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Maria Mallaband Valentines Day 2025

This Valentine's Day, our care homes were full of love and fun activities.

National Pizza Day Fun Via Teignmouth.

Pizza and a chilly walk at the seaside.

The great business minds of Dawlish

Another Successful Dawlish Business Coffee Connections Event at Claremont Manor!

Sarah putting her life on the line

Nothing can stop Sarah from raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society.

Celebrating Chinese New Year at Ashmead

A Dragon in Putney

Award winning care from Windsor Court

Windsor Court taking home a NAPA Award 2025

Pinewood - Care Home in St Helier Burns Night

Pinewood celebrating Burns Night the Jersey way.

Burns Night in Jersey

Chartwell Manor Celebrating National Pie Day

Celebrating National Pie Day with The Bell Hotel's Award-Winning Pies.

Clive's Big Morgan Malvern Day Out

Windsor Court - Morgan Motor Experience Cafe

A Memorable Visit to the Morgan Motor Company Experience Café.

Lace Hill at the Buckingham Christmas Parade

The Lace Hill team and two of their gents, Reg and Roy, proudly took part in the Buckingham Christmas Parade this year, celebrating the festive season with their vibrant Lace Hill Manor Super Heroes theme.

December 2024

Ruby brought an extra dose of Christmas cheer to Lace Hill with her adorable dress-up outfit! She truly brightened everyone's day with her festive spirit. A big thank you to Jenny and Ruby for bringing so much happiness and warmth to our people.

Therapy Dog Visit

December 2024

Buckingham House joined their wider community this weekend with their promotional stall at The Gerrards Cross Christmas Extravaganza, where they joined local businesses and organisations for the Christmas light switch in the town centre.

Buckingham House Christmas Stall

December 2024

Join us to celebrate our exciting partnership with Therapies On Thames, 21 November, 1pm – 3.30pm

Therapies on Thames at Kingsbury Court

Celebrating Remembrance Day at Windmill Care Centre. This was a nostalgic moment for some of the people living with us. It was lovely to spend the day together and reflect on the past.

Remembrance Day

This week, Bridge House celebrated Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, with lots of traditional decorations, food, outfits, songs and lots of light.

Everyone learnt a lot about this celebration, and enjoyed spending time with each other.

Celebrating Diwali

What a fun time the people living at Allingham House had together, celebrating the spookiest time of the year! A whole week of activities were planned, from displaying decorations to traditional pumpkins carving, everyone came along and had a great time together.

Happy Halloween

Mary Chapman Court's Day Trip

mary chapman court visit to Norwich cathedral

The people at Mary Chapman Court had a wonderful day out exploring the city of Norwich. They visited the shopping centre, Norwich Cathedral, and stopped off for drinks and cakes along the way.

Debutots at Windsor Court

Windsor Court had another delightful morning with the Debutots. It was made extra special by witnessing one little girl's first steps, which brought such joy to those watching. It is great to see the people at Windsor Court and the children bond with each other and have fun filled mornings.

The people living at Brunel House were very fortunate to be the winners of a Meeden paint set last week! They were very pleased to see the beautiful supplies and eagerly started thinking of activities and masterpieces they could create with these!

Brunel's Art Supplies

Manorhey hosted their very own 'Bake Off' competition this week. A massive well done to Maureen for getting STAR BAKER! She made a brilliant cake, decorating it with organic raspberries and the company logo 💜✨

Manorhey's Bake Off

More Movement at Water Royd House

Water Royd House enjoy their 'More Movement' sessions twice a week as part of their lifestyle programme. This gives the people living at Water Royd important time to focus on movements and exercises to support mobility and strength.

September 2024

What a wonderful way to celebrate a 100th birthday! A day full of smiles and animal fun at Woburn Safari park with some of the people living at Wyndham Hall. From the playful monkeys, to the majestic lions, everyone had a blast exploring and making new memories together in the sunshine ☀️ 🦒

Woburn Safari Park

September 2024

A big thankyou to the Willow Trust for such a great day out. We spent the day on the Gloucester Sharpness Canal, cruising in their disabled access boat. A highlight was everyone getting to meet the skipper and have a go steering the boat.

Windsor Court's Canal Boat Trip

Claremont Manor at the Eat Festival on the lawn

Claremont at the eat festival in Dawlish

Claremont Manor enjoyed a successful outing to the Eat Festival on the lawn in Dawlish.

American BBQ at Claremont Manor

The people living with us and staff enjoyed an American themed barbeque this week. The sun was shining and the mocktails were flowing!
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Belmont House had a wonderful trip to Bridlington. They had lots of fun and laughter all day. The weather was great, and everyone enjoyed an ice cream in the sun. They even went into the arcades to have a go on the slot machines!

A trip to the seaside

Poynton Golden Memories Community Group

Some of the people from Hope Green Care Home had a fabulous afternoon together at Poynton Golden Memories Community Group. There was lots of dancing and games and even a cycle ride...

