Castleford House
Well Done Andrea
It is rarely heard of in a workplace these days, so a celebration is in order when someone reaches 25 years of service. On 8th October, Andrea Field celebrated 25 years working at Castleford. It is very important for us all to acknowledge this wonderful achievement. The residents and staff enjoyed a celebratory lunch with…
Read MoreFestive Christmas Concert
This evening we welcomed ‘Chepstow Musical Show Choir’ to Castleford for a COVID-style concert The lovely singers performed outside of our conservatory where we sat in the warm and enjoyed the performance with hot chocolate and Xmas cookies It was absolutely lovely to enjoy a Christmas concert and have a bit of normality in our…
Read MoreSpa Day – Round 2
We decided to reopen the Castleford Spa due to popular demand. Myself and Becky opened up on a Saturday morning to provide facial, hand and foot treatments, accompanied by complimentary drinks and snacks. The people we care for had a fantastic time relaxing and enjoying the experience at the Castleford Spa.
Read MoreThe final total of Robin’s Movember Challenge 2020
I’m delighted to share with you all that the final total for my bike ride was a massive £2338.00!!!!! Thank you all so very much. Here I am at the end of my 183 mile! Robin CheesmanDirector, Milkwood Care To donate please go to https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Robin-Cheesman
Read MoreBlog 4. The last blog of Robin’s Movember Challenge 2020
Peddling progress update – a very big thank you As November, or should I say Movember, comes to an end, I’m pleased to report that the final leg of my 183 mile bike ride has been completed. I have been lucky during the course of the ride to have had reasonably good weather, a good…
Read MoreKeepsake Poems
With life being so different this year we thought we would create something special to send home to our loved ones. We have dried out some oranges, and created some different poems and attached them to a slice of dried orange to create a lovely keepsake for us to send to our loved ones! Who…
Read MoreCastleford Arms
We were very proud to open the doors of our pop up pub, the Castleford Arms. We had a bar built for us, we ordered uniforms, borrowed a beer pump, all to make an authentic looking pub for our residents to enjoy. We had great fun taking orders, pulling pints and handing out snacks in…
Read MoreBlog 3. Robin’s Movember Challenge 2020
Peddling progress update – a week of ups and downs It was great to see donations and pledges go past that raised last year, and at the time of writing the total has just gone past £1500. I started the week with a hard, hilly virtual ride into Marlborough, which in reality was a hard…
Read MoreScone Tasting!
After much debating over the years, we decided to hold a “Scone-Off” at Castleford to settle the ongoing dilemma of which is the best way to eat a scone.The choices were… Cornish – jam first then cream, or Devon cream first then jam. To mix it up a bit, we decided to throw a third…
Read MoreBlog 2. Robin’s Movember Challenge 2020
Peddling progress update – a virtual tour around all the Milkwood Care homes Day 5 and Day 6, I travelled on from Abergavenny and was accompanied for most of the time by Janet. She rode along, thinking that she could stop to do some shopping in Abergavenny, Monmouth or Chepstow, and was most disappointed that…
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