Residents from Hepworth House care home in Wakefield are looking forward to welcoming the community to their Victorian-themed Christmas Market on Friday 1st December. From 14:00 until 16:00, all are welcome to browse handmade gift stalls and a table top sale, enjoy deliciously festive refreshments in...
In honour of ‘Hug a Bear Day’, 91-year-old Barbara Holmes from Greenacres care home in Meltham is sharing the story of the teddy bear she’s had for 89 years. When Barbara was two years old in 1932, she excitedly woke up on Christmas Day to find...
Residents and staff members at Newfield Lodge care home in Castleford are warming up their vocal cords in preparation for ‘Newfield Lodge’s Got Talent’ on Friday 17th November, in aid of Children in Need. Open to the local community, Newfield Lodge will be busting out the...
Residents from Fairway View care home in Bulwell had ‘so much fun’ when children in the community came to ‘Trick or Treat’ on their bedroom doors. During the care home’s Halloween Party on Tuesday 31st October, families were invited to dress up and knock on each...
Residents and staff members at Ashworth Grange care home in Dewsbury are taking on the ‘1 Mile a Day’ in November challenge, in aid of Help for Heroes. Walking or running on a treadmill set up in the home’s foyer, residents and staff are hoping to...
71-year-old Catherine Harley from Hepworth House care home in Wakefield has been sharing her knowledge of sewing with a member of staff, teaching her how to make a plush pumpkin for Halloween. Helen Brady, an Activities Coordinator at Hepworth House, had always admired Catherine’s sewing skills....
94-year-old Brenda Walton from Fairway View care home in Bulwell visited Goose Fair in Nottingham for the first time recently. Taking a spin on a classic carousel and trying her luck on a traditional hook-a-duck, Brenda said she ‘couldn’t believe how big’ the fair was. Brenda...
Greenacres care home in Meltham crowned the winner of their ‘Apple Bake Off’ recently, where community members cooked up a storm using apples from the residents’ garden. Having grown vast amounts of apples over the summer, the residents at Greenacres challenged their neighbours to come up...
Residents from Newfield Lodge care home in Castleford are inviting their local community to their Halloween Party on Tuesday 31st October. From 14:30 until 16:30, all are welcome to join the residents for a ‘spooktacular’ event full of fun, games, dancing and delicious treats. Fancy dress is...
97-year-old Roy Musgrove celebrated a ‘simply amazing’ 76th wedding anniversary with his wife, Barbara, at Coppice Lodge care home in Arnold. Roy and Barbara married in 1947 at St Peters Old Radford Church when Roy was 22 and Barbara was 19. Roy said, ‘I’ll always remember seeing...