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Actions speak louder than words
July 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksActions speak louder than words is a good mantra to adopt when considering which residential care accommodation might best suit the needs of a loved one. That was certainly the case for Nigel Phillips who realised the original care home selected for his mum, Joan, had been a “terrible mistake.” ...
Read moreThe right moment
July 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksIt’s heart breaking for anyone to watch a parent’s health deteriorate and finding the right moment and the right words to discuss a possible move to a care home is difficult. Michele Lyon and her sisters, Amanda and Samantha, have faced that agonising dilemma and for Michele the key advice for a...
Read moreLove of music
July 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksEven in his darkest hour, Chris Niles’ love of music, and of his wife, shone through. As he waited to be treated in hospital after suffering a massive stroke, he was still able to turn to Vivienne and serenade her with five verses of “La vie en rose”, the classic love song Now living at Bramsh...
Read moreSo impressed
July 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWhen John Deadman took a tour of Pine Martin Grange with his daughter Julia and son Richard, he was so impressed he decided to move there. And things have gone so well that Valerie Straw, the mother of Julia’s partner, has made the same journey. “Dad has been type 1 diabetic since he was young a...
Read moreA deep understanding
July 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsAt Pine Martin Grange there is a deep understanding of the impact of Alzheimer’s and the fact that there are still a wide range of activities that people living with it can still enjoy. It was that understanding in part that led to Jane Atkinson deciding her husband Geoff would be better off livin...
Read moreSnakes and ladders
June 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksWe played giant snakes and ladders in a recent activity which was a great stimulating experience for those taking part. Diana was our first winner and Bridget our 2nd. We had such a laugh. Everyone was trying to roll a one for about half a hour trying to win the last game . The cheer when Bridget wo...
Read moreA steady hand
June 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksA steady hand and concentration was definitely needed as our ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a target practice game in one of our latest activities. As you will see from the photographs, they took it very seriously and even our staff couldn’t resist taking a few shots. A thoroughly enjoyable acti...
Read moreA lovely morning
June 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksWe had a lovely morning with the children from Ysgol Y Derw Newydd recently as part of our intergenerational care initiative which brings young and old together for mutual benefit. We made birthday cards, played monopoly and cards. The children and our ladies and gents really enjoyed themselves. Com...
Read moreNational Museum of Wales
June 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksOur ladies and gentlemen are really enjoying our trips out courtesy of our fantastic tour partner Myley and recently we visited the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff where we had great fun looking at all the displays. A very interesting and stimulating experience in a wonderful setting cel...
Read moreMouth watering aromas
June 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsThe kitchen was filled with mouth watering aromas when our ladies made some delicious cheese straws and jam tarts recently. We also decorated ginger biscuits as part of National Gingerbread Day. Needless to say they were enjoyed by all! Baking is a real tactile, sensory experience so it’s grea...
Read moreLive music
June 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsResearch has shown how live music in care settings can help decrease levels of agitation and increase wellbeing for people living with dementia and that’s one of the many reasons why we regularly have entertainers visiting Pine Martin Grange. It doesn’t just benefit people with dementia ...
Read moreOut and about
June 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsOur partnership with elderly tour specialist Myley has meant we have been able to get out and about more than we ever have before and we are certainly making the most of it. Whether it’s a trip to the coast or, on this most recent occasion, to a local garden centre, our ladies and gentlemen ar...
Read moreGreen-fingered residents
June 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe’re blessed to have so many green-fingered residents here at Pine Martin Grange who enjoy spending time in our garden and making it look lovely. We’re also blessed to be based in Dorset where the weather is generally good and the spring and summer of 2025 has been exceptional so our la...
Read moreSave a community group
June 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsPine Martin Grange has stepped in to save a community group which was at risk of closure due to a lack of volunteers. The Open House group has been operating for 25 years from the village of Sandford, near Wareham, and is a place where members of the community come together on a monthly basis for so...
Read moreQuality time in the garden
June 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksBeing in Hampshire, we are blessed with the weather, especially in summer so we have been making the most of it by spending some quality time in the garden. We have also been keeping a close eye on the produce we planted in the winter and spring and are pleased to report that the first courgettes of...
Read moreThe benefits of pottery
June 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksThe benefits of pottery in a care home environment are well proven and this is why it is one of our regular activities, using air dry clay which is easy to handle and doesn’t require a kiln for firing. The benefits to our ladies and gents are as follows: Pottery involves using hands and finge...
Read moreFresh air
June 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksIt was certainly not as warm as we have been treated to recently but fresh air is fresh air so today we recently spent a nice morning at Bryn Bach park. We braved the weather and had a fantastic walk around the lake. The wildlife was amazing as you can see from the photographs and everyone enjoyed t...
Read moreA lovely morning
June 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe had a lovely morning with Petra creating some lovely needle felted pictures. We looked at some photos for inspiration then put our own little twist to it. It’s something a little bit different but that’s the Foxhunters way! As you can see from the pictures, our ladies and gentlemen produced s...
Read moreBest in class
June 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksFoxhunters has once again made it into a guide which recognises the 100 ‘best in class’ residential care settings in the UK. This is the sixth consecutive year that we have been featured in the Knight Frank Luxury Care Home Guide. We are one of only two homes in Wales to be in the guide Knight F...
Read moreGreat British Care Cycle Relay
June 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe kicked off Glad to Care and Care Home Open Week with Tracey and the team from Great British Care Cycle Relay who are cycling for 10 hours a day across the UK celebrating the care services at the heart of every community. We were their lunchtime stop on the Cardiff leg of the journey and it w...
Read moreSuper talented
June 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe had a fantastic evening with the super talented, super tall and super named Carrie Sauce. Fun, laughter, singing and of course lots of dancing. It was a perfect way to spend an evening and our ladies and gents thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you to the staff and families who helped make it a perfect...
Read moreFather’s Day
June 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksThe gentlemen at Brockington House Care Community may be well out numbered by our ladies but that didn’t prevent us celebrating Father’s Day in style with a social event in the coffee shop. The ladies got into the spirit by ‘wearing’ mustaches and everyone had a lovely time h...
Read moreNew and stimulating activities
June 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe are always looking to introduce new and stimulating activities and a good recent example of this is when we had a session with the Royal Mint Borrow Box. This included looking at pre-decimal, coins from other countries, medals, monarch coinage and more, as well as listening to audio questions a...
Read moreGreat work
June 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksAfter the recent visit of Hereford College of Arts, some of our ladies recently paid a visit to the college to look at some of the great work students produce on their courses. We were very grateful to the college for inviting us and it’s testament to the great relationship we have built up as...
Read morePets as Therapy
June 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe are delighted to introduce our new Pets as Therapy team, Debbie & Parsnip. We had an initial meet and greet with refreshments of tea & doggy shape biscuits. All loved the morning and thought our new volunteers were wonderful. Our ladies and gents shared stories of pets they had and Debbie...
Read morePortrait artist of the year competition
June 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksA teenager who hot footed it from her maths GSCE exam to take part in Brockington House Care Community’s unique portrait artist of the year competition saw her effort rewarded with first prize. Liza took her maths exam in the morning and then immediately rushed to Brockington to join her fello...
Read moreHat’s off
June 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksIt’s hat’s off to Jane Austen at Bramshott Grange as we continue our project honouring Hampshire’s most famous resident on her 250th anniversary. We have been working on a number of focused activities celebrating the author of Pride and Prejudice and the latest involved decorating ...
Read moreHappy birthday to you
June 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksHappy birthday to you. We have tradition here at Bramshott Grange where we always mark the birthdays of our ladies and gentlemen and this includes a delicious cake made by our fantastic chefs. It’s one of the many things which we think makes Bramshott Grange Care Community stand out from the c...
Read moreLots of laughs
June 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksThere were lots of laughs and smiles as our ladies and gentlemen on both floors were treated to a fantastic performance from Chris, a local pianist. Music therapy forms a big part of the activity programme at Bramshott Grange as it has significant therapeutic benefits in older people, including memo...
Read moreA time to remember
May 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksIt was a time to remember when we got together to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, VE Day. We had lots of activities in the run up to the actual day, then on 8th May, we had some local performers singing songs from the period, along with staff in fancy dress an...
Read moreAn intergenerational afternoon
May 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksWe had our local Beavers group in recently helping us plant some pots in the garden. Our ladies and gents thoroughly enjoyed seeing and talking to them and they were thrilled with the homemade cards the youngsters had made. Paul made us all some lovely almond biscuits just to cap off a wonderful int...
Read moreDay trip
May 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksWe recently had a lovely day trip to We had a lovely trip out today to Bute Park which sits in the shadow of Cardiff Castle. It was a lovely way for our ladies and gents to enjoy different surroundings and the weather couldn’t have been any better. It was so warm that ice creams were absolutel...
Read moreThat’s a strike
May 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsThat’s a strike. Well, there were certainly a few of them when we took a group of our ladies and gentlemen out on one of our latest trips with our travel partner Myley and this one certainly brought back lots of happy memories for them. That’s because the trip was a local ten-pin bowling...
Read moreA day to remember
May 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe had a day to remember celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day. After lots of activities in the run up to the big day, on 8th May we had wartime songs sung by our lovely singer, Louisa. We had a wonderful time with lots of singing, flag waving and dancing. A lovely day to mark such an important...
Read moreBlessed
May 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe’re blessed to have such lovely gardens and so we have been making the very most of the beautiful warm weather and getting our ladies and gentlemen out as much as possible to benefit from some natural Vitamin D. One recent activity involved potting plants so the garden is looking the very be...
Read moreA walk in the garden
May 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsA walk in the garden now throws up even more possibilities as a result of the partnership we have with specialist tour operator Myley and recently our driver/guide Sarah took us on a lovely visit to The Walled Garden in Moreton. The weather was glorious, the flowers were so pretty and fragrant and t...
Read moreA trip out
May 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksSeveral of our ladies went on a trip out to Country Market, an independently family owned farm shopping experience set on the edge of the South Downs National Park. The ladies enjoyed looking at the plants, visiting the aquatic centre and the cafe where they had some lovely cake washed down with a...
Read more80th anniversary of VE Day
May 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksThere was lots happening to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day starting with a live stream of the service from Westminster Abbey, followed by a traditional lunch from the period, Pam making a speech and raising a toast and then activities from an Oomph activity book. We also had some lovely cupcake...
Read moreNew project
May 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe are undertaking a new project celebrating the life and work of Jane Austen and as part of this we encouraged our ladies and gentlemen to painting wooden decorative hangings. As you can see from the photographs it took lots of concentration and steady hands but everyone did fantastic work and the ...
Read moreA lovely day
May 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe had a lovely day celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day. This included a trip down memory lane with Richard Bevis, a very talented singer and performer, who treated us to some fantastic renditions of some wartime favourites. Many of our ladies and gentlemen remember what it was like being a c...
Read moreKnitter natter
May 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksThere is an enormous amount of research showing that knitting has physical and mental health benefits, for instance it can slow down dementia, so this is one of the reasons why we set up a knitter natter group at Foxhunters. Many of our ladies are in the group and our knitter natter champion Gladys ...
Read morePartner school
May 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe recently had lovely visit to our intergenerational care partner school, Llanvihangel Crucorney Primary School. We chatted about our jobs and as the children are looking at different job roles, it was great that we could offer an insight into our ladies past careers. We then enjoyed a little story...
Read moreGreen-fingered joy
May 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWith the spring weather being so nice, our ladies and gentlemen had lots of green-fingered joy planting for what we hope is an even nice summer. We did this on International Sun Flower Day and potted giant and dwarf sunflower seeds so if the weather continues to play nice, and as long as we keep w...
Read moreMilitary service
May 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksThe recent VE 80th anniversary celebrations brought memories back of Denzil Sharp’s military service. Denzil, who was born in 1931 and whose full name is Richard Robert Denzil Sharp is a proud Welshman who can speak the language and in 1952 he was called up to do his national military service....
Read moreBowled over
May 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksOur ladies and gentlemen were quite literally bowled over by one of our latest activities. In partnership with our tour operator Myley, we visited a local ten pin bowling alley and put everyone their paces with a energetic and fun session which also brought back plenty of nice memories of times when...
Read moreMemories
May 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksOur VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations brought back memories for our ladies and gentlemen in more ways than one. Alex the Memory Man visited on the day to run a reminiscence session on our Mortimer floor and we celebrated as a home by having a concert performed by vintage singer Daisy Belle who sa...
Read moreWartime memories
May 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksTo mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day we have been collating some of the wartime memories of our ladies and gentlemen and are pleased to share them here: Anita I was born in a small village near Crumlin. I remember the large soccer field where the soldiers set up camp, we used to love going down ...
Read moreThe Resistance
May 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksJytte was a little girl when the Nazis invaded and occupied her country, Denmark. Her father and uncles were in the Resistance movement and her mother knew there was going to be trouble as VE day was announced. People wanted to punish the Nazis and their sympathisers who had done horrible things dur...
Read moreA busy Easter weekend
April 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsFrom wooden mosaic and criss-cross puzzles to the interactive magic table and skittles, we had a busy Easter weekend. There was also a special visit from the Easter bunny who left chocolate Easter eggs for our ladies and gentlemen to enjoy. Everyone had a really nice weekend celebrating an important...
Read moreSt George’s Day
April 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksSt George made an appearance to celebrate St George’s Dat and given who was in the costume (hint he is called George) it was very apt! He supervised our word of the day which was, not surprisingly, Saint George’s Day, and we scored 235 points scored. We finished our patriotic day with St G...
Read moreEaster concert
April 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksWe had a wonderful Easter weekend with so much happening, including an Easter bonnet making competition and an Easter Concert with Sarah Dunbar, a local soprano singer. Our ladies and gentlemen and staff had a lovely time celebrating this important date in our calendar. Lots of smiles on faces! ...
Read moreVitamin D
April 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksThe recent lovely weather means our ladies and gentlemen have been able to get some natural Vitamin D from the sun, although we are always very sensible and cover up and take to the shade when it gets too hot. One sunny weekend we enjoyed decorating cards outside and Malcolm had a 1-1 with our Activ...
Read moreAn Easter treat
April 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe had an Easter treat in more ways than one. A lovely weekend was had by all celebrating this important day in our calendar and our many activities included a visit by the Easter bunnies Easter bearing chocolate eggs for our ladies and gents, making Easter bonnets and tucking into some delicious Si...
Read moreGarden party
April 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWith the spring weather being so great, we had an impromptu mini garden party. The very talented Richard came in to play his guitar and sing songs which all our ladies and gentlemen recognised and could sing a long to. A few bubbles and a bit of cake in the lovely sunshine made for a very fun aftern...
Read moreEaster bunny
April 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksEaster is always a real highlight at Brockington House and this year was even more special because we had a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny, aka staff member Kate. The bunny delivered eggs to all our ladies and gentlemen and we had lots of nice activities taking place over the Easter holiday we...
Read moreSupporting the community
April 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe are passionate about supporting the community here in our part of Dorset and one of the ways we do this is by holding charity coffee mornings in the home. Recently, we held a well attended community coffee morning in aid of Age UK. There was coffee, tea, cake and a raffle and we raised a brillia...
Read moreEaster fete
April 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWhat a fun morning we had at the Foxhunters Easter fete. Singing, dancing, shopping, what more could we need? It was a truly magical day and all our ladies, gentlemen, families and staff thoroughly enjoyed the day. We also had a visit from the Easter bunny who provided Easter eggs for our all our la...
Read moreThe old ones are the still the best
April 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksThe old ones are still the best as we proved when we introduced our ladies and gentlemen to a game they would have played in their younger days, Bagatelle. This is a vintage board game with a history in pubs and social clubs and it is similar to pinball in that players launch balls with a pull-back...
Read moreUnderstanding nursing care: How Glenburnie Lodge supports individual health needs
April 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksUnderstanding the different types of care available for your loved ones can be confusing and is a tough decision to make. Understanding nursing care can offer peace of mind, and helps you decide which type of care is the most suitable for your situation. What is nursing care? Nursing care is a speci...
Read moreHighly creative
March 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksYou need to be highly creative to be an Activities Coordinator in a care home due to the different needs/wishes of the people living in the home. So, when it came to choosing someone to perform this key role at Glenburnie Lodge, we looked no further than Reka Roberts. Reka has worked in care home ac...
Read moreWelsh heritage
March 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksWe are very proud of our Welsh heritage and as this was our first St David’s Day since we opened last summer, we made the very most of it with lots of Welsh themed activities in the home, including a coffee morning and a quiz. Everyone is very patriotic and it was nice to spend time being than...
Read moreThe Glenburnie Bake Off
March 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksThe competition was fierce for the first-ever Glenburnie staff Bake Off. We had Dormy Executive Chef James and residents Jeanette and Peter as the judges. They took into consideration the taste and the overall design and decoration and the winning cake was made by Senior Carer Natalie and Teresa fro...
Read moreMental and physical stimulation
March 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksWe had a fun afternoon of activities accompanied by music which provided great mental and physical stimulation. We used footballs as part of the activity and encouraged our ladies and gentlemen to kick it to each other in their teams. As you can see from the photographs, it was lots of fun, but very...
Read moreAnimal therapy
March 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsAnimal therapy has long been known to improve overall wellbeing, helping with physical, emotional, and mental health. We regularly have animals at Pine Martin Grange, especially dogs because many of our ladies and gentlemen will have had one as a pet in their younger days. Lizzy and Rupert visited ...
Read moreMusic and movement
March 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsStudies have shown that music and movement can have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of people living in care homes, so this is why it plays an important part in the activity programme at Pine Martin Grange. In a recent session, our ladies and gentlemen sang and moved along to music by ...
Read moreThe body and mind
March 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsOur ladies and gentlemen at Pine Martin Grange really enjoying playing games because they know they are great for the body and mind. In a typical day, you can find them playing indoor bowls, darts, and golf, as well as doing puzzles and spending time on our interactive magic table. Lots of stimulati...
Read moreA visit to the farm
March 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksA visit to the farm to interact with animals such donkeys, goats, chickens and guinea pigs was just the ticket for our ladies and gents. Thank you to Miniland Farm in Passfield who invited us for a light lunch and a lovely session with the animals. Our ladies and gentlemen thoroughly enjoyed this di...
Read moreDancing with Danielle
March 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksDancing with Danielle is always one of the activities our ladies and gentlemen look forward to and her latest visit was no exception. Whether it’s standing or seated, Danielle makes sure everyone is involved and it’s a great therapeutic activity which stimulates both the body and the min...
Read moreCharity coffee morning
March 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe had a half and half charity coffee morning. Staff performed bicep curls to match the number of curls our ladies and gents had done over the last few weeks. Residents did 1,527 and staff this morning managed 1,727! Dumbbell biscuits and tea were then enjoyed by all. All donations will go to the Li...
Read moreLand of our fathers
March 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe may be a long way from the land of our fathers but with sister homes in Wales and some of our ladies and gents with Welsh heritage, we just had to celebrate St David’s Day. One of our ladies showed us her Welsh Love Spoon dating from March 1953 made from olive wood. We used this as the insp...
Read moreA lovely morning
March 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksAnother lovely morning thanks to Nick and the team at our tour partner Myley. We visited the Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo and had to look hard this time as the temperature was much cooler and so the butterflies were all hiding. It was great to go foraging and looking for them and as you will see from th...
Read moreCelebrating the Arts
March 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksThe 23rd February was ‘Celebrating The Arts Day’ so we welcomed our local dance academy Dance Attack at Foxhunters. What amazing performers they were with lots of music and fantastic moves. It was another great example of intergenerational care, bringing old and young together for mutual benefit...
Read moreFantastic charity
March 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe were joined by Abergavenny Food Bank as our ‘Marathon Man’ and Gardener Alan led staff and our ladies and gentlemen in running or walking a half marathon to raise money for this fantastic charity who support our community. The event was inspired by one of our ladies, Ann, who is a reg...
Read moreProud to be Welsh
March 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe are very proud to be Welsh here at Foxhunters Care Community and there’s no better day to celebrate our history than St David’s Day. This year we had a morning with traditional Welsh folk music and dancing and our wonderful catering team made some lovely Welsh food, including Welsh Ca...
Read moreDance Away Dementia
March 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe recently welcomed John James, a Salsa dance teacher who has made a name for himself leading Dance Away Dementia sessions in care homes. He certainly didn’t disappoint and along with his assistants Mike (The Mambo) and Stephanie, he had our ladies and gentlemen up on their feet (or in their chai...
Read moreLove Your Pet Day
March 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksIt was Love Your Pet day on 20th February so we organised a special afternoon on Mortimer for Jean with her beloved dog Poppy. A massive thank you to Linda for supporting and bringing Poppy in. Jean was very happy that an afternoon tea was arranged and all could see Poppy. Marlene enjoyed the visit ...
Read moreCharity fundraiser
March 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe held a charity fundraiser with some of our ladies and gents joining staff in an exercise bike challenge which lasted 2.5 hours. Three charities were suggested and the vote went to a charity for Veterans. Thank you to all that took part or assisted and thank you to physio Wendy for running a Jabad...
Read moreSt David’s Day
March 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksAs we are only 16 miles from the Welsh border and with many of our ladies and gentlemen having lived or worked in Wales at some point in their lives, we had celebrate the country’s national day, St David’s Day. Our fantastic catering team made lovely Welsh cakes and we had a day of celeb...
Read moreWar memories
February 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWith an ever-diminishing number of Second World War veterans still alive to keep the memories of the conflict alive, it falls to the ‘younger’ generation to ensure this momentous event in our history doesn’t fade from public knowledge. Every day, memories of the War are disappearin...
Read moreLots happening
February 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksThere has been lots going on at Glenburnie Lodge so far in 2025, whether it’s creating memory scrapbooks, putting our brains to the test with a general knowledge quiz, exercising with footballs, pampering sessions, doing some photograph reminiscence or singing songs at karaoke. We aim to give ...
Read moreFlower of Scotland
February 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsOh Flower of Scotland! We had a fantastic afternoon celebrating Burns Night in our beautiful Heritage Hall. We were very lucky to have the wonderful Hamish come and play his bagpipes and recite some poems for us. There was also lots of traditional Scottish food and everyone had a lovely time. ...
Read moreCommunity coffee morning
February 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe had a community coffee morning in aid of Pets as Therapy which was well supported and we raised a fantastic £150 for this wonderful charity. We have therapy dogs who visit our ladies and gentlemen so we know what a difference they make. Pine Martin is fast becoming a community destination and it...
Read moreTai Chi
February 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe have introduced Tai Chi as a regular activity at Pine Martin Grange and as you will see from the photographs it has been thoroughly embraced by our ladies and gentlemen. This gentle form of exercise helps to maintain strength, flexibility and balance and it’s generally great for overall hea...
Read moreScottish songs
February 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe had a lovely day celebrating Burns Night with a traditional meal followed by a performance from Kevin Jacot playing Scottish songs and then some tea and cake. Many of our ladies and gents have fond memories of holidays in Scotland or have friends and family north of the border, so it’s nice...
Read moreCelebrating Chinese New Year
February 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe had a whole host of activities to mark Chinese New Year including themed arts and crafts, making Chinese almond cookies and enjoying a Chinese meal made by Chef Ang. We also had some fortune cookies! We like to celebrate the wider world around us and this is a great example of how we theme activi...
Read moreWe love to potter
February 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe love to potter at Bramshott Grange, quite literally. On this occasion our ladies and gentlemen used air dry clay to make hearts and flowers to hang on a tree for Valentine’s Day. For individuals with conditions like arthritis, working with clay can help maintain joint flexibility and stren...
Read moreBurns Night
February 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe celebrated Burns Night with a wonderful concert from John Campbell, our bagpiper. We had a full house and everyone enjoyed the renditions of well known songs and we, of course, addressed the haggis in the traditional Scottish way! It was a real day to remember. #gallery-73 { margin: au...
Read morePerfect entertainment
February 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe had a lovely morning with Wolfren Riverstick. It’s the perfect entertainment as Wolfren is an author and singer (not to mention having the best name!) and he always gets our ladies and gentlemen singing and dancing along. It’s was a great way to mark the beginning of National Storytelling...
Read moreKnitter natter
February 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe moved our Knitter Natter session to the gallery so our ladies could make the most of the lovely views from the window while they did some knitting and lots of nattering of course! They are now going to hold their sessions here regularly and who could blame them with such a lovely viewpoint to loo...
Read moreBrockington Choir
February 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksDo you know we have a Brockington Choir? It’s always well attended and our ladies and gentlemen like to get together regularly to practice with the help of our music teacher Simon. We sang Any Dream Will Do, Love & Marriage, Scarborough Fair and much more. Musical therapy at its finest! ...
Read moreSensory musical experience
February 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksPedro visited the home recently to host a sensory musical experience in which our ladies and gentlemen got very hands on playing with various instruments, including the Xylophone. Everyone was fully engaged and it was a great example of music therapy, something which plays a big part of the activi...
Read moreHead, hand and feet massages
February 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe recently welcomed back students from The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) who gave our ladies and gentlemen head, hand and feet massages. Thank you to tutor Jim and all the students, it’s always nice seeing you at Brockington House and we are thrilled to continue with our partnership....
Read moreBowled over
February 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksOur ladies and gentlemen were bowled over by one of their latest trips with our travel partner Myley – to a local bowling alley. It brought back lots of great memories of bowling games our ladies and gentlemen used to play when they was younger and we were very impressed with the amount of s...
Read moreA wonderful morning
January 2025 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksOur ladies and gentlemen had a wonderful morning surrounded by their friends, family and staff on Christmas Day. This was our first Christmas since we opened so we wanted to make it extra special. There were lots of presents, festive music and everyone sat down to a delicious Christmas lunch made by...
Read moreKeeping active
January 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsIt’s important to stay active regardless of your age, but it’s certainly even more vital when you get older and our activity programme at Pine Martin Grange certainly reflects this. Whether it’s trips out, games which require some physical involvement or things which exercise the m...
Read moreParty games
January 2025 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsThe ‘PMG Arms’ pub was open as we invited family and friends to join our ladies and gentlemen in enjoying an afternoon of party games and a Christmas quiz. There were also lots of presents and plenty of lovely food and drink and everyone had lots of fun. It was a real festive family occasion. ...
Read moreArts and crafts
January 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksArts and crafts has always been a mainstay of our activity programme at Bramshott Grange Care Community and our latest project was making 2025 calendars. We made sure we took our time getting them exactly right and our ladies and gentlemen were very pleased with the results and thy are now hanging o...
Read moreA VIP visit
January 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe had a VIP visit at Bramshott Grange Care Community when the one and only Father Christmas made time in his busy schedule to give out presents. Santa visited all our ladies and gentlemen and they each received a gift. It helped to bring back lots of happy memories of Christmases of bygone eras. ...
Read moreChristmas concert
January 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksBramshott Grange ladies and gents presented their Christmas Concert which followed a traditional format of 9 readings and 9 carols with a twist. Janet and Matt providing accompanying music and it was a great success. All their practice and hard word paid off and it was a fantastic way to get into th...
Read moreThe New Year
January 2025 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe ended 2024 and saw in the new year in the usual Bramshott Grange style by having a good old fashioned celebration party. We kicked things off with a toast from our Home Director Pam and then played various games before sitting down to a lovely buffet made by our super talented kitchen team. There...
Read moreFrench teacher
January 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksIn a recent activity, we had a visit from our French teacher Emmanuelle. We learned some French songs, numbers and did a little quiz. Some of our ladies and gentlemen helped other residents as they were showing how much they remembered from learning French as a language at school. So, the session wa...
Read moreA fun Christmas
January 2025 | Foxhunters | Brockington House LinksWe had a very fun Christmas at Foxhunters with a host of festive activities for our ladies and gentlemen to enjoy, including a visit from Santa himself. He was accompanied by his trusty Elf and they helped deliver presents to our ladies and gentlemen. There’s no better time to be at Foxhunters...
Read moreWelsh history
January 2025 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe recently spent the day at St Fagans National Museum of History. We had lovely weather and enjoyed learning about the Welsh history and culture. One of our ladies, Gladys, visited ST Fagans when it first opened and was a fantastic tour guide to those who had not been. A lovely day again, courtesy ...
Read moreChristmas Day
January 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe had a wonderful Christmas Day with a special visit from Mr and Mrs Claus and their elves who may, or may not, have mainly consisted of the kitchen and hospitality team!. There were of nice presents opened and plenty of smiles on the faces of our ladies and gentlemen who were joined by their famil...
Read moreThe King returns
January 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksThe King returns to Brockington House. Elvis Presley was back in the building on Christmas Eve to once again treat our ladies and gentlemen to a show to remember, singing lots of his famous hits including Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock and Suspicious Minds. It was great to see staff and families getting ...
Read moreIn style
January 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe said goodbye to 2024 and hello to 2025 in style by having a new year’s eve concert and party featuring a local entertainer. 2024 brought another fantastic year of activities and it’s always great to see so many of our ladies and gentlemen taking part in them, whether that’s watc...
Read moreOur first Drag Act
January 2025 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe recently had our first ever Drag Act with the amazing Carrie Sauce visiting the home to perform. It was so good our ladies and gents were still having conversations about the show at supper time. Carrie’s voice reduced some to tears, it was that good and needless to say we are now all eagerly a...
Read morePartnered with a local school
December 2024 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksGlenburnie Lodge has partnered with a local school as part of a new intergenerational care initiative which brings young and old people together for mutual benefit. And the first project saw the children working with us to bury a time capsule on the grounds. Children from Gwenfo Church in Wales Prim...
Read moreChristmas fayre
December 2024 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksWe have had a lovely afternoon hosting our Christmas fayre. Our ladies and gents had their own stall, our Maintenance Manager Tim sold his handmade wooden decorations and there were various other stalls including those selling Christmas wreaths and flowers. We are looking forward to holding more fay...
Read moreSchool choir
December 2024 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksGwenfo school choir came back to Glenburnie and treated to some lovely Christmas carols. Our ladies and gentlemen and staff enjoyed singing along and the children got some well deserved cupcakes at the end. We wish them all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and we look forward to seeing them ev...
Read moreChristmas wonderland
December 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe took our ladies and gentlemen to a Christmas wonderland at Poundbury Garden centre courtesy of Sarah from our tour operator Myley. We went on a magical journey through all the different displays and lights. It was absolutely amazing and put us all well and truly in the Christmas spirit! Festive! ...
Read moreA fantastic time
December 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe had a fantastic time at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) College in Poole courtesy of Sarah from our tour operator Myley. The lifeboat crew were training and it was so interesting watching them. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. A real trip to remember for our ladies and gents. ...
Read moreIntergenerational care activities
December 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe have had some fantastic intergenerational care activities at Pine Martin Grange. Firstly we welcomed Sandford Brownies who put on their lovely nativity show for us, and then it was the turn of children from Sandford Primary School to visit. They sang festive songs and then exchanged Christmas car...
