Drumming to the beat

Residents were happy to to take an active part in a drumming keep fit session held here at the home. As you can see from the photos, our residents really got stuck in and banged their drumsticks in time to create a very good rhythm. It was a very physical hour, but great fun and…

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G-Fit & Pilates

Residents at The Orchard took a very active part in the G-Fit session. As you can see, they were happy to try most of the exercises and especially enjoyed the ball activities. It was a fun experience, which also helped to improve the residents’ core strength and stamina. The fitness activities at The Orchard continue…

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Jack & the Beanstalk

The Carousel Theatre Company came & performed Jack & the beanstalk this afternoon. Everyone had fun watching & joining in with them.

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Mini Bus Trip & Picnic

We are fortunate enough to have a minibus that enables us to go on lots of wonderful adventures! Earlier this week we were inspired by our lovely new lady, who suggested going for a picnic at the seaside in January! Despite the Baltic weather conditions, we made it happen! Margaret, Monica and Laura enjoyed an…

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Christmas Party 🎄

Thank you to everyone who attended our Christmas party and made the day extra special. Everybody had a wonderful time and we were very happy to see so many of you enjoying yourselves. We raised nearly £300 from our raffle! We are very grateful to families, staff and to the local businesses who were very…

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A Chatterwood Christmas

The dining room looked lovely and festive with crackers and Christmas hats for the residents. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed Christmas Day, with a lovely lunch. After eating, we opened presents. David dressed up as Santa, which he loves doing for the other residents and staff.

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Happy New Year

Staff and residents at Applewood would like to wish all our readers a very happy New Year!Here are some photos of our joyous New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day celebrations.

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Christmas Day

We had a lovely time celebrating Christmas Day here at Applewood. We must have been good all year as Santa paid us a visit!

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Panto Season

What did December bring to us at the home? A pantomime! Oh no, it didn’t… oh yes, it did!

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Christmas Magic

There was a special kind of magic in the air at The Orchard when we hosted our annual Christmas party. We welcomed family and friends who joined us for the festivities and enjoyed a wonderful musical performance by Howard, our popular Welsh singer.Our cooks produced a magnificent Christmas buffet, which included a variety of foods…

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