The Mountains

We are very lucky to have our therapist, Natasha, who visits often to see the residents for both one-to-one and group therapy, massage and sensory sessions.  We’re lucky that funding has been made available to a lady called Louise, who is able to provide our residents with extra sensory sessions and she’s also kindly donated…

When the sun is shining, we try to go out as much as possible! Here are some photos from a visit to the Mountains Centre and a scavenger hunt we did at Craig-y-Nos country park. 

We celebrated St. David’s Day with some traditional Welsh cuisine for lunch. The lovely Dave & Dai visited us in the afternoon to sing us some Welsh anthems. 

We hosted a romantic meal for residents and their families for Valentine’s Day. Some daughters and sons come along, as well as husbands and wives.  Diners enjoyed a 3-course meal with soup, fish and chips, and a dessert of strawberry mousse and cream that the residents made themselves. 

The Mountains are continuing with their school visits every two weeks, which are beneficial for both residents and students. These visits are great for intergenerational activities and play an important role in our community work.

We enjoyed a lovely autumn walk to Cyfarthfa Castle in Merthyr. After strolling around the pond, we bundled up warmly and spent the morning outdoors, enjoying some fresh air with Gloria and Ron.

We love baking here at the Mountains. Our skills include cheesecakes, lotus biscoff, puff pastry twists, lots of cakes and even crumbles.  Here we have Liz, Maggie, and Gloria who’s pictured taking a cheeky taste of the lotus biscoff spread. 

We enjoyed the best afternoon letting her hair down at our 1970’s themed disco party. Singing, dancing, quizzing and grooving – we did it all! Special thanks goes out to Phil Dean, who put on a marvellous performance for our residents.  After our 70’s themed nibbles lunch – complete with disco decorations and balloons –…

Our last visit to the Butterfly Farm was a huge hit so we decided to go again as the chosen “big day out” in September. It’s always a joy to see how peaceful and happy our residents are when they visit these special places. As you can see, the butterflies were very friendly.