers. We have bought some lovely oblong planters from B&Q, plenty of plants and compost. Some of our…
Read MoreShopping and dinner
Tom, Nathan, Nicola, Steve and Andrew (residents at The Lodge) went shopping in Newport for the day before treating themselves to a meal out at Mexican restaurant, Chiquitos.
Read MoreIce cream delights
Residents at Castleford House popped out to Monmouth to pick up some feed for their chickens, whilst they were out they thought they would pop into Tintern on the way back for an ice cream.
Read MoreTadley Library
Residents at Applewood attend a local knitting club, which is held at Tadley Library.
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