Read moreWonderful entertainment
December 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe had some wonderful entertainment courtesy of the Yellow Brick Theatre Company who performed ‘A Very Merry Christmas’ today. Our ladies and gentlemen thoroughly enjoyed watching the very festive show and it certainly got us into the Christmas spirit. It was also a nice way of bringing back mem...
Read moreChristmas party
December 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe would like to say a big thank you to Liphook Day Centre for inviting us to their Christmas Party this month. One of our ladies, Barbara, lived locally and knows some of their regular clients so it was nice for her to see some old friends. We have formed a great partnership with the Day Centre and...
Read moreBalloon tennis
December 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksBalloon tennis is a low-impact physical activity that can be enjoyed by people with a range of mobility levels, and it also has mental benefits too because it involves concentration. Our ladies had a great session using their large tennis rackets to pass the balloon to each other and keep it in the ...
Read moreA real treat
December 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksOur latest trip out with our travel partner Myley Tours saw us taking in the splendour of Hereford Cathedral. We were very lucky to be able to see the choir and orchestra, it was a real treat! We also lit candles to remember our loved ones who are no longer with us. Thank you, as always to Nick from...
Read more100th birthdays
December 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksTwo of our lovely ladies at Brockington House recently celebrated their 100th birthdays on the same day. We ensured Flo Edmunds and Doris Foyle celebrated becoming centenarians in style. The ladies were the centre of attention as their family and friends came into the home to join staff and other re...
Read moreFestive visit
December 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe had a lovely and very festive visit from the teachers and children from Llanfoist Fawr Primary School, one of our two local partner schools. We were treated to a lovely choir concert with some amazing vocalists. Thank you to the school for their ongoing support of our intergenerational care progr...
Read moreLet them eat cake
December 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksLet them eat cake. Well, we don’t need an excuse to do that at any time at Foxhunters, but certainly not when a competition is involved. The Dormy Christmas cake making competition is always hotly contested and working with our catering team, our ladies did a fantastic job making and decoratin...
Read moreIf music be the food of love
December 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksIf music be the food of love, play on. That’s always been our approach at Brockington House and music and entertainment play a big part in our varied activity programme. One of our latest shows involved a performance by a lady called Corrine who plays the Cello and as always, she played to a p...
Read moreOur Brockington Bakers
December 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksOur Brockington Bakers rose to the challenge when they learned about the Dormy Care Communities’ Christmas cake making competition. Under the watchful eye of our fantastic chefs Cihan & Ash, they baked an amazing cake and were very studious when it came to decorating it. Whether we win or ...
Read moreA lovely pamper session
December 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe had another lovely pamper session courtesy of students from The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC). Our ladies and gentlemen always look forward to their visits and we would like to thank all the group for a lovely relaxing morning. We have forged a fantastic partnership with the RNC and ...
Read moreLifetime achievement award
December 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksMike Parsons, the Chair of Dormy Care Communities, has received a lifetime achievement award. Mike received the honour at the 2024 National Care Awards held in London on 29th November. The award is in recognition of his service in the care industry, which began in 1992 when he founded Barchester He...
Read moreA real kick
November 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsOur ladies and gentlemen got a real kick from the arrival of two special visitors – two donkeys called Albert and Snoop. Decked out in their finest festive outfits, Albert and Snoop were incredibly well behaved and they caused a lot of excitement around the home. Our ladies and gents loved see...
Read moreA song and dance
November 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsOur ladies and gentlemen always like to make a song and dance, but only in the nicest way! They say a picture paints a thousand words so we will let you decide how much they enjoyed it when Louisa came into the home recently. There are few things better than music therapy and when you add dancing to...
Read moreLove to bake
November 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsOur ladies and gentlemen love to bake as you can see from the look of concentration on their faces. Baking can be an incredibly beneficial activity for older people for a number of reasons, including being calming activity which can encourage relaxation and reduce stress, stimulating appetite and ev...
Read moreTherapy dogs
November 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsOur therapy dogs Hebe and Puzzle bring so much love and joy to everyone, as you can see from these wonderful photographs taken at one of their recent visits. Animal therapy has proven health and wellbeing benefits and for many of our ladies and gentlemen, having owned dogs or other pets during their...
Read moreMagic projector
November 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksOur ladies and gentlemen always look forward to playing on our magic projector which projects engaging light games onto surfaces. It is designed to stimulate on a social, physical, sensory, and cognitive level and it also puts a smile on the faces of people who use it. It’s another example of ...
Read moreChristmas cake
November 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksIt’s never to early when preparing for the festive season so even though it’s November, we have made our Christmas cake and as you can see by the size of the bowl, it’s going to be a whopper! Our ladies and gentlemen got thoroughly involved but we are afraid we are not at liberty to sh...
Read moreA day of celebration
November 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe had a day of celebration recently. The day started with an awards ceremony for staff, with presentations made for long service and NVQ success. There were also funny awards voted by our ladies and gents such as Biggest Smile and Everyone’s Friend. We enjoyed some lovely canapes and refreshm...
Read moreActively take part in activities
November 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe are fortunate to have so many of ladies and gentlemen who actively take part in activities and this is one of the reasons why we are always devising different things for them to do. A recent ‘first’ saw everyone coming together to make peppermint creams. There was a lovely aroma as we...
Read moreGetting excited
November 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksEveryone is getting very excited about the Dormy Care Communities Christmas card competition. We have made and submitted even more entries due to the popularity and we are keeping our fingers crossed that one of our ladies and gentlemen’s entries is chosen for this year’s card. Regardles...
Read moreTherapy dog
November 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe had a new friend come to visit us at Foxhunters recently, namely Rob and his therapy dog Geddy. We had a lovely time introducing him to our ladies and gentlemen and by the looks of it they all got on very well. We also had a visit from a puppy too! Therapy dogs, and other animals, are proven to e...
Read moreLovely to welcome back
November 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksIt was lovely to welcome back the children from Llanfoist Fawr Primary School recently. They helped us with our Remembrance Day display and Mary enjoyed being host as she offered the children some light refreshments. The link we have built with the school is amazing and our ladies and gentlemen alwa...
Read moreHappy birthday to us
November 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksAnother fantastic Foxhunters celebration!! We sang happy birthday to us as we celebrated our 6th anniversary in style with music from our first ever singer Craig Balien, who never fails to disappoint. Foxhunters really does know how to throw a party, just look at that cake made by talented chef Katr...
Read moreA lovely trip out
November 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksOur partnership with Myley has opened up even more opportunities for our ladies and gentlemen to access the wider community and recently we had a lovely trip out to Pengethley Garden Centre on Ross-on-Wye where we looked at the festive decorations and enjoyed a nice cup of tea or coffee with some ca...
Read moreChristmas card competition
November 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksOur ladies and gentlemen have been working hard on their designs for the 2024 Dormy Care Communities Christmas card competition. This is much more than a competition though because it promotes both physical and mental wellbeing through the use of dexterity (holding a brush or pen) and concentration,...
Read moreArmistice Day
November 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe marked Armistice Day with a beautiful Remembrance service delivered by the Reverend Ian Hartland and this was followed by performances from The Staunton Singers and Daisy Belle. Thank you to three of our lady residents Chloe, Jane and Ionwen for placing the wreaths outside. It was a very poignant...
Read moreJabadao concept
November 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe are pleased to have introduced the Jabadao concept to the activity programme at Brockington House. Founded in 1985 to develop understanding of movement as a basic human language, this has developed into a gentle form of exercise which can be performed sitting or standing. It is designed to stimul...
Read moreBoth ends of the age spectrum
November 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWhen Ashley Davies was considering career options he decided to gain experience at both ends of the age spectrum. So, whilst studying for his teaching certificate he started working at Brockington House to pay his way through University and gain experience working with the elderly. “When studying ...
Read moreAward for end of life care
November 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksBrockington House has won a prestigious national award for end of life care. We have achieved a national Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Quality Hallmark Award in recognition of the way we care for people at the end of their lives. It follows an assessment carried out at the home in Hafod Road this s...
Read moreGillian’s story
November 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksHad the bomb that dropped in her North London back garden during World War Two exploded, it’s very possible Gillian Sparks would not be alive today to tell the tale. Thankfully, it didn’t go off and as result 91-year-old Gillian has managed to a live a long and eventful life, and there’s no si...
Read moreLive Music Therapy
November 2024 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksMusic therapy at its finest Research has shown how live music in care settings can help decrease levels of agitation and increase wellbeing for people living with dementia. Even when people don’t have dementia, live music is proven to reduce stress, improve moods and increase physical activity (t...
Read moreSignature dish
November 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksAll great chefs have their signature dish, and Ash Davies hopes his can prove three times lucky as he competes in a national competition. Ash’s mouthwatering leak and potato soup with garlic butter croquette was the first dish he ever prepared at catering college, and it also won him the Dormy Car...
Read moreCelebrate the success
November 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe were delighted to once again come together to celebrate the success of our team members who make a difference and go above and beyond in supporting the ladies and gentlemen who live in our four homes. Staff from Dormy Care Communities came together in Bath in October for the annual Dormy Care Awa...
Read moreA trip down memory lane
November 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsSome of our gentlemen went on a wonderful trip down memory lane on our latest outing. That’s because we took them on the Swanage Steam train. We had a fantastic time reliving wonderful memories. We then took at stroll through Swanage town and of course a cup of coffee on the seafront! A fantas...
Read moreThe most wonderful time of the year
November 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe are allowed to talk about Christmas now it’s officially happening next month and so our festive preparations got underway with our ladies and gentlemen working on our annual Christmas card. We started by painting pine cones and preparing the Merry Christmas lettering. We always make the very mo...
Read moreCoffee morning
November 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe held a coffee morning and invited Liphook Day Centre to come with their lovely clients. Our kitchen team baked a selection of delicious cakes and it was fantastic to see our ladies and gentlemen chatting and socialising with staff and people from the day centre. A few of our ladies used to be reg...
Read moreA Halloween to remember
November 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe had a Halloween to remember with a host of fun activities, including pumpkin carving which our ladies and gentlemen were horrifyingly good at, a frightfully great performance by singer Peter and some ghoulish food and drink prepared by our incredible team. Black chocolate tombstone cakes anyone? ...
Read moreNice places to visit
November 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe are extremely fortunate to have so many nice places to visit on our doorstep and ladies and gentlemen who enjoy getting out and about. One of our recent trips took us to Morris’ of Usk Garden Centre! This a family-run centre which opened in 1990 and is very popular. Our ladies spent the mo...
Read moreBake on
November 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksIt may only be early November but we can now officially state that its Christmas next month so we got our ‘bake on’ and started preparing the always wonderful Brockington House Christmas cake. We are lucky to have so many ladies who are adept at baking, as our recent Dormy recipe book demonstrat...
Read moreHalloween fun
November 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe had lots of Halloween fun including Halloween themed Oomph fitness session with songs such as Monster Mash and Thriller. We also had a pumpkin carving competition judged by our ladies and we ended out day with a themed musical theatre concert featuring songs from shows such as Phantom, Cats and W...
Read moreHalloween Fun
November 2024 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksA spook-tacular day Our ladies and gents enjoyed a fun Halloween party at Glenburnie Lodge. It was great to see so many of our families and the wonderful costumes, which were frightfully good. At one stage we thought we would need to call The Ghostbusters! #gallery-136 { margin: auto; ...
Read moreAnimal therapy
October 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsAnimal therapy has numerous proven benefits and as you can see from the pictures, there were lots of smiles and cuddles when our lovely PAT dogs Hebe and Puzzle came to visit our ladies and gentlemen. The dogs are so gentle and patient and our ladies and gents lapped it up, quite literally. It’...
Read moreOur latest trip
October 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe didn’t let the weather spoil our latest trip with our travel partner Myley to Poole RNLI Museum and that’s because we spent most of the time indoors. The trips with Myley are proving very popular with our ladies and gentlemen who enjoy getting out and about and having new adventures o...
Read moreSpooky
October 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksThere are some ghostly goings-on at Bramshott Grange, which is not surprising given Halloween is fast approaching. Across the home our ladies and gentlemen have been painting ghosts to create some Halloween bunting. Very spooky indeed but it’s also a nice way for our ladies and gents to remini...
Read moreKnitting therapy
October 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksKnitting therapy is a therapeutic practice that can help with mental health and physical well-being. It’s why it has become a popular activity at Bramshott and our ladies and gentlemen are both still very good knitters. We pair this with a natter too, so it’s just as much about the socia...
Read moreAnother adventure
October 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe had another adventure when we took Catherine, Margaret, Chris and Jean to the Rake Garden Centre where they loved looking at the Halloween and Christmas displays. We made sure they had time to ensure they enjoyed their lemon cake and tea in the cafe. A lovely trip out, which everyone enjoyed. ...
Read moreGetting out and about
October 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe’ve always enjoyed getting out and about with our ladies and gentlemen, if they wish do so of course, and our latest trip saw us visiting a local garden centre. The wonderful Nick from our travel partner Myley Tours picked our ladies up and everyone had a wonderful time browsing and, of cour...
Read moreA real social occasion
October 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksEveryone knows we love to bake at Foxhunters but as well as creating delicious aromas and, of course, tasty treats, it’s a real social occasion too, giving our ladies and gentlemen a chance to spend time together in The Cwtch, having a cuppa and a good old fashioned chat. So, it provides stimu...
Read moreThat’s entertainment!
October 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe have many great entertainers who come into Brockington House but few are as well received as the fantastically named Wolfren Riverstick. We think the pictures of our ladies and gentlemen watching him perform say it all. That’s entertainment with a capital ‘E’ when Wolfren is in ...
Read moreHats off
October 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksHats off to Becks, she certainly knows how to make our ladies and gents Zumba! Becks is a fixture at Brockington House and comes in on a regular basis to put everyone through their paces. She uses music and props to keep people engaged and sometimes even brings in her daughters to help out as well. ...
Read moreWear it Pink
October 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe had a Wear it Pink day in aid of a charity very close to our hearts at Brockington House – Breast Cancer Now. It included competitions, quiz and lots of cake! We raised £101.25 in just one hour. A massive thank you to our ladies and gentlemen, families and staff for all your support on wha...
Read moreCoffee Morning
October 2024 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksCharity coffee morning We had a fantastic coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. It was great to see our families and friends joining our ladies and gents enjoying some amazing cakes made by Amanda. Our receptionist Nicola also made a cake so thank you to them and everyone who took par...
Read moreLearning Something New
October 2024 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksEvery day is an education “The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.” We thoroughly agree with the legendary musician BB King who this quote is attributed too, and we demonstrated that recently at our regular sewing club, In the latest session, our sewing teach...
Read moreKeeping Fit
October 2024 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksKeeping fit It’s important to stay active at any age, but even more so when you get older, so as part of the activity programme at Glenburnie Lodge we work with a national company called Move it or Lose it! who deliver exercise classes in care homes. Suzanne from Move It or Lose It was in the home...
Read moreSharing Memories
October 2024 | Brockington House | Glenburnie LinksReminiscing Sharing memories and reminiscing are important as you get older and in a recent one-to-one session, our Activities Coordinator Reka spent time with one of our gentlemen Tim who shared his hiking adventures to the Brecon Beacons and other places he used to visit. Reka talked about her lo...
Read moreGetting creative
October 2024 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksGetting creative We spent a lovely afternoon spent making a Halloween ghost banner and enjoying some dog therapy as well. Everyone had a good laugh. #gallery-151 { margin: auto; } #gallery-151 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: ...
Read moreMovement play
October 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe recently Jabadao as one of our activities at Pine Martin Grange and as you can see from the pictures, there were lots of laughs and engagement among our ladies and gentlemen when they were doing it. Jabadao is movement play that is good for health, happiness and general wellbeing. In our activity...
Read moreAn enjoyable afternoon
October 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsBaking is one of our favourite activities and some of our ladies recently spent an enjoyable afternoon making cookies together. As you can see from the concentration on centenarian Alice’s face in one of the pictures, they took the making of the cookies very seriously indeed but after there wa...
Read moreA music kind of day
October 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksSometimes you just want to have a music kind of day, which is not surprising given we have so many music lovers at Bramshott Grange. In one of our latest sessions we had Music and Movement to get our ladies and gents going then the chance to listen, relax and reflect during classical music appreciat...
Read moreChoir practice
October 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe are fortunate to have so many ladies and gentlemen at Bramshott Grange who love to sing and many attend our regular choir practice. They are always in great voice and are well led by our music teacher Janet, who also puts on our music and movement sessions. It’s a great combination! ...
Read moreThe Great Abergavenny Bake Off
October 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksThe Great Abergavenny Bake Off saw our ladies working closely with our catering team led by Chef Kyle to make some delicious sweet and savoury treats. There are not many more activities which stimulate all the senses like baking does. Very therapeutic and tasty to boot! #gallery-156 { m...
Read moreProst!
October 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksProst means Cheers in German and whilst we were unable to take Abergavenny to Munich, we brought Munich to Abergavenny recently when we celebrated Oktoberfest. Our ladies and gents enjoyed having a few beers and some nibbles and generally taking part in something a little different! #gallery-...
Read moreTherapeutic benefits
October 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksYou would never think that something as simple as an inflatable beach ball could have such therapeutic benefits, but as these pictures show, our ladies and gentlemen on our Mortimer floor had lots of fun exercise and stimulation when our personal trainer George put them through their paces recently....
Read moreMusic to the ears
October 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksOne of the many entertainers who visit Brockington House Care Community on a regular basis is Banjo Brian. He never fails to please our ladies and gentlemen with his singing and instrument playing and he also encourages everyone to pick up an instrument themselves and sing-a-long to class tunes from...
Read moreTop marks
September 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksThe catering and hospitality team at Foxhunters are celebrating another success after hygiene standards in the kitchens were given top marks by Inspectors. The home recently received the maximum food hygiene 5-star rating in the Government inspections that check on how food is managed, handled, stor...
Read moreDancing shoes
September 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksIt was time to get our dancing shoes back on on for a lovely session of dancing with our wonderful teacher Danielle. Joan went through the steps to the waltz too! What a lovely way to spend the day and one of the best things about these sessions is that everyone can get involved whether seated or st...
Read moreChristmas is coming
September 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksChristmas is coming at Foxhunters and before you all start groaning that it’s still September (well nearly October!), we need to be prepared because our lovely homemade Christmas cakes won’t make themselves. This week we began the soaking the fruit ready for our cakes. It’s all about t...
Read moreLive Music
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe all enjoyed listening and dancing to some live music by Tyler James. Our ladies and gentlemen really look forward to entertainers coming to the home and as you can see from the photographers, everyone gets involved, whether it’s getting up to dance, singing or just tapping their feet. ...
Read moreA trip down memory lane
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsIt’s always nice to take a trip down memory lane as part of our reminiscence sessions and this time we looked at pictures of famous female movie stars. Everyone loved talking about the films they had seen them in. A real therapeutic but fun activity. #gallery-163 { margin: auto; } ...
Read moreA wonderful trip
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe had a wonderful trip courtesy of our travel partner Myley to Boscombe Pier recently. Sunshine, laughter, coffees and drawing in the sand! Pure sunshine therapy. We could have been in the Mediterranean, although if this week’s weather is anything to go by, it will be more like the Antarctic ...
Read moreFeeling more like summer
September 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWith early autumn feeling more like summer than the actual summer we made the very most of it, starting with exercises with fitness instructor Carl and then relaxing with a cup of tea and soaking up the rays and important Vitamin D! We need to make the most of it, not that it ever stops us from enjo...
Read moreBramshott Bakers
September 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksThe Bramshott Bakers were in full flow making a Dorset Apple Cake. The unmistakeable smell of baking was wafting throughout the home as our ladies and gentlemen made some a lovey cake, which we can confirm was delicious. Apple Dorset Cake is so names because of the abundance of apples in the county ...
Read moreIntergenerational care continues
September 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksIt was lovely to welcome back a new group of children from Llanfoist Fawr School. The ladies and gentlemen enjoyed playing games and showing photos of their travels in our get to know you session. Along with learning some new Welsh words, we enjoyed getting to know our new friends. Thank you Miss ...
Read moreA talk on jewellery
September 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe recently welcomed Mari from Mari Thomas Jewellery to Foxhunters to give a talk on jewellery. Mari is an award-winning contemporary designer jeweller and goldsmith and gave a very interesting talk, display and discussion on the fantastic jewellery she makes. She also showed us an Eisteddford crown...
Read moreLovely trips
September 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe continue to enjoy some lovely trips in Herefordshire and beyond courtesy of our travel partner Myley Tours and our fantastic driver Nick. Recent destinations have included the Wellington Garden Centre where we had a good look around and enjoyed a cuppa and a cake. It’s great for everyone to...
Read moreFun and games
September 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksThere are always lots of fun and games going on at Brockington House. Traditional games like Scrabble and Game of Knowledge and then newer, non-traditional games like Jabadao which is movement play that is good for health, happiness and general wellbeing. The latter has proved so popular our ladies ...
Read moreRecipe book
September 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksDormy Care Communities has ensured the memories of the ladies and gentlemen in our homes will live forever through the publication of a new recipe book. From the Heart of Home is the name of the book, which is a compilation of classic recipes handed down through generations and recalled by the ladie...
Read moreMemory lane
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsStepping down memory lane always brings lots of stories and laughter with our ladies and gentlemen in our reminiscence sessions. Another great brain training exercise. Studies have shown that older people who reminisce have lower blood pressure and heart rates, along with a host of other benefits. ...
Read morePets as Therapy
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsThere are always lots of smiles and cuddles when our beautiful Pets As Therapy (PAT) dogs come. They provide lovely memories of pets our ladies and gents used to have. Animal therapy, especially dogs, like this touches people psychologically, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. ...
Read moreBBQ lunch
September 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe had a lovely BBQ lunch for our ladies and gentlemen and their families. The sun shone and whilst it was a little cooler (autumn is here after all), an extra jumper or a coat was all that was needed for those who opted to eat outside. It was a really nice social afternoon for everyone concerned. ...
Read moreDog show
September 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWhat an absolutely amazing day we had at our Bramshott Grange Fun Dog Show. Our Home Director Pam was joined by two of our lovely ladies, Barbara and Janet; as judges and Gill and Emily ran a tombola and we had a wonderful cake stall. It was lovely to see so many friends, family and of course the am...
Read moreNew location
September 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksOur ladies had a trip out to a new location courtesy of the wonderful Nick from our tour operator Myley. He took us to Goytre Wharf where we had lovely stroll along the canal and then a tasty scone and cup of tea. Nothing beats some early autumn fresh air! #gallery-175 { margin: auto; ...
Read moreSinging and dancing
September 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe had a lovely morning courtesy of a local group called The Family Music Haven. There was lots of singing and dancing to our favourite music along with melodies played on the flute and piano. Thank you to Debbie and Heather for such a lovely morning. Our ladies and gentlemen had a fantastic time....
Read moreExercising our bodies and minds
September 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe have been exercising our bodies and minds all week at Brockington House and this activity very much required a creative mind as we did some fantastic watercolour painting. Our ladies and gentlemen requested to paint fruit and they did a terrific job as you can see from the photographs. So realist...
Read moreAfternoon of baking
September 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe had a lovely afternoon of baking. There are few things better in life than the smell of freshly cooked biscuits that you have made yourselves and they get certainly got the thumbs up from the Brockington Bakers and Tasters. Baking is a great activity for boosting general wellbeing and it’s a lo...
Read moreMindful relaxation
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe are some mindful relaxation with Tai Chi and then a bit more energy with indoor basketball on the Forget Me Not Floor. The basketball was a very different activity but our ladies and gentlemen really enjoyed channeling their inner Lebron James. #gallery-180 { margin: auto; } #gal...
Read moreArts and crafts
September 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe had a busy day of arts and crafts across the home. Lots of concentration and attention to detail. Superb work from our ladies and gentlemen. We have very creative minds in our home and everyone looks forward to these sessions as these are great social occasions too. #gallery-181 { marg...
Read moreWord game
September 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe have a word game which we will play each week at Bramshott Grange and it requires our ladies and gents to come up with as many words as possible using one very large word. The latest word was Micropaleontologists and we managed to find an amazing 300 words. It’s a great group activity which...
Read moreArt group
September 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe have an art group at Bramshott Grange and our ladies and gentlemen like nothing better than getting their creative juices flowing. It’s a therapeutic activity in so many ways as it requires concentration, dexterity and is generally a great social occasion too. #gallery-182 { marg...
Read moreLovely trip out
September 2024 | Foxhunters | Brockington House LinksWe had another lovely trip out courtesy of our travel partner Myley with our latest adventure taking us to Morris’ of Usk, which is a family run garden centre, food hall and restaurant in Llanbadoc. After a good mooch around the centre, we treated ourselves to a little spot of tea and a cake, ...
Read moreMove it or lose it
September 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksOur ladies and gentlemen were very motivated in our Move it or Lose it session with Marian. These exercise classes have been developed by experts to help improve flexibility, aerobic health, balance and strength for greater strength. All the keep fit exercises are done seated so they are perfect f...
Read moreThe greatest therapies
September 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksMusic is one of the greatest therapies and this week we welcomed the Timeless choir who sang old favourites from the like of Andy Williams and Bill Withers. Our ladies and gentlemen thoroughly enjoyed the performance, as they always do when we welcome entertainers to Brockington House Care Community...
Read moreUkrainian Independence Day
September 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe had a fantastic afternoon marking Ukrainian Independence Day. The celebrations included a lovely performance from Galina who showed our ladies and gentlemen how to play the traditional Ukrainian instruments before they listened to a lovely performance from Galina and her friends. Always nice to c...
Read moreZumba
September 2024 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie Links Zumba As it was a nice day we took our Zumba class out into the garden. Engaging in regular cardiovascular exercise is essential for older people, and Zumba offers the perfect solution. The combination of movements and music help to strengthen the heart and improve circulation. Read moreSewing Club
September 2024 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksSewing Club We have a sewing club at Glenburnie Lodge and recently we spent the afternoon making glasses cases and drawstring bags. Caroline, the daughter of one of our gentlemen, was kind enough to teach us some new tricks and everyone really enjoyed the session. It’s a great activity for concent...
Read moreSummer fair
August 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWell, what a wonderful Summer Fair we had! The sun shone, we had a BBQ, Louisa sang all afternoon, we had lots of games, stalls and a raffle. We were also visited by Top Hat bikers and their absolutely amazing motorbikes. Our ladies and gents thoroughly enjoyed themselves and it was great to see so ...
Read moreA fantastic trip
August 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe had a fantastic trip to Upton Country Park courtesy of our travel partner Myley and our lovely driver Sarah. It was great to get out in the fresh air and be amongst nature. Excellent for our mental wellbeing and why activities like these are important to our ladies and gentlemen. #gallery-...
Read moreWonderful wooden coasters
August 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksOur ladies and gentlemen made some wonderful wooden coasters in one of our arts and crafts sessions. The attention to detail was fantastic and the concentration levels were very high. Arts and crafts play an important part of the activity programme at Bramshott Grange because they help to exercise t...
Read moreFavourite ice creams
August 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe had a visit from De Luca’s Ice Cream. Our ladies, gentlemen and staff enjoyed picking their own favourite ice cream and lollies and eating them outside in the sun. There’s something about a visit from an ice cream van which brings back lots of fond memories, something which is really ...
Read moreMagic table
August 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe spent a little time on the tovertafel magic table talking about the music it played and the pictures as we recognised some of the tunes, we then reminisced about our childhood memories. A lovely afternoon. We are so lucky to have such an interactive and stimulating activity like this. #gal...
Read moreA lovely trip
August 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe enjoyed a lovely trip to Llanfaes Dairy in Brecon courtesy of Nick from our tour partner Myley. We had a very enjoyable ride as we took in the sights of the beautiful mountains and valleys we are privileged to have on our doorstep, and not forgetting the amazing ice cream! #gallery-192 { ...
Read moreAlways very popular
August 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksOur fitness/dance instructor Becks is always very popular with our ladies and gentlemen and she always gets them moving with her motivational style. Recently she had some youthful support, aka her two daughters, with her at dance exercises which included the use of a giant ‘parachute’ wh...
Read moreLovely watercolour work
August 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksOur ladies and gentlemen did some lovely watercolour work in one of our arts and crafts activities. A steady hand and lots of attention to detail were needed but as you can see from the work they produced, they are a very talented bunch. It was also a fine social occasion too as they chatted about t...
Read moreGames
August 2024 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksDominoes and cards All of our activities are guided by our resident’s interests and in one case a gentlemen enjoys playing dominoes so our Activities Coordinator Reka sat down with him to play a few games and have some quality 1-1 time as well. We have also got a regular card game which encourages...
Read moreThe sound of music
August 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe love listening to the sound of music at Pine Martin Grange and were recently treated to lovely outdoor performance from a bagpipe player. It was a beautiful day listening to some lovely music and our ladies and gentlemen thoroughly enjoyed the performance. Music plays an important part of the act...
Read moreGolden moments
August 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsThere were lots of golden moments to enjoy at the Paris Olympics and even more golden moments when did our own version of the games at Pine Martin Grange. Activities included making doughnuts in the colours of the Olympic colours, making Olympic torches and lots of games that kept everyone moving. W...
Read moreA wonderful trip
August 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe had our first trip out as part of a new and exciting partnership with our tour operator Myley. Our lovely driver Sarah took us in a minibus on a wonderful trip to Moreton Church, Tearooms and Gardens. We all had a fantastic time and are already looking forward to our next trip. Myley tours provid...
Read moreBy the seaside
August 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksGiven our location, we do like to be beside the seaside and recently some of our ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a lovely trip out to Southsea. It was a very warm day as you can see from how quickly the ice creams melted but there’s nothing better for the soul than being near the sea. Hazel and J...
Read moreSweet music
August 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe have been making sweet sweet music at Bramshott Grange thanks to the wonderful singing voices of our ladies and gentlemen. Our tuneful choir are always in very good voice and they receive wonderful support from Janet, who comes in regularly to take our very popular music and movement activity. ...
Read moreThe Olympics
August 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWe celebrated the staging of the Olympics in Paris with a host of fun and stimulating activities for our ladies and gentlemen to enjoy, including ball games, and making Olympic doughnuts and wreaths. Our fitness instructor Carl presented our ladies and gentlemen who have been attending gym and exerc...
Read moreAround the world
August 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe went around the world with a host of fun and stimulating activities for our ladies and gentlemen to enjoy as part of our eagerly-awaited flight week. Our destinations for the week were New York, Texas, Malta, India and Australia, and as you can see from the photographs, everyone had a great time!...
Read moreSummer fayre
August 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWhat an absolutely amazing afternoon we had at Foxhunters at our annual summer fete, with a very noticeable Olympic theme. We were very well supported by lots of our residents families and friends and of course all the stallholders. A big thank you to all who attended, including the well behaved alp...
