May 2012 – Page 8 – Milkwood Care Limited

Singing for fun

Babs and Beth, residents at Castleford House had a lovely time meeting up with our friends at singing for fun which is held at Chepstow Methodist church every Wednesday.

Margaret and Georgie, residents at The Orchard, enjoyed a day out at Pengethley Garden Centre. They had a wander round before stopping for a refreshment – Georgie chose a hot chocolate, and as you can see, she had the works!

A breath of fresh air

Residents at The Mountains made the most of a beautiful day and enjoyed the fresh air. Alan loves a walk around our sensory garden to have a look at our outstanding views.

Church Sundays

Many of our residents at Milkwood House enjoy going to church and have sang in choirs – inspired by this, Jon has started a Songs of Praise, with readings every other Sunday.

Quiz night

Another very successful quiz night was held at Applewood (even if the questions were a bit hard!)

Pancakes galore

Pancake day was a brilliant success at Ganarew! Our residents particularly enjoyed reminiscing. “ Eggs for creation, flour the stuff of life, milk for purity.” Pancake day has an interesting history and has been celebrated as far back as 1439 and did you know that one of the most famous pancake races of all times…

Farewells

It is with great sadness that Castleford House have to had to say a farewell to Gail Lewis. After working at Castleford for many years, Gail has decided it is time to retire. We wish you all the best, Gail, and we hope you have a fantastic retirement. As well as saying a farewell to Gail,…

Pet therapy (with a gorgeous spaniel!)

The Orchard welcomed a gorgeous Spaniel puppy into their home for a session of pet therapy.

Beat It Percussion at The Mountains

Between September 2017 and February 2018, Beat It Percussion has been delivering a pilot project at The Mountains called A Gentle Beat. This project uses drums and percussion instruments to stimulate interest and communication amongst people who are at the advanced stages of dementia. Our practitioner, Louise, worked 1:1 with an identified group of 7…

Entertainment at Milkwood House

Milkwood House have an array of entertainers come and visit this month… this included Vic Munroe, Crooner from the South and Zoolab.