Activities at Elm Bank Care Home

The Residents and staff at Elm Bank care home marked the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day in style by throwing a 1940s afternoon tea party to remember.

The home was decorated in red, white and blue and residents and staff dressed up in their 1940s-inspired glad rags and enjoyed an afternoon of entertainment courtesy of singing sensation; Fiona Harrison - A Voice in a Million

We all observed the national two minute silence and our residents reminisced about their memories of VE Day. Among the hundreds paying their respects across the country was Elm Bank resident and Second World War veteran 95-year-old Bill Gristwood.

Mr Gristwood joined the Navy at the age of 16 years and 9 months. He saw 6 months’ war service, spending VE Day in Malta and VJ Day in Sydney. The day meant a lot to Bill, many residents were singing along to war time songs, including Bill who knew the words perfectly!

Head chef, Sharntelle Hall whipped up a delicious selection of freshly-baked biscuits, sandwiches, cakes and pastries for the occasion, all washed down with pots of tea and a celebratory glass of fizz to mark the occasion.

Katie Hudson, General Manager at Elm Bank said: “Many of our residents can remember the end of the war and we all know what it meant for our country so we wanted to celebrate the date and listen to our residents’ memories of the war and the experiences they lived through.”

What a wonderful Coronation Weekend we had to celebrate King Charles III.

Saturday was spent watching the Coronation on TV and reminiscing with friends. On Sunday we invited our families along for a Coronation Picnic, with live entertainment from Steve Carmel, a Coronation Quiz and Coronation Bingo.

Thank you to all the families who came along and to the staff for all their hard work and dedication over the weekend.

We hope you all had a great weekend too.

Thank you to Kettering Fire Station for visiting us all yesterday.  The 4th May marked International Firefighters' Day, and we all wanted to share our 'Thanks' to Kettering Fire Station for all of their hard work and dedication to our community and surrounding areas.

Our residents enjoyed getting to see the fire engine and talking about all the gadgets and tools you have. We can't wait to have you come along again to do talks and meet more of our residents.

We hope you enjoyed your cakes and goodie bags. Thank you all for your service.

Thank you so much to St Peter's School for inviting us along to your Coronation event. The weather didn't stop an amazing afternoon. The children as always were a pleasure and so polite and helpful. You all did yourself so proud with the whole event and what wonderful singing by all the children.

Well Done to you all.

Thank you to Mr Thomas for your support and organisation with helping the residents attend your event. We hope to return the invite to a future event at Elm Bank soon.

We'd like to announce our Winner of our Dog Photography Competition - Bailey a 1 year old Golden Retriever. One resident mentioned about the hard work that Golden Retrievers' do as Guide Dogs alongside their companions the Labradors.

Residents had so much fun looking at all of the wonderful dog photos that got sent through, it was a hard decision for the residents to choose a Winner of our Dog Photography Competition. Thank you to everyone who sent in their beautiful dogs.

Thank you again to Jollyes Kettering - The Pet People for the Dog Hamper. We're sure Bailey will enjoy all of her treats and goodies.

Thank you to Jollyes Kettering - The Pet People for donating a Hamper for our Dog Photography Competition filled with lots of Dog Goodies. We can't wait to share with you all, the winner of our competition.