Italian Feast

We asked the residents what their favourite kind of food was! Italian food was a firm favourite amongst the residents, so we decided to put on a truly elaborate Italian feast! We had a aperitivo starter , then some delicious pasta dishes and to finish a lemon cheesecake and Tiramisu. The meal was FANTASTICO!

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Greek Lunch

Today we have done something different and tried a Greek dish! We had chicken gyros served in pittas with tzatziki.We decided on Greek food as we discussed going on holiday yesterday and one resident said “I would love to be in the Greek sun”. We couldn’t bring the sun to Castleford, but we could bring…

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Brilliant Baker

David mixed up a delightful batch of cupcakes for the residents to enjoy. He throughly enjoyed this activity and found it very relaxing. Once baked and cooled, Davidadded icing and sprinkles to his cakes for decoration and served for all to enjoy.

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Mother’s Day Messages

To begin the Mother’s Day celebrations each of the residents have written a little message either to their Mam or about being a Mam. We displayed these messages on our beautiful Happy Mother’s Day wall for everyone to read and smile. Our residents received some lovely cards and finished the day with an afternoon tea.

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Mother’s Day Celebrations

We had a wonderful day here at Ganarew House celebrating Mother’s Day. Our residents received beautiful bouquets of flowers and some lovely cards and presents. We then had a delicious afternoon tea, complete with chocolate eclairs to finish the day.

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Beryl’s 90th Birthday

Beryl was 90 years young in February. She enjoyed the chocolate birthday cake she asked for, as well as lots of cards and flowers from her friends and family.

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A Special Mother’s Day

All our wonderful ladies received some beautiful flowers, cards and presents on Mother’s Day from their loved ones. One resident even received a beautiful hand-knitted blanket, which she was thrilled with! For lunch we tucked in to a delicious afternoon tea.

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Mother’s Day

Quite rightly, our ladies were spoiled on Mother’s Day! Cards, gifts and flowers filled our home. There were also quite a few smiles on the faces of our lady residents who were very happy to be treated by their families.

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Mother’s Day

This weekend, as part of Mother’s Day, we focussed our attention on why we love being mothers and what we love about our mothers.This activity was a great way to reminisce about happy memories we have of being a mother and watching our children grow up and also of our own childhood and remembering our…

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