Castleford House

Today we celebrated Mardi Gras for the first time! Mardi Gras, commonly known as ‘Fat Tuesday’, is usually celebrated before Ash Wednesday, when people traditionally start lent. Even though we won’t be doing lent at Castleford (as no one here is prepared to give up cake or wine), we have enjoyed indulging on pancakes and…

Yesterday afternoon the doors to the pub opened and we met in the Castleford Arms to watch Wales v England in the rugby.Severn Lounge was transformed into a sports bar, serving traditional ‘pub grub’ – burger and chips with a pint of cider! What more could you want to watch the rugby with? We had…

Last July we held our extremely successful ‘Inking and Drinking’ event, which went viral and was a massive hit with people at Castleford. Our lovely resident joined us in December 2021 and told us she has always longed for a tattoo. So today we made that happen! The doors to the “Castleford Tattoo Parlour” opened…

Today we have had a lovely Valentine’s day at Castleford. Our day to celebrate love consisted of a visit from Ernie the love pug, valentines afternoon tea and sharing our best valentines advice! Instead of a love bug at Castleford, we had Ernie the love pug! Ernie dressed perfectly for the occasion and people showed…

In 2021 the Lifestyles Coordinations team was nominated for Caring UK’s “Activities Team of the Year” award. The ceremony took place at the Athena Hotel, Leicester, on Thursday 2nd December.Since Castleford House was rated overall Outstanding by CQC in 2019, the Lifestyles team have gone from strength to strength. In 2019 they were shortlisted at…

Today was one of our resident’s birthdays and to celebrate he wanted to treat the team.He was extremely grateful to the staff on shift today, who have helped make his day as special as possible. With some help he created a bag of sweets and chocolate for everyone working today.Our resident proudly walked around the…

Happy New Year to all of our friends and family! In true Castleford style we held a New Years Eve party! We decorated the Severn lounge and popped open the bubbly for an afternoon of partying! Vol-au-vents, chocolate eclairs, snacks and champagne were served to people who joined in the New Year celebration. We had…

Yesterday, we saw RGN Rebeka and Head of Lifestyles Amelia change departments and have a go at being Chefs for the day! Both Rebeka and Amelia are cooking enthusiasts at home and have always wanted to try cooking at Castleford, so when the opportunity arose they jumped at it! With the incredible support of Jade…

We had the most fantastic day at Castleford House on Christmas Day The festivities started early in the day with a Baileys or Bucksfizz whilst people opened their presents! Our resident’s had some wonderful presents this year and said: “this is the best Christmas I’ve ever had,” as she was pleasantly surprised with everything she…

Yesterday evening we held our annual Christmas Carol concert with our friends, family and the community. And what a fantastic turn out we had! We spent the afternoon preparing some festive treats for our guests, ready for when they come to sing! We made cinnamon and gingerbread cupcakes, festive rocky road, mulled wine and our…