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Ken and Carolyn, with many years of cake-consuming experience, were the judges of each member of staff’s cake making abilities. The competition ran over 5 weeks, starting on August 10th and was judged on a Wednesday afternoon. The competition rules were that each member of staff backed a cake of their choice. All staff and…

A very kind relative gave our staff a huge hamper of goodies to share.   We decided to raffle the hamper as a prize to raise funds for a local charity called Leanne’s Gift. This charity provides vital help and support to bereaved parents.   The raffle raised a total of £213 and Milkwood Care…

This week we have Matt Sills, professional photographer, taking snaps in all three of our Hampshire homes. It’s important to us that we keep our images up to date so that you can see what are homes are like inside and out. Hopefully Matt has also captured the most important aspect of Milkwood Care…the daily life…

Chatterwood Fete on the 3rd June was a great day all round. We are lucky to have immense support from family and friends at the home who all attended to make the day a huge success. The day raised over £300 for the residents fund, which is being matched pound for pound by the Milkwood Directors.

Pets are a huge part of daily life in our homes. Cuddles and dog treats = unconditional love!

On 5th June, Chatterwood residents Ray and Shirley along with family and staff, went on a day out to the Stansted Garden Show at Rowlands Castle. With a fantastic atmosphere, spectacular displays and sunshine all day long, the day was an absolute triumph!

The Mountains Care Home are awaiting the completion of their sensory garden development that is due to be finished by the end of April.            TC Landscaping, who also undertook the garden development at Applewood Care Home, have been hard at work over the past couple of weeks. The construction of the site…

The Milkwood Homes have been bustling with activity this Easter weekend. Spring activities galore; our residents have been enjoying crafts, flower arranging, music and dancing and not to forget the egg hunts and chocolate consumption… yum yum!

A local choir from Cradoc School have been filling The Mountains Care Home with lovely song of late. The Mountains team have a great connection with the school and are always delighted to invite the children and teachers into the home. As ever, our residents and staff were impressed by the singing talent – the children entertained…

‘The Milkwood Cup’ our infamous horse race recently took place at Milkwood House! Silks were painted in preparation and horses were named. Resident ex-jocky Joan, used her own colour silks that she used to compete in. Team members Rafael and Lucia helped gee up the crowd and move the horses with lots of fun and laughter… a pair of…