Activities at Shawford Springs Care Home

This morning we managed to catch a break in the rain to get our hanging baskets potted. A big thank you to our lovely Lys for giving us a hand

Last week we were entertained by Matthew and his ukulele. The residents joined in by singing and clapping to an assortment of tunes from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s

A big Thank You to Matthew for a great afternoon’s entertainment, we look forward to welcoming you back very soon

What a lovely morning we had at our weekly community knit & natter get-together. Our knitted Valentines heart is finished and we are now also working on bunnies for Easter.

As part of our meaningful moments initiative we ask our residents if there is something special they’d like to do, or somewhere they’ve always wanted to visit. Well, Vernon told us that he’d always wanted to go to The Bombay Sapphire Distillery, so a group of us took a trip there for one of their brilliant discovery tours.

The afternoon began with a Gin & Tonic (naturally) followed by a tour of the distillery site taking in the iconic glasshouses before learning all about the distillation process. We even bought a bottle of Bombay Bramble Gin back home to enjoy with friends.



 

This week the members of our Men’s Club gathered for a beer tasting afternoon in the café. They sampled a selection of five different English ales, before voting for their favourites. Abbot Ale came out on top followed closely by London Pride, but all the ales went down a treat. The gents said they thoroughly enjoyed the session and are looking forward to their next get-together next week.

We’d like to say thank you to Barry for helping us pick a selection of beautiful primroses from our neighbours George Beckett Nurseries to go in our winter hanging baskets.