Thank you to the Hallam family for the lovely cakes and painted stones delivered to Belvoir Vale Care Home along with the lovely message saying..

“Just a little thank you for your hard work through these tough times.  Enjoy a cuppa and cake whilst you take a break." All the cakes have been baked by the Hallam family, Dorothy’s daughter and grandchildren.

The stones were painted by the grandchildren of Dorothy.

A big thank you to the guys from Tat Fresh Skin Care who dropped off some of their skin balm at both Hope Green and Carmel Lodge. The staff really appreciated the kind thought.

Ste & Danny have also been donating balm to the NHS. Ste said "It was brought to our attention that repeated washing of hands has caused dry skin, cuts and 'burn like' injuries to our vital NHS and care home staff so they decided to help. So far the lads have donated over 1000 balms to members of NHS & care staff for free."

Easter this year was a little different to other years at Belmont House Care Home in Starbeck, Harrogate but we also wanted to make it memorable for our families who were unable to visit our residents.

We thought it would be nice for family members to receive a card from their loved one wishing them a Happy Easter and letting them know that they are all doing well and are looking forward to being together again at the end of this current situation.

We were blessed with beautiful weather for VE day and so we took our celebrations into our gardens to celebrate with a garden party.

We decorated the inside of Brunel House and of course outside, with bunting, photographs and garden games. We served afternoon tea, listened to music and played lots of lawn games. It was a perfect day.

A huge thank you to everyone at local Putney based catering company Dinner Ladies, who have been fundraising via Just Giving to provide meals for front line workers

Ashmead was lucky enough to be amongst the local care homes who received a delivery of individual food portions and drinks which was really appreciated.. The food was delicious, and we can’t thank you enough for thinking about all of us working on the front line in the local care homes and hospitals during this challenging time.

We may not be allowed visitors of the human kind so Healing Hector stepped into Abingdon Court Care Home to spread some joy and happiness. As colourful hector ran towards the front door he raised many smiles both inside and outside the building.

Covid-19 may take away many of our activities temporarily but Covid cannot take away the memories of this special day. 

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of VE day we had live social distancing entertainment at Bowerfield Court Care Home. One of our regular singers agreed to sing for us in the back garden while the residents watched from the far side of the lounge and the dining area. It was such a treat to have Deborah perform for us and everyone was so pleased to see live entertainment for the first time in about 8 weeks.

It’s certainly a day for surprises and thank you`s at Troutbeck Care Home. One of our lovely family's sent these beautiful flowers to the home. 

Dominos Pizza appeared at our front door and gave us some lovely pizzas for our staff and residents to enjoy. They tasted delicious and a massive big thank you from all at Troutbeck Care Home.

A big thank you  to our friends at Waitrose Poynton for the lovely goodie bag dropped off for residents and staff.