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As the season goes warmer each day, we took the opportunity to have our residents spend at least an hour a day outside. This day, Geoffrey, Roy and Margaret took time to savour the warmth of the sun and fresh air filled their body. It was indeed a good sunny day

Jubilee Saturday was a beautiful day and we had a family and friends BBQ. Our home was hopping with visitors and yummy food. We had burgers, sausages, chicken with all of the fixings and an amazing dessert buffet.

One of our residents celebrated her 100th birthday this week.

We set up a cream tea for herself, daughter and granddaughter to enjoy in the sunshine under the gazebo

Our residents played a few matches of dominoes against each other, it was a very competitive game for our residents.

The people living with us really enjoy the ‘Sing & Smile’ event we hosted this afternoon.  We do this every week and we even have relatives who come in each week to join in the fun! I just love to see the happy, smiling faces.  

The people living with us at Gateford Hill Care Home had a fantastic time celebrating the Queens Jubilee with a street party.  There were plenty of fun and smiles and the Queen was there in attendance.

What a spectacular day we had Friday 3rd June for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The rain held off, the sun was shining and the people living with us had an opportunity to celebrate with their loved ones.

To celebrate the Queen's Jubilee we hosted a "Royal Afternoon Tea".  More than 100 guests attending our afternoon and we are very thankful for all the lovely comments from our Residents, their relatives and all other guests that attended our event.

We celebrated our Queen's Jubilee by hosting our very own Water Royd garden party. The event was supported by lots of people who wanted celebrate with their loved ones. We had a 5-piece band perform for us, everyone enjoyed a good old singalong and boogie with the band.

We started the Jubilee Celebrations in Cedar Court by creating crowns in our arts and craft activity and putting together a memory board of the Queen, along with our residents very fond memories. This was guarded by our Royal Guard in honour of special guest, Queen Elizabeth II

What a wonderful weekend we had.

Resident and our staff enjoy music and we organised a Royal Tea Party and enjoyed a variety of delicious cakes and scones.

Our staff were ready to celebrate the wonderful occasion all dressed in red white and blue

As part of our celebration for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we invited a local ice cream vendor to visit our home and let our residents enjoy the ice cream he sells. All the staff and residents enjoyed this kind treat.

Our jubilee celebrations were off to a cracking start, we watched the trooping of the guard and had a real laugh making crowns. We spent the day reminiscing and remembering celebrations over the years.

We were busy getting ready for the Platinum Jubilee. Our entry is decorated in tribute to the queen and her notable life. From facts about the commonwealth, to hobbies and baby photos we were excited for the celebration to begin.

Chef Allan found himself on TV last month as the National Technical Officer for British Taekwondo, this was at the European Tae championships 2022 Manchester.

His family are very proud of all his achievements as are we here at Howgate House.

We have celebrated the Queens Jubilee with an amazing entertainer at the home who sang a variety of songs for the people living with us.  There were food, fun and laughter throughout the home as a buffet and refreshments were enjoyed in the dining room.

The people living with us at Dussindale Park Care Home were so happy to have a visit from the Guinea Pigs.  We are looking forward to them visiting again soon.

We had a special workshop come in today for the first time. They asked us to paint all different types of flowers to make a collage in the outline of The Queen.  We think that it looks fantastic and we have placed it next to our balloon display.