Wacky Hair Day

Today we celebrated children in need by having a wacky hair day, we think some of our residents look rather fetching with their new looks!

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Play Your Cards Right!

A fun time was enjoyed by our residents who took part in the 1980s game of ‘Play your Cards Right!’ Many remembered the famous TV game show which was hosted by the legendary Bruce Forsyth. Residents called out “higher or lower” at the turn of a card which caused quite a lot of excitement. It…

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What-a-lot of Chocolate

What better way to spend a cold afternoon than wrapped up in the warm with lots of chocolate?! So, today, we had a chocolate-themed afternoon! People gathered round to enjoy home-made chocolate cookies and hot chocolate! We created a hot chocolate station, where people chose what topping to have on their drink, which has promoted…

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Remembrance Sunday

To commemorate Remembrance Sunday we visited Chepstow to watch the Remembrance Day 2021 Parade and stayed out for brunch! Some of the residents showed interest in paying their respect for Remembrance Sunday, so we have headed into town, where we watched the parade march through the town centre. We have seen soldiers, veterans and local…

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World Kindness Day

Today, to celebrate “World Kindness Day” we have treated some of the team and relatives to bouquets of flowers and cupcakes! Our Head Of Lifestyles, Amelia, has made some lemon and white chocolate cupcakes as an act of kindness! Anna Mason, Senior Carer, said: “the cakes were absolutely beautiful!”We asked people how we could show…

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Residents’ Meeting

Julie and Ali invited all the residents to gather with them to choose a winter meals menu. Before the meeting, they asked everyone to think about their favourite dishes that they might like to see on the menu. Judith, John, Gaye, David, Neil and Elayne (our cook) joined the meeting. Everyone came up with lots…

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Doggy Day

Jon brought his two dogs in to see our residents. Willow and Holly were very well behaved and loved by everyone!

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Watercolour Challenge

Our first water colour painting challenge was very well received and continues to be a very popular activity with our residents at The Orchard. We have discovered some very talented painters at the home whose work has been amazing. Many of the residents expressed their enjoyment of painting and are very happy to take part…

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