Acorn House celebrated national ice cream day by enjoying a lovely ice cream from the local ice cream van! There's something magical about indulging in a cold ice cream on a lovely sunny day. It brings back memories of childhood and simpler times.

National Ice Cream Day

Just Bowl at Lace Hill Manor

The people living at Lace Hill Manor enjoy their weekly Just Bowl competitions. It is a great way to keep active and have fun at the same time.

The score was close, but Team Red just managed to win it. Good luck to all players next week!

Some of the people from Glennie House enjoyed a trip out in the minibus to Girvan Shore. It was a lovely day, with hardly a cloud in the sky. Everyone had a brilliant time, making new friends and enjoyng fish and chips for dinner.

Trip to the seaside

Deputy Manager of the Year Award 2024 - Yohden

In June, our tenth anniversary year of the Maria Mallaband Care Group Care Awards took place, celebrating and shining a spotlight on excellence.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to our very own Louise English who won the Deputy Manager of the Year Award!

Home Support Champion Award 2024 - The Westbourne

In June, our tenth anniversary year of the Maria Mallaband Care Group Care Awards took place, celebrating and shining a spotlight on excellence.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to our very own David Sigley who won the Home Support Champion Award!

MMCG Master Chef of the Year Award 2024 - The Belvedere

In June, our tenth anniversary year of the Maria Mallaband Care Group Care Awards took place, celebrating and shining a spotlight on excellence.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to our very own Jins Joseph who won the Master Chef of the Year Award!

Excellence in Care Award 2024 - Manorhey

In June, our tenth anniversary year of the Maria Mallaband Care Group Care Awards took place, celebrating and shining a spotlight on excellence.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to our very own Sadia Eizad who won the Excellence in Care Award!

Home of the Year Award 2024 - Kingsbury Court

In June, our tenth anniversary year of the Maria Mallaband Care Group Care Awards took place, celebrating and shining a spotlight on excellence.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to everyone at Kingsbury court who won the Home of the Year Award!

Nurse of the Year Award 2024 - Garden Hill

In June, our tenth anniversary year of the Maria Mallaband Care Group Care Awards took place, celebrating and shining a spotlight on excellence.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to our very own Blessing Bassey who won the Nurse of the Year Award!

Home Manager of the Year Award 2024 - Deepdene

In June, our tenth anniversary year of the Maria Mallaband Care Group Care Awards took place, celebrating and shining a spotlight on excellence.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to our very own Raluca Maritan who won the Home Manager of the Year Award!

Always...You Dementia Award 2024 - Brunel House

In June, our tenth anniversary year of the Maria Mallaband Care Group Care Awards took place, celebrating and shining a spotlight on excellence.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to our very own Stacy Perkins who won the Always...You Dementia Award!

More...Lifestyle Award 2024 - Bowerfield Court

In June, our tenth anniversary year of the Maria Mallaband Care Group Care Awards took place, celebrating and shining a spotlight on excellence.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to our very own Genesi Carroll who won the More...Lifestyle Award!

Front of House Champion Award 2024 - Bentley Grange/ Kents Hill

In June, our tenth anniversary year of the Maria Mallaband Care Group Care Awards took place, celebrating and shining a spotlight on excellence.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to our very own Emilia Gajewska who won the Front of House Champion Award!

We loved having Animals2usouthwest visit us last week. Marie was very knowledgeable, and shared interesting facts about the animals she brought along. We had two guinea pigs, two tortoises and a bearded dragon, it was a delightful experience. We are looking forward to her next visit already!

Animal Visit

The people living at Bowerfield Court enjoyed time in their garden for a More...fresh air session as they celebrated International Picnic Day! Everyone enjoyed having homemade profiteroles, sandwiches, and fresh juices for the sunny weather! ☀️

International Picnic Day

Claremont Manor's 5-star food hygiene rating

We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a 5-star food hygiene rating. This is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our incredible kitchen team.

A visit from Little Gems Childcare

Claremont Manor visit from Little Gems Childcare

This week Claremont Manor welcomed 'Little Gems Childcare' into their home. Gemma, Sarah and the 6 little ones were a joy and the people living at Claremont Manor adored spending time with them. Together they painted pebbles and enjoyed some refreshments.

What a wonderful day at Lace Hill's Summer Fete!

Lace Hill's Summer Fete

Rosedale Care Home celebrated Philippines Day this week as part of the Celebrating Cultures programme. The people living at Rosedale had a great time learning more of the history, culture, religions and most of all getting to taste some delicious Filipino food.

Philippines Day

English Symphony Orchestra

Some of the people living at Windsor Court took a short minibus ride up the hill to The Priory last week to see members of the English Symphony Orchestra wind section perform a relaxed concert, as part of the Elgar Festival.