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 Monday the lovely Rev. Tara came, we enjoyed the service.   A lovely stroll around the garden. There’s nothing better than a good pamper. A-Z of flowers, how lovely the smell of fresh flowers in your room.   We decided to play dominos this week. Lots of...

We started our week with everything Scottish.  They have their thinking caps on!  Followed by gentle exercise.  Preparing for love and friendship week, look at our lovely heart.  Already for friendship and heart week.  Scottish word association, you can hear the...

In woodlands we celebrated Robert Burns night on Wednesday January 25. Throughout the week we read Burns poems, enjoyed Scottish food, had a relaxing afternoon with Scottish whisky and many more activities. On Monday, we had word search in the morning. The residents...

 This week we celebrated Chinese week, we had a tasting afternoon. Seaweed, fried rice, spring rolls. Sugar was the expert at using chop stick, we all had a turn.  A enjoyed the seaweed, this was something she has never tried before. I think everyone loved the...

At woodlands we include all cultures and traditions of different countries in our activities,  it gives our residents an exciting opportunity to learn about different countries and enjoy new activities on a weekly basis. This week we celebrated Chinese new year in...

Staff in all homes were treated to delicious breakfast of pastries, fresh fruit and juices and fantastic lunch and dinner of Philippine themed dishes, freshly prepared by our talented Chefs, on Thursday the 19th and Friday the 20th January. The staff appreciation days...

All friends and family came together to celebrate a very special birthday.  We all love a game of quoits; Joan S was the winner! Gentle exercises with care staff, keep us moving and motivated. Word games with Sugar! Sugar said next time she has to up her game as the...

As we are officially at the peak of winter, we have spent the whole week partaking in winter and other fun activities in woodlands. On Monday morning, we had the residents meeting. Alison started the meeting in the lounge. Most of our residents attended the meeting...

Look at the concentration on these two. Three times a week they meet to play dominos. More gentle exercises, Dawn will never give us a break!  Toni-Sue left the residents some gifts for them to open, what a lovely gesture.  Thank you.  We all love a game of hangman,...