The Orchard

Matt, from G-Fitness, will be joining us once a fortnight for some movement sessions. You can see from the pictures below that all theparticipants enjoyed this class – Matt really got them moving!

David carefully stacked the wooden tower before we took it in turns to remove a block each without it toppling over! This game is great for hand and eye co-ordination; a steady hand is needed to stack and remove the wooden blocks.David did very well and thought it was great fun when the tower eventually…

Sat at the end of the lounge where the natural light is best, John carefully chose the felt tip colours he wanted and gently got to work filling in the blanks. John was relaxed during this activity and enjoyed his coffee and biscuits afterwards.

David helped our maintenance man to roller the wall ready for painting by art teacher, Karen, and residents.

These two lovely ladies have become firm friends and really enjoy doing things together around the home.

We decided to fire up the BBQ and make the most of the summer weather. Everyone had the choice of sausages or beef burgers, with fried onions and a side of fresh salad and tomatoes. We enjoyed ice cream sundaes with fresh fruit to finish off our delicious outdoor meal.

We took a trip to Raglan Garden Centre with David, Elizabeth and John to look at the variety of plants and colourful garden flowers.There were some wonderful hanging baskets and we admired the fantastic water features on display. We stopped for a bite to eat at the cafe, then headed back to the minibus –…

This baby bird had fallen out of a nest at The Orchard and needed some tender loving care. We safely placed him into a tissue lined container and took it indoors for the residents to have a look. Luckily, we found a local man in Monmouth who rehabilitates birds and owls and the baby bird…

We had a cheerful trip to the garden centre with John and Freda. There were some wonderful displays of water features and we looked around the centre, happilyadmiring the variety of plants and flowers. Freda said that it was so nice to be out and about and that she throughly enjoyed herself. John also was…

A gentle drive along the Wye Valley took us to Tintern Abbey, where we sat with a coffee admiring the magnificent view.