Read moreRetail therapy
August 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWe are fortunate to have a great partnership with our tour operator Myley, who take our ladies and gentlemen on some lovely trips out. This week they took us for some retail therapy at the Labels outlet shopping in Ross on Wye. It was so much fun doing a little shopping, going for coffee then having...
Read moreFoxhunters Olympics
August 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWhilst we enjoyed watching the professional sportsmen and women do their stuff in Paris, the Foxhunters Olympics was where the real action was at. Our ‘Olympic’ sports included catch the goldfish, make a tower with playing cards and, not forgetting, the fancy dress dash around the garden...
Read moreHappy birthday to us
August 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksHappy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, happy birthday dear Brockington, happy birthday to us! We had a great day celebrating the 5th birthday of Brockington House with our ladies, gentlemen, families, friends and staff. We had a performance from The King himself. Yes Elvis Presley entertained u...
Read moreThe Olympics
August 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe had our own version of The Olympics at Brockington House, including indoor volleyball, basketball and a game of Olympic charades. These activities were great for getting everyone moving and we exercised the mind too with some creative activities like making our own Olympic torches. #galler...
Read moreA lovely trip out
August 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksOur ladies and gentlemen had a lovely trip out to Hereford Cathedral as part of our partnership with our tour partner Myley. From assessing each destination, ensuring it is suitable for our ladies and gentlemen, to providing transportation in their fully accessible minibuses, Myley tours are a fanta...
Read moreScrabble Club
August 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksOur weekly Scrabble Club at Brockington has become a very popular activity with our ladies and gentlemen. It’s great for exercising the mind and a generally nice social occasion. Some weeks we have so many people taking part that we need to play doubles. Two heads are better than one after all...
Read morePortrait artist of the year
August 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksLadies and gentlemen at Brockington House posed as the models for aspiring young artists taking part in a unique portrait artist of the year competition. Brockington was once again the venue for the competition involving students from the Hereford College of Arts. It follows the success of the first...
Read moreFamily time
August 2024 | Glenburnie Lodge | Glenburnie LinksFamily time at our BBQ party Our ladies and gents were joined by their families, friends and staff for our first BBQ party. The weather didn’t play ball but it didn’t prevent us from having a good time indoors instead. Great food, great company, great day! #gallery-211 { margi...
Read moreTaking flight
July 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe enjoyed taking flight as part of our Flight Week activity programme. It took us to far flung places such as Japan, Canada and India. Activities included learning and listening to Japanese Haiku poetry, enjoying some Indian head massages and designing our Greek pots using a selection of materials....
Read moreHands-on experience
July 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksStudents from The Royal National College for the Blind have been getting hands-on experience in their chosen subject by working with residents at Brockington House. Young people from the Venns Lane-based college have been visiting Brockington as part of the course they are taking in Massage and Comp...
Read moreYoung author
July 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksA young author says that working in Bramshott Grange provides him with the perfect inspiration for his books. When he’s not part of the housekeeping team at Bramshott, George Thorn is an avid writer and at the age of 28 he has already published four books. His first three books were all self-publi...
Read moreThe Inspiration to write
July 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksThe successful re-launch of a book by a Foxhunters Care Assistant has given him the inspiration to write again – seven years after he finished writing. From 2015 to 2017, Matt Purkiss wrote three connected books telling the story of residents living in a fictional town whose lives are upended by a...
Read moreFlight week
June 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksDuring our Flight Week, we visited New Zealand, Sudan, Venezuela, Canada and Massachusetts, places many of our ladies and gentlemen have visited during their lives. Activities included doing a Sudanese peacock dance, making maple leaves and baking Anzac biscuits. It was a truly stimulating and enjoy...
Read moreThe age of air travel
June 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWith our around the world flight taking place across all of our homes this week we take a look at the history of air travel and how it has enabled us to visit destinations people could only used to dream about. It took only 12 seconds and covered a distance of just 40 yards but in North Carolina jus...
Read moreD-Day landings
June 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksDoreen Binks was aged 14 and living with her parents in a village near Nottingham when the D-Day landings took place on 6th June 1944. She recalls the big headlines in the newspapers in the following days which confirmed the invasion of western Europe was underway and the sense of optimism that gave...
Read moreAllied invasion
June 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksMost people who were alive at the time will remember where they were on D-Day and how they first heard the news that the Allied invasion of Europe was underway. June 6 1944 saw 160,000 Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy. Nearly a million more would follow that summer and gradually sweep n...
Read moreThe highlight
June 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksGiven the range of activities at Brockington House, it’s impossible to choose a favourite but few would argue that the highlight in May was a visits from students from The Royal National College for the Blind. Our ladies and gents have gratefully benefited from their lovely massages and genera...
Read moreKeeping fit and active
June 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksKeeping fit and active is an important part of the activity programme and we did a lot of that during May, whether it was exercising in the sun, learning some new dance moves or enjoying trips out. We took our first bus trip with new tour partner Myley to The Punch Bowl in Hindhead, which is a local...
Read moreBenefiting old and young
June 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksThe partnerships we have built up with local schools are important to us as we are big advocates of intergenerational care, a concept which brings different generations together to benefit both young and old. In May, we welcomed back pupils Llanfoist Fawr School. It was a beautiful Welsh day, so the...
Read moreA dog’s life
June 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsIt’s a dog’s life at Pine Martin Grange, but that’s a good thing as it means our dog show Scrufts was a major success, just one of many interesting and exciting activities which took place in the home during May. It was great to welcome so many amazing dogs and people into the home...
Read moreDementia Action Week
May 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksMay is the month when the UK gets into full bloom – and it’s not just in the garden or countryside you’ll be seeing flowers emerging. The Forget Me Not appeal is an annual initiative that encourages people to wear a blue flower badge for the month of May to raise awareness and vital funds for ...
Read moreInternational Nurses Day
May 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksInternational Nurses Day is a day to celebrate and recognise the vital role that nurses play in all forms of health and social care in the UK and further afield. The value of nurses is well recognised at Dormy Care. We have qualified nurses working in all our homes and our founder and CEO, Helen Dav...
Read moreAmazing mountains
May 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksFrom her bedroom at Foxhunters, Vera Connolly can look out at the amazing mountains she used to enjoy walking on when she was younger. And she also likes to see all the comings and goings at the nearby household waste recycling centre, so there’s always an ever-changing landscape. And then there...
Read moreRubbed shoulders with legendary celebrities
May 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksNot many people can claim to have rubbed shoulders with legendary celebrities such as Liberace, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis, and Frankie Vaughan. Or Royalty such as Princess Anne and the Duke of Edinburgh. But not many people are like Pam Savva! During her working life, Pam formed an a...
Read moreFirst impressions count
May 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksGemma Carter is the first person most people see when they enter Foxhunters, and she very much understands that first impressions count. And with her background, we couldn’t have picked anyone better to be our Receptionist. In addition to her lovely bubbly personality, she comes from a customer se...
Read moreSailing through her life
May 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksNo-one could accuse Gill Wicker of sailing through her life – whether that’s at work or play! Gill worked in insurance from the age of 16 until just a few years ago when the company she was employed by refused to give her extended leave so she could fulfil a lifetime ambition. That ambition ...
Read moreOur very own author
May 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksTo have one book published is an amazing achievement but our very own author George Thorn has more stories in him than that. George already has four published books to his name, the latest one being a work of historical fiction titled ‘Black Hearts Be Damned,’ which imagines an alternative histo...
Read morePart of the furniture
May 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksDebbie Powell is quite literally a part of the furniture at Foxhunters, having been here since the home opened. In fact, she joined whilst the home was still being built! Debbie, who is our Assistant Administrator, was part of the team who helped get Foxhunters open, including interviewing and induc...
Read moreA clean freak
May 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksBy her own admission, Brockington House Head Housekeeper Bev Price is a freak – a clean freak that is! And we know our ladies and gentlemen and their families wouldn’t have it any other way! This, remarkably, is Bev’s first professional job in cleaning, having joined Brockington House in 2...
Read moreA unique set of challenges
May 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksThe maintenance of a luxury residential care home like Brockington House presents a unique set of challenges. This is because not only is it a place of work, more importantly it’s somewhere our ladies and gentlemen call their home. It is therefore vital that Brockington remains a pleasant, safe, a...
Read moreThe next generation of nurses
May 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksBrockington House is always happy to encourage the next generation of nurses and recently we have been pleased to welcome Student Nurses from the University of Worcester. One of the Nurses gaining hands-on experience with us is Liv Evans. Liv’s family work in health and social care so they say it ...
Read moreFound her calling
May 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksDaisy O’Donnell knew she had found her calling as a carer when one of the ladies at Brockington House specifically asked for her to accompany her to the funeral of her husband. Daisy had forged a lovely bond with the lady and her husband, who both lived at Brockington. She says: “I loved caring ...
Read moreA complete U-turn
May 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWith a degree in economics and international business, Alexandra Onisor was headed for a career in banking until she did a complete U-turn and became a nurse. Alexandra’s story begins in her native Romania where she did her degree. But with a career in finance beckoning, she had a change of heart ...
Read moreFollowing the advice
May 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksBenito Birrell’s dream is to become a fire-fighter and he is following the advice of his uncle (who is also a fire-fighter) to help him realise his dream. Benito’s uncle said he would have a better chance of being picked in the selection process if he can demonstrate he has work/life experience ...
Read moreAffinity for animals
May 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksMaggie Taft inherited her affinity for animals through her father’s veterinary work, but that’s not the only thing she inherited from him. He was also an accomplished artist and it’s something Maggie was introduced to an early age, and which continues to inspire her today. You will often find ...
Read moreGoing to extra lengths
May 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksBrockington House is going to extra lengths to ensure residents who suffer from a condition which makes mealtimes more difficult are still able to enjoy food which looks appetising, and safe. Science has proven that first impressions count when it comes to food, but this can be challenging when the ...
Read moreThe roles were reversed
May 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksThe roles were reversed when art students returned to Brockington House as part of an intergenerational link-up. In 2023, students from Hereford College of Art took part in what is believed to have been a national first – a portrait artist of the year competition held in Brockington. The ladies an...
Read moreSpecial memories
April 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksA football-based initiative that uses sport to stimulate memories in older people is paying dividends for ladies and gentlemen living at Brockington – and it also brought back particularly special memories for a former Hereford Town footballer! As part of the Talk Football project, Herefordshire F...
Read moreNational Scrabble Day
April 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksWhat links tribal chiefs from the West indies with Amazonian tropical birds and a competition held in North-West England in the eighties? Give up? Well, the word Caziques is used to describe both the birds and the chiefs – a fact demonstrated to great effect by Dr Karl Khoshnaw when he used it at ...
Read moreEaster arts and crafts
April 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | Pine Martin LinksEaster arts and crafts (including making crosses), a quiz, some music played by our talented gentlemen Grenville, a visit from the Easter bunny and a visit from Monty the Easter PAT dog made a lovely long Easte weekend for our ladies and gentlemen at Pine Martin Grange. #gallery-220 { mar...
Read moreEaster donkey
April 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksAs well as the Easter rabbit, our ladies and gentlemen were treated to a visit from the Easter donkey as part of our long weekend of activities, which also included making bonnets, some fantastic entertainment , games and baking our own Simnel cake. #gallery-221 { margin: auto; } #g...
Read moreFun over Easter
April 2024 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksOur ladies and gentlemen at Foxhunters had lots of fun at Easter, with various activities being organised to mark the long weekend, including eating some lovely hot cross buns, enjoying a comedy show in the bar, a musical sing-a-long courtesy of one of our talented gents and even a visit from the Ea...
Read moreEaster activities
April 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksWe always make sure our ladies and gentlemen have a host of Easter activities to enjoy and this year was certainly no exception. Whether it was making bonnets, tucking into hot cross buns kindly donated by our local Sainsbury’s supermarket, making cakes, listening and watching some great enter...
Read more6th birthday
March 2024 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesWe celebrated the 6th birthday of Bramshott Grange in our customary style with a performance from a local harpist and a wonderful birthday buffet. Our ladies and gentlemen had a lovely time listening to the beautiful music and then tucking into some lovely food made by our talented kitchen team. The...
Read moreEmbracing history
March 2024 | Foxhunters | StoriesEmbracing history and culture is something which is important to us at Foxhunters, especially given our location in this beautiful part of Wales. A good recent example is our visit to Tintern Abbey. On a lovely sunny winter’s day we explored this amazing landmark and learned all about its hist...
Read morePub afternoon
March 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesWe had a lovely pub afternoon and trivia quiz in our bar with many residents joining us for a drink, chat and some brain training. We are fortunate to have our very own bar and lounge area, so it was a perfect way to while the way the afternoon, without even needing to leave the home. There was plen...
Read moreThinking outside the box
March 2024 | Brockington House | StoriesWe are always thinking outside the box when it comes to devising new activities for our ladies and gentlemen and a life size game of Hungry Hippos and a visit from recently-born lambs are two good examples. Hungry Hippos, which was first introduced in the 1970s, involves players using mechanical hip...
Read moreMusic and movement
March 2024 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesUniversity research has found music and movement can have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of care home residents, and it’s something which has become a staple of the activities we offer our ladies and gentlemen at Bramshott Grange. Recently, Janet came in to do her latest session...
Read moreChinese New Year
March 2024 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesAs part of our Chinese New Year celebrations at Bramshott Grange, our ladies and gentlemen used foam stamps and paint to create some lovely images. It’s the year of the dragon and they produced some fantastic work which required concentration and a steady hand. #gallery-228 { margin...
Read moreCup cake making
February 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesOur ladies at Pine Martin Grange spent a very enjoyable afternoon cup caking making and the best thing about making these cakes we eating them with a nice cup of tea after. Yum Yum! It was a great activity for promoting concentration, dexterity and stimulating the senses. #gallery-229 { m...
Read moreBurns Night
February 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesWe had an amazingly successful Burns Night afternoon celebration in the village hall opposite Pine Martin Grange. There was bagpipes, traditional Scottish food (haggies, tatties and neeps) and drink, dancing and lots more, and everyone had lots of fun. #gallery-230 { margin: auto; } ...
Read moreHats off
February 2024 | Brockington House | StoriesIt was certainly hats off to our ladies on their latest community visit. We spent a great afternoon at the Labels shopping centre in Ross-on-Wye and our ladies particularly enjoyed trying on the amazing hats, all topped off with a visit to the cafe for a cuppa and a cake of course. #gallery-2...
Read morePopular entertainers
February 2024 | Brockington House | StoriesWe are blessed to have so such good acts at Brockington House but by far one of our most popular entertainers is Banjo Brian. He never disappoints as you will see from the photographs and even our staff can’t resist a dance, with the help of our ladies and gents of course! #gallery-232 ...
Read moreButterfly zoo
February 2024 | Foxhunters | StoriesOur ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a lovely trip out to our local butterfly zoo, the perfect location on such a cold day. They got up close and personal with some beautifully coloured butterflies and ended the visit with a cuppa and cake in the coffee shop. #gallery-233 { margin: auto; }...
Read moreLocal schools
February 2024 | Foxhunters | StoriesWe are always delighted to welcomed back pupils from one of the two local schools we have forged excellent links with. Recently, we had another fantastic intergenerational activity with the children from Llanfoist Fawr Primary School. We all took part in an eggheads quiz and chatted about our favour...
Read moreA big sing and dance
February 2024 | Foxhunters | StoriesWe always make a big sing and dance about things at Foxhunters and our ladies and gentlemen wouldn’t have it any other way. Everyone is always up and on their feet when we have entertainers in the home and there was plenty of this during January and February, including our Burn’s Night c...
Read morePet therapy
February 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesThere’s nothing like a bit of pet therapy to lighten the day and as you will see from the photographs, our ladies and gentlemen always look forward to the visit of our PAT dog Rosie. Rosie helps to bring back lovely memories of when our ladies and gents will have owned dogs, or other pets, the...
Read moreIntergenerational care
February 2024 | Brockington House | StoriesOur intergenerational care project with Hereford College of Arts continues to go from strength to strength. During January and February, we were delighted to welcome students back into the home to work with our ladies and gentlemen. It’s a great way for young and old to mix and everyone benefi...
Read moreKeep Dancing
February 2024 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesIt’s always a highlight when our dance teacher Danielle comes to the home and in February she took everyone through their paces, whether seated or standing. She makes sure everyone is involved, regardless of their mobility and always leaves our ladies and gents with smiles on their faces when ...
Read moreFind a job you love
January 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House Links“Find a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” And when it comes to working at Brockington House, Keith Sullivan couldn’t agree more with the words of American writer Mark Twain who first coined this phrase. It took Keith a little longer to find the job he truly lov...
Read moreLyndsey is living proof
January 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsLyndsey Tyndall is living proof that, in life, if you want something badly enough and you’re prepared to work hard, eventually you can get there. Lyndsey, 33, works at Pine Martin Grange, and with the help and support of the home’s owners, Dormy Care Communities, has just qualified as a Nurse As...
Read moreUsing his skills
January 2024 | Bramshott Grange | NewsHaving spent the bulk of his career working in some of the most highly rated restaurants in the world, Alex Thomas is now using his skills in a different way by enhancing the experience of residents, staff, and visitors at our four homes. Alex works in Regional Business Support for Dormy Care Commun...
Read moreThe finer things in life
January 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksDormy Care Communities has teamed up with the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer to ensure the ladies and gentlemen in our homes can enjoy even more of the finer things in life. The new partnership with Majestic Wine ensures that the wines on offer in our homes are on a par with many top re...
Read moreA bit of magic
January 2024 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsWe have been able to bring a little bit of magic to our ladies and gentlemen at Pine Martin Grange after introducing a new interactive light projector which enables them to play stimulating games. Provided in partnership with Social-Ability and designed and manufactured in the UK, the Happiness Prog...
Read moreNational Trivia Day
January 2024 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksToday is National Trivia Day, a day when we can celebrate our knowledge and a chance to get our ‘thinking caps’ on. Playing brain games and staying mentally active can significantly help to reduce and slow down the potential negative mental effects brought on by growing older, and can potential...
Read moreAnimal magic
January 2024 | Brockington House | Brockington House LinksAnimal magic came to Brockington House with residents able to enjoy close contact with a wide range of beautiful creatures. Local company Animals Interactive brought a menagerie to visit our ladies and gentlemen, which extended far beyond the usual therapy dogs. Rabbits, tortoise and meerkats, an ow...
Read moreChristmas Fete
December 2023 | Foxhunters | StoriesWhat a fantastic afternoon we have had here at Foxhunters today. We held our Christmas fete and there was lots of fun and excitement! We would like to say a huge thank you to all the stallholders for making our lovely mini-market such a success. And thank you to the very talented Richard Bevis fo...
Read moreLlanfoist school choir
December 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories What a wonderful morning we had today. We welcomed Llanfoist school choir who sang for us. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed hearing the children singing. Read moreA Visit From Santa
December 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We welcomed a very special visitor today, taking time out from his busy schedule to deliver presents to our ladies and gents. Read moreChristmas Carols
December 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Kevin Jacob sang today with the Choir of Bramshott Place. It’s getting mighty festive! Read moreChristmas Flower Arranging
December 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Christmas table flower arranging upstairs. Read moreNew Years Eve
December 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories New Year’s Eve buffet upstairs and downstairs. Yum yum! And a party everywhere! Read moreMaking Christmas Decorations
December 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! We spent the afternoon decorating our paper snowflakes to display in the windows. Read moreChristmas Card Crafting
December 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories And then some Christmas card making for families. Read moreChristmas Carols
December 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We had a wonderful get together last night with friends and family enjoying Christmas carols, mince pies and mulled wine!! Read moreChristmas Flower Arranging
December 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Some lovely flower arranging today. Read moreSharing her memories
December 2023 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksBeryl Morgan spent her working career helping to put bad people in prison, and now she enjoys sharing her memories with the ladies and gentlemen at Foxhunters. There’s always a crowded room when Beryl gives one of her talks, with people rapt by her description of life as a Forensic Scientist. Bery...
Read moreGenerations of people
December 2023 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksThere are generations of people living in Wales, and further afield, who have Lilian Jones to thank for teaching them how to speak Welsh. Lilian spent her entire career teaching, with the Welsh language and music her two specialisms. She taught in schools in Wales and England with her husband Geoff,...
Read moreAnita Jones
December 2023 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksUp until very recently, 88-year-old former postmistress Anita Jones was very active – still able to drive, attending history classes, singing, and going to church, among many things. Unfortunately, falls which resulted in a broken leg and hip affected her mobility, so her family realised she neede...
Read moreSeal of approval
December 2023 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWhen it came to choosing a care home for their mum, Margaret Groom’s family knew that it would need to be somewhere their late father would have given his seal of approval to. That’s because Margaret was “the shining light” in their dad Fred’s life and he would have expected nothing but th...
Read more5th anniversary
December 2023 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksOne of Wales’ oldest ladies was among the residents who celebrated the 5th anniversary of Foxhunters recently. Lorraine Steele was one of the first residents to move into the home when it opened in 2018 and joined other residents in raising a glass to the home when it marked its fifth birthday rec...
Read moreLatest book
December 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksA picture of life in the South American country of Venezuela in the late 1960s is the latest book from Bramshott Grange’s very own published author, Doreen Binks. The book, Letters from Venezuela 1967-1969, is compiled from the letters Doreen sent to her mother during her time living in the countr...
Read moreNational Safeguarding Week
November 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksIt’s National Safeguarding Week, an opportunity to highlight this hugely important subject and one we take incredibly seriously at Dormy. Across our Dormy Care Communities, safeguarding and protecting the ladies and gentlemen who live with us is our absolute priority every day of the year. Their w...
Read moreThe joys of cycling
November 2023 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksResidents at Foxhunters Care Community have been able to experience the joys of cycling the easy way thanks to a link-up with a local charity. Co-ordinated by the Volunteering for Wellbeing Project at the Bridges Centre charity in Monmouth, ‘Cycling Without Age’ sees volunteer “pilots” take ...
Read moreThe right company
November 2023 | Foxhunters | Foxhunters LinksWith a father who used to design golf courses, Heather Treharne knew she had chosen the right company to work for with Dormy Care Communities. Dormy is a golfing term meaning you can’t be beaten and it’s an ethos which runs throughout all four of our homes, including Foxhunters where Heather wor...
Read moreA Visit from Llanfoist Fawr Primary School
October 2023 | Foxhunters | StoriesIn the week their visits to the home featured in the Abergavenny Chronicle, we were delighted to welcome back the children from Llanfoist Fawr primary school today. The children are doing a project on World War One and the ladies and gentlemen shared memories and stories to assist with their work, a...
Read moreWye Valley Butterfly Zoo
October 2023 | Foxhunters | StoriesAfter such a lovely trip last time, today we returned to the Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo in Symons Yatt. We had another great time looking around at the plants and different butterflies. It’s an amazing place to go for a walk and sensory experience. And you even get butterflies landing on your he...
Read moreA Trip Out
October 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Another fantastic morning with Nick from Myley. We had a very interesting wander around Raglan garden centre. Read morePumpkin Carving
October 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories And with Halloween just a day away, we all tried our hand at pumpkin carving. Read moreA recipe for success
October 2023 | Brockington House | NewsCombining a team bonding exercise with fundraising proved a recipe for success for the kitchen team at Brockington House. Lead by Head Chef Cihan Wiltshire, the fab five took on the challenge of the Race for Life in Birmingham and set a fundraising target of £250 for cancer research. They smashed t...
Read moreAwards season
October 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Bramshott Grange LinksIt cannot have escaped your notice that we are well and truly in the midst of awards season with not a day going by without an organisation or awards ceremony being highlighted on social media platforms or in the sector press. Competition within the care sector is well known – you only have to loo...
Read morePumpkin Carving
October 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Our pumpkin carving competition is certainly hotting up! Read moreA Garden Centre Visit
October 2023 | Brockington House | StoriesAnd one trip was not enough so in the afternoon we visited the Blue Diamond garden centre to see the start of the Christmas decorations and the grotto they are preparing. Our group loved looking in the garden area at the trees and plants and also looking at all the decorations for the coming festive...
Read moreA Trip to Hereford Cathedral
October 2023 | Brockington House | Stories We had a lovely trip to Hereford Cathedral today, looking at the chained library and Mappa Mundi. Our ladies and gents enjoyed seeing the medieval map with all the illustrations of Pegasus and other mythical creatures, as well as looking at the chained library. An amazing piece of history. Read morethe Dormy Awards
October 2023 | Brockington House | Stories What a wonderful afternoon of celebration at the Dormy Awards 2023! It’s been fantastic to celebrate the hard work, dedication and passion of our colleagues across Dormy. Huge well done to all of our finalists and winners! Read moreThe Cider Museum
October 2023 | Brockington House | Stories We had a lovely trip out to the Cider Museum in Hereford today. We learned all about the history of cider marking which was very interesting. Read moreA Performance from Martin
October 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories And then Martin entertained everyone upstairs with the clarinet. A lovely performance. Read moreA Group Art Session
October 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Meanwhile in art group this afternoon, we continued to work on our autumn collage and completed it. We were all very pleased with the result. Do you agree? Read moreFlower Arranging
October 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Hazel is a natural at flower arranging as you can see from these photographs. A lovely display for our reception area. Read moreA visit to the Clockhouse
October 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We took Ann, Anne and Lacy Zochonis to The Clockhouse community centre in Milford where Age UK run a cafe/day centre. We gave them £70 raised by our dog show. Read moreThe Dormy Awards
October 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories What a wonderful afternoon of celebration at the Dormy Awards 2023! It’s been fantastic to celebrate the hard work, dedication and passion of our colleagues across Dormy. Huge well done to all of our finalists and winners! Read moreWord of the day
October 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories As you can see our group word of the day game is always well attended. Our ladies and gents analysed today’s word and ended up with a score of 201, beating last week’s score of 149. Read moreA wide range of activities
October 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesThe vibe in October was distinctly relaxed at Pine Martin Grange! The ladies and gentlemen opted to enjoy a wide range of relaxing activities including pampering sessions, flower arranging, gardening, poetry, hand massages and getting creative painting and crafting. The regular Knit and Natter sessi...
Read moreBrain Training
October 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Brain training session with a word game and enjoying some tea and cake during our weekly knit and natter session. Read moreThe Dormy Awards
October 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What a wonderful afternoon of celebration at the Dormy Awards 2023! It’s been fantastic to celebrate the hard work, dedication and passion of our colleagues across Dormy. Huge well done to all of our finalists and winners! Read moreFun with the projector
October 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We continue to have endless fun with our interactive projector. Read moreProfessional dream
September 2023 | Foxhunters | NewsOlivia Jones is hoping the experience she is gaining as a carer at Foxhunters will ultimately help her to realise her professional dream – not that she is any rush of course! Olivia joined the home two years ago, following in the footsteps of her mum who also works in care, as Nurse. She would one...
Read moreFirst impressions
September 2023 | Foxhunters | NewsThe first time Leah Mort saw Foxhunters was on the day she started work as our Home Director and it would be an understatement to say first impressions definitely counted in her case. “It was the amazing large chandelier you see when you enter the home; that did it for me and still does every day ...
Read moreWhat to expect
September 2023 | Foxhunters | NewsFiona Lunnon knew exactly what to expect when she started work as a Nurse at Foxhunters because 12 months previously her dad had been a resident here. As a regular visitor, she saw first-hand the quality of care provided at Foxhunters. “I liked the staff and how attentive they were,” Fiona says....
Read moreA Field of Dreams moment
September 2023 | Foxhunters | NewsIt may not quite have been a Fields of Dreams moment, but for Donna Dyson, it was a case of if you build it, she will come. That’s because when Donna saw Foxhunters being built, she knew immediately that she was going to end up working then, and she was correct! Donna has been our Activity Coordin...
Read moreThe real love of his life
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsA year spent in a laboratory experimenting with rapeseed was enough to convince James Thomas that a career in biochemical engineering was not for him. Instead, he decided to pursue the real love of his life, hospitality and catering, and this eventually led him to his current role as Executive Chef ...
Read moreA chance conversation
September 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsA chance conversation in a hotel brought Louise Clarkson to Pine Martin Grange and it certainly worked out well for her and our ladies and gentlemen who benefit from the wide range of activities that exercise their mind, body, and soul! Until she became our Activities Coordinator, Louise had worked ...
Read moreWithout one you don’t have the other
September 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | News“I see my role as championing our staff and ladies and gentlemen who live in our home because without one you don’t have the other.” That’s the approach Helen Lacey takes in her role as Home Director at Pine Martin Grange and it’s as an ethos which has served her well during her career. Al...
Read moreA picture paints a thousand words
September 2023 | Brockington House | NewsThey say a picture paints a thousand words, so in Derek Foster’s case that must amount to millions and millions of words! That’s because in his working life, Derek was a professional photographer. He set up his own photography business with a partner in Hereford 1954 and it was major success, wi...
Read moreFeel at home
September 2023 | Brockington House | NewsHaving worked in community care before she came into residential care, Tracey Doherty knows exactly how important it is for people to feel at home – and she says this is exactly what Brockington House does. “It doesn’t feel like a residential home at all,” says Tracey. “I remember when I l...
Read moreVery creative
September 2023 | Brockington House | NewsWhether it’s engraving dashboards, designing shop displays or working in photography, Tara Chatterly-Russell has always been very creative. Which is what made her the perfect choice to be our lead Activity Coordinator when Brockington House opened in 2019. Tara ensures that our ladies and gentleme...
Read moreA luxury hotel with care
September 2023 | Brockington House | News“It’s like a luxury hotel with care.” That’s how Home Director Shann Thomas perfectly summarises what it is like living and working at Brockington House. Shann should know what good care and good hospitality looks like, having spent her career in both sectors. She left school aged 16 to foll...
Read moreThe best of both worlds
September 2023 | Brockington House | NewsAs a Registered Nurse and Deputy Home Director, Alun Woodhouse says he has the best of both worlds at Brockington House. It means he gets to experience the home from every angle – with his clinical and non-clinical hat on. And having also previously worked in a private hospital where no expense wa...
Read moreThe beauty of the home
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsAnna Zajacova has worked at Bramshott since it opened in 2018, so few people know the home better than her. But she says that even after five years, she never ceases to be amazed by the beauty of the home and, more importantly, how good the care is. This should come as little surprise, given she is ...
Read moreRole models
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsBramshott Grange Chef Frank Fatura has two very different role models when it comes to cooking – his mum and Gordon Ramsay. “One thing I always remember from growing up in Slovakia was my mum’s cooking and it still inspires me today,” said Frank. “With Gordon Ramsay I am a big admirer of h...
Read moreA checklist
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsMark Spittles can provide a checklist of why he enjoys being a Nurse at Bramshott Grange so much. In no particular order, the list would be: The CEO of the company is a Nurse. You feel appreciated. You get more time with the ladies and gentlemen in our care There’s a bright, fresh feel to the pla...
