Activities at Lydfords Care Home

We marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day in style by throwing a lunch and tea party to remember.  The home was decorated in red, white and blue and residents’ staff, and the local community dressed up in their 1940s-inspired glad rags and enjoyed a street party style lunch followed by live music in the garden and dancing.

Head chef, Joseph 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.

Residents observed the national two minute silence and listened again to Churchill’s iconic speech accepting Germany’s surrender and an address from the Queen.  They reminisced about their memories of VE Day and watched clips of the celebrations that took place outside Buckingham Palace and all across London.

Resident, Julie, at Lydfords Care Home used to love ice skating as a child. Julie loves keeping active and really wanted to try roller skating to see if she could enjoy this as her new hobby. So, staff at the home made her wish a reality proving the old adage, it’s never too late.

Julie has lived at Lydfords Care Home since 2024 and is beloved by staff and residents alike. Staff at the home were delighted to be a part of making her dream come true, as they knew how much it meant to her, and they all wanted to be there to see the smile on Julie’s face when her dream was realised.

In response to this wonderful surprise, Julie, said: “I was so excited. It is such an amazing feeling to know that such a loving group of people care so much about me that they helped me to live out a dream – and I didn’t even ask.”

Anthony, General Manager at the home, said: “We believe that every moment is worth cherishing.  We want everyone we care for to know how important they are to us here at Lydfords. It is testament to the hard work and dedication of the team here in making our residents’ dreams come true.  It was wonderful to see how happy Julie was – and the staff loved being a part of this as well.”

Residents and staff at Lydfords Care Home got dressed up last weekend and attended the Mayors reception in Uckfield as surprise for the Uckfield Mayor, Councillor Bedwell.

Everyone got dressed in their evening wear to attend the event. The night was great fun with drinks, food, dancing and live music. It was a very special night as the residents’ families also attended the evening and the team at Lydfords arranged for the residents to go to surprise their family members.

Anthony, General Manager at the home, said: “We believe that every moment is worth cherishing.  We want everyone we care for to know how important they are to us here at Lydfords. It is testament to the hard work and dedication of the team here in making our residents’ and their families dreams come true.  It was wonderful to see how happy everyone was and to be able to enjoy such a special evening together – and the staff loved being a part of this as well.”

Residents were led by the care and activities team at the home to Chiddingly where they visited the local church to look at the architecture and learn about the history of the building whilst having some time to reflect. 

After they had visited the church, it was time for a trip to the Six Bells for a drink by the fire. It was a lovely afternoon and the residents really enjoyed learning about the local history.  

East Sussex Hearing joined residents, family and the local community for the day. They began the morning with a presentation on their charity and what they do, this was followed by demonstrating the equipment they have that helps support those with hearing loss. After a relaxed lunch break. The clinical team were set up in the pavilion doing free ear health care checks and maintenance on hearing aids. 

General Manager at Lydfords Care Home, Anthony Butler said: “It was lovely to have East Sussex Hearing here for the day. Everyone found the talk very informative and had chance to speak one to one with the team. The free ear health checks were ideal. We know the importance of the services and will always support our residents and those who are unable to travel a further distance!”