Posts by Milkwood Admin
Oktoberfest
Today, for the first time, we held our own Oktoberfest! We brought a piece of Bavaria to Castleford using traditional Oktoberfest decorations and a scenic view of Bavaria in the Severn Lounge! Some of the residents also joined in with the fancy dress and they looked amazing! For lunch Jack, our chef today, served us…
Read MoreHalloween Tree
June,Gina and Brian have been helping the staff to make a Halloween tree.They were very busy and happy with the end result!
Read MoreHot Chocolate Time
Lovely afternoon outing to the garden centre, for hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows. The ladies loved their treat, it was delicious!
Read MoreCream Tea Outing
We took a trip in the minibus in search of the perfect indoor spot for a cream tea. There was much discussion about whether the cream or jam goes on first – how do you like to eat your scone?
Read MoreRaglan Garden Centre
It was great to be out and about in the lovely October sunshine when we we visited Raglan Garden Centre. John was very interested in looking at the wonderful koi carp, which were extremely tame. We enjoyed a walk around the centre and admired the plants and gifts for sale. Afterwards, we all enjoyed a…
Read MoreNew Toy
Thank you to the amazing Sandra Buck, who completed a sky dive to raise money. Along with her sponsorship, and Milkwood contribution, yesterday our residents got to play with our new toy for the first time! They absolutely loved it!
Read MoreSpooktacular Saturday
We embraced the spooky season today with some pumpkin carving and traditional Halloween dancing with the team! Two of our ladies have spent some time helping us carve pumpkins to display in our home! We tried to recreate ‘Jack’ from The Nightmare Before Christmas and one resident wanted to create a scary-looking pumpkin and we…
Read MoreHalloween Fun
David, Gaye, John and some of the staff had fun carving out scary faces on their pumpkins. Gaye particularly enjoyed this, as she hadn’t carved a pumpkin since her children were young and it brought back fond memories to her.
Read MoreSalt Dough Pumpkins
We had great fun this morning getting crafty and making some salt dough pumpkins ready for Halloween! The ladies have done a fantastic job, I’m sure you’ll agree!
Read MoreOpen for Business
We have opened our very own little shop here at The Mountains. Residents can come and have a browse at our shelves and buy any items that take their fancy! We have it fully stocked with books, toiletries and of course sweet treats!
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