Activities at The Cedars Bourne Care Home

In honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we took the time to commemorate her and pay our tributes to the Royal Family.

In loving memory of the Queen, we worked hard to create our own Memorial Area with candles and photos of the Queen, which staff, residents, families and friends visited throughout this period of national mourning. We collected newspaper clippings and magazines celebrating the life of our beloved Monarch and created our own book of condolences, which was signed by residents, staff and families alike. On the day of the funeral, we gathered to watch and mourn together, before enjoying a special afternoon tea in memory of Her Majesty.

As a home we decided to plant a Queen Elizabeth Rose in memorial on the day of the funeral. This rose will be lovingly tended in memory of the queen; and will be joined by another on the day of the King's coronation.

We were honoured to be given the opportunity to write in the official Book Of Condolences for Lincolnshire, which will be sent to Buckingham Palace. Over forty staff and residents wrote messages and shared their own memories of the Queen. Several of our residents have met the Queen during their lives. Mary Manson, who has attended three garden parties at the Palace, said' she was a lovely lady. So kind.' Ronald Priest, who served in the Royal Air Force, described her as 'a wonderful lady, surprisingly short of stature'.

The Cedars have seasonal, fresh food made daily by Head Chef Aaron Kenney and Chef Gee Jowett, supported by their wonderful kitchen team.

We hosted a pub day in the Rowan Dining Room, with a range of drinks including wine, beer, cider and gin; a traditional pub lunch and live entertainment from Keyboardist Steve Francis.

We celebrated Daphne’s 92nd Birthday on 15th August with a delicious cake!

Staff and Residents at The Cedars Care Home in Bourne have been raising money for Dementia UK. Starting with the Dementia UK cake and coffee morning, the home was inspired to continue raising money for this wonderful charity. Following the coffee morning, the home held their Summer Fair, with a prize raffle and duck racing. The duck racing was expertly run by David and Carolyn Fawcett with Terry Dewey, from Scholes Funeral Service; along with Dr Clive Cole and Denika from The Lakeside Hereward Group Practice. We also held a non-uniform day for staff to coincide with our Beach Day and a chocolate sale for World Chocolate Day. The Cedars’ events were a big success – they managed to raise £1165.60 for Dementia UK and, most importantly, everyone had a lot of fun doing it!

The Cedars Care Home were thrilled to host a fun-filled casino day this week. Residents at The Cedars Care Home were treated to individual magic shows before being invited to our pop up casino tables for an afternoon of (pretend) gambling with a James Bond Theme. Residents tried their hand at games of chance, including Roulette and Blackjack, whilst enjoying music from the James Bond films and a glass of wine. Resident Janet Hawker was very excited to join in and really enjoyed the games. She said “that was really very good fun and I’m glad so many people were able to come. Well done!”