Residents at White Rose Lodge enjoyed a relaxing afternoon and coloured some pictures for the care staff to thank them on International Nurses Day. 

"You make our world bright. Thank you for working hard to take care of so many people and also for helping to keep the rest of us safe, I am grateful for all you do."

The residents had a fabulous afternoon celebrating VE Day and listening to the live entertainment from a harpist. 

Thank you messages received at Troutbeck Care Home from a lovely family member. 

"Dear Night Angels

Thank you for all your care and kindness shown and delivered to my father. Leaving our loved one at night is so very hard but in your care safe secure , warm

Thank you , we wish you all well for the future. When this nightmare is over we shall sing like nightingales for you all. Very best wishes"

"Dearest Linda, Lynne & Pauline

VE Day at Rose Lodge Care Home on Carer’s Way, Cobblers Lane in Newton Aycliffe was made even more special by Aycliffe Radio joining us to launch their new show, Memory Lane, which plays 40's and 50's music outside our care home.  We had entertainment by the fantastic Amy Harrison who sang some of our favourite songs as well as the National Anthem.

We miss our visitors but during this time we are keeping in touch in what ever way we can and we have adapted and learnt new skills.

We have rediscovered the art of letter writing and regularly write letters to our loved ones and we look forward to receiving the replies.

Technology is amazing that we can see and chat with family and friends on what looks like a little television.

The community continue to be caring, sending in little parcels, together with other gifts, donations and letters. We appreciate them all.

To celebrate VE day our resident's grandchildren drew around their hands, coloured them in and sent them to us.

We put them together in this poster so our residents could be close to their loved ones

All day we listened to wartime music around the home and the staff team couldn't resist joining in, dancing through the corridors "Doing the Lambeth Walk"

We enjoyed meals from the past, including spam and corned beef fritters.

The day was a little bit different but we still had a fantastic time

We were delighted when our local schools began sending letters and drawings to our residents at Brunel House and we have enjoyed writing back. 

It's so thoughtful, we have enjoyed reading and sharing them and they are now displayed in our home.

Thank you from us all.

Thank you to the pupils at Cropwell Bishop Primary School for the wonderful paintings for our residents. 

Getting post at The Hawthorns Care Home in Norwich is always pretty exciting but when we received a delivery from Norwich City Football Club there was a buzz around the home. Our staff and residents were delighted to receive this signed and framed football shirt along with a carrot cake from no other than Delia Smith. Thank you, we have this up in pride of place at the home.