September 2023 – Milkwood Care Limited

Incredible Artists

More fabulous work from some of our Braeburn Lodge residents at art club. Our residents seem to really enjoy this weekly activity and we love seeing them all enjoy themselves painting and colouring whilst having a cuppa and a biscuit. Keep up the great work everyone!

Homely Afternoons

We have spent a few afternoons recently in the lounge encouraging the residents to take part in various activities. We have been helping with tea trolley and sitting with residents with music, singing and giving them company when they just want to sit and relax. We have also opened the bar and enjoyed an afternoon…

A Busy Week

It’s been a busy week, Jean & Ronnie celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary, big congratulations to them. Richard & Wendy went to choir, some residents made cards to celebrate National card making day. Today Lindsey entertained the residents with a very up beat show, thank you Lindsey.

A Local Trip

Our lovely little excursion this afternoon out to St Mary’s Church to watch Beeham Primary school’s Harvest Festival. Our residents loved to watch the children singing and reading poems… we had a sing a long with them.

Dreamy Ice-Cream Days

We may be entering the first part of Autumn but we made the most of the sunshine (when it appeared this summer). We had some very happy residents at our Castleford House, after a visit from The Little Events Company Ltd , who brought their ice-cream truck! The ice-creams went down an absolute treat in the glorious…

Building a Friend Named Horris

A summer highlight for Joyce and Monica was a trip to Cribbs Causeway to indulge in a delightful shopping excursion. The two ladies relished their time exploring the various stores and treating themselves to a Kentucky lunch, which was Joyce’s recommendation, given her prior work experience there. While wandering through the mall, Joyce and Monica…

Busy Bee’s

It’s been a busy week at Castleford, packed full of activities and fun! We kicked off the week our weekly visit from Paula, who created some wonderful transformations! Ken visited Paula for the first time and was over the moon with his new look! He admired himself in the mirror and said: “I look rather…

Inaugural Thirty Under 30 Class of 2023

At this year’s Care Show in Birmingham on Wednesday 11th October they are showcasing the “Thirty Under 30”, a brand new initiative dedicated to fostering young talent in the care sector today, celebrating tomorrow’s leaders and their successes – choosing the best thirty people working in social care under the age of 30. Amazingly, Castleford…

In the Kitchen!

Applewood residents love getting hands-on with baking. It’s a fun and interactive activity that brings everyone together and adds a special touch to mealtime. The satisfaction of creating something delicious from scratch is always a highlight for our residents.

A Special Birthday

We took our lovely Hazel and a couple of our ladies out for afternoon tea to celebrate Hazel’s 90th birthday! It was delicious and our residents had a great time celebrating our wonderful Hazel.