During these unusual times, we’ve all been working hard to maintain an optimistic and happy outlook within our home. We are encouraging our residents to take part in as many activities as possible and hope that this newsletter will reassure…
Our residents enjoyed afternoon tea with a lovely selection of cream cakes, sandwiches and other afternoon tea options. It was enjoyed by everyone and here are just a few pictures of what was served.
Our residents recently enjoyed a Mexican Day. This is something new we now do at our home where we have a themed day on the last Friday of each month to taste different food and enjoy the props.
Our residents love arranging flowers for our home. It’s a great way to sit and have a chat with the added bonus that our home is always full of lovely flowers.
On Valentine’s Day we enjoyed heart-shaped pastry toppers on a homemade corned beef hash followed by chocolate hearts and homemade Chocolate Cupcakes – all provided by Curtis, our cook.
James is a regular visitor to Birchfield and our residents thoroughly enjoy being put through their paces during his innovative and entertaining exercise sessions.
We recently said goodbye to Janet who retired after 12 1/2 years at Birchfield. We are missing her already but wish her a very happy retirement.
In late November we had a lovely visit from Prince’s Trust Team 95 which is a Programme through Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service. Students on the programme played Bingo with our residents and everyone had a fantastic day. We’d like…
Our lovely resident, Nan, celebrated her 100th birthday earlier this week (November) and loved her telegram from the Queen. There were some celebratory drinks and she had a fantastic day with family and friends.
We recently held a Body Shop party for our residents. They were able to try out products and buy items for themselves or their friends and family as gifts.
