December 2018 – Milkwood Care Limited

Sensory garden installation

Lydnsey and Charlotte took it upon themselves to raise funds for a sensory garden to be installed at The Lodge, and lo and behold, they have successfully completed their challenge! The sensory garden has now been fully installed, with both Lydnsey and Charlotte helping out where possible (even on their days off!). The garden…

Gardening Club – an update

5 weeks ago, residents at Castleford House started a gardening club on a Thursday afternoon. They have been busy planting various bulbs and seeds. There are alot of trees surrounding Castleford, so the residents have been out and about collecting the seeds that have fallen from them, including: horse chestnut, sycamore and one unknown seed. Castleford have also had…

A boys’ day out

A couple of the men at Applewood enjoyed a day out in the autumnal sunshine.

Residents’ lives illuminated by magical moments!

For many months, staff at Castleford House have been busy organising events, including their renowned annual fête, with the objective of raising money to purchase a brand new, state of the art device for their home – a Tovertafel. ‘Tovertafel” is Dutch for “magic table” and it is a light projector that produces a series…

Singer performance

Everybody at Milkwood House came out of their rooms and into the lounge to listen to Jodie perform. There was plenty of participation from all our residents, who were all happy to sing and dance along with her.

Art with Heather

Our residents at Ganarew often look forward to art class with Heather. Residents are joined with friends from their sister home across the road – The Orchard. Heather has chosen some beautiful pastel pinks and lilac coloured flowers from her own garden and the residents have small bowls and oasis to create an arrangement.

Holiday… celebrate!

At the end of Summer, Tom jetted off to Majorca with carers Nathan and Kay! They spent a glorious few days in the sunshine sipping on cocktails and eating spanish cuisine.

Three Peaks of Abergavenny walk

Written by Ben Miller The Three Peaks of Abergavenny fundraising event was something that we had planned for several months but had never quite got around to organising. When we finally cemented the date (14th October), we had no idea that we were going to be scuppered by Storm Callum, which flooded most of the…

Lasham Gliding Centre

Applewood had a fantastic day at Lasham Gliding Centre!

Circus performance

A circus themed activity group session was held at The Mountains. Everyone was encouraged to hold onto a parachute and work together to roll the ball around inside it. We also had some fun with silly hats and wigs, balloon swatting, and we watched some plate spinning. The session brought people together, interacting and having fun…