Read moreThe home that never sleeps
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsIt’s the house that never sleeps.” That is how Neil Freemantle refers to Bramshott Grange and it means in his role as Maintenance Assistant, there is always something to do. Whether it’s changing a lightbulb, unblocking a toilet, decorating a room, descaling a shower head and much more, Neil, ...
Read moreThe top of her profession
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsPamela Norfolk is a perfect example of someone who has worked hard to get to the top of her profession after entering it later in life. Bramshott Grange’s Home Director hadn’t even thought about a career in care until her 40s, but after being made redundant from her job in sales (previously she ...
Read moreFalls prevention technology
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsDormy Care Communities has become the first in the UK to roll-out a ‘revolutionary’ Scandinavian state-of-the-art falls prevention technology in a project which is already seeing impressive results. We have partnered with Norway-based Sensio, to install RoomMate, a revolutionary safety sensor. T...
Read morePine Martin Grange Raft Race
September 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesWhen they took part in an iconic local raft race it proved to be a real team effort for Pine Martin Grange, with everyone contributing their efforts! Colleagues from across the home decided to take part in the local Wareham Wednesday Raft Race, the culmination of a summer of community events. Peo...
Read moreFlower Arranging
September 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today we spent time making table vases for our dining rooms. Read moreAn Afternoon of Puzzles
September 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Puzzles this afternoon to keep the mind active and good dexterity needed. Read moreA Game of Skittles
September 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A game of Skittles before lunch. Read moreA Bramshott Dance Class
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We think these pictures say it all….. Read moreA Donation from our Fete
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Residents Barbara and James came with us to Liphook Day Centre to give them the sum of just over £150 raised from our fete. Barbara used to visit the day centre and met some of her old friends again. Read moreBramshott Grange Fete
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories What a wonderful day we’ve had hosting the Bramshott Grange Dog Show and Fete! The weather has been so kind, and it was lovely to welcome so many visitors! Read moreOur Dog Show
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We just have so many lovely photographs to share from today’s Dog Show and Fete – here’s some more showing the fun everyone had! Read moreThe Happiness Programme.
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Lots of fun today with The Happiness Programme. Projecting a variety of games which our ladies and gents upstairs loved. Piano, karaoke, car racing, and more.. Read moreA Visit from Hereford FA
September 2023 | Brockington House | Stories And we made the most of the lovely weather before Scott from Hereford FA came in for a reminiscence session. Read moreHalloween Crafts
September 2023 | Brockington House | Stories It is just over a month away so we used our arts and crafts session to begin our preparations for Halloween. Read moreA Trip to Oakchurch
September 2023 | Brockington House | Stories A nice trip to Oakchurch garden centre and shop trip this afternoon. Julia liked the fox! Read moreElvis Day!
September 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Look who was in the building today! Read moreMacmillan cofeee afternoon
September 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Macmillan cofeee afternoon, raising money for a charity close to our hearts. Read moreLast of the summer sun!
September 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Lovely morning ambling around the garden, sitting in the garden, and a bit of gardening, making the most of this lovely weather. Read moreRoald Dahl Day
September 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Everyone enjoying a few sweet treats on Roald Dahl Day and remembering some of our favourite stories. Read moreWye Valley Butterfly Zoo
September 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories What a fantastic morning we had at the Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo. We had a lovely time looking at all the lovely butterflies and interesting plants. Such a wonderful place to visit. Our ladies and gents enjoyed every minute! Read moreA Trip Out for Tea and Cake
September 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning we enjoyed a visit to the railway line garden centre in Talgarth. There was time for tea and cake too. Obviously! Read moreA Trip to St Woolos Cathedral
September 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories We spent a lovely morning at St Woolos Cathedral in Newport. The staff, along with Canon Andrew, were amazing. They told us about the history of the cathedeal, followed by a tour and a cup of tea. Read moreBridging the generation gap
September 2023 | Foxhunters | NewsA project which is aimed at bridging the generation gap between children and the elderly, with a particular emphasis on helping those with dementia, is being hailed a success. During the 2022/23 school year, children from Llanfoist Fawr Primary School and Llanvihangle Crucorney Primary Sch...
Read moreCommunity link up
September 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsA community link up that brings different generations together has provided insight and interest for young and old alike. As part of a civic award being undertaken by children from Liphook Junior School, year 6 pupils aged 10 and 11 have been making regular visits to our ladies and g...
Read moreDaredevil Liv
September 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | NewsLike her father before her, daredevil Liv Button recently took the plunge to raise money for a charity very close to her heart. The 22-year-old dived out a plane from 10,000 feet as part of a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Society. Liv chose that particular charity because she works in the housek...
Read moreOur Four Legged Friends
August 2023 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesAcross our Dormy Care Communities, some of the most popular visitors we welcome into our homes have four legs and wagging tails. Today is National Dog Day and we wanted to say a huge thank you to our four-legged visitors who truly brighten the days of the ladies and gentlemen who live across our com...
Read moreDormy Cruise Week Highlights
August 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We had a fantastic cruise week visiting some amazing destinations! Here are some highlights! Read moreCasper came to visit
August 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories And a visit from PAT dog Casper. All our ladies and gents love his visits, especially Peter! See Insights Boost a Post All reactions: 66 Read moreStaff and Family BBQ
August 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We had a lovely day yesterday at our staff and families BBQ. Everyone was a winner at the tombola and games. Becka loved her frisbee prize. Read moreDog Show and Fete!
August 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Some more photographs from our fantastic Fete and Dog Show which we held today. All proceeds from the Dog Show will be donated to Age UK and all the funds raised from the Fete will be donated to Liphook Day Centre. Read moreDormy Cruise Week Highlights
August 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Highlights of our amazing cruise week, visiting some amazing destinations around the world! Read moreEnjoying the Garden
August 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories When the weather’s fine we do enjoy getting out into the garden and taking the chance to get up close to our beautiful flowers and plants. Read moreMorning Walks
August 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A nice morning walking in the gardens with family and friends. Read moreA Visit from Rosie
August 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Rosie the PAT dog paid us a visit today and our ladies and gents were thrilled. Perfect canine therapy. Read moreDormy Cruise Week Highlights
August 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Highlights from our fantastic cruise week and all the destinations we visited! Read moreMorning Ball Games
August 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Lots of laughter with ball games this morning. Plenty of interaction between everyone and lots of stimulation! Read moreSummer Crafting
August 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories A busy afternoon doing arts and crafts. Colouring, sticking and lots of great concentration and creativity. Read moreA Morning on the Trishaw
August 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Both our ladies enjoyed a run out this morning on the trishaw. Lovely views and sunshine, which made a nice change!! Read moreMaltese Baking
August 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories What a wonderful morning for our second day of our cruise week. Today we are celebrating everything to do with the lovely country of Malta. Kate came along to do some Maltese baking. Everyone enjoyed trying the pastizzi and traditional Maltese spiced biscuits. Read moreCruise Week Highlights
August 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Brockington House enjoyed our cruise week this month, here are some of the highlights from the places we visited! Read moreGardening Club
August 2023 | Brockington House | Stories In gardening club the ladies continued with their project. They had to repot the plants into bigger pots ready for the autumn show next month. Read moreOut for a Pub Lunch
August 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Our ladies really enjoyed their trip out for a pub lunch yesterday. Jean liked the look of the cocktail menu but decided to stick to the wine this time. Read moreElvis Day Prep
August 2023 | Brockington House | StoriesWe’ve been getting prepared for Elvis Day, creating some wonderful ‘back-drops’ for our celebrations. We were joined by Christa’s daughter and grandson who helped with some of the arts and crafts including painting. The ladies really enjoyed having the help and we think we...
Read moreMusic for the Mind
July 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories And there was plenty of exercising the mind in Canada Place, courtesy of Janet and her Music for the Mind activity. Read moreDance Class
July 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories And also dance class with Danielle. Today we practised the Waltz, Slow Jive and Samba. Our ladies and gentlemen grew up with this kind of dancing so it was a lovely trip down memory lane for them Read moreMaking Bird Feeders
July 2023 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesOn Canada Place today we’ve been creating bird food to tempt our feathered friends into the garden – and we’re certain they’ll be delighted to visit us! Packed with seeds, nuts and a healthy dose of lard, they’ll definitely be appealing! We also made fat balls for th...
Read moreA Trip Out
July 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Bus trip today to the garden centre to choose some more plants for our nature garden with coffee and cake obligatory of course. Read moreWorking in our Nature Garden
July 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We made good progress with our nature garden today by planting the plants we brought last Thursday. Read moreCrafting Bird Feeders
July 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This morning we made bird feeders to hang in our gardens. +3 See Insights Boost a Post Read morePet Therapy
July 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We had lots of cuddles this morning with Rosie the Golden Retriever. Animal therapy at its finest!! See Insights Boost a Post All reactions: 1212 Read moreA bit of Gardening
July 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Maureen helping to build our beach theme balcony today. Just need the beach weather now!!! See Insights Boost a Post Read moreA visit to the RNLI
July 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Inge headed to Poole Quay for a stroll along today and watched as the RNLI completed a training exercise. It was a little too cool for ice cream so we grabbed a stick of rock instead. She had a lovely time! Read moreCrafts with friends and family
July 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories We had a very busy afternoon with family and friends coming to join in with our arts and crafts. Today we started making some decorations for our upcoming cruise week, can you guess where our first stop is? Read morePicking Veggies
July 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories A very busy morning in the garden picking our vegetables ready for lunch and then back inside to the salon for a manicure after all that hard work! Read moreOff We Go!
July 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Off we go!! Another visit from Richard, Spiro and the Trishaw courtesy of Cycling Without Age Monmouthshire One of our ladies went to the garden centre at Llanfoist and along Castle Meadows. Lots of laughs Read moreArts and Crafts
July 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Busy, busy busy today preparing our item to sell on our residents’ stall for this weekend’ summer festival. All hands on deck and look at the raffle prizes, don’t forget to buy your tickets. Read moreBall Games
July 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Good morning of fun with ball games. +6 See Insights Boost a Post Read moreParachute Exercise
July 2023 | Brockington House | Stories This afternoon we used the parachute on Mortimer. A fantastic form of exercise and stimulation. They can’t wait to use it again. A very well earned cuppa was needed after. Read moreCheese and Wine Day
July 2023 | Brockington House | Stories To celebrate National Cheese & Wine Day we decided to taste a selection of cheeses & wines. Everyone enjoyed them and asked whether we could celebrate it every day! Read moreBanjo Brian
July 2023 | Brockington House | Stories We welcomed Banjo Brian today. There was lots of singing, banter and important reminiscing. A fantastic atmosphere & afternoon entertainment. Read moreShuffle Board
July 2023 | Brockington House | Stories The shuffle board returned today and Shann couldn’t resist joining in and teamed up with Janet to help her score a 36 great job the winner today though was Gareth with 45. Lots of fun! Read moreScarecrow Building
July 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Mindful colouring followed by Scarecrow building. Jean and Frances assisted with the build and Frances has named the scarecrow Popeye! Read moreBramshott Grange Chef bids for care home chef of the year title!
June 2023 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesTHE heat is on for Dormy Care Communities Chef Frank Fatura who has made it through to the regional finals of the Care Home Chef of the Year. The competition challenges chefs to not only come up with a two-course meal that tastes and looks delicious but one that is also nutritionally well balanced a...
Read moreIn The Press: Portrait of the Year
June 2023 | Brockington House | NewsA HEREFORDSHIRE care home recently hosted a ‘Portrait Artist of the Year” competition, a collaboration which brought together its residents and aspiring young artists from local colleges. The event, believed to be the first of its kind held by a care home in the UK, was hosted by Brockington Hou...
Read moreGarden Walks
June 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Walks in the gardens, gardening, catching up with families or relaxing by reading a book in the sun or visiting the hairdresser, just a normal day for our ladies and gentlemen at Pine Martin Grange! Read moreQuoits!
June 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our ladies and gentlemen always look forward to a game of Quoits and it’s even better when they can do it outside in the fresh air! See Insights Boost a Post Read moreSummer Garden Club
June 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our weekly summer garden club is very popular. We put the effort in but it’s nice admiring our work after Read morePugsey and Gus
June 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Pugsey and Gus came to visit the home for cuddles today. Nothing like a bit of canine therapy. See Insights Boost a Post Read moreFoxhunters Festival
June 2023 | Foxhunters | StoriesForget Glastonbury or Isle of Wight, the best festival to be at this year was the Foxhunters Summer Festival! With stalls and music, a falconer visit and balloon sculptor, even the rain couldn’t dampen the fun! In true festival style, everyone embraced the damp weather and carried on regardle...
Read moreBall Games
June 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Good morning of fun with ball games. +6 See Insights Boost a Post Read moreAmbling Club
June 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning we held our ambling club and did our exercises on the move in our lovely gardens, before finishing off with some light refreshments . Read moreMorning Stretching
June 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Doug enjoyed some early morning stretching in before a walk around our beautiful gardens. See Insights Boost a Post All reactions: 1010 Read moreA Morning in the Garden
June 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Lovely morning In the garden, walking, dead heading, watering and a bit of planting. It never stops in the Foxhunters garden! Read moreThankful Thursday Gardening
June 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories We packed a lot in on #ThankfulThursday, picking from the garden, beginning to write a short story for book club next week, and doing some painting in the garden. Read moreA Trip out on the Trishaw Bike!
June 2023 | Foxhunters | StoriesA little trip to town today. We were invited to take a look at the new trishaw bike that will be visiting us weekly starting next Wednesday. The charity “cycling without age” is going to help us get out and about and explore the local area, so watch out for more about this in the coming ...
Read moreA Visit from the Guides
June 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Yesterday we had a visit from a local girl guides group. The girls enjoyed using the Tover interactive table and then they helped our ladies and gents play giant snakes and ladders. A lovely afternoon! Read moreAlex the Memory Man
June 2023 | Brockington House | Stories We had a visit from ‘Alex The Memory Man’ this afternoon. We reminisced about song lyrics, TV theme shows and so much more. Read moreMini Tennis
June 2023 | Brockington House | Stories As it’s Wimbledon this week we decided to have a ‘mini’ tennis match. There was a few outs, and there was talk of a possible streaker !!!!! In the end Janet & Gareth, who were umpires, called the final decision – they concluded it was a draw. Read moreA Comment from one of our Volunteers
June 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories“Why do I volunteer? Mainly because I like sharing and luckily for me I’m time – rich. I began at Foxhunters having been trained by a charity known to Monmouthshire Libraries called The Reader. I love books, I love reading, and I especially love reading aloud. So when I was given ...
Read moreVolunteers Week
June 2023 | Brockington House | StoriesIT”s Volunteers Week, a wonderful opportunity to mark the fantastic and positive contribution volunteers make across the country. At Dormy Care Communities, we particularly value to contribution of volunteers both from within our homes and from the local communities around them. Many...
Read moreA Visit from Liphook Junior School
May 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We had another visit from the Year 6 children at Liphook Junior School today. They played snakes and ladders, noughts and crosses and dominoes with our ladies and gentlemen, as well as having a good chat over cookies and refreshments. We always look forward to their visits. Read moreArts & Crafts
May 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories It was an arty kind of day at Bramshott today. Starting with some aqua painting followed by making masquerade masks. Read moreBaking Rock Cakes
May 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories ‘Delicious!’ That was the verdict on the rock cakes we made this afternoon and which were much enjoyed alongside afternoon tea Read morePet Therapy
May 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories And a bit of pet therapy courtesy of Candy’s beautiful Daschund dog Dottie. 191 People reached 63 Engagements Boost Unavailable All reactions: 99 Read moreThe Kings Cornonation
May 2023 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesWhat a lovely weekend we have had celebrating the coronation. Yesterday we were all glued to the TV watching the ceremony and today it was time to party in style with our ladies and gentlemen and their families. Pam started things off with a toast, then it was great food, great entertainment (courte...
Read moreThe Kings Coronation
May 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What a lovely day. congratulations King Charles III. Read moreFlower Arranging Class
May 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Some lovely flower arranging today Read moreGarden Club
May 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories In Garden Club today we had a busy time tidying the flower beds and checking our array of crops in the vegetable garden. Everything’s coming along very well indeed! Isn’t it wonderful spending time outdoors and enjoying the fresh air? Read moreTyler James and Dancing
May 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Last night we enjoyed the voice of Tyler James. We danced and sang along to our favourite tunes. A great night. Read moreMaking the most of the sun!
May 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories More time outside enjoying the warmth in our beautiful gardens and outside areas and inside it was a busy day for our hairdressers. Nothing better than getting your hair cut/styled or your beard trimmed! Read moreExpressing ourselves through Art
May 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We enjoyed some art time on our Forget me Not floor. Lots of great concentration and making the most of colours. Read moreThe Coronation
May 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories We have had a lovely day, congratulations King Charles III. Read moreThe Choir for Good
May 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories We had a lovely visit today from the Choir for Good followed by a cheese and wine event in the bar. There was lots of singing and laughter and as you can see from the pictures our ladies and gentlemen enjoyed every minute. Read moreCrafting for our summer fete
May 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Today we started making things to sell on our residents’ stall at our summer fete. We started with a group collage. Just look at the concentration! Read moreWorking hard in the garden
May 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Our Gardening Champion has been working very hard this morning! Read moreEnjoying the Sun
May 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories A lovely morning here in our wonderful part of Wales so there was lots happening outside. Starting with some Oomph Wellness exercises, landscape drawing in the garden, a tea break with biscuits and to end the day what better than a G&T. Cheers! Read moreThe Coronation and VE Day
May 2023 | Brockington House | StoriesTo celebrate VE Day we watched a documentary hosted by Tony Robinson and then enjoyed a slice of this lovely coronation cake. Janet and Joyce are ready and Nora loves her little coronation themed planter and plant. Some of our ladies and gentlemen are watching the ceremony in their rooms and others ...
Read moreThe Brockington Bakers
May 2023 | Brockington House | Stories On your marks, get set, bake. The Brockington Bakers were hard at work making chocolate marble cake which you will see came out perfect. Now our star bakers are looking forward to trying it tomorrow over a cuppa. Doris has asked for a large slice as it was hard work stirring! Read moreBanjo Brian getting us all dancing!
May 2023 | Brockington House | Stories We had a lovely visit from Banjo Brian this afternoon with lots of great songs from yesteryear. He played to a packed room and got our ladies and gentlemen to join in by giving out instruments for them to play. A very interactive, engaging and fun session all round! Read morePlanting ready for summer
May 2023 | Brockington House | Stories And with the sun shining carer Karen took Cate outside to enjoy the rays and at Growing Point Gardening Club with Sian we did some planting ready for summer. Read moreTending to our Garden
May 2023 | Brockington House | Stories On a sunny Saturday morning Pat helped to water the plants. She asked how she would be paid for all her hard work so we promised her a good cuppa at the end and she was happy with that. Thank you Pat. Read moreIt’s Defintely A Marathon And Not A Sprint For Alan
May 2023 | Foxhunters | StoriesAN ‘ultra’ marathon effort by our very own Alan Jordon has helped to raise money for a charity dedicated to supporting people living with dementia. Alan, who works as a gardener at Foxhunters, recently ran 42 miles in an incredible seven hours in his first-ever ultra-marathon. The 58-year-old co...
Read moreMeet Frances Hancock
May 2023 | Brockington House | StoriesFrances Hancock is one of a select group of people who truly deserve to be referred to as a ‘Pioneer’. In fact, that was the name given to her and the 14 other women who were the first women to be ordained priest in Hereford almost 30 years ago. Frances, who is aged 88 and now living in Brocking...
Read moreWioletta and Cookie deserve a round of ‘a-paws’ for charity walk
May 2023 | Brockington House | StoriesA DOG is a man’s best friend certainly does not apply to Wioletta Guzy and her beloved dog Cookie and between them they recently raised £670 for a charity very close to her heart. Wioletta and Australian Labradoodle Cookie walked 100 kilometres during March as part of Dementia UK’s Walking Chal...
Read moreA trip out in the Sun
April 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Bus trip to Rake Garden Centre and a visit to a coffee shop. Read moreThis Years Vegetable Patch!
April 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Planting courgette, runner beans and tomatoes in the greenhouse in readiness for this years vegetable patch. Read moreAn Easter Craft Session
April 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories And making some lovely Easter bonnets. Read moreEaster Baking
April 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Making Simnel Cake for Easter in Canada Place. Read moreAfternoon games
April 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories An afternoon of Scrabble and Dominoes. Read moreArt Session
April 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Art time on the Forget Me Not floor. Read more10 Pin Bowling
April 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories The hotly contested 10-pin bowling tournament had a nail-biting ending with Philip winning by just one shot – on his final bowl! Read moreGarden Club
April 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Garden Club this morning was a lovely chance for a busy sweet pea planting session. Read moreCraft Session
April 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Morning craft session making cards for Easter. Read moreDuck Pond!
April 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Our two visitors Donald and Daisy Duck enjoyed a dip in our pond! Read moreEaster Bakers
April 2023 | Brockington House | Stories The Brockington Bakers have been busy making Easter nests. Read moreMagic Table Games
April 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Fun and laughter using the magic table today. Read morePotting at Brockington
April 2023 | Brockington House | Stories More potting today and Jean was keen to clean up after. We ended with a communal crossword which our ladies and gentlemen successfully completed. Read moreAmblers Club
April 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories And we made the most of the nice weather in Amblers Club Read moreEaster games
April 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories What a lovely morning with lots of chatting about Easter, playing word games and discussing what’s in the papers. Read moreMemory rainbow and reading
April 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Lovely day doing some artwork for a memory rainbow and reading. Read moreThe importance of Nutrition and Hydration
March 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsGood nutrition and hydration are vital to everybody’s health and well-being, but as we continue to age, this is not always as easy to maintain. It is believed that 25% of elderly people experience mild chronic dehydration and 10% are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. Older people are more l...
Read moreActivities for people who walk with purpose
March 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsMany of the ladies and gentlemen who live in our homes will have had pets at sometime during their lives, whether that’s a cat, dog, or even a goldfish. There’s a reason we call dogs man’s best friend and why studies have shown that cats can lower stress and anxiety. Our furry friends have a p...
Read moreThe Puuurfect Companions in our Homes
March 2023 | Bramshott Grange | NewsMany of the ladies and gentlemen who live in our homes will have had pets at sometime during their lives, whether that’s a cat, dog, or even a goldfish. There’s a reason we call dogs man’s best friend and why studies have shown that cats can lower stress and anxiety. Our furry friends have a p...
Read moreBrockington House in Luxury Care Home Guide
March 2023 | Brockington House | NewsA HEREFORD care home has been named as one of the top 100 luxury care homes in the UK for the third consecutive year. Brockington House, which is situated on Hafod Road, is featured in the Knight Frank 2023 Luxury Care Home Guide. The 70-bedroom home is owned by Dormy Care Communities, a company whi...
Read moreFoxhunters in Luxury Care Home Guide
March 2023 | Foxhunters | NewsDORMY CARE COMMUNITIES FEATURED IN LUXURY CARE HOME GUIDE A LUXURY care home group has had two of its homes included in a prestigious national guide recognizing the finest residential care settings in the UK. Foxhunters in Abergavenny, Wales, and Brockington House in Hereford, both feature in the Kn...
Read moreA Trip Out
March 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We had a lovely ride out into the beautiful South Downs countryside this morning Read moreour 5th birthday
March 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We started our 5th birthday celebrations with a lovely buffet supper, a cake of Bramshott made by Claire and we presented flowers to Pam and Christine, two ladies who have lived here since we opened. Read morebaking delicious shortbread
March 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories What could be better than an afternoon of baking (and tasting) delicious shortbread? Read moreInternational Women’s Day
March 2023 | Brockington House | StoriesInternational Women’s Day saw us celebrating the women we admire most. We spoke about women who had left a mark on history, with a photo quiz including famous women in politics , science and other professions . We also chatted about family members who we admired; Eileen spoke about both gra...
Read moreFelting Workshop
March 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories We enjoyed a felting workshop today, and to fit in with our St David’s Day theme, we used daffodils as our inspiration. It was also lovely to welcome the families of some of the ladies to join in. Read moreSt David’s Day
March 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Today’s St David’s Day celebrations continued with our very own Eisteddfod; we read the story of St David and poetry by Welsh poets and sang traditional Welsh songs. We also had some delicious traditional Welsh food! Read moreWorld Book Day
March 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories On World Book Day we enjoyed a visit from these two famous literary characters! Read moreMusic from Craig Balien
March 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Today we welcomed the very talented Craig Balien for a lovely Welsh themed musical afternoon Read moreSnow Day
March 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories We had a bit of snow today and Lis made a snow-lady. Read moreSt David’s Day
March 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We enjoyed celebrating St David’s Day with a Welsh quiz. Read moreAn Afternoon of Music
March 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What an afternoon of music with fabulous singer Paul Spencer! Read moreWorld Book Day
March 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories World Book Day was a wonderful reason for Martin to read from Roald Dahl’s book Boy: Tales of Childhood. Read moreInternational Women’s Day
March 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We celebrated International Women’s Day with flowers, Prosecco and chocolate Read moreAnimal Therapy
March 2023 | Brockington House | NewsAnimal or pet therapy has long been proven to have both positive physical and mental benefits on people and this why it has become an integral part of the activities programmes at Dormy’s four homes. It’s particularly beneficial for people living with dementia because it’s a way of unlocking h...
Read moreOur Magic Tables
March 2023 | Brockington House | NewsAt Dormy Care Communities, improving the quality of life for people living in our homes is one of our key goals and we are continually investing in new technology to enable us to realise this goal. An example is the introduction of a Magic Table in two of our care homes – Brockington House and Fox...
Read moreOur Gala Dinner!
February 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories The Gala Dinner has been such a wonderful evening; delicious food, beautiful decorations and fantastic entertainment! Read moreYellow Brick Theatre Company
February 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Some lovely photographs from today’s visit from Tiz, part of the Yellow Brick Theatre Company Read moreFlower Arranging
February 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Bramshott Grange has been a hive of activity preparing for tomorrow night’s Gala Dinner. These gorgeous flower arrangements will adorn the tables beautifully. Read moreAn Afternoon of games
February 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We had a fantastic afternoon of games with our ladies and gentlemen, We started with Bingo, an old favourite and then played cards, dominoes and connect 4. Read moreA Valentines Pampering
February 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today there was a very special – and well-deserved – Valentine’s pamper session and some lovely flower arranging. Read moreEnjoying the Dorset Sun
February 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Sun is shining in Dorset so we enjoyed some time outdoors Read moreRosie the PAT dog!
February 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Regular visitor PAT dog Rosie popped in to say hello. Read moreSpring Sunshine
February 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We made the most of the sunshine today by enjoying a few late winter rays, before coming inside for some arts and crafts. Read moreDancing feet!
February 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Curly the Busker came to perform and the music certainly got people dancing! Read moreA Trip to the Garden Centre
February 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Jean enjoyed a trip out to the garden centre to pick up some seeds for the vegetable garden Read moreSamantha Hockey Art Lesson
February 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories What a lovely afternoon yesterday inviting the community into our home, we had a visit from the children of Llanfoist Fawr primary school and Samantha Hockey. We had a very interesting workshop and worked together to create some beautiful butterfly pictures. Read moreA Valentines Meal
February 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Today Alan and Beryl enjoyed a romantic Valentine’s Day meal together, chatting about the memories they share Read moreQueen of Hearts Tea Party
February 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories What a fantastic afternoon! The Queen of Hearts tea party was a wonderful celebration. Well done to Leanne for the lovely cakes and to Holli for the musical sing along. Read moreShrove Tuesday
February 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Shrove Tuesday was the perfect reason to enjoy freshly made pancakes with lots of delicious toppings! Read moreValentines Day
February 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Our Valentine’s celebrations carried on all day! There were delicious heart-shaped biscuits and a visit from Eddie Graham who performed fantastic songs including Love Song and hits by Cliff Richard and Tom Jones. Read moreMindful Colouring
February 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Mindful colouring is not only fantastically creative, it’s also very relaxing. It can help with allieviating anxiety, can lift our mood and help us feel calm. After competing her wonderful creation, Doris said: “I really enjoyed that!” Read morePancake Race
February 2023 | Brockington House | Stories The Shrove Tuesday celebrations were lots of fun! There were pancake races in the garden – including this match between Tony and Abbey. Abbey emerged victorious, even if she did lose a shoe in the process! Read moreAn afternoon of music
February 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Wonderful music this afternoon with Wolfren Riverstick playing favourites from Doris Day, Elvis, Fats Domino and Buddy Holly. Read morePaper Thistle Flowers
January 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Making tissue paper thistle flowers for our burns celebrations on Wednesday Read moreQuoits!
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Lots of laughter with a fun game of quoits Read moreChinese New Year Art
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Celebrating #chinesenewyear with a quiz and art session Read moreBurns Night Celebration
January 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories The start of our burns night celebration. Highland fudge and Robert Burns poetry read by our nurse Kohlby. Haggis will follow later today! Read morePainting to Music
January 2023 | Foxhunters | StoriesThis afternoon we enjoyed a painting to music session. We took our inspiration from pieces we already had in the home and listened to classical music then put our interpretation of that on to paper. A lovely calming sensory activity and we really liked the end result as everyone’s picture...
Read moreHolli Singing for us
January 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon our very talented team member Holli sang for us and we joined in with the ones we remembered. Jean helped with our teas and coffees after our sing a long this afternoon and even did all the washing up, thanks Jean! Read moreA Garden Walk in the Fresh Air
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Wrapping up warm for some January fresh air as we enjoyed a walk around the grounds Read moreGame of Quoits
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Some healthy competition with a fun game of quoits Read moreDarts in the Bar
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Darts in the bar! Great fun on this rainy Thursday Read moreBramshott Bakers
January 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories The Bramshott bakers have been busy making banana and raspberry cookies. Delicious with a cup of tea! Read moreAn Art Class with Llanfoist Primary School
January 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon we enjoyed a visit from Llanfoist Fawr Primary School PTFA we had a talk on impressionist and surrealist art then we all worked together to make our own masterpiece. Then we enjoyed some lovely treats. Read moreBook Club
January 2023 | Foxhunters | StoriesThis morning Lis continued to host our book club. We read more of her book “I couldn’t even boil an egg” which has been very interesting. Lis told us of some of the crafts they used to sell in Isfahan and we are now hoping to try and recreate some of the items she saw. Lis also sha...
