Castleford House

Today we headed down to Porthcawl beach for an afternoon in the sunshine with these lovely ladies!Going to Porthcawl was very special for lots of different reasons. Kath loves a day out at the beach, Margery holds some special childhood memories at Porthcawl, it was Louise’s first ever trip and it is Margaret’s first day…

We had an incredible Easter Bank Holiday weekend! 💛Everyone received lots of Easter treats, including Easter eggs, flowers, chocolates and a visit from our very own Easter bunny, Billie! 🐇Billie hopped around the home to deliver treats and special Easter cuddles! Paddy, who adores Billie, was over the moon to see her and had everyone…

We’ve had a busy day at Castleford, making our new dignity clothes protectors! The lifestyles team have been hard at work, with a helping hand from Monica, producing these fantastic, dignified, clothes protectors for people to wear at meal times Ray and Monica modelled the clothes protectors and are putting them to the test for…

It’s Mothers Day at Castleford House! 🌟To treat the wonderful mother’s and mother figures that live with us here, everyone has been given an organza bag, filled with rose petals, friendship bracelets, chocolates and a Guardian Angel charm to show how grateful we are to them! 💝Pat hung her charm on her window and said:…

Over the past two days we have celebrated St. David’s day here at Castleford! ✨We started our celebrations with an all-Welsh produce afternoon tea, as we boarded a virtual train ride that took us up the Welsh mountains 🚂To commemorate the “feast day of St. David” we headed to Raglan Castle for a picnic with…

We started the week off by spending time with our therapy animals, Billie and Ginny! We are incredibly blessed with the gentle and calming nature both animals have. It’s perfect in this environment to allow lots of fuss and cuddles Laura was over the moon to see her furry friends and was in awe of…

Because it’s Shrove Tuesday we celebrated traditionally, with lots of pancakes, but this year we put a twist on it! 🐷A Percy Pig themed pancake celebration (which was not influenced by any Percy Pig fans on Lifestyles 👀) seemed like an excellent idea, with delicious flavours of raspberry, white chocolate and cream 🍶We tried a…

Castleford House resident, Mike, fancied getting busy in our kitchen, so he donned a chef’s hat, an apron and grabbed his trusty wooden spoon, ready to show off his baking skills. Mike decided to bake some of his favourite treats – white chocolate and raspberry cookies! For quality assurance, Mike made sure he tasted the…

𝗧 𝗛 𝗔 𝗡 𝗞 𝗬 𝗢 𝗨 On behalf of everyone at Castleford House we would like to say a massive thank you to Chelsea and Rhidian for donating their beautiful wedding flowers to us! We had a lovely morning arranging the flowers. The ladies put them on the dining room tables for everyone…