Activities at Milford House Care Home

Residents had the best afternoon sailing out onto Southampton Water aboard the Alison MacGregor. The conditions were perfect as we cruised and enjoyed the sights. Our thanks to the great crew who volunteer with Solent Dolphin to make these trips possible – as one resident said ‘ The trip was wonderful – nothing was too much trouble for the crew who made us tea, commentated on the sights and chatted to us throughout the trip – I could not have enjoyed it more!’   Residents are already looking forward to our next trip later in the year.

Residents had a fascinating afternoon with Sandra from Charmworth Miniatures who brought along her beautiful miniature clothes models showing off forties fashion. The workmanship was absolutely exquisite and residents loved looking at and handling the dresses and hearing about how they were made and the stories behind the fashion. The lovely wedding dress was made from parachute silk as other sources would have been hard to come by. Another trick was to make different collars to wear under a cardigan to create lots of different looks and shirts could be made from a large square scarf! Necessity really was the mother of invention. There was lots of discussion about the fashions, how they were worn and lots of reminiscing from everyone. It was a very special afternoon.

Residents and staff at Milford enjoyed three days of celebrations ‘fit for a King!’  Over the bank holiday weekend the home held Coronation events each day culminating in ‘The Big Coronation Cream Tea Party & Fete’ on the Monday to draw the festivities to an end with a bang.  The whole home came together to celebrate our new King and talk about the new era the country is entering.

Jane a resident said: “We have just had the most wonderful weekend celebrating our new King.  Saturday was magical as we watched the Coronation together with a buffet meal in surroundings decorated so wonderfully – the whole day felt really special.  It has also been lovely to have family and friends come for our Cream Team Party today and despite the rather drizzly weather nothing has dampened our celebrations!’

The adorable alpaca duo Almond and Caramac visited Milford with their handler Wendy and brought a smile to everyone they met! Perfectly behaved, they toured the home greeting residents in a packed Conservatory and meeting others in their rooms. Nothing fazed them as they did the rounds to admiring pats from residents and visitors alike. It was a fabulous afternoon and we were all sad to see them depart - they really were the perfect guests. Thank you Wendy, Almond and Caramac - come again soon!

Inspired by the warmer weather and the flowers popping up in the garden residents had a session flower arranging and creating lovely butterflies to go with them. Over the weekend we had seen a few butterflies about in the garden and hopefully this means that summer is truly on the way - but rather than leave it to chance we created our own indoor spring! The colours are gorgeous and lift the spirits. We had some visitors joining in as well to see what was going on which was lovely.

Residents really got into the fun of Easter as eggs and treats did the rounds on Easter Day (including non-chocolate alternatives!). Our dining tables looked suitably festive for the delicious traditional Easter lunch cooked by our chefs, which included the most yummy looking mini egg cheesecake for pudding. There was an Easter visit from Father David for blessings as well as lots of visitors to the home and gardens all of whom enjoyed the most gorgeous sunny day.