Read moreAn Art Session with Samantha Hockey
January 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Thanks to local artist Samantha Hockey, we enjoyed making our own bookmarks in our arts and crafts workshop. Lots of fun, we discussed our favourite books and listened to some relaxing music Read moreMaking Bird Feeders
January 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Thank you to Sian from Herefordshire Growing Point who visited today. The ladies make some bird feeders and then added some bird pictures using layers of different coloured and patterned card Read moreNational Winnie the Pooh
January 2023 | Brockington House | Stories It’s #nationalwinniethepoohday so we got creative! Read moreChinese New Year Crafts
January 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Working on our Chinese new year decorations Read moreScrabble Club
January 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Time for a scrabble club challenge Read moreChinese New Year Crafts
January 2023 | Brockington House | Stories We always enjoy getting crafty! Preparation under way for Chinese new year Read moreRelaxing Tai Chi
January 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Relaxing Tai Chi and mindfulness session today was enjoyed today Read moreAn Afternoon of Games
January 2023 | Foxhunters | Stories Lots of fun and games this afternoon with Goga, we really enjoyed working together in teams and also got very competitive. Read moreChristmas Collage
January 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We love reminiscing about our fun times. Today we created a collage all about Christmas with our favourite memories Read moreQueens’ Jubilee Reminiscence Box
January 2023 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We were really lucky to receive a Queens’ jubilee reminiscence box from the The Royal Mint museum The ladies and gentlemen loved looking through all the items we received Read moreNew Year New Knitting Challenge
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories New year new challenge. Following our recent activities meeting some of the ladies were keen to start up a knit and natter group. Our first session saw us all choosing different items to make – watch this space to see the finished results! Read morePracticing Piano
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Shirley practicing her piano skills ready for when she plays for everyone Read moreA visit from some creatures!
January 2023 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories One of our care team members Adam, popped in today with his collection of creatures! Read moreDeal or No Deal
January 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Deal or no deal. Sadly we didn’t win much! Read moreNew Year Dominoes Challenge
January 2023 | Brockington House | Stories Dominoes challenge this afternoon Read moreOur Christmas Ballet
December 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Our very special Christmas show for the ladies and gentlemen performed by the team!! Read moreChristmas Poetry
December 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Christmas poetry followed by mince pies and mulled wine. The star of the show was definitely Ted who with a tap of his paw shared the poem ‘Twas the night before Christmas’! Read moreYellow Brick Theatre Co
December 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories A huge thank you to the Yellow Brick Theatre Co who came and performed ‘A Very Merry Christmas’ Read moreChristmas Crafts
December 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Christmas craft morning decorating cute little wooden sleigh’s and Christmas cloth bags Read moreThe Bluebird Storyteller
December 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories An enchanting afternoon of entertainment with Janet, the Bluebird Storyteller, telling a beautiful collection of winter tales and Christmas stories. Read moreLove to Sing Choir
December 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Local love to sing choir joined us this evening for some carols Read moreSome Christmas Carols
December 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Thank you to Sandford St. Martin’s Primary School who sang to us today! We loved listening to our favourite carols! Read moreChristmas Singer
December 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Last night we had a Christmas party with the fabulous singer Tyler James Read moreChristmas Party
December 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Buck’s Fizz, delicious home made mince pies and a special visitor today!! Everyone was asked what they would like for Christmas and the main wish was for health! Happy Christmas everyone! Read moreMini Golf
December 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A game of mini golf followed by doughnuts and mulled wine! Read moreOur Christmas Fete!
December 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories It’s the start of our Christmas celebrations as we welcome some special guests to our fete Read moreA Christmas Surprise
December 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Surprise Christmas visit from the Abergavenny Salvation Army Read moreA visit from Llanfoist Primary
December 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning we welcomed Llanfoist Fawr PTFA choir. We had a lovely morning of singing and chatting. Thank you for your lovely visit! Read moreCelebrating 105 years!
December 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Celebrating 105 years with Lorraine today! Happy birthday special lady! Read moreA Christmas Party
December 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories What a lovely afternoon we had, our residents Christmas party celebrations with Stuart from MusiCare Read moreBrockington Bakers at Christmas
December 2022 | Brockington House | Stories The Brockington bakers were busy today baking some festive treats. We love warm mince pies – delicious! Read moreA Christmas Craft Session
December 2022 | Brockington House | Stories The ladies and gentlemen have been creating tree decorations and Gonks! Read moreMaking Wreaths
December 2022 | Brockington House | Stories This afternoon we had Sian visit from Growing Point and a few of the ladies made some festive wreaths for their doors Read moreChristmas Jumper Day
December 2022 | Brockington House | Stories It was #christmasjumper day today! The team all showed off their favourite knit wear! Thanks to the kitchen team for all the delicious treats Read moreChristmas Card Designs
December 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working on our Christmas card designs Read moreWhen generations come together
December 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Lovely when generations come together! A big thank you to Beech House Nursery School who visited our home. Accompanied by Emma and Georgie they sang songs and shared stories with us all. Please come back and see us soon! Read moreBallet Prep
November 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Art group busy painting props ready for our Bramshott Grange Christmas seated ballet – The Sleeping Beauty Read morePrepping our Christmas Cake!
November 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Christmas is fast approaching so today we cracked on with our cake prep. Read moreA trip to the Garden Centre
November 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Headed out to Rake Garden Centre on todays trip Read moreFlower Arranging
November 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working on our table decorations Read moreSinging and Dancing Entertainment
November 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Singing and dancing thanks to entertainment from Paul Spencer Read moreA Visit from Molly
November 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our furry friend Molly came in for cuddles Read moreCocktail session
November 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Lots of fun and laughter this afternoon in our quiz and cocktail session. Read moreChristmas is coming!
November 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! A busy afternoon starting to decorate the home followed by a festive film! Read moreA Visit from Animals Interactive
November 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Celebrating our birthday this morning with a special visit from Animals Interactive Read moreA Trip to the Butterfly Zoo!
November 2022 | Foxhunters | StoriesWhat a wonderful day! This morning we enjoyed a visit to the Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo Such an amazing experience and lovely to see so many beautiful butterflies. We then popped over to the Old Court Hotel for some refreshments! Some of our ladies and gentlemen who couldn’t attend today̵...
Read moreGarden Dash!
November 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Showing our support for BBC Children in Need with Foxhunters garden dash! Read moreMusic from Craig
November 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Thank you Craig for a lovely afternoon of singing our favourite tunes Read moreIt’s beginning to look alot like Christmas
November 2022 | Brockington House | Stories It’s beginning to look a bit like Christmas! Our two volunteers Amelia and Natalia have been busy today helping the ladies and gentlemen decorate some of the home! Read moreA Christmas Trip
November 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Doris and Irene have been busy this weekend! They enjoyed a trip out to Dunelm to look around the store before returning to start on our festive decorations! Read moreA Christmas Bake
November 2022 | Brockington House | Stories This morning we completed the next stage of our Christmas cake. The dried fruit mixture has been soaking for several weeks – the brandy smell was a little strong ! Read moreRemembrance Service
November 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories A special remembrance service today Read morePebble Poppies
November 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Decorating pebbles with poppies and hearts in preparation for Remembrance Day during our arts and crafts session this afternoon Read moreScrabble Challenge
November 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This weekend our ladies and gentlemen took part in a Scrabble challenge! Lots of games, lots of great words and some excellent scores! Read moreArt Class
November 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This morning we had an art session with the theme of remembrance, there has been some beautiful work created incorporating poppies. Read moreA Comical Murder Mystery
November 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon we had our shared reading session “a comical murder mystery” with Sandi and Dave from Abergavenny Library We then discussed our favourite crime authors and stories. Read moreEntertainment from Eddie
November 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories A lovely afternoon spent with Eddie, singing and dancing to our favourite songs Read moreLlanfoist Fawr Primary School Visit
November 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning the children from Llanfoist Fawr Primary School PTFA helped us with our Remembrance Day service where we shared readings and sang hymns together. We will lay our Poppy wreath down at the stone of remembrance tomorrow. Read moreKnit and Natter!
November 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Betty gave us some new projects to work on for Christmas during todays knit and natter. Read moreRemembrance Day
November 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning we paid our respects and observed a minute’s silence for those loved and lost. We wore poppies and watched the Remembrance Day parades from The Royal Albert Hall. We also read poems and they laid our Poppy wreath at our stone of remembrance Read moreA visit from Herefordshire FA
November 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Herefordshire FA Dementia Reminiscence Group visited us today and we had a fantastic group meeting with lots of great memories and some chocolates! Read moreA Trip out to Town
November 2022 | Brockington House | Stories This afternoon a few ladies went to visit Radway Bridge Garden Centre. We enjoyed wandering around the shop and of course stopped for a cup of tea! Read moreRemembrance Service
November 2022 | Brockington House | Stories We held a special remembrance service delivered by reverent Nick Armstrong from the local parish. Read moreOur Christmas Project
November 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Working on our Christmas project! Read moreTin Can Alley
October 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Good old fashioned tin can alley was a favourite this afternoon! Joyce had a mean right throw Read moreA visit from a furry friend
October 2022 | Brockington House | Stories One of our favourite furry friends popped in yesterday for some extra love and attention! Read moreWater colour painting
October 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Water colour painting session this afternoon Read moreTover Table Fun
October 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Lovely afternoon session using our magic table from Tover We love the interactive games! Read moreHalloween arts and crafts
October 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Working on some decorations for Halloween Read morePen Pals
October 2022 | Foxhunters | StoriesThis morning we had our letters delivered from Llanfoist Fawr Primary School PTFA We took turns in reading the letters and discussed the questions the children asked us. We had such a lovely visit from them last week and it was so nice to be able to put faces to the names of those writing to us...
Read moreThe Christmas card competition has begun!
October 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories We are very excited that Dormy Care have launched the Christmas card competition again! Working on our creations today Read moreAn afternoon of BINGO
October 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Time for a game of bingo! Lots of prizes to be won Read moreLlanfoist Fawr Primary School Come to learn
October 2022 | Foxhunters | StoriesGenerations came together today as we welcomed Llanfoist Fawr Primary School PTFA to our home. We had a fantastic afternoon with the teachers and children. We talked about work they’re doing at the moment and reminisced about some items our ladies and gentlemen used and remembered their par...
Read moreA visit from Mossy
October 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories We had a lovely visit from mossy our new pet therapy dog. She came along with Natalie and we talked about the dogs we used to own, sharing lots of lovely memories Read moreAutumnal Art Session
October 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our budding artists are creating their next masterpieces this afternoon based on an autumnal theme Read moreA Morning of Scrabble
October 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Morning scrabble challenge today! Read moreA Morning Art Session
October 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Todays art session was inspired by the trees in our garden! Read moreArt Class
October 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Todays art class focussed on autumnal themes and harvest festivals Read moreBook Club
October 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We started our book club this morning and this new group session was thoroughly enjoyed Read moreDid you know we have a shop?
October 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Did you know our home has its very own shop? It gives the ladies and gents the opportunity to pick up some extra bits and pieces – from stamps to sweets, we stock lots of essentials! Read morePlanting on our Balcony
October 2022 | Brockington House | Stories One of our lovely care team donated some plants to the home. We have been busy this afternoon planting them on our balcony Thank you Caroline! Read moreOur New Art Project
October 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Who can guess the theme of todays art project? Read moreKnitter Natter
October 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Everyone was concentrating in this afternoon’s knitter natter session. We shared and discussed more of our past projects! Read moreA Bird Display!
October 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Thank you to the Black Mountains Falconry Centre for the wonderful experiences today Read moreSome Interesting Mail
October 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories We had some lovely mail today. The children at Llanfoist Fawr Primary School PTFA sent us some lovely letters which we enjoyed reading together. We are now working on sending our messages back! Read morePumpkin Decorating
October 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Decorating pumpkins with a range of funny faces and not forgetting the cat Read moreWater Colour Painting
October 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Creative water colour painting session continuing with our autumnal theme. We carefully painted a mirror image of the leaves we had collected Read moreAn Autumn Drive
October 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Autumn is here so we enjoyed a wonderful country drive to admire the changing colours of the season Read moreTrick or Treat!
October 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Trick or treat? Ruby and Autumn came to visit us and received some lovely treats Read moreSome Spooky Arts and Crafts
October 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Some spooky goings on in the home today! Dorothy was exceptionally pleased with her linking carving skills Read moreA Trip to: Thailand
September 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Final visit of the week on our armchair travels found us discovering beautiful Thailand! We enjoyed some delicious mango cake, a ride around in our Far Eastern-inspired transport and designed our own head wear! Fun day had by all! Read moreA Trip to: New Zealand
September 2022 | Brockington House | StoriesToday we visited New Zealand! We had a quiz and enjoyed some homemade New Zealand Anzac biscuits, they went down a treat. The boys learnt the Haka for us and visited everyone to show it off! We also watched a travel documentary all about the nature & culture of the island! ...
Read moreA Trip to: Hawaii
September 2022 | Brockington House | StoriesToday we embarked on a trip to Hawaii! Our home was decorated and themed in all the communal areas! We played games, ate delicious exotic summer food and all tried hula dancing! Everyone loves our themed days and there is always plenty of laughs! Keep an eye out for where we go next! ...
Read moreA Day of Creativity
September 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories A day full of crafting and creativity! Lots of secret projects are being worked on today! Read moreArts & Crafts
September 2022 | Foxhunters | StoriesThis morning we had a painting master class, we looked at some very well-known paintings and tried to recreate some of our favourites. We focused on Andy Warhol and decided to use the Mona Lisa as our canvas! We then painted her in the style of Marilyn Monroe’s pop art painting. Lots an...
Read moreHomegrown is Almost Best!
September 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Homegrown is always best! This morning we headed outside for our gardening club. We picked and tried our heritage carrots – they were delicious and in so many lovely colours! We also prepared our sunflower seeds for next year! Read moreArt with Samantha Hockey
September 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Yesterday we spent a lovely afternoon with local artist Samantha Hockey. We made autumn-inspired wreaths for our doors, it was such fun. Read moreMaking a Collage
September 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories This afternoon in our arts and crafts session we created a collage of photos from our Summer Holiday themed week Read moreAn Afternoon of Crafts
September 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Today craft group we up cycled miniature jam jars to make little flower vases for single stems or a small posy of flowers Read morePoetry Group
September 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Poetry appreciation group this morning. The paper garment included in some of the pictures had a poem on it about a seven year old girl’s birthday. Read moreThe Bramshott Bakers
September 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories The Bramshott bakers whipped up a delicious Victoria sponge cake today. Perfect with a cup of tea this afternoon! Read moreSummer Holiday Garden Games
September 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Holiday fun and games in the garden! Read moreFlower Arranging
September 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Weekly flower arranging session. It’s lovely that we all get involved to create the table pieces Read moreAfternoon Arts and Crafts
September 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Afternoon art time session using coloured sands and paint for our seaside themed week Read moreSandcastle Building
September 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! Read moreRoald Dahl Day!
September 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Creative drawing session inspired by #roalddahlday We were inspired by the stories and created our own characters with funny names! Read moreA Day of Pampering
September 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Bit of pamper time for some of the ladies Read moreOur Dormy Rose
September 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Our beautiful Dormy Care rose is starting to bloom! One of our prizes from the recent Dormy Care garden competition! Read moreColouring Therapy
September 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Taking some time to enjoy a bit of colour therapy Read moreOur Wildlife Board
September 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Our wildlife board is up and filled with all our lovely creations and pictures of our wildlife area. We also put out gloves and information aids for people to take and use in the garden Read moreCreative Writing Session
September 2022 | Foxhunters | StoriesThis afternoon we enjoyed another creative writing session hosted by Dody and a knitter natter session hosted by Betty! Working on our new project, we have started making scarfs again for our local church to give out during the winter months. We all enjoyed working on our first few paragrap...
Read moreBaking Club
September 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories An afternoon of baking with Cynthia taking the lead! Read moreWinners of Best Vegetable Garden 2022
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories An afternoon of art inspired by our vegetable garden! We were thrilled to win “best vegetable garden” in the recent Dormy Gardening competition Read moreSue and her HUGE sunflower!
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Keen gardener Sue wins the sunflower competition this year! Read moreVisiting our Personal Trainer
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Since Janet joined our home she has started having regular gym sessions with our visiting personal training. She is really enjoying these visits and seeing some great results. Our home has a gym designed for the older person and these sessions are available to anyone living in our home! Read moreCourtyard Golf
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Taking advantage of the nice weather today. Enjoying a game of courtyard golf before lunch Read moreSkittles in the Sun
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying the shade on our courtyard with a fun game of Skittles Read moreFloral Therapy!
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A little bit of floral therapy! Flower arranging to relaxing music Read moreBest Residents Garden 2022
August 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We were thrilled to be awarded “Best resident garden” in the Dormy in Bloom awards. Creating a collage from the photographs of our fairy garden so we can look through our memories Read moreHome Grown is Best!
August 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Home grown is best! Always a sense of pride when you grow your own produce and it gets to go to the kitchen for lunch Read moreWater Colour Art Session
August 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Water colour painting with a beach theme Read moreThe Ice Cream Van Arrives
August 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories As we are on “holiday” we had to enjoy an ice cream! A big thank you to De Luca’s Ice Cream for visiting us today and for the delicious treats! Read moreBuilding Sand Castles
August 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Who doesn’t love building a sandcastle? We reminisced about holidays in the past and the set about building our own! A bit of team work and help from our mascot and here are the results! Read moreThe Bramshott Bakers are Back!
August 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories The Bramshott bakers made some sea life shaped cookies today! Perfect whilst on our armchair travels and tasted delicious! Read moreWe’re All Going on a Summer Holiday
August 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We’re all going on a Dormy Care summer holiday…. This week we will be enjoying a summer vacation from the comfort of our home! The sun is shining and we have already welcomed Barnaby Bear the new Bramshott mascot! Read moreAfternoon Cream Teas!
August 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Celebrating UK holidays this week with a fabulous afternoon tea! Traditional Cornish tea complete with pasties, scones and clotted cream! Read moreGlastonbury Themed Festival
August 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Our Glastonbury themed festival day has started! Keeping with tradition the rain arrived! Nothing will stop us having fun today though! Read moreColette Mooney Visit and Talk
August 2022 | Foxhunters | StoriesToday we enjoyed a visit from Colette Mooney. She gave a very inspiring talk on wildlife and how we can protect it in our garden. We took a walk around outside and looked for all kinds of bugs and discussed our thoughts on what we could do. We then made our own origami butterflies Colette ...
Read moreTover Table Session
August 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories We combined our Oomph Wellness with a therapeutic session on our Tover magic table! We listened to music, and tried lots of different movements. Great fun and also huge benefits for the ladies and gentlemen. Read moreItalian Themed Cookery Class
August 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories We may be in Wales but today we enjoyed an Italian-themed cookery class. Flatbread pizzas were the theme of the day and they tasted delicious! Read moreA Day Trip to the Garden Centre
August 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories What a lovely trip we had out this morning! We visited a lovely garden centre and tea room called the “Secret Garden” It may have been a little wet but that didn’t stop us having a great time as we enjoyed the lovely views and wildlife! Read moreWord Games
August 2022 | Brockington House | Stories One of Mike’s favourite tasks of the day is finding extra words in our daily challenge! 437 to go… Read moreGiant Connect Four
August 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Time for a bit of connect four!! Read moreNational Cup Cake Day!
August 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Today the Brockington bakers celebrated #nationalcupcakeday with our own baking session! The smell was wafting down the corridor and everyone who came by said they smelt lovely and asked if there were spare! John came as chief taste taster and they passed the test! Delicious! Read moreContinuing our Art Project
August 2022 | Brockington House | Stories The art project continues for our next surprise adventure Read moreA Little Morning Trip
August 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories A morning trip out to the country market Read moreSpending Time in the Garden
August 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We love spending time in our garden. Today we counted the bees and enjoyed a coffee whilst admiring our new flower pots Read moreThe Bramshott Bakers are Back!
August 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories The Bramshott Bakers are busy in the kitchen! Delicious cupcakes ready for afternoon tea! Read moreOur Finished Fairy Garden!
August 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Our beautiful fairy garden is finished! Please pop by and admire the work of the ladies and gentlemen they really have done an incredible job! Read moreA Garden Tournament
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Sunday sunshine and time for a garden tournament Read moreA Garden Quiz
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying some Friday fun with a quiz in the courtyard Read moreAbstract Art Project
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Abstract art is the focus of our latest project Read moreSkittles in the Sunshine
August 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories An afternoon of skittles in the sunshine Read moreOur 3rd Birthday
August 2022 | Brockington House | Stories It’s our 3rd birthday!! Let the celebrations begin! We have been joined by families and friends for an afternoon of music, bubbles and of course some fabulous cake! Read moreArts and Crafts
August 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Crafts this afternoon, busy working on something exciting! Read moreMindful Colouring
August 2022 | Brockington House | StoriesMindful colouring followed by an art appreciation session. We learnt about Vincent Van Gogh. We had a discussion about his legacy and what inspiration he gives to others. Frances liked his rustic style and Sue liked the fact he painted in a style that must have seemed unimaginable at that time ...
Read moreMusic from Marcus
August 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories What a fabulous afternoon! We welcomed back Marcus who sang all our favourite tunes and had us singing and dancing. We then enjoyed a fabulous barbecue, a few glasses of bubbles and a game of bingo! Fabulous Friday for sure!!! Read moreShopping for some New Flowers
August 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Jean enjoyed a lovely trip out this morning to the local garden centre and helped choose some more plants for our garden. We are looking forward to seeing the results. Read moreEnjoying Some Welsh Dancing
August 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon we were treated to a very special visit from the Gwerin Wyr Gwent Welsh dancing group. Wonderful dancing in the perfect setting! Read moreArt Class with Fresh Flowers
August 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Using the flowers as inspiration from this morning, we enjoyed an art session as well as discussions around other gardens we have visited over the years. Read morePicking Flowers in our Beautiful Garden
August 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Walking around our sun filled garden today, we picked some more wild flowers as inspiration for todays arts class. We enjoyed seeing the different flowers and talking about them together. Read moreCoffee, Cake and a Quiz!
August 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Monday morning coffee and a catch up followed by our weekly quiz! Read moreCreative Arts Session
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. This gave us our inspiration for todays art session Read moreDiscovering our Ancestry
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This morning we enjoyed an ancestry session, we are busy tracing our family trees which is really interesting Read moreA Morning Workout
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Bouncing into Saturday with an outdoor morning workout Read moreA Trip to the Seaside
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! We are so lucky to live so close to the beach, so we made the most of this glorious weather and headed for an ice cream by the sea! Read morePutting Practice
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Practising our golf before lunch Read moreParachute Fun in the Sun
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working on our upper body strength today with some parachute fun in the sun! Read moreA Lovely Trip Out
July 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Lovely trip out to the garden centre today. We enjoyed looking around at the plants then enjoyed tea and cake! Read moreDog Therapy
July 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories A special visitor today therapy dog Jack came to see us and had lots of fuss Read moreAfternoon Tea for Family and Friends
July 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Wonderful afternoon tea with family and friends! Read moreArts and Crafts for the Garden
July 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Work continues on our fairies ready for the garden Read moreBeautiful Weather at Bramshott
July 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We are loving the summer weather and have been spending more time outside in the garden Don’t forget if you are outside – sunscreen hats lots of fluids Read moreSunshine and Casper the PAT Dog!
July 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Enjoying the sunshine in our garden, with ice lollies and a visit from Casper our PAT dog! Read moreAn Afternoon Art Class
July 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon we welcomed back the very talented Samantha Hockey, a local artist who came and did a still life workshop with us. We learnt how to use watercolour more effectively and how to match the right colours to the fruits. Read moreRemembering James
July 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories We welcomed Diana and her family back to her home as we planted a tree to remember her husband James who lived in our home. The tree and plaque will stay in our garden as a memorial to this lovely gentleman Read moreA Coffee Morning with Cake!
July 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning we enjoyed a fantastic start to our week with a lovely coffee morning and a chat with friends Read moreKnitter Natter and Puzzles!
July 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon we enjoyed a knitter natter session hosted by Betty. We continued with our projects and some of us continued to learn how to knit. Some of us liked the natter but didn’t want to knit so we continued with some of our Oomph Wellness puzzles and word searches Read moreAn Artistic Morning
July 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning, we started making pictures for our wild garden display board, which will be on show in our coffee shop. If you visit our home please take a look as this will show the purpose and what we hope to achieve Read moreA Trip to Keepers Pond
July 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories A little trip to Keeper’s Pond. Still warm enough for an ice cream and then a trip for a drink locally Read moreEnjoying the Sunshine
July 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Enjoying the sunshine this morning before it got too hot. hats on sun cream lots of fluids Read moreCheese And Wine Afternoon
July 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Enjoying a cheese and wine afternoon, what better way to spend a Monday! Read moreA Game of Pictionary
July 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Fun game of Pictionary had us all laughing as we all attempted to draw Read moreCrafting Paper Flowers
July 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Can you believe we had rain yesterday? So we enjoyed some time indoors creating flower bouquets. These will be used for something special soon! Read moreBanjo Brian!
July 2022 | Brockington House | Stories An afternoon with Banjo Brian! Fun interactive musical session which we all enjoyed Read moreHedgehog House
July 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Doris helped set up a little hedgehog house in our garden, food and water ready and now we wait Read morePicking Our Own Flower Arranging
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Pick your own! We are very lucky to have so many beautiful flowers in our garden so today we picked a selection and arranged them in vases for around the home. #flowerarrangement #carehomesuk #activities #flowers Read moreGrowing Our Own Veg!
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesNothing nicer than #growyourown fruit and vegetables and we have been working lots on our garden lately. Today we picked a crop of lettuce for the kitchen to use. Some of the ladies and gentlemen also assisted with the weeding and tending to our flower beds. You can still enjoy the things you l...
Read moreCourtyard Archery
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Training for the next Olympics with our skills today! Competitive archery in the courtyard Read moreA Visit From an MP
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We welcomed Michael Tomlinson MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole to our home today as part of #carehomeopenweek He enjoyed meeting the ladies and gentlemen and answering lots of questions. He also took the time to thank all the team for their hard work. #communityengagement #thankyou Read moreArt Class: Monet
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working on our #monetstyle art pieces today Read moreVintage Cars!
July 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Ann enjoyed a lovely visit today from her friends and their vintage car! #vintagecars Read moreCelebrating the 4th July
July 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Celebrating 4th July with American themed bbq and Mississippi mud pie Read moreA Little Water Colour
July 2022 | Brockington House | Stories A creative session for one of the gentlemen in our home. Water colour painting. Read moreHome Grown Always Tastes Best!
July 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Home grown is best and Doris and Irene helped the team pick the peas we have been growing! Doris said she had never done this before and enjoyed sampling them! Read moreA Trip to the Garden Centre
July 2022 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesQuick trip to the local garden centre to pick up some plants then home to work on our garden project. We picked up some wonderful things. We are excited for the Dormy Care garden competition and are working hard on making our grounds look fabulous #dormyinbloom #gardeninglife #project #plantsp...
Read moreThe Fruits of our Labour! Or Veg!
July 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories A walk around the garden with Joan, Hilary and Margaret smelling the flowers and picking some spinach from our vegetable garden Read moreSome Musical Entertainment
July 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Charlie is a member of the care team and performed for the ladies and gentlemen this afternoon Read moreEnjoying the Sun!
July 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Beautiful afternoon here in Wales so we have been enjoying the sunshine Read moreA Visit from a MP
July 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories David Davies MP visited the ladies and gentlemen this morning as part of #carehomeopenweek He spent time chatting with the ladies and gentlemen and enjoying some of the activities on offer Read moreA Really Wild Afternoon!
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories As part of #carehomeopenweek we welcomed back Animals Interactive We met some amazing animals and the ladies and gentlemen thoroughly enjoyed their afternoon! Read morePainting some Pots!
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Starting on our garden project. We have been painting pots ready for our wild garden. They will be filled with bee bombs ready to attract pollinators to our garden Read moreAn Ice Cream Visitor!
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories How lucky are we? It’s #carehomeopenweek2022 and we had a very exciting visitor arrive! Thank you to @C.J.Copner Ice cream van from #abergavenny for the delicious afternoon treats! … Read moreLearning to Knit!
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories When the older generation teach the younger generation how to knit! We are learning from the best today Read moreSome Morning Pampering
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Who doesn’t love a good pampering? Some of us spent the morning have our nails done Read moreFudge made by the Brockington Bakers!
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories The Brockington Bakers have made some no cook fudge! We can not wait for later when it’s ready for us to sample! Thanks to all the team who helped out! Read moreA Beautiful Day in the Garden
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories What a glorious day! We enjoyed time in our garden admiring the wildlife and flowers. What a lovely place to live Read moreWimbledon Themed Hats!
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Creating some #wimbledon themed arts and crafts Read morePlay Your Cards Right
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Fun game of play your cards right Read moreA Few Morning Games
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Following a visit to the hair salon, Betty joined Jean for some fun game challenges! Read moreA New Word Challenge
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Attempting the word challenge Read morePétanque in the Sun
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying a game of pétanque in the garden this afternoon. What a glorious day! Read moreAn Afternoon Art Session
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Dorothy enjoyed the art session this afternoon Read moreGarden Games
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Glorious weather today and we enjoyed a game of quoits in the garden Read moreA Day of Gardening
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working in our garden this morning ready for more planting Read moreBowls in the Sun
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Afternoon of bowls in the sunshine Read moreAn Afternoons of Entertainment
June 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Enjoying an afternoon of music with a refreshing ice lolly Read moreFreshman Great Pond
June 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Lovely trip out to Frensham Great Pond and Common today Read moreJubilee Collage
June 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Creating a jubilee collage with all our memories Read morePing Pong in the Sun
June 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Sun is shining in Hampshire today so we enjoyed a table tennis tournament in the garden! Read moreFriday Fizz and Entertainment
June 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Entertainment with Mandy and Friday fizz ending with God Save the Queen in honour of her official birthday tomorrow Read moreWorking in the Garden in the Sun
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Home grown is always the best! We picked some of our baby lettuce and helped chef wash and prepare it for lunch! Read moreAmbling Club in the Sun
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories The amblers were out in the garden today enjoying the warmer weather! Hats on and smiling away we had a gentle walk around the garden! Read moreSunny Entertainment
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Enjoying an afternoon in the garden with entertainment from Marcus Read moreArt Class!
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning we enjoyed a visit from local artist Samantha Hockey. She shared with us and her tlpainting techniques. We all enjoyed the workshop very much! Read moreGarden Games
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Beautiful day here in South Wales! We have enjoyed some garden games, tended to our flowers and enjoyed an ice cream! Summer is definitely upon us! Just perfect Read moreShortbread Baking
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Getting together to make some delicious shortbread for afternoon tea Read moreJubilee Flower Arranging
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Flower arranging for our table decorations Read morePlatinum Jubilee Celebrations
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Fabulous afternoon celebrating the #queensjubilee2022 Our chefs received a round of applause for their amazing trifles as well! Perfect day! #queensjubilee2022 Read moreQueens Green Canopy
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories How lovely to have The Woodland Trust tree for the #queensgreencanopy blessed. Our commemorative tree for the #queensjubilee2022 is planted #platinumjubileecelebration #hermajestythequeen Read moreJubilee Time Capsule
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Fabulous day celebrating the #platinumjubilee2022 with music and bubbles. We also planted our commemorative tree from The Woodland Trust and our time capsule #greencanopy Read moreTrooping the Colour
June 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Decorating our #platinumjubilee2022 crowns whilst watching #troopingthecolour Read moreJubilee Fun and Games
June 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Fun and games this afternoon #queensplatinumjubilee Read moreJubilee Street Party
June 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Street party time for the #queensplatinumjubilee Delicious food and drink to toast HRH Read moreJubilee Flower Arranging
June 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We decorated the home and then enjoyed a flower arranging session Read moreJubilee Decorations!
