The Orchard

Resident’s John, Liz and David attended the local church at Ganarew for the Remembrance Sunday service.A poignant service at St Swithins Church followed the laying of wreaths which our residents and staff from The Orchard considerately attended.The service commemorated the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World…

We played lots of games at our Wild West party. These included: throwing bean bags to knock down tin cans, rope quoits, pass the cowboy hat, and lots more fun games. Many nice prizes were won, much to the delight of the residents. Kay, our wonderful cook, provided a splendid buffet with a Wild West…

One Tuesday morning, The Orchard hosted a ‘Bingo bonanza!’ This fun, interactive activity was enjoyed by many of our residents. There were lots of great prizes on offer – this added to the overall excitement of each game. Our residents were very quick to identify the numbers on their cards, and of course, to shout…

It was great to be out and about in the lovely October sunshine when we we visited Raglan Garden Centre. John was very interested in looking at the wonderful koi carp, which were extremely tame. We enjoyed a walk around the centre and admired the plants and gifts for sale. Afterwards, we all enjoyed a…

Friends, Muriel and Liz, enjoyed a relaxing afternoon walk at Mallards Pike in the Forest Of Dean.Both ladies were happy to be out and about in the lovely autumn sunshine, where they took in the wonderful scenery.“It’s so nice to see the all the different trees and to see the ducks on the water.” said…

Over the last few weeks, we’ve held a number of afternoon conversations with our lovely resident, Rene.Rene is 100 years young and reminisced about her time on the London Palladium stage as a vocalist and puppeteer. Although very modest about her past, Rene was happy to look back at her time on the stage through…

Our ladies really love our resident rabbit!

A little cut and blow-dry makes you feel a million dollars!

Our residents like to watch the farmers on their tractors busying away in the nearby fields.

One afternoon, a few residents enjoyed making their own tea. Liz, David, Muriel and Iris chose from a selection of toppings to placeon their pizzas. This activity went down really well and the pizzas looked delicious. We also decided to ice biscuits to enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee. Some residents wanted to…