Cakes by Lyndsey Eden

Everyone loves cakes, especially when they are made by Lyndsey. Here’s a peek at just some of the beautiful celebration cakes that she’s made for clients at the Lodge.

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Trivial Pursuit

We had a games afternoon with two teams, made up of Iris and Alex, David and Lizzie. Questions challenged everyone’s knowledge and each team thought hard about the questions and answers.With David taking the lead on the board, Iris claimed that she knew nothing! But with some reassurance, she quickly caught up and proved that…

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Bowls & Hoopla

Our residents enjoyed some garden activities this week. It was great to get outside and enjoy the glorious weather with some fun garden games.

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Cocktail Masterclass

Today we raised a toast to The Queen on her birthday and celebrated, in true Castleford style, with a Cocktail Masterclass! We gathered in the sensory garden where all the residents participated in making their own cocktails! The gents worked together and created a classic mojito and the ladies concocted what they called “the easy…

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Scrunchie Making

As part of our reminiscence activity we made some 80’s style hair scrunchies. We dug out the sewing machine and our needles and had a go at making our very own scrunchies. It was so lovely to see the ladies sewing again, they were fantastic! It is very important, here at the Mountains, that our…

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Quack, Quack, Quack

April saw some new arrivals to our growing flock of ducks. We would like you all to meet Whacky and Ebony, named affectionately by our maintenance man, Lucien. Lucien collected some of the eggs from our own ducks and decided to see if any of them would hatch. We bought an incubator and after a…

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Happy Birthday Ma’am

In June, we celebrated Queen Elizabeth’s 95th birthday with a high tea. We enjoyed a selection of cakes and sweet treats, as well as traditional high tea sandwiches. Such a lovely way to while away the afternoon!

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Partial Eclipse

This morning we were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the Partial Eclipse that was visible in Britain.With the help of our tinted windows in our conservatory and sunglasses we were able to safely watch as the moon passed in-between the earth and the sun.Everyone enjoyed watching this rare phenomenon and they reminisced about…

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Planning A Sensory Garden

Why do we need one?A sensory garden can help people experiencing dementia to enjoy socialising and connect with others. This is achieved by creating a shared experience, taking part in physical activity stimulates the senses and memories and these things greatly improves their well-being. A sensory garden can also help improve physical fitness, health, mood…

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