June 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Jubilee celebrations today We decorated the home and then enjoyed a flower arranging session #platinumjubilee2022 Read moreJubilee Bingo
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Yesterday afternoon we had a few games of jubilee bingo. When the big 70 came out of the bag, everyone shouted jubilee. Lots of winners and Mike shared his winning prizes with the ladies! What a great weekend we have had celebrating #platinumjubilee2022 Read moreBaking Celebration Cakes
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories The Brockington bakers have been busy all week baking special #jubileecelebration cakes Read moreJubilee Celebrations
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Jubilee celebrations in full swing Read moreTrooping the Colour
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Our guards are ready for #troopingthecolour and the start of the #platinumjubileecelebration Here’s to four days celebrating HRH Dormy Care Read moreJubilee Cake and Games
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Pin the diamonds on the crown! An afternoon of fun as well as tea and cake royal style #platinumjubilee #royal Read morePlanting our Jubilee Tree
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories We planted our special #platinumjubilee tree today and unveiled our plaque. The start of our commemorative weekend celebrating HRH Read moreA Very Royal Visitor
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Meeting a special visitor today Read moreOur Platinum Jubilee Corgi!
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Our #platinumjubilee corgi enjoyed some attention today! We also played a fun new game called feed the dog! Read moreA Jubilee Scarecrow!
June 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Giving our garden scarecrow a jubilee makeover ready for the weekend Read moreThe Queens Jubilee
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Celebrating the #queensplatinumjubilee with a glass of bubbles and fabulous food and games with family and friends! #celebratingjubileeweekend A few royal waves as well Read moreFantastic Jubilee Spread
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Well done to our wonderful team what a fantastic #jubileeweekend spread! Read moreA Very British Falconry Display
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon we celebrated all things British and had a visit from Roger who runs the Abergavenny falconry center and brought us some wildlife to see! Followed by our fabulous chef Kyles jubilee trifle! #platinumjubilee #celebrations #queensjubilee Read morePlanting our Jubilee Time Capsule
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Planting our commemorative time capsule and our special #queenscanopyproject tree from the Woodland Trust #platinumjubilee2022 #celebration Read moreTrooping the Colour
June 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Very excited for #platinumjubileecelebration starting with #troopingthecolour Read moreJubilee Art
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories The jubilee is approaching Today’s art class we started work on designing our own stamp! Read moreA Day of Gardening
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Every year Dormy Care runs a gardening competition. We took the opportunity to work on our garden today as the sun was shining! Read moreA Visit from Rosie
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Rosie the pet therapy dog came for a visit today! Really brightened our day Read moreMusical Entertainment!
May 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Afternoon entertainment with a glass of Happy Friday! Read moreJubilee Arts and Crafts
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Jubilee is approaching and our arts and craft sessions are filled with ideas to make the weekend a success We have been very busy today prepping further! Read moreA Little bit of Gardening
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Home director Shann Thomas has been gardening today. She’s gathered a selection of home grown plants ready for the raised beds to be prepared this week Read moreWorld Tea Day
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Yesterday was #worldteaday so we sampled a selection with home made biscuits. It’s safe to say some flavoured teas they were not impressed with! Read moreJubilee Fountain
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories The ladies at gentlemen have been busy creating a special jubilee fountain. Read morePictionary
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories A game of Pictionary this afternoon with some interesting drawing attempts! We did all laugh though! Read moreGardening and Ambling Club
May 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Loving morning outside for gardening club and the ambling group. Great to see everyone working in the garden together Read moreRobert’s Gym Dedication
May 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Robert enjoys his daily gym sessions. His routine consists of various weight lifting, 15 reps on the triceps press and then 10 minutes on the bike followed by hip rotations on the left and right side. Well done Robert #moveitorloseit #wellbeing #exercise Read moreJubilee Collaboration!
May 2022 | Foxhunters | StoriesA big thank you to Alun the Morrisons Abergavenny Community Champion who visited us today with seeds and messages of hope for the jubilee. We are going to write our message and decorate the paper chains they gave us which will be hung up in our local Morrisons shop over the jubilee celebrations. ...
Read moreA Puzzling Afternoon!
May 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Working together through a colour therapy book. Some of us have also completed another puzzle! Great team work Read moreJubilee Time Capsule
May 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories We are working on a time capsule for the jubilee We wrote letters to our future selves and friends in the home about our memories of the coronation, past jubilee celebrations and our thoughts on the royal family. Read moreAn Afternoon’s Pamper
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Time for hand massages and a bit of pampering Read moreA Trip to the River
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Arline and Sheila enjoyed a trip out for coffee and cake by the river this morning. This was was their prize for winning the last quiz Read moreContinuing Our Jubilee Project
May 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Our art project Continues for the big jubilee competition Read moreA Visit from Ruby and Floyd
May 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Ruby and Floyd visited us today for some cuddles. It’s lovely to see animals back in the home and the ladies and gentlemen certainly enjoy the visits. Read moreA Trip to Buy Plants!
May 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories A trip out to the local garden centre to choose some more plants Read moreJasper Came to Visit
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories When you get a surprise visit from a team member with their adorable dog Jasper. He sure was happy to smile for the camera! Read moreEnjoying the Sunshine
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Lovely to enjoy the sunshine with friends and family Read moreSunny Day in the Garden
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Watering the greenhouse plants as it’s going to be warm day Read moreJubilee Preparation
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Working had on our jubilee project We all laughed when some of the ladies said they would go on strike unless they received payment in tea and biscuits! Such a fun afternoon! Read moreWeekly Word Challenge
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Sue is enjoying our latest word challenge Read moreRelax and Pamper!
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Enjoying some pamper time! We are so lucky to have a beauty salon where we can enjoy regular visits, as well as the wonderful care team who always ensure we look fabulous Read moreAn Afternoon in the Garden
May 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories The rain stopped and the sun came out so we ventured in to the garden to work on our plants Read moreA Trip to Frensham Great Pond
May 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Country ride to Frensham Great Pond and Common lovely to enjoy the countryside Read moreArts and Crafts Session
May 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Work on our Jubilee crown continues Read moreWord Games in the Sun
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Sun is shining in Wareham so we enjoyed word games out in the garden so we could enjoy the warm spring afternoon Read moreFlower Arranging
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Beautiful flower arranging session they look lovely around our home Read moreA Little Party
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoyable afternoon as we welcomed a musical entertainer. Lots of singing, dancing and laughter – just the way we like it! Who needs an excuse to have a little party – we don’t! Read moreA Little Pampering
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Did you know we have our own beauty salon? Nothing better than a bit of pampering to start the day! Read moreJubilee Art Project
May 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Today’s art group are continuing with their Jubilee project Read moreAmbling Group
May 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories The Oomph Wellness ambling group took a gentle stroll around the grounds today, admiring the plants. We then picked some daisy’s and made chains reminding us all of when we were younger! Read moreA Trip to Linda Vista Gardens
May 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon we enjoyed a trip out to Linda Vista gardens in Abergavenny We enjoyed seeing the spring flowers and taking in the lovely views. It’s great to be out and about again Read moreCatching Exercise
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We always enjoy a daily exercise session and today we enjoyed a seated netball session. Great way to keep on moving and help with our strength building Read moreArts and Crafts: Stencilling
May 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This afternoons creative art session involved stencilling on to tiles and creating our own special designs. Read moreA Tour of Our Pretty Villages
May 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Enjoyable country ride this morning around the pretty villages within the South Downs National Park. Very lucky to have such beautiful countryside on our doorstep Read moreContinuing Our Secret Project
May 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Continuing work on our project! We are working on our submission to the South Western Railway ‘create a crown’ competition as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. #jubilee #queensplatinumjubilee Read moreAn Afternoon Planting Vegetables
May 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Busy planting our vegetables Read moreArts and Crafts
May 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Our ladies and gentlemen helped prepare for a baby shower today. Ashlie is leaving us to start her maternity leave so we got creative! Read moreOur Secret Jubilee Project
May 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Work on our secret project continues Read moreA Drive in the Sun
May 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Wonderful drive around the Hampshire countryside Read moreA Lovely Trip Out
May 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We had a really fun day out yesterday with a trip to the local garden centre with a stop off for tea and cake! It was nice to be outside enjoying the beautiful weather! Read moreA Jubilee Craft Project
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Staring work on our jubilee craft project with stone painting Read moreNational Pet Month
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories It’s #nationalpetmonth so our Deputy Home a director Alun Woodhouse came in with his beautiful dog Willow who is one year old today The ladies and gentlemen enjoyed lots of cuddles and making a fuss! Read moreAn Afternoon in the Sun
May 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Another sunny spring day here in Hereford so we took our exercise class outside! Starting the day off right with gentle stretching and seated yoga whilst others enjoyed a walk around the grounds. Read moreBake Sale
May 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Our bake sale today raised funds for the Alzheimer’s Society Thanks again to our Laura in our wonderful kitchen team for creating such delicious treats for us all to enjoy Read morePet Therapy
May 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories What an amazing afternoon! Thank you to Animals Interactive for the wonderful afternoon of #pettherapy The ladies and gentlemen were fascinated with their visitors and we had great fun meeting them all! #pettherapyisthebesttherapy Read moreA Little Pampering
May 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Some of our ladies had a pampering session today and had their nails done! Looking good! Read moreTovertafe Games!
May 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning we used our Tovertafe to assist us with our exercises we did a lot of lower body movements and a little upper body stretching! Read moreA Beautiful Walk
May 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Yesterday we enjoyed the lovely weather with a beautiful walk along the old railway track in Llanfoist. It was great to take in the spring sunshine and stretch our legs! Read moreOur Easter Weekend
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We had a brilliant Easter weekend, we enjoyed the sunshine with an Easter egg hunt around our gardens and everyone was wearing their Easter bonnets we had created earlier in the week! Read moreGetting Ready for Spring
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This afternoon we spent some time in our garden greenhouse taking the seeds from our dried flowers ready to plant for spring! We have lots of green-fingered ladies and gentlemen who love to make use of our gardens. Read moreMaking Easter Bunnies
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We had a great arts and crafts session yesterday where we made Easter decorations, we think they look amazing! Read moreEaster Arts and Crafts
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Beginning our Easter project with homemade cards Read moreFlower Arranging
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A wonderful flower arranging group this morning. We also used the opportunity to focus on the sensory benefits of the plants Read moreEm’s Friendly Farm
April 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Em’s Friendly Farm came to visit with a Shetland pony called Merry Legs, a goat called Ron, Dave the lamb and a rabbit and Guinea pigs! We love to see all the animals and it brings a massive smile to everyone’s faces! Read moreOur Easter Weekend
April 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Our Easter bunny has visited everyone this weekend giving out plenty of chocolate eggs! Read moreMaking Easter Bonnets
April 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories This afternoon we had an amazing time making Easter bonnets! Everyone had such different ideas and they all look wonderful! Read moreEaster Arts and Crafts
April 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Some of our ladies have been enjoying an arts and crafts session this morning, they have been making decorations in preparation for Easter. Read moreEaster Baking!
April 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We had a great baking session today where we created a Simnel Cake ready for Easter! Read moreA Trip To The Garden Centre
April 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Another productive trip to the local garden centre to choose some more plants! We also did a bit of shopping and stopped for coffee and cake Read moreAn Easter Arts Session
April 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Working on our Easter project during todays art session Read moreEaster at Foxhunters
April 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories We had a fantastic Easter weekend with crafts, eggs and fancy dress! We also had a lovely service on Easter Sunday. Read moreA Trip Out!
April 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning we enjoyed a trip to Abergavenny market followed by tea and cake. It was lovely to have a little shop around and chat with friends. Some of our group have never visited before so really enjoyed the history of the buildings around us. Read moreBaking Club
April 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning we had a very good attendance at our baking club, making and taste testing Welsh cakes. We all remembered making them and shared our memories! They tasted great! Read moreA Bit Of Morning Gardening
April 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning Jean helped plant new roses in the garden ready for Spring. We are excited to see them bloom and we will share photos! Read moreA Day At The Races
April 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Day at the races Lots of fun (and shouting at the horses!!!) Read moreEaster at Brockington House
April 2022 | Brockington House | Stories We had an amazing Easter full of fun and smiles. We crafted our own decorations and there was lots of hilarious fancy dress! Read moreNational Scrabble Day
April 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Its National Scrabble Day so we sat down in our bar for a few good games of Scrabble! Lots of great words and very close scores. We also have some Scrabble art in our garden that we created last year! Read moreEaster Baking
April 2022 | Brockington House | Stories The Brockington bakers started making Simnel Easter cake today. There was a little too much taste testing going on! Read moreDrawing Class
April 2022 | Brockington House | Stories It’s “Draw a bird” day so we put pen to paper and tested our artistic skills and learnt how to draw birds, starting with basic shapes and then adding details! Read moreSunflower Planting
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We have planted our sunflower seeds. Time to see who grows the tallest one! Read moreSome Arts and Crafts
April 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working on our next project creating a stain glass window Read moreColour Therapy
April 2022 | Foxhunters | StoriesWe enjoyed some colour therapy. Colour therapy, also known as chromotherapy, is a form of therapy that uses colour and light to treat certain mental and physical health conditions. We can trace this form of therapy back to the ancient Egyptians. They made use of sun-filled rooms with coloured gla...
Read moreMaking Easter Decorations
April 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Working on more Easter decorations Read moreA Visit from Lynne Allbutt
April 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories A big thank you to celebrity gardener and conservationist Lynne Allbutt who visited our home today. Lynne gave us some advice on how best to use our garden space and then afterwards we presented her with a book. Of course we had to enjoy some tea and amazing cakes as always! Read moreEaster Arts and Crafts
April 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Starting on our next art project – Easter prep is under way Read morePlanting For Spring
April 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Helping out in the garden this morning planting our spring flowers Read moreAn Active Morning in the Sun
April 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories A very active morning! The sun is shining so we enjoyed some garden games and incorporated it into our exercise session. We also had a fantastic group of spectators cheering us on! Read moreWatercolour Painting
April 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Water colour painting was enjoyed this afternoon Read moreEnjoying Time in our Garden
April 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Time in the garden enjoying the spring sunshine followed by tea and cake! Read moreA Little Trip Out
April 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Trip to Rake garden centre for a look at the plants and of course tea and cake in the sunshine! Lovely to get out and about again Read moreGetting Crafty This Afternoon
April 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Working on our next project during our craft session Read moreIndoor Skittles
April 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Skittle challenge today saw some Impressive scores of over 500! Read moreA lovely spring day in our gardens
April 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Lovely spring day and we have enjoyed some time in the garden reminiscing about hot air balloon trips and then catch up with friends over a cup of tea Read moreOutdoor Arts and Crafts
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Crafting and chatting in the afternoon sunshine. Making a start on our Easter cards Read moreA Little Bit of Gardening
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Enjoying a walk around the garden today, taking in the sunshine and the beautiful views from our home. Afterwards we watered our new plants that have just started to shoot Read moreOutdoor Book Club
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories We took our book club out into the garden today. Coming to the end of The Ribbon Weaver by Rosie Goodwin Read moreA sssssssslithery visitor!
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories When one of the team members offers to bring in his pet…. Adam works as a carer in our home and offered to pop by on his day off with his pet. Who would have thought the ladies and gentlemen would enjoy this visit! Read moreA visit from Rosie
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Rosie and her owner came to visit today! Lots of cuddles with this gorgeous furry friend Read moreCreating Bird Feeders
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Creating bird feeders for the garden now spring is here Read moreFlower arranging in the sun
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying the spring sunshine. This morning we took our activity outside and created flower arrangements for around the home Read moreSupport for Ukraine
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Demonstrating our support for Ukraine Read moreA bit of indoor golf
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A morning of golf here in Dorset Read moreA Little Visitor
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today we had a visit from Kelloggs the miniature horse from Linking Hearts Therapy Horses Our ladies and gentlemen loved the experience Read moreCruise Week
March 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We had a fantastic cruise week with many amazing destinations! Read moreA trip to the garden centre
March 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Beautiful day so we head off to the local garden centre to look at all the spring flowers. Of course we then enjoyed some tea and cake before the journey home! Was lovely to get back in the mini bus and be out and about in the community again. Read moreNutrition and Hydration Week
March 2022 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesIt’s Nutrition and Hydration Week and the opportunity for us to share more about the food we enjoy in our homes and the benefits to those who live there. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We offer a varied menu to our ladies and gentlemen enabling them to enjoy choice as well as ...
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March 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Ems Friendly Farm visited us today. Wonderful pet therapy session with guinea pigs, rabbits and Dave the 8 week old lamb Read moreA trip out
March 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We headed out in our mini bus to Petersfield to do some shopping! Of course stopped for coffee and cake! Read moreCruise Week!
March 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We had a fabulous cruise week visiting some amazing locations! Read moreGardening in the sunshine!
March 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Continuing to enjoy the lovely weather, the ladies and gentlemen started on our flower beds Read moreA lovely trip out and about!
March 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories It was so lovely yesterday to get back on the mini bus and head out. We chose to visit Raglan garden centre and have a look around the shop and the plants followed by a cup of tea! Read moreSunny afternoon entertainment
March 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Refreshments poured, the sun is shining and we are enjoying an afternoon of singing and dancing with Dean Richards Read moreA bit of morning baking
March 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Saturday morning kitchen Foxhunters style! We decided to make biscuits to enjoy later. Cynthia shared her knowledge with us all then we got stuck in and enjoyed a team effort to make and bake followed by a clean up. Looking forward to later Read moreNose and Spoon Race!
March 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Nose and spoon race for #rednoseday We had such a fun afternoon and lots of laughter in the sunshine! Comic relief is all about making a difference and changing lives which is something we focus on every day! Read morePet Therapy
March 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories A wonderful pet therapy session as we welcomed Black Mountains Falconry Centre in to our home! Read moreHappy St Patrick’s Day!
March 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Getting ready to celebrate St Patrick’s day Read moreNutrition and Hydration Week
March 2022 | Foxhunters | StoriesIt’s Nutrition and Hydration Week “Tasty Tuesday” with a focus on snacks. Not everyone wants a big meal and we offer a variety of nutritious and tasty snacks for everyone to enjoy. Particularly beneficial for those who prefer to graze throughout the day. #nhweek #carehomefood Dormy Care ...
Read moreAn afternoon of knitting
March 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories An afternoon of knitting with lots of chatter. Read moreSt Patrick’s Day preperation
March 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Preparing for St Patrick’s day Read moreCruise week at Foxhunters
March 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories What a fantastic cruise week we had! Visiting some amazing destinations! Read moreA visitor on International Day of Happiness
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories We had a special furry visitor for #internationaldayofhappiness Rollie was loved by everyone! Read moreWatercolour Painting
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Pam has always loved painting and today enjoyed a watercolour session Read moreThe Brockington Bakers are back!
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories The Brockington Bakers are back! Zesty lemon drizzle cake has been prepped ready to be iced for afternoon tea tomorrow! The ladies had a good chat about the cakes they plan to bake for the jubilee weekend too! Read moreSt Patrick’s Day!
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Happy St Patrick’s day from us all Read moreA Spring Quiz Outdoors!
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories We decided to take our garden quiz outside today and enjoy the spring sunshine Read moreNutrition and Hydration Week
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories It’s Nutrition and Hydration Week “Tasty Tuesday” with a focus on snacks. Not everyone wants a big meal and we offer a variety of nutritious and tasty snacks for everyone to enjoy. Particularly beneficial for those who prefer to graze throughout the day. #nhweek #carehomefood Read morePlant a flower day
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Its #plantaflowerday so we came together and got creative. Together we started potting up our seeds and achieved over 50 pots!! Ranging from sunflowers, sweet peas and meadow mix. Can’t wait for them to bloom! Read moreSome Irish arts and crafts
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories With St Patrick’s day approaching, we got creative and started making leprechauns Read moreA Surprise for John!
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Johns favourite meal is fish and chips! He was thrilled when we popped out and picked up the traditional take away wrapped in paper! Read moreInternational Womens Day!
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories We celebrated #internationalwomensday by thinking of all the words to describe women! Courageous, inspirational, determined and gracious to mention a few (as well as bossy! ) Read moreCruise Week!
March 2022 | Brockington House | Stories We visited so many amazing countries on our Cruise Week, including Egypt, India and China! Read moreFizz and a Sing Along
February 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories It’s so lovely to have entertainers back in. We enjoyed a glass of bubbles and a sing a long! Read moreA Trip to the Garden Centre
February 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories John enjoyed a trip to the garden centre today to help us choose some bedding plants Read moreThe Bramshott Bakers!
February 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories The Bramshott Bakers are cooking up some love Read moreClay Flower Making
February 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Air dried clay to create more flowers for our valentines collage Read moreParachute Exercise
February 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Exercise session with parachutes today. Great fun Read moreCarpet Bowls
February 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A competitive game of carpet bowls! Read moreA Suprise Baby Shower!
February 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Throwing a surprise baby shower for one of our team members. Pin the dummy on the baby was great fun Read moreA Morning Art Session
February 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We are excited about spring and incorporated this into our art session this morning Read moreA Colourful Workout
February 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Starting the day with an Oomph Wellness workout Read moreSpring Art Session!
February 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our art session today was focused on spring. We created cards to send to loved ones Read moreEgyptian art!
February 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Egyptian crafting this afternoon for something special next week Read moreCrafting Blossoms
February 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Crafting blossoms this afternoon Read moreRandom Acts of Kindness!
February 2022 | Brockington House | Stories For #randomactsofkindness day the Brockington Bakers made some special cookies to share around the home Read moreCreative Art!
February 2022 | Brockington House | Stories We have something special coming up soon so we got creative.. more will be revealed soon! Read moreNeuro Graphical Art
February 2022 | Brockington House | Stories This afternoon we had a short session on neuro graphical art. This enables one to work through the subconscious mind and to have the freedom to draw and relieve stress by creating art Read moreCelebrating Love
February 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Wonderful afternoon celebrating love! We enjoyed a live cello performance followed by our own special awards ceremony for those with extra big hearts! Followed by tea and cake! Read moreA Knitting Challenge
February 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories We love a new challenge – any excuse to work on another project. Read moreFlag Making
February 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Creating flags for our upcoming trip to Hawaii!! Read moreTea Party
February 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories We had a wonderful afternoon yesterday celebrating the day of love! Delicious cake and an afternoon of quizzes and laughter Read moreCelebrating Love!
February 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Celebrating love with a mad hatters tea party! Read moreEnjoying our gardens
January 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Exploring the outdoors today! Lovely to be outside in the fresh air Read moreCelebrating Robert Burns
January 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Celebrating Robert Burns with a special poetry session Read moreCompetitive Chess
January 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Bit of healthy competition this afternoon as we set up the chess and drafts boards Read moreParachute fun!
January 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This had us laughing lots! Trying to hold a ball in the middle of the parachute for more than five seconds! Read moreAn Art Session
January 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Another creative art session today. We tried our hand at Japanese style painting using a stencil technique Read moreA Shopping Trip!
January 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories A shopping trip out to Grayshott. We stopped at the wool shop followed by a cup of tea in the little cafe. So nice to be able to go out and about Read moreShortbread and some music
January 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Tea and Scottish shortbread whilst Kevin performs our favourite tunes Read moreCelebrating Robert Burns
January 2022 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesCelebrating Robert Burns the renowned Scottish poet. Helen and Joan read the Selkirk Grace before we addressed the haggis and enjoyed our lunch! Some hae meat and canna eat And some wad eat that want it: But we hae meat and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit. But some hate meat and girn ...
Read moreThistles for Burns Night!
January 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Creating thistles ready for our Burns celebrations tomorrow night Read moreParachute Exercise
January 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Up up and away! How much fun did we have with our parachute? Great interactive activity Read moreScrabble Club
January 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Scrabble club time! Lots of new words today so we had to keep checking the dictionary! Read moreA Special Visit from Honey
January 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Special visit from Honey today who offered lots of comfort to our ladies and gentlemen Read moreThe Big Bird Watch
January 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning we enjoyed a bake sale for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. We enjoyed lots of tea and cake then a walk around the garden to do a little birdwatching Read moreCreating leaves for our Dignitree
January 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories As we approach Dignity week we have started working on our dignitree – creating leaves with messages around what dignity means to us Read moreA bit of pet therapy!
January 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories Honey loved the attention she got today! Pet therapy brings so much joy to our ladies and gentlemen Read moreUp The Ladder Challenge
January 2022 | Brockington House | Stories We always enjoy a bit of healthy competition and the ladies stepped up to the ladder challenge this afternoon! Lots of fun! Read moreInternational Flower Day
January 2022 | Brockington House | Stories For international flower day we recycled our Christmas cards and created special floral gifts cards to send to family and friends. Doris had enjoyed a visit to the salon earlier today and throughly enjoyed an afternoon of compliments. We think she looks very glamorous! Read moreIndividual Exercise Sessions
January 2022 | Brockington House | Stories Irene enjoyed a one to one Oomph Wellness exercise session this morning Read moreA Weekend Quiz
January 2022 | Brockington House | StoriesOver the weekend, the ladies & gentlemen took part in a quiz! All were asked individually the same 10 questions and the winner with the highest would win a prize. When we presented Doris with her prize, she was very excited and couldn’t wait to tell her grandchildren when she next spoke to the...
Read moreResistance Band Classes
January 2022 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Keeping active with one of our resistance band classes. Read moreWhat a Beautiful Morning
January 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories The sun is shining and the sky is blue so we wrapped up and went for a walk around the garden Read moreIndoor Gardening
January 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Staying in the warm as it’s winter doesn’t mean we have to forget about our gardening hobbies. John was very pleased after planting his Amarylis Read moreArts and Crafts
January 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Another creative session today. We took a cotton handkerchief and using textile markers created some wonderful designs Read moreMandala Art Project
January 2022 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Next stage of our mandala art project. We also incorporated our poetry group who wrote a special New Years poem Read moreNew Years Knitting
January 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon some of the ladies wanted to continue making sensory blankets, Nancy brought along her dolls she made to inspire the group Read moreA Performance by Beryl
January 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning Beryl entertained us by playing some of her favourite songs on the piano. It’s wonderful when our ladies and gentlemen can continue to enjoy their favourite pastimes Read moreStarting the Year with some Arts and Crafts
January 2022 | Foxhunters | Stories We started 2022 with some arts and crafts sessions making memory boxes! Read moreA Relaxing Start to the Year
January 2022 | Brockington House | Stories We encourage our ladies and gentlemen to be independent and involved in life at our home. Jean enjoys lending a hand and helping us take down the final Christmas decorations. The festive season is now behind us and it’s time to get busy with some new activities! Watch this space! Read moreChristmas at Bramshott Grange
December 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories What a fantastic Christmas we had here at Bramshott Grange Read moreChristmas at Brockington House
December 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Well what a wonderful Christmas Day we had! We all received some wonderful gifts, a special visit from Santa and his elves and all celebrated together! We hope you all had a wonderful time too! Read moreA Festive Christmas at Foxhunters
December 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories A fabulous get together.. mulled wine, mince pies and festive tunes! Read moreA Christmas Art Session
December 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories The carols are playing and we are enjoying a festive art session. Read moreFestive Poetry
December 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We enjoyed a thoroughly festive poetry session. Phillip composed his own poem that he shared whilst others read out their favourites to the group! Read moreSanta Claus is Coming to Town
December 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Father Christmas visited us today and left gifts for those of us who had been nice Read morePet Therapy
December 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Pet therapy is extremely beneficial and we were thrilled to welcome Rosie in to our home today. This was Rosie’s first “job” as a therapy dog and she interacted beautifully with our ladies and gentlemen and was very well received. Read moreBaking Christmas Cakes
December 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories A whole home effort decorating our Christmas cakes ready for the big day! Read moreChristmas Card Making
December 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Making Christmas cards with designs and materials inspired and kindly donated, by a lady living with us who is a keen crafter. Read moreFestive Poems
December 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Coming together to listen to our favourite poems with a festive theme Read moreTree Decorating
December 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We’ve decorated our trees and enjoyed mulled wine and mince pies! Read moreDancing Feet!
December 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We are definitely feeling festive! An afternoon of singing and dancing to Christmas tunes Read morePet Therapy
December 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Pet therapy forms part of our activity schedule and we welcomed a special visit from Boe this morning. Our ladies and gentlemen loved meeting Boe who was very well behaved! Read moreChristmas Fruit Cakes
December 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories It’s definitely Christmas when you can smell around the home our delicious fruit cakes baking! Read moreChristmas Arts and Crafts
December 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Getting creative at todays Christmas art activity Read moreLearning Macramé
December 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Time to learn a new skill. Macramé is a form of textile produced using knotting techniques. We enjoyed our crafting session and already looking forward to the next one! #macramé #textileart #textileartwork Read moreThe Smell of Christmas Baking
December 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories The smell of mince pies cooking filled the home this afternoon. Some of the ladies got together and enjoyed a baking session, now they’re ready to enjoy with a cup of tea Read moreBaking Shortbread
December 2021 | Brockington House | Stories The Brockington Bakers regrouped today to make shortbread. The home smelt amazing as they were cooking and we enjoyed sampling with a cup of tea!! Read moreScrabble Decorations
December 2021 | Brockington House | Stories You all know we enjoy a scrabble challenge but today we made Christmas decorations using the times! We haven’t shared all of the picture as there were some cheeky worlds appearing!!!! Read moreCheeky Elves!
December 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We had a new arrival, a cheeky little elf! Read moreMaking Christmas Decorations!
December 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Festive preparation continues! Making more decorations for around the home followed by a well earned cup of tea! Read moreChristmas Baking
December 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories The smell of baking filled the home this afternoon as we made festive bites! Off to enjoy them with a cup of tea now we have all cleaned up! Read moreA Day of Hobbies
December 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We encourage the ladies and gentlemen living in our home to maintain their independence and it’s important to enjoy a variety of hobbies and skills. Phillip and Arline are working on their own projects today for upcoming birthdays and Christmas. Read moreSalt Dough Decorations
December 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Beautifully made salt dough Christmas decorations ready to display around our home Read moreElf Day!
December 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Elf Day is all about dressing up to raise money for people affected by dementia. Of course we had to get involved to support Alzheimer’s Society #alzheimersawareness #elfday Read moreFestive Baking
December 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories The festive baking has begun and we enjoyed making a wish as we stirred the cake, looking forward to sampling when ready! #bakingfromscratch #baking Read moreA Winter Wonderland
December 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Our Nordic themed coffee lounge is coming together nicely .. it’s beginning to look and feel very festive! Read moreChocolate Bingo!
December 2021 | Brockington House | Stories A fun afternoon of bingo with our favourite chocolate prizes! Read moreThere seems to be a naughty elf in Foxhunters
December 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Naughty elf is up to mischief today..! Our ladies and gentlemen are very amused by his latest antics and are enjoying looking around the home for him! #elfontheshelf #elfontheshelfadventures Read moreIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…!
December 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…! Starting to make crackers and decorate our home ready for the big day! #christmasiscoming2021 Read moreParty time!
November 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Party time here with entertainment from our favourite singer Paul Spencer. Lots of singing and dancing this afternoon! Read moreA relaxing pamper!
November 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories How relaxing: Sue had a pamper from our team leader Tegan today, she now has wonderful nails! Thank you Tegan. Read moreA beautiful suprise!
November 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What a moving surprise yesterday for Annette as she is reunited with her daughter after two years! Her daughter has been living in America and has been unable to come to the UK. It’s lovely to see families re-united! Read moreRemembrance Day at Pine Martin Grange
November 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We had our Remembrance Day service today with a lot of our ladies and gentlemen in attendance. We had prayers and the ‘Last Post’ played on the Clarinet we also observed the 2 minutes silence at 11am. Read moreHalloween at Pine Martin Grange
November 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesThis weekend to kick off our Halloween celebrations we had a pumpkin carving session! Our ladies and gentlemen made some very spooky designs and loved reminiscing about doing this as a child and with their children! We had some special visitors today at Pine Martin Grange. It was lovely to have some...
Read moreWhat a lovely day trip
November 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Today we took a trip in the Bramshott Grange minibus! We visited Frensham Pond and took in the countryside around our local area, it was great to get out and about again and everyone loved the trip! Read moreChristmas Card Competition
November 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Yesterday we were all working on creating Bramshott Grange’s group Christmas cards for 2021, one of which will be selected to be professionally printed and everyone can send them out to friends and family this Christmas! Read moreEntertainment and Fizz
November 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We had some great entertainment this weekend from Kevin, along with some fizz and some cake! Nothing like a good sing song and some treats to start the weekend. Read moreBonfire Bingo!
November 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories As it was bonfire night this weekend we decided to play bingo but with a bonfire theme! Thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who took part! Remember, remember the 5th of November!! Read moreHalloween at Bramshott Grange
November 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories This weekend we got into the Halloween spirit with a session of pumpkin carving! We used traditional methods and a mix of artist styles as well to create our pumpkins. They all looked spooky enough to scare away any trick or treaters! Read moreRemembrance Day at Brockington
November 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesLast week we held our Remembrance day service in our beautiful gardens. We had a net of hundreds of poppies and everyone came out to the service. Our ladies and gentlemen had been making poppies for a few weeks in various arts and crafts groups and they were all on display today around Brockingto...
Read moreWorld Science Day!
November 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesYesterday afternoon we celebrated world science day by having a mad scientist experiment afternoon! We tested out the floating egg experiment. One jar had salt added to the water and this is the result, popping a balloon with the use of an orange peel and kitchen paper with water & food colourin...
Read moreA great singing session
November 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We had a great sing-a-long in Mortimer this afternoon with all our ladies and gentlemen’s favourites! It was a fantastic afternoon of song, thank you to everyone for getting involved which makes it more magical! Read moreYoga but with a twist!
November 2021 | Brockington House | Stories This afternoon we tried something a little different! It was laughter yoga which was great fun, however, all of our sessions have a lot of laughter! we then switched the pace of the session and finished with some mindfulness. Read moreThe Brockington Bakers bake again!
November 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Brockington bakers made white chocolate chip cookies today, we may of accidentally added a few more chocolate chips (they fell in the bowl!) and they came out a little bigger than expected but no one complained! Verdict lovely can I have another!? Read moreHalloween at Brockington House!
November 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesTo celebrate Halloween we had a mummy wrapping contest! 2 teams had to wrap one of our lovely carers up as fast as they could! The mummy that was the best wrapped after the time limit won! Pumpkin judging took place this week! The staff had carved pumpkins, no names were attached and our ladies and...
Read moreRemembrance Day
November 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We remembered those who were lost in our Foxhunters Remembrance service. We would like to thank Cynthia and Viv for doing our readings today, they were beautiful. Also a big thank you to everyone who helped with the decorations, they looked fantastic. Read moreBirthday Celebrations!
November 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories It was our 3rd birthday here at Foxhunters! We had a fantastic celebration, thanks to the kitchen team for such a fantastic cake and to Jo for our entertainment! Read moreAn arts and crafts session
November 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon our ladies and gentlemen had a crafts session making tissue paper poppies for remembrance day, we also painted some pictures of poppies as well! There were some very beautiful pieces ##rememberanceday Read moreA Monday sing along
November 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories On Monday morning we had our oomph wellness and group singing session. It always go down well with our ladies and gentlemen and is also a great start to the week. We have some beautiful singing voices here at Foxhunters. Read moreHalloween at Foxhunters!
November 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We had some fantastic fancy dress for Halloween as well as some delicious cakes prepared by our kitchen team! Cupcakes, toffee apples, and a large chocolate cake! Lots of treats and luckily no tricks! Read moreKnitter Knatter
October 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Our knitter knatter group met yesterday to continue their personal knitting projects, It is a really popular activity here at Bramshott Grange and there is always a very good turnout! Read moreRemembrance Day Crafts
October 2021 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesWe are starting a new project for Remembrance this year, making hearts just as soldiers did when they were in rehabilitation following injury during the war. They made pin cushion hearts to send back to their loved ones. We are making some which we will use in wreaths for our home and give to two lo...
Read moreFriday Fizz and Music!
October 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Yesterday we enjoyed a Friday Fizz, with entertainment from Kevin and glasses of fizz all around, what a way to start the weekend! #thatfridayfeeling Read moreDancing the afternoon away!
October 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Everyone had their dancing shoes on for some entertainment this afternoon! We were treated to songs throughout the decades and the rhythm certainly caught our ladies and gentlemen who boogied away the afternoon! Read moreAutumnal Crafts
October 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We all participated in an arts and crafts session this week, our clay sculptures were now dry so we had the chance to paint them. A few stuck to autumnal colours and others decided to make them as bright and as colourful as possible! Beautiful! Read moreChristmas card competition!
October 2021 | Foxhunters | StoriesToday we started designing our Christmas cards for the annual Foxhunters Christmas card competition! We used images from other cards to give us a little inspiration and our friends were more than happy to chip in with their advice for what makes a good Christmas card! We will keep you posted on...
Read morePut those thinking caps on!
October 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon everyone in the cwtch cafe put their thinking caps on and took part in some words games. We had crosswords and word searches as well as our weekly word search on the whiteboard that everyone adds to! Read moreA mindful morning
October 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning we all participated in a mindfulness tai chi session. It’s something we are now doing regularly and our ladies and gentlemen love it! We use calming imagery alongside music and movement to start the day in the right way! #taichi Read moreA little bit of art therapy
October 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today we all gathered for some art therapy. We used paint and string to make some beautiful pieces! Creating art is very relaxing and a great way to focus your mind. Read moreThere’s a party going on!
October 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Its a party atmosphere this afternoon here in Pine Martin Grange, we have music from Dean Martin and lots of singing and dancing! Read moreHalloween is fast approaching!
October 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Halloween is just around the corner and to get us into the spooky mood we have been using our arts and crafts skills to make some beautiful masks! We are almost ready for trick and treating! #halloween Read moreLooking after our gardens!
October 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Anne assisted Alan in the garden today planting 1400 crocuses ready for spring! Thanks Anne, we cant wait to see all your hard work blossom in the spring! Read moreA drive in the country
October 2021 | Brockington House | Stories This afternoon we went on a beautiful country drive in our Brockington House mini van! Its great to get out into the Herefordshire countryside, however no ice creams served until March now! Read moreA relaxing moment!
October 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Sometimes it’s just nice to find a quiet corner and enjoy a cup of tea, a sing-song, a good chat and…. maybe a little cake! #itsthelittlethings Read moreParachute Exercise!
October 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We used an indoor parachute today for fun and exercise and lots of laughter! It’s a real favourite of our ladies and gentlemen! Read moreIn the mood for baking!
October 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Today we were in the mood for baking so we decided to make some flapjacks! They are a big favourite here at Bramshott Grange. We are doing lots of baking at the moment, I think the Bake Off tent is within our sights! #thegreatbritishbakeoff Read moreNational Poetry Day!
October 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories #NationalPoetryDay yesterday and the theme was choice. So here at Bramshott Grange we selected our 15 favourite poems and put them in a book and had a lovely afternoon reciting them! Read moreTea parties, baking and some great entertainment!
October 2021 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesWe hosted our Macmillan Coffee Morning. There was a fantastic selection of cakes and everyone enjoyed them with tea and coffee. Great job team! ‘Simply Jen’ to entertain us with a mixture of songs from the 40s to 70s along with Fizz this weekend! Yesterday we were back in the kitchen, ba...
Read moreA day of dancing and a week of games!
October 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesWe have been blessed by the late September weather and had a wonderful party in the garden. No special reason, just because we love to dance! We had a great game of dominoes with some of our ladies. Very competitive Our ladies deep in conversation today in our weekly knitter knitter group! It’s a...
Read moreScrabble Club, Book Club and some entertainment!
October 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesThis weekend we had a musical duo that performed for our ladies & gentlemen. Corrine & Stephen ‘Upside Down’. They played many different songs, from opera, musical hits and well-known pieces, even a few pieces freehand with no sheet music. Some ladies sat outside their rooms and in the g...
Read moreRaising money for MacMillan, painting and lots of exercise!
October 2021 | Foxhunters | StoriesWe had our Macmillan Coffee Morning! We managed to raise £107 so far with donations still coming in!! Well done team Foxhunters Plenty of laughs today with our flower painting session, great creative work followed by a nice cup of tea and biscuits! Tai Chi and daily mindfulness session was full to...
Read moreArt, Poetry and Petanque!
September 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesA game of Petanque before dinner and enjoying a little September sun. The winning team today we’re the yellow team five games to four! Poetry in the cafe with the delights of Pam Ayers, T.S. Elliott and Blake were recited and discussed. Taking some inspiration from a beautiful September day fo...
Read moreLots of baking and quizzes!
September 2021 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesWe spent some time in one of our kitchens making and baking bread along the theme of the harvest festival! It tasted delicious! We sat down for game of scrabble. Its great fun and always very competitive! The classic games are always the best ones! This morning we had a quiz, our ladies and gentleme...
Read moreA week full of exercise!
September 2021 | Foxhunters | StoriesWe had a great turnout for our Oomph Wellness ramblers this week! The weather was beautiful and our ladies and gentlemen got some great exercise in! Everyone gets involved in our Oomph Wellness exercise group and sing along! Dianna took charge and showed us some dance moves! We enjoyed a relaxing ta...
Read moreCrafts, Volleyball and the Hope Gospel Country Band!
September 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesThis week we had an energetic game of indoor volleyball. Even the spectators were getting involved on occasions! The ladies continued with our community patch-work crafts. John was more than happy to supervise us all, the patch-works are looking fantastic! And we had the Hope Gospel Country Band pla...
Read moreKnitter Knatter, Crafts and Some Pampering
September 2021 | Foxhunters | StoriesMusic and art were a hit with the ladies and gentlemen this week. Creating mountains, gardens and all sorts, using mixed media. Our knitter natter group has become very popular and the ladies now meet a few times a week! We looked through some knitting patterns for inspiration for our next project! ...
Read moreBooks, Quizzes and Teddy Bears!
September 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesIt was ‘Literacy Day’ this week, we reminisced about the ages that we started to read, which were between 4-9 years old and the books that impressed us. Enid Blyton, Charles Dickens, Shakespeare comics like the Beano and Dan Dare. Children classics like Black Beauty and the Chalet Schoo...
Read moreCrafts and Choir!
September 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesWe had such an uplifting session with our team members and ladies and gentlemen at our first choir practice for a long time! It’s great to hear everyone singing again, it sounded wonderful. We like to encourage outdoor activity at Pine Martin Grange. One of our gentlemen Philip is a home champ...
Read morePuzzles, Poetry and some Delicious Baking!
September 2021 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesThis morning we all read and discussed some poetry, we love to keep our minds engaged with literature! We did some group baking, it is Sourdough September so we made some delicious sourdough bread and butter pudding! We settled down for some fun puzzles and games. A very competitive game of Scrabble...
Read moreCrafts and Crosswords
September 2021 | Foxhunters | StoriesOur quiz and crossword group gathered in our café. We love challenging each other on our general knowledge and seeing how much of today’s crossword we can complete by putting our heads together. We all did some arts and crafts with glue, glitter and paint, accompanied by a nice cup of tea. ...
Read moreGetting Busy in the Garden!
September 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesHere at Brockington House, we are based in a wonderful location with a huge garden and spectacular views. Our ladies and gentlemen love the peace and quiet and enjoy taking in the local landscape of Hereford. We were out in the garden all this week, John was helping by watering the tomatoes and pick...
Read moreArts and crafts and picking our own veg!
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesThis week we have been very creative with lots of arts and crafts. We have also been in the garden picking our own veg! Arts and crafts! One of our lovely hosts requested some flower decorations for the dining room tables. Our ladies and gentlemen were more than happy to help and create these beauti...
Read moreBoxing, ballet and some delicious treats
August 2021 | Foxhunters | StoriesThis week we have been getting super active! Round One! We did some sitting exercise with a boxing lesson, it was great fun and a fantastic workout! Lots of cakes and refreshments for our ladies and gentlemen to enjoy! Wonderfully modelled by our new team member and activities coordinator Matt It...
Read morePampering, Darts and Some Special Requests!
August 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesThis week at Brockington House: Ann who lives here at Brockington House wanted to be involved and has become a home ambassador helping us with our library books! Today she visited other ladies and gentlemen in their rooms! Florence used to be a nurse and wished to help our team today, so she put on ...
Read moreActivity art appreciation
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories This afternoons activity art appreciation. We viewed the top 100 famous paintings and then we decided to draw a portrait of each other. Despite being nervous as we didn’t want to offend anyone with our drawings we eventually had lots of laughs once we settled in to the activity Read morePicking our own veg!
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Who doesn’t love home grown vegetables? Today we were thrilled to be able to pick our beetroot and the first crop of runner beans. Read morePétanque!
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It was a team effort this afternoon in the garden playing a game of pétanque Read moreExpressive Art Therapy
August 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon we enjoyed a relaxing expressive art therapy class Read moreA little pampering
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories One of our lovely carers takes the time to come in on her day off to do our ladies nails Read moreOomph Basket Ball
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It’s court game week for Oomph Wellness Olympics and we enjoyed basket ball today Read moreTable Tennis
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories The Oomph Wellness Olympics continue! It’s court games week so we enjoyed table tennis Read morePicking Our Home Grown Veg
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Picking more home grown veg today Read moreAn afternoon of games
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories An enjoyable game of dominoes Read moreGymnastic silhouette
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Our other art sessions created silhouette gymnastic abstract in conjunction with our Oomph Wellness Olympic themed events Read moreSponge Painting
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Today’s art class we got creative with sponge painting Read moreWhiskers the robotic cat
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories A morning of singing with whiskers out robotic cat. Florence has been singing a song by Doris Day, If you were the only girl in the world Read moreOur themed garden
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We are very proud of our Wizard of Oz themed garden. Audrey enjoyed a trip around our grounds today and admiring the finished project Read moreTea tasting
August 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Who likes a nice cup of tea? For national tea tasting week week we had a blind tasting session and tried to guess the flavours Read moreBaking Club
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories The baking club made delicious jam tarts today Read moreQuoits
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Enjoying a game of quoits, well done Doris for scoring 310! Read morePicking our home grown veg!
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We are thrilled with our home grown carrots that we picked this morning!! Dormy Care Read moreOlympic Baking!
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Getting creative with our Oomph Wellness Olympics and made shortbread Olympic Rings! Dormy Care Read moreGymnastics week
August 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories It’s gymnastic week for Oomph Wellness and we have been using ribbons and dancing to bolero Read moreWorld Elephant Day
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Later this afternoon we made a large elephant for world elephant day in mandala design paper using coloured patterns Read moreKnitter Knatter!
August 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories In this afternoon’s knitter natter session Nancy shared with us stories of the things she’s knitted, she even brought these along to show us Read moreGardening Club
August 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Today we enjoyed our gardening club and planted our seeds from Oomph Wellness We also picked some fresh salad for later. It was lovely to enjoy smelling different herbs and plants in our sensory area. Read morePressing flowers
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Spending time in the garden today collecting flowers for a project! We are creating a nature diary that will include pressed flowers. Doris and Irene enjoyed singing the buttercup song and helping choose the flowers Read moreOomph gymnastics
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories It’s gymnastic week at the Oomph Wellness Olympics so we had a go at some Olympic inspired movements! Read moreSummer painting
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Painting summer themes for the afternoon Read moreOlympic Pictionary!
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories This week is gymnastics in our Oomph Wellness Olympics and we enjoyed a game of Gymnastics Boggle with an impressive score of 48 words, followed by Pictionary with some gymnastics and some other objects drawn! Read moreAn afternoon of quizzes and prizes!
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Quiz time with fun prizes Read moreBoules, pétanque!
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesYesterday we enjoyed a game of the french version of boules, pétanque. In pétanque the objective is to score points by having boules closer to the target than the opponent after all boules have been thrown. This is achieved by throwing or rolling boules closer to the small target ball, or by hi...
Read moreBeer tasting and bottle painting
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Yesterday was international beer day and we enjoyed sampling lots of different beers after a bottle painting session Read morePuuurrrrfect pictures!
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories It’s National cat day so we spent time sketching our furry friends.. how purrrrfect are our pictures? Read moreAn afternoon of puzzles and games
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Relaxing with games and puzzles Read moreOomph Olympics opening ceremony
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Oomph Wellness Olympics Opening Ceremony. Our ladies and gentlemen were very serious listening intently to our opening speech followed by Dennis lighting the cauldron! Read moreOne to one Ballet
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Pauline enjoying a one to one ballet session Read morePuzzles on a rainy afternoon
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Completing puzzles on a rainy afternoon – hugely satisfying Read moreBrain Training
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We always enjoy a bit of brain training, crossword and a cuppa followed by finding word of the day! Read moreDotty Dog Therapy!
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories A special visitor today. Dottie provided a bit of pet therapy! Read moreGents Club at Brockington House
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories It’s time for Gents club. Lots of football chat and no ladies allowed!! Read moreBBQ and Ice creams
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories After our bbq in the sunshine what’s better than a visit from the ice cream van! Read moreThe start of the Oomph Olympics
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories It’s the start of the Oomph Wellness Olympics! Today we made our torches! Read moreThe start of the Oomph Olympics
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It’s the start of the Oomph Wellness Olympics! Synchronised swimming movements Read moreBrockington House Turns 2!
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Birthday celebrations! The sun is shining and time for a bbq Read moreA rainy afternoon of games
August 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories A rainy afternoon calls for a scrabble challenge Read moreFriday Fizz
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories It’s fizz Friday – cheers everyone hope you enjoyed our adventures this week Read moreEnjoying some Cliff Richard
August 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Ending our fabulous holiday week with some singing and dancing to Cliff Richard classics Read moreOomph Olympics
August 2021 | Brockington House | Stories It’s the start of the Oomph Wellness Olympics and today we enjoyed synchronised swimming for our movement session Read moreFoxhunters Summer Holiday: St Davids
August 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We obviously had to visit the Welsh coast whilst on our Dormy Care holiday! This morning we leant all about the history of St David’s in West Wales and discussed the history of Welsh love spoons. We then had a go at making our own! Time for tea and Welsh cakes now Read moreA Sea Shanty Performance
August 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Kevin performing Sea shanties for entertainment followed by a cream team traditional Devon style Loving our Dormy Care holiday! Read moreFish and Chips
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying our fish and chips for lunch whilst on our Dormy Care holiday week Read moreAn afternoon of Bingo!
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We enjoyed a game of bingo with a delicious ice cream interval. Then a surprise visit from our deputy Alan with his new puppy! Read moreSeaside Treats!
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Who doesn’t enjoy a stick of rock from the seaside? Read moreIndoor Beach Games
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Enjoying our Dormy Care holiday with lots of indoor beach games due to the rain! Read moreMermaids
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories The mermaids of Tenby visited us today whilst on our Dormy Care holiday! Read moreBeach Volleyball
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Beach volleyball on our Dormy Care holiday! Read moreHoliday Fun!
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Holiday fun on our Dormy Care vacation! Read morePostcards for friends
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Judy is busy designing postcards to send to friends, sharing stories from her holiday week Read moreSandcastle Building
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Our Dormy Care summer holiday is having fun at the beach today! Read moreFoxhunters Summer Holiday: Spain!
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Guess where we are today? We have learnt how to flamenco dance and play the castanets Dormy Care summer holiday Read moreSea Shell Art
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories As part of our Dormy Care holiday week we enjoyed getting creative today in our art session using shells from the seaside Read moreBramshott Grange’s Summer Holiday Day Two!
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Taking it back to our younger years when we used to enjoy coconut ice on our holidays. Dormy Care holiday time! Read moreBrockington House’s Summer Holiday Day Two!
July 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesWe are visiting Barry Island today! The garden is full of laughter as we enjoy lots of sea side activities #dormyvacation #dormysummertime Our Dormy Care holiday wouldn’t be complete without a Punch and Judy show, visit to the fortune teller and of course a quick surfing lesson! ...
Read morePine Martin Grange’s Summer Holiday Day Two!
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Fun in the sun on our Dormy Care summer holiday! Read moreSummer Holiday Fish and Chips!
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories It’s may be raining on our Dormy Care holiday but we still enjoyed our fish and chips Read moreFoxhunter’s Summer Holiday: Day Two Barry Island!
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Wish you were here? Fabulous fun building sand castles followed by a Punch and Judy show! Read moreBramshott Grange’s Summer Holiday Day One!
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We all scream for ice cream! Introducing our very own ice cream cart! Perfect on a hot sunny day! Read moreBrockington House’s Summer Holiday Day One!
July 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesFirst day of our Dormy Care holiday and we are busy sand sculpting! #dormycarevacation This afternoon we went to our cinema after a morning in the sunshine! We enjoyed the folklore of Cornwall by the institute of Cornwall Studies We heard about the tales of the mermaids , literacy o...
Read morePine Martin Grange’s Summer Holiday Day One!
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It’s the start of our Dormy Summer holiday week! Ladies and gentlemen here in Wareham are already having fun in the sun!! #summerholidays #dormyvacation #dormysummertime Read moreFoxhunter’s Summer Holiday: Day One Margate!
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We’re all going on a summer holiday #dormysummertime #holidayseason Bbq fun in Margate, music and dancing with our lobster friend! Thank you Marcus for the great entertainment #dormysummertime #dormyvacation Read moreA morning of flower arranging
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesFlower arranging this morning followed by an informal worship service celebrating creation. Everyone received a card with a photograph of one of our entries from the spring Arts competition with the lyrics of “all things bright and beautiful” on the reverse. Many of those who attended the s...
Read moreGardening in the sun
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Gardening this morning with our ladies helping us pot our remaining plants. Lovely time in the sunshine! Read moreMeeting our new guest
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Deputy manager Alun introduced his new family member to us today.. welcome Willow Read moreFoxhunters Ambling Group
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Our new ambling group, we are doing circuits of the garden and aiming for various points, doing stretches and gentle movements Read moreA bit of a word game
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Irene, Doris and Dorothy enjoyed a word game challenge Read moreThe book club meet again
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Book club time, continuing our Orphans Journey by Rosie Goodwin, Julia and Mike shared the reading which we all enjoyed Read moreMaking some bunting
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Busy making bunting for next weeks adventures! Read moreGrowing our own veg!
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Nothing nicer than picking your own home grown vegetables! Some impressive cabbages! Read moreMaintaining our hanging baskets
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Pruning our hanging baskets Read moreMaking some bunting
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Prepping some bunting for our #greatdormysummerholiday next week!! Read moreCrafting for our next adventure
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Another fun craft session. Preparing for our next adventure! Read moreQuiz and fizz
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Quiz and fizz fun last night went down a treat! Read moreIts hot in Hereford!
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Taking a moment to cool off as it’s hot today in Hereford!! Irene enjoyed the sprinkler whilst Doris enjoyed her cup of tea in the shade! Read moreAnimal bingo!
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Animal bingo always goes down well on a Friday afternoon Read moreA virtual Japan visit
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories A bit of armchair travel this afternoon as we visited Japan! Certainly enjoyed learning about the history and culture of this amazing destination Read moreTaking on a few riddles
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying riddles in the lounge – we like a challenge! Read moreAn afternoon of watercolours
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We all enjoyed some water colour sessions and loved getting creative Read moreBastille day baking
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories This afternoon to celebrate Bastille day, Brockington bakers made some French butter cookies. They taste delicious! We’ve already discussed what we are going to bake next time Read moreIce cream in the garden
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Afternoon ice cream in the sunshine Read moreOur first gentleman’s club
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Thank you to our Maintenance Manager Owen for hosting a great gentleman’s club Read moreThis weeks Knit and Natter!
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Knit and natter session which we all love! Read moreA flower art session
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Bringing the garden indoors with today’s art session involving flowers Read moreLuxury in the garden!
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Garden time with pimms, strawberries and Chelsea buns Read morePreparing our garden for summer
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Working on our garden this morning preparing our new flower beds Read moreA game of Beetle Drive!
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories A fun new activity – a game of beetle drive as requested by our ladies and gentlemen Read moreLearning Dye Cutting
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today’s creation using dye cut materials Read moreCome on England!
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Fun and games this afternoon, everyone is very excited for the football!! Read morePom Pom Spiders
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We are busy making pom pom spiders for our local mother and toddler groups #supportlocal Read moreGlad to Care Week
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories It’s #feelgoodfriday as part of #gladtocare week! All our homes have a gym with a focus on keeping active and promoting wellbeing. @AutumnaCare @PersonCentredSW Glad to Care Read moreFeel good Friday for Glad to Care Week!
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It’s #feelgoodfriday as part of #gladtocare week! All our homes have a gym with a focus on keeping active and promoting wellbeing. @AutumnaCare @PersonCentredSW Glad to Care Read moreFeel good Friday!
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories It’s #feelgoodfriday as part of #gladtocare week! All our homes have a gym with a focus on keeping active and promoting wellbeing. @AutumnaCare @PersonCentredSW Glad to Care Read moreFeel good Friday!
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories It’s #feelgoodfriday as part of #gladtocare week! All our homes have a gym with a focus on keeping active and promoting wellbeing. We also have daily exercise classes including Tai Chi, ballet and dance! It,s important to keep moving as it helps us all feel good! Read moreAn afternoon of art projects
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Busy working on our art project Read moreA creative art session
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Tea and cake got our creativity flowing, enjoyable art session with lots of conversation and laughter Read moreDarts practice
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Ray is busy practicing his dart skills ready for his upcoming tournament Read morePoetry group
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Poetry group today shared some of our favourites from various books Read morePoetry session
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Hazel and Marjorie joined in with our rhyming stories and poetry session. Read moreWorld chocolate day
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories World chocolate day so we enjoyed baking chocolate cupcakes and of course, enjoyed even more – sampling them all! Read moreCarpet bowls
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories An afternoon of competitive carpet bowls! Great fun! Read moreOur Garden Project
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Making the sign for our Wizard of Oz themed garden project using modelling clay! Read more4th of July Crafts!
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We love a crafting session and yesterday was no exception – happy Fourth of July Read moreThis weeks book club
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Book club this week saw us carrying on with Rosie Goodwin -An Orphans Journey. We were delighted to welcome two new readers Ann and Mike along with Julia and the activities team. They are really loving this story as it unfolds . Read moreA great art session
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Great art session today where we enjoyed freestyle painting Read moreRollie comes to visit
July 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesRollie came to visit! Pet therapy helps boost the well-being of our ladies and gentlemen. Having a pet can help to alleviate loneliness, isolation, and depression. Produce a calming effect, slightly reducing blood pressure and heart rates! We loved meeting this gorgeous animal today! ...
Read moreAn afternoon cooking demonstration!
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Great to have a cooking demonstration! Baked Alaska – which we enjoyed tasting once ready! Read morePine Martin Grange Garden Party
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What an amazing day we have had! We enjoyed a very special garden party with an Abba tribute band and a fabulous bbq! The sun shone and everyone had such fun! Read moreExercise and treats!
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Morning exercises followed by pimms and strawberries with cream Read moreCrafting cement planters
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Fun new activity – cement craft making planters! Read moreJohn is trying his hand at photography
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories John enjoys life at our home and today he wanted to try a new skill – photography. He went around the garden taking pictures which he has shared with us.. good job John! Read moreTerrariums for our home
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Lovely afternoon creating terrariums for around our home. We even made a new friend found hiding in the compost bag Read moreA sunny morning
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying coffee in the courtyard sunshine Read moreEnjoying an afternoon tea
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Enjoying some Wimbledon themed treats! Lovely afternoon tea time Read moreFlowers from our garden
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Beautiful flowers from one of our ladies garden that we have arranged in vases for around our home Read moreA trip to the salon
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories A trip to the salon to get our hair and nails done looking great ladies! Read moreA pampering session
July 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories This morning we had a pampering session with face masks, hand massages and nail painting… bliss! Read moreOur veg patch progress!
July 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Our vegetable patch is coming along nicely. Our ladies and gentlemen love working in the garden and seeing their produce grow Read moreAn Oomph live stream!
July 2021 | Brockington House | Stories An enjoyable Oomph Wellness exercise session this morning which we live streamed via zoom for our family and friends to see and join in too as part of #carehomeopenweek Read moreArt and flower arranging
July 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Great afternoon arranging flowers for around our home then drawing them for our art session Read moreLearning a new craft
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories This morning we enjoyed learning a new craft! Wet felting is a technique using fleece, soap and water to create new things. We covered oranges to get the shape needed, chose our favourite colours and made little holders for battery operated tea lights. #carehomeopenweek Read moreDay 1 of Wimbledon
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Day 1 of Wimbledon and we have enjoyed some tennis themed quizzes this morning followed by watching an opening match! Later we had fun making tennis ball puppets and then enjoyed special Wimbledon themed cupcakes #carehomeopenweek Read moreOur new garden project
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories This morning for #carehomeopenweek families joined us for a live zoom activity session! Lovely for them to be part of our morning fun Busy making scarecrows for our garden project! Read moreWelcoming back our shared reading group
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories It was lovely to welcome back Sandi from Abergavenny library who hosted our shared reading group. We read through an extract of “A Little Aloud” and discussed our thoughts on the topics in the book. Half time refreshments were well received too!! Read moreA morning in the garden
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Coffee morning in the garden soaking up the sunshine Read moreWe love being creative
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Busy afternoon getting creative .. keep following our posts to see what we are making! Read moreKeeping our minds sharp!
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories A morning brain challenge with a countdown session! Read moreA morning gym session
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories A morning gym session to start the day, great to be able to encourage our ladies and gentlemen to keep active Read moreHoly communion
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Holy communion in the sunshine this afternoon. Read moreShaking our Pom Poms!
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Shaking our Pom Poms with an over fun session from Oomph Wellness Read moreA celebration of Picasso
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Celebrating the anniversary of Picasso’s first exhibition Read moreA morning in the garden
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Enjoying time in our garden this afternoon Read moreVirtual art gallery tour
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We enjoyed a virtual tour of the Pablo Picasso art gallery this afternoon. A few of our ladies and gentlemen then chose to have a drawing session using their own interpretation of the one line face drawings. Read morePine Martin Grange Gym
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Did you know our home has a gym with a personal trainer? We encourage our ladies and gentlemen to keep active and Edna is just one of our ladies who enjoys her training sessions #useitorloseit #keeponmoving #personaltrainer Read moreA creative afternoon
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Playing games this morning followed by an afternoon of colouring and papier-mâché for our garden project! Read moreCreative drawning session
June 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesToday’s creative drawing session. Our ladies and gentlemen enjoy the classes, a chance to be expressive and enjoy a new skill. Creating something through arts and crafts can give you a sense of competence and greater self-esteem. Our brains age, but creative abilities do not necessarily d...
Read moreA trip to Skenfrith Castle
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Yesterday we headed out to Skenfrith Castle and stopped for A cup of tea! Lovely to be able to take our ladies out again Read moreBramshott Grange Street Party
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories It may be raining here in Hampshire but we have managed to have a fabulous indoor street party Delicious food, drink and celebrating life! Read moreBrockington House Street Party
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We love a good party and today we are enjoying a very British style one with some special royal visitors! Read morePicking some flowers
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Walk around the garden, picking fresh flowers for her bedroom Read moreOomph exercise!
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Exercise session with Oomph Wellness and a little help from Alys a member of our care team Read moreMaking beautiful table decorations
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories We picked fresh flowers from our garden and created beautiful table decorations today Read moreShared reading group
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Shared reading group followed by choosing our next books from the mobile library Read moreFoxhunters Street Party
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Fabulous afternoon tea party, thank you to our fabulous kitchen team. We have had such a fun time Read moreReleasing our Butterflies
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Releasing our butterflies into the Bramshott garden Read moreAn afternoon of baking
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories An afternoon of baking diary cakes, enjoyed with a cup of tea afterwards! Read moreFathers Day in Foxhunters
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Celebrating Father’s Day with lots of fun and games from Oomph Wellness and delicious snacks from our wonderful chefs Read moreSongs in the garden
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Fabulous afternoon welcoming back one of our entertainers Read moreYvonne’s wish
June 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesWe granted a wish today! Yvonne shared a story with our activities team about her dancing days as a tiller girl. She had mentioned how she would love a new photo album to store all her cherished photos and dancing certificates in and so the team headed out to find the perfect one. She was...
Read moreWorking hard in the gym
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Robert working hard this morning in his daily gym session Read moreHydration station!
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Getting crafty with flower making to decorate our hydration stations Read moreLive Oomph sessions
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We have had some great live Oomph Wellness sessions this week! Read moreProgress with our garden project
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Working today on our garden project Read moreBramshott Baking!
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Bramshott baking! Busy afternoon making some tasty treats.. today was courgette cake! Read moreA delicious afternoon tea
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Delicious afternoon tea thanks to our chef Kyle Read moreA healthy start to the day at Foxhunters
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Started off the day with fruit smoothies followed by Thai Chi in the sunshine Read moreWater balloon throwing!
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories An afternoon of water balloon fun! Well done Elizabeth on winning Read moreCake decorating lesson
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying a cake decorating lesson, followed by tasting of course! Read moreGuess the drink!
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Guess the drink time. Bit of fun for #nutritionandhydrationweek Read moreGrowing our own!
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Freshly picked lettuce from our garden being washed for later. We are also thrilled that our first tiny apple has started to grow! We love working in our garden and seeing the results of our efforts Read moreLetters from Hanford School Dorset
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Thank you to Hanford School Dorset for our lovely letters. We will be writing back to our new pen pals Read moreAnimal Bingo!
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Animal bingo fun after we watched the trooping of the colour Read moreIt’s Nutrition and Hydration week at Bramshott Grange!
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesIt’s Nutrition and Hydration week, an annual event to highlight, promote and celebrate improvements in the provision of nutrition and hydration. It’s important to stay hydrated, particularly during the warmer weather and we have a selection of refreshing drinks available. Reinforce, Foc...
Read moreA day at the races in Brockington House!
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We might not be able to go to Ascot for the horse racing but we can definitely enjoy some fun here instead! Drinks are ready, hats are on, and they’re off… Read moreNutrition and Hydration Week at Foxhunters
June 2021 | Foxhunters | StoriesIt’s Nutrition and Hydration week, an annual event to highlight, promote and celebrate improvements in the provision of nutrition and hydration. Reinforce, Focus and Energise. Starting the day with delicious smoothies and delicious snacks that are always available. #nutritionandhydratio...
Read morePuzzle time in the sunshine
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories The sun is shining in Dorset and we are enjoying some puzzle time on the balcony Read moreWandering our wild garden!
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Janet enjoyed some time in our wild garden today admiring the flowers Read moreA bit of sing song!
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Song a long to all our old favourite songs Read moreA glorious Welsh summer day!
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Sun is shining in Wales and we have enjoyed time in the garden. Cold drinks, ice lollies and a paddle in the pool! Read morePreperation for Ascot Races!
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Getting ready for Ascot next week Read moreHRH Birthday!
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Fabulous day celebrating HRH birthday .. pin the tail on the corgi, toss the tiara, sumptuous afternoon tea and a visit from the lady herself! Read moreOur garden project begins
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Garden project continues today as we painted tyres to create some colourful plant pots! Read moreA visit from an Ice Cream Van!
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories As a special treat for #nationalcarersweek we had a visit from the ice cream van! Delicious! Read moreNational Donald Duck Day!
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Yesterday was National Donald Duck day! The ladies watched a short history documentary about when he was created and then we tried to draw him! Read moreKeeping fit with Oomph
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We enjoy our regular fitness classes with Oomph Wellness. Today’s was a great seated stretching and movement class leaving us all feeling energised Read moreA bit of needle felting
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon we tried our hand at needle felting, enjoyable time learning a new skill Read moreWho doesn’t love Ice Cream!
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Thanks to our team.. enjoy an ice cream! Treats for our care team! Who doesn’t love an ice cream? #nationalcarersweek #thankyou Read moreA beautiful day in the garden!
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Beautiful day in Hampshire and nothing we love more than enjoying the sunshine and working on our garden Read moreWatercolour artists!
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Fabulous watercolour painting session, we have some budding artists Read moreA bit of pampering! Slightly scary face masks!
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Pampering for ladies and gents! Trying out some new face masks this afternoon! Everyone loved doing this and said it was very relaxing! Read moreA visit from Jasper
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Sarah and Jasper visited us today Extensive research has shown that the presence of a dog can have a positive impact on physiology and psychology and so help to reduce stress levels. Stroking a pet has been shown to lower blood pressure and the heart rate, bringing a calming effect. Read moreAfternoon Bowling
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories An afternoon of bowling followed by tea and cakes Read moreThank you carers!
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Making thank you cards for our wonderful team members in recognition of #nationalcarersweek Read moreAn outdoor book club
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Book club this morning continuing our novel “An Orphans Journey” by Rosie Goodwin. Read moreThank you to our carers!
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories More delicious treats for our carers as a thank you for all they do #nationalcarersweek Read moreCarers Week at Brockington House
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories It’s #nationalcarersweek and we want to say a big thank you to each and every single one of you who goes above and beyond to make such a difference. Enjoy some tasty treats today! Read morePlanting our raised beds
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Planting in our raised beds this morning of beetroot, lettuce and runner beans Read moreCarers Week at Foxhunters
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Celebrating #nationalcarersweek with Bethan Read moreNational Carers Week at Bramshott Grange
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories A big thank you to all our fabulous care team for everything they do. Read moreA little bit of baking
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Yesterday we enjoyed a baking session and made some delicious biscuits that we all enjoyed tasting! Read moreSummer gardening
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Judy took full advantage of the sunshine and was out sorting the garden yesterday, something which she absolutely loves and takes pride in doing. Read moreA creative collage
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We always enjoy getting creative and today we started on a special collage Read moreNational Fish and Chip Day!
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories It’s National Fish and Chip day and John is enjoying his favourite meal #nationalfishandchipday Read moreA sunshine sing-song
June 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Enjoying the sunshine with a sing along Read moreSharing photos
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Judy and Hazel sharing their photos albums Read moreAlice in Wonderland Project
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | StoriesAlice in Wonderland Tea Party! An afternoon of celebrating all the work our ladies and gentlemen had put into the project of redecorating the dinning room with a paper mache clock, Alice bunting, wall hangings, a tea stand sculpture, a table runner, teapot table centre piece decorations, pai...
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June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories It’s world bicycle day so we tried out our new trike! Can’t wait for our helmets to arrive so we can head out on the road and explore Hereford Read moreKnit and Natter
June 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Frank and Sylvia enjoying knit and natter Read moreCelebrating the Queens coronation
June 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Today is the anniversary of the Queens coronation. We watched the iconic footage in colour and reminisced about what we were doing on this day Read moreFurniture painting
June 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Tony helped out with painting the furniture on our balconies Read moreA sunny afternoon in the garden
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Enjoying some sunshine after a week of travelling around the USA Read moreOur West End Adventure!
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Wow what a day! We planned a day of visiting the West End! A chance to enjoy songs from the musicals, fabulous food and a few glasses of bubbles! Read moreBaking some treats!
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We made some delicious sweet treats yesterday, chocolate truffles and peppermint creams Read moreThe Great Dormy Coach Trip: New Orleans
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Today’s adventure, lots more fun and delicious food to be enjoyed on Bourbon Street! Day three of our coach trip is in full swing as we enjoy the ambience of vibrant New Orleans Read moreA trip on the minibus!
May 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We headed out today in our mini bus and had a lovely drive in to the Welsh mountains. Stunning views and we stopped for a cup of tea near the top! Read moreThe Great Dormy Coach Trip: Route 66
May 2021 | Foxhunters | StoriesDay two of our Great Dormy Coach Journey and we will be taking the Greyhound along Route 66. Looking forward to exploring some of the amazing sights along the way and a cable car ride on the Sandia Peak tramway. We will be sampling a great American menu with authentic pizzas, Coca Cola and del...
Read moreThe Great Dormy Coach Trip: Texas
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Heading to Texas to work on the ranch A Texan feast today! Pulled pork subs, sweet potato fries and southern fried chicken for lunch Read moreWest End Adventure!
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Preparations are underway for our west end adventure Read moreThe Great Dormy Coach Trip: Hollywood!
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Day two of the Dormy Coach journey .. the bright lights beckon We visited Hollywood and filmed a movie today whilst on our coach journey Read moreThe Great Dormy Coach Trip: Amsterdam
May 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Visiting Amsterdam. Some of us enjoyed the film Tulip Fever, whilst others took inspiration from Van Gogh and tried to recreate some of his famous works of art Read moreThe Great Dormy Coach Trip: Mexico
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What a fabulous day! Mexican food, cocktails and fun! Read moreAn informal worship
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Informal Worship with Trinity as the theme. We enjoyed various hymns and our ladies and gentlemen were given book marks and enjoyed tea and cake that was used as part of the service. Read moreThe Great Dormy Coach Trip: Nashville
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Cowboys downtown in Nashville followed by a documentary about Hank Williams. Perfect day in the USA Day one of our coach trip done Nash and Ville rode around the home today visiting all our ladies, gentlemen and team members! Great first day in the Read moreThe Great Dormy Coach Journey: Day one!
May 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Getting ready to begin our journey, tickets at the ready waiting to board #greatdormycoachjourney Read moreA spot on painting
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Painting our planters on the balcony Read moreSupporting our local Hereford FC!
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories All ready to watch Hereford FC play Read moreBrain training
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Testing our word skills for a bit of brain training! Read moreA bit of song and dance
May 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories What a better way to spend an afternoon? Singing and dancing to all our favourite songs! Read moreA little morning exercise
May 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Ken and Robert started the weekend with a workout #activelifestyle Read moreWorld Bee Day
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories As today is World Bee day we have been busy making bug hotels and hung some in the garden for the Read moreA busy garden day
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Busy working in our garden today Read moreDecorative planters!
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Decorative planters for our Oomph Wellness competition Read moreKeeping mindful
May 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We enjoy regular mindfulness sessions. It can be easy to rush through life without stopping to notice much. Paying more attention to the present moment – to your own thoughts and feelings, and to the world around you – can improve your mental wellbeing. Read moreA visit from Dottie
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We had a special visitor today. Dottie enjoyed interacting with our ladies and gentlemen – smiles all around! Read morePlanting some carrots
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Busy planting carrots in the sunshine on our balcony Read moreOomph Garden Competition
May 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Our fabulous contributions to the Oomph Wellness garden contribution Read moreSome crafty decorations
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Creating table decorations for a special day next week Read moreGetting garden creative!
May 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Getting creative with our planting for the Oomph Wellness project followed by a walk around our beautiful gardens Read moreA little painting
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Jeans favourite pastime, painting in the activity room Read moreQuiz Time!
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We love a challenge and last night we enjoyed a quiz followed by some fun with the beach ball Read moreGarden Art Projects
May 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Working on our art and garden projects Read moreA rainy day with a good book.
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Too wet to venture outside for gardening club today, instead Alma paid a visit to our home library and took inspiration from our selection of gardening books Read moreMeet our new cat!
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Janet is looking after Bobby this morning, our new robotic cat Read moreThere’s nothing like a McDonalds burger!
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesJudy and Joyce had a big request this week and we are thrilled to make their wish come true! The ladies wanted to try a McDonald’s takeaway and so we headed off in our bus to get their treats! They were made up and so happy venturing out and sampling this!! Activities lead Louise was ...
Read moreRainy Day Puzzles
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories What else to do on a rainy day? A great sense of achievement as we completed lots of puzzles Read moreA bit of baking
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories This afternoon a group of ladies made some shortbread. John was the chief taster and his verdict was “they are excellent “ We chatted about what they would like to make next. So here’s to the start of the Brockington Bakers. Read moreSome live exercise!
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Live exercise sessions streamed by Oomph Wellness we really enjoy keeping active and having fun. Our Home Director joined in too! Read more1940s wooden spoons!
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Today a new challenge was set to make wooden spoon ladies from the 1940s. One of our team members, Caroline, helped Gwen and they had great fun! They are proudly displayed in the window! Read moreNational Nurses Day
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Ahead on international nurses day our ladies are making something special Read moreGarden Planters!
May 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Working on our planters for our upcoming competition. Lots of weird and wonderful ideas Read moreWe have a winner!
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Jean is the winner of how many sweets in the jar! She is very happy with her prize Read moreCocktails and crafts
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Cocktails and cake during a quiz following a crafting session as we learnt to weave. Read moreThank you to our nurses!
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Beautiful home made biscuits for all our nurses to thank them for everything they do #NursesWeek2021 #ThankYouNurses Read moreGrowing our seeds for the garden
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories The team have grown all these plants from seed ready for planting in the garden. Looking forward to seeing the garden in bloom in the warmer months Read moreNew hanging baskets
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our ladies and gentlemen started working on our hanging baskets Read moreTai Chi Class
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories It’s always great when we find a team member with a talent. Dennis one of our nurses taught us Tai Chi and we all joined in! Read moreKeeping loved ones connected
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Keeping our ladies and gentlemen connected with their loved ones is very important. Marjorie enjoyed a zoom call with her son where she read various poetry pieces. #KeepingConnected #zoommeeting #CareHomeLife Read moreVE Day
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories VE Day celebrations lovely day with musical entertainment and afternoon tea Read moreAn afternoon of countdown!
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Fun afternoon of countdown! Read moreA spot of gardening
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Judy gave our activities team a gardening lesson whilst Phillip looked on with amusement! Great to see her still enjoying her favourite past time! #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #activities Read morePapier-mâché crafts
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Frank is getting stuck in to making the papier-mâché clock Read moreCreating some stamps!
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories A fabulous art session today following on from discussions about HRH Queen Elizabeth. We created our own stamps inspired by her majesty! Read moreTeapot flowers
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Teapot flower arrangements for our dining room project Read moreA little afternoon Jazz
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Yesterday was International Jazz Day and we enjoyed our 1st out door entertainer, Paul Anthony, after a year! Fabulous cake made by Frank our head chef and cut by Michael who is a jazz fan, enjoyed by all with Friday fizz! Read moreDoris is making a difference!
May 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesDoris is making a difference! Here at Brockington House,, Doris is busy knitting away daily making batches of beautiful cardigans, little hats, gloves and booties for premature babies. Doris stepped up to the challenge and has been knitting for the Neonatal Unit in Kingston Hospital Surrey,...
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May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We encourage all our ladies and gentlemen to share their views and beliefs so we posted off our votes in the local election Read moreNational African Heritage Day
May 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories National African heritage day saw us enjoying a great art session Read moreArt at Bramshott Grange!
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Our Dormy art competition has been a huge success and the ladies and gentlemen have produced a great piece Read moreExploring some puzzles!
May 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesSupporting our ladies and gentlemen with their hobbies is just one of the things we do to make life enjoyable in our home. Pauline has always loved jigsaws and is thrilled when she has a new challenge. She also loves horses so this puzzle was extra special! #meaningfulactivities #supporting...
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May 2021 | Brockington House | StoriesSocial distancing has heightened the impact of social isolation and loneliness on our aging loved ones, leaving many looking for solutions to provide comfort, companionship, and joy in their physical absence. Welcome to Marmalade, our new robotic cat. #pettherapy #robotictechnology #compani...
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May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories John has been busy checking the plants and seeds in the greenhouse Read moreAn afternoon of dancing
May 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We spent a lovely afternoon yesterday singing and dancing. Thank you Oomph Wellness for keeping us entertained. Read moreAn afternoon of darts
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our ladies and gentlemen had great fun with their new darts board and were very competitive!!! #funincare #activityincare #NursingHomes Read moreIndoor football
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories This afternoon the ladies had a mini game of football. Our host Ash was the named goalie. Ladies picked their Team names Liverpool, Wales, Cardiff & West Brom. Wales & West Brom won a round. Read moreThe purrfect companion!!
May 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories The purrfect companion!! Social distancing has heightened the impact of social isolation and loneliness on our aging loved ones, leaving many looking for solutions to provide comfort, companionship, and joy in their physical absence. Welcome to Macavity, our new robotic cat! Read moreDoris is quite the nature photographer!
May 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Doris wanted to take some photographs today of our garden and share her pictures with us all Read moreThe purrfect companion!!
May 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesThe purrfect companion!! Social distancing has heightened the impact of social isolation and loneliness on our aging loved ones, leaving many looking for solutions to provide comfort, companionship, and joy in their physical absence. Welcome to Bobby, our new robotic cat who lives at Pine M...
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April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We have enjoyed the recent sunshine here in Hereford! It’s national gardening week and we have been working on our beautiful grounds – a great place to live! #NationalGardeningWeek #lovewhereyoulive #RHS Read moreKeeping active with Oomph!
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Exercise is fun! We love keeping active whether it’s in the gym or group sessions with Oomph Wellness we always start the day with something! Read moreNational Gardening Week
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We have enjoyed the recent sunshine here in Wales. It’s national gardening week and we have been working on our beautiful grounds – a great place to live with views like this. #NationalGardeningWeek #lovewhereyoulive #RHS Read moreNational Super Hero Day!
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories It’s National Super hero day, so our Oomph Wellness was flying high this morning #NationalSuperheroDay Read moreRock painting
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Today we started painting our rocks ready for our pen pals at the local school for a little geocaching fun #geocachingadventures #geocaching #CommunityEngagement Read moreLetters from the Guides
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Thank you to the Wool and Lulworth Guides run by Sophie Walker for the fantastic cards and letters sent to our ladies and gentlemen. We have enjoyed reading them all and will be sending our messages back soon! Read moreWarming up for Wimbledon
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Ray is warming up for Wimbledon Read moreBread baking
April 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Today we baked bread! Delicious warm with butter! Read moreMindful meditation
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Mindful meditation with a walk through the forest. We have been enjoying these sessions. Techniques can vary, but in general, mindfulness meditation involves deep breathing and awareness of body and mind. A great way to help you feel calm and relaxed Read moreAfternoon Cinema Club!
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories This afternoon at cinema club we enjoyed some lovely treats whilst watching our movie Read moreA large game of cards!
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our ladies said they felt like the “Borrowers family” when they had a game with these giant cards! Read moreThe legend of St George
April 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Informal Worship service with hymns and the story of the legend of St George. Everyone received a handmade St George postcard. Now to enjoy delicious home made cakes and a glass of Friday fizz Read moreJon’s Birthday in the sunshine
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories St George’s day quiz in the sunshine with our birthday boy John! Read moreWorld Earth Day at Pine Martin Grange
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories What better thing to focus on during world earth day than our garden! Judy worked so hard this morning as we planted vegetables and Sunflowers. Read moreHRH 95th Birthday
April 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Happy 95th birthday to HRH, we have spent the day celebrating you! Read moreWorld Earth Day at Brockington
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories It’s World Earth Day The theme for this year’s Earth Day is “Restore Our Earth” which focuses on natural processes and emerging green technologies that can restore the world’s ecosystems. Read moreWhat a lovely morning
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Tai chi and pampering .. a great way to relax and start the day! Read moreEarth Day 2021
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Thank you Oomph Wellness for the #EarthDay2021 pack today with word puzzles and games. We also had a great discussion about what earth day means to us all Read moreAlma’s getting creative!
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Alma has been getting creative today .. we love encouraging our ladies and gentlemen to learn new skills and develop past hobbies Read moreNational Tea Tasting Day!
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories National tea tasting Day! We tried a selection of 15 teas and some of the flavoured ones were definitely not a hit! We all voted and chamomile won by a score of 46. However, we unanimously agreed, the nations normal cuppa still wins hands down! Read moreA morning exercise class
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Putting some Oomph Wellness in to the morning as we have our daily exercise class Read moreA morning in the sunshine
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories The sun is shining so we are out on the balcony painting our planters Read moreA competitive morning!
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories A morning of game challenges.. the scrabble match is to be continued! Read moreGetting the garden ready for summer!
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We have all been helping in the garden today! From weeding to painting, whole home approach as we enjoy the nicer weather with our ladies and gentlemen Read moreA tortoises grand day out
April 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories The tortoises certainly enjoyed being outside today! Read moreOil pastel art!
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We enjoyed an art workshop today where we learnt how to use oil pastels Read moreA day in the Wareham sun
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories It’s a beautiful day here in Wareham and we are loving the sunshine! Making the most of it in the garden Read moreFriday Fizz in the sun
April 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Time outside in the spring sunshine followed by Friday fizz! Cheers Read moreA morning of Yoga
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Live streamed yoga this morning was enjoyed by all Read moreMargaret loves to sketch
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Margaret enjoys time to sketch in our arts room Read moreA beautiful day!
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Beautiful day so we enjoyed some time in our garden Read moreA bit of a pamper!
April 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Who doesn’t love a bit of pampering? Spa afternoon today! Hand soak, hand massage, manicure with relaxing lighting, scents and soft piano music Read moreA morning of pictionary
April 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Fun Pictionary challenge, always lots of laughter when we play this game Read moreThe funeral of Prince Philip
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Our ladies and gentlemen are paying their respects as they watch the funeral today of Prince Philip Read moreHRH Prince Philip
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Today we commemorated the passing of HRH Prince Philip. We have been watching documentaries and we have also found a place for him on our memory tree Read moreSee you again Glenda!
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Today we said farewell to Glenda who is moving to her brand new apartment now it’s ready. Her close friend Viv presented her with another of chef Kyles masterpieces! We will miss you Glenda Read moreTitanic Remembrance Day
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Today was Titanic Remembrance Day. We enjoyed a talk followed by the film “a night to remember” which was all about the titanic. Read moreEnjoying some new poetry
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We would like to thank Sandi from our shared reading group (Abergavenny library) for our new poetry book Read moreA morning of darts
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories A fun game of darts this morning! Doreen was the highest scorer this morning with 93. Pauline played for the first time with her left hand and her highest score was 46. Read moreA Sunday of memories
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Sunday papers and coffee whilst reminiscing Read moreRaising a glass to Prince Philip
April 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Friday fizz with a difference. Tonight we said a few words and raised a toast to Prince Philip Read moreA lesson about Pit Ponies
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Today Alan kindly gave us a talk on pit ponies. It was very interesting and sparked a lot of memories of when we, or our families, worked in the pits Read moreJohn looking after his new plants
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories John started the day by checking our plants and watering them Read moreOur vegetable patch
April 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Planted seeds of runner beans, sweet peas and courgettes ready for this year’s vegetable patch Read moreNational Zoo Day
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories National zoo lovers day! So today we looked at the zoo in India – The Mysuru Zoo and also a day in the life of a zoo keeper. We also virtually visited the Smithsonian national zoo in America where the focus is on conservation and breeding to ensure species don’t die out. Read moreA few Easter games!
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We enjoyed lots of fun games over the Easter weekend – plenty of laughter and a bit of healthy competition Read moreAn afternoon of fun and education!
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories A fun afternoon of games followed by a documentary about the world’s largest library in Alexandria Greece as its national library day! Read moreEaster fun and games
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We enjoyed lots of fun games over the Easter weekend – plenty of laughter and a bit of healthy competition Read moreFinishing off our easter treats
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Still enjoying our Easter treats Read moreA spot of gardening in the sun
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Busy day watering and looking after our plants followed by a walk around the garden! Read moreWorking off those Easter treats!
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Morning gym session after a day of chocolate Read moreEaster Sunday at Bramshott Grange
April 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Easter Sunday has been lovely – an afternoon tea with simnel whilst we opened our Easter letters written by the children of Grayshott Primary School to all our ladies and gentlemen Read moreA creative Easter session!
April 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Getting creative this afternoon and we made some fun Easter hats followed by home made hot cross buns and chocolate treats Read moreAn Easter service at Pine Martin Grange
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Thank you Lianne for our uplifting Easter service this morning Read moreEaster Sunday at Foxhunters
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories What a fabulous Sunday! Easter craft session following our Sunday morning service. Now the Easter bunny has arrived and has chocolate treats for us all and Thank you Kyle for the amazing treats today!! Read moreEaster at Brockington House
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories The Easter bunny visited us! Read moreMotorbike memories
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories One of our team members rode in on this today. Judy was thrilled, as she remembered all the adventures she had shared in the past with her husband on their motorbike. Read moreEaster bonnet judging time
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Easter bonnet judging time Read moreAn afternoon of flower arranging for Easter
April 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Easter flower arranging this afternoon Read moreEaster bonnet making
April 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A fabulous good Friday Easter bonnet parade having decorated our own hats Read moreA Foxhunters wedding anniversary!
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Celebrating John and Barbara’s 65th Wedding Anniversary Read moreEaster is coming at Brockington House!
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Easter treats from out kitchen and getting ready for the easter bunny’s arrival Read moreTaking care of our new friends
April 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Hilary loves her new job! She has taken on the role of feeding and bathing our new residents… Read moreNora the Newt
April 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We had a little visitor to our garden today who we named Nora! We then ventured out to the nature reserve behind our home and safely released the newt back in to his natural habitat. Read moreEaster Bonnets in the sun
April 2021 | Brockington House | Stories This afternoon we made our Easter bonnets. John decided to make a car bonnet instead! Read moreA spot of gardening in the sun
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Our ladies enjoying the sunshine whilst we plant roses in our new flower beds – under their watchful eyes! We then enjoyed a cup of tea and a natter together Read moreA day in the sun at Brockington House
March 2021 | Brockington House | Stories A fun filled afternoon! Lots of games and laughter as well as enjoying the beautiful spring sunshine – just glorious today! Read moreA concert and dancing
March 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories A fun afternoon thanks to Oomph Wellness! From seated exercises to a fantastic on demand concert! Read moreSunshine and icecream!
March 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Lovely afternoon in the sunshine enjoying an ice cream Read morePotting some sunflowers in the spring sunshine
March 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Enjoying the sunshine as we re-potted the sunflowers Read moreWorking on our spring project
March 2021 | Brockington House | Stories Coming to the end of our spring art project – we can’t wait to show you our finished master pieces Read moreLearning how to felt
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories A taster session of felting Read moreSome word association
March 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Today we put our thinking caps on and worked together to do some word association games.. 135 words thanks to great team work! Read moreSpring flowers and sunshine
March 2021 | Brockington House | Stories John is enjoying the sunshine and a walk around the garden and taking photos of the flowers while our ladies have a well-earned cup of tea in the sunshine! Read morePainting to music
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Music on and we are getting creative. We enjoy painting whilst singing along to our favourite tunes – our project will soon be revealed! Read morePlanting sunflowers
March 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories Busy planting sunflower seeds now spring is here Read moreGetting competitive!
March 2021 | Brockington House | Stories We are all enjoying our new ladder game – lots of fun and laughter Read moreWire bird making
March 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories We recently enjoyed a wire bird workshop. We all had lots of fun learning a new skill. A big thank you to Alan for hosting the class, our team really are sharing their talents with us all Read morePine Martin Grange Day of Reflection
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | Stories Today we made a reflection scrap book to remember our time during the last year #DayOfReflection Read moreBramshott Grange Day of Reflection
March 2021 | Bramshott Grange | Stories We have had a very special day of reflection. We enjoyed a special informal worship, a visit to our remembrance garden and spent time writing letters to our volunteers who we haven’t seen for the last year. Read moreFoxhunters Day or Reflection
March 2021 | Foxhunters | StoriesWe held a very special memorial service yesterday and lit our memory tree. Our ladies and gentlemen helped pick out poetry and readings to share. The artwork displayed is the one we created in the lockdown with all our hands. We then hung names on our tree to remember those we have lost. ...
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March 2021 | Brockington House | Stories A sprint art session. We are enjoying getting creative Read moreSunday gym sessions
March 2021 | Foxhunters | Stories Sunday gym sessions keep us active and moving Read moreScrabble
March 2021 | Brockington House | Stories This morning we played a game of scrabble. Betty said she hadn’t had a game for a number of years. No winner yet as we had to stop for lunch! Read moreGetting the gardens ready for Spring
March 2021 | Pine Martin Grange | StoriesWe always enjoy a challenge and love getting creative! Today we focussed on a wild area of our garden that needed some additional love! This little corner is going to become a special place where our ladies and gentlemen can plant their choice of plants and seeds. We even managed to use a...
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