OFF TO THE CIRCUS 🎪🤡
Yesterday we visited Circus Fantasia! We were all amazed at the wonderful performances, from juggling and back flips to doing the limbo with fire 🔥
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ALOHA! We took advantage of the lovely weather today as we hosted a Hawaii party.
We enjoyed some lovely mocktails and punch, accompanied by some fresh fruit skewers.
We all had a wonderful afternoon and will certainly sleep well this evening 😊🏝️🌞
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For the second week a lovely lady called Julie has brought us in some beautiful and fragrant flowers from her garden 🌸🪻we had a lovely time arranging them into vases 💐
and they are in bedrooms, lounged and dining areas brightening up our home. Thank you Julie, so very kind of you to think of us 💚
Laura Birch, lifestyle coordinator at Alderwood, has completed an extreme abseil at the National Lift Tower in Northampton to raise money for St Helena Hospice in Colchester
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Care home arranges for football fan Mike to attend his first match following a life-altering stroke 35 years ago
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Residents at Alderwood Care Home are helping the Year 3 children of North Primary School to better understand dementia with help from the Archie Project.
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Neil Kirk was a passionate skier until he suffered a stroke 12 years ago. Thanks to the team, Neil hit the slopes at the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead on his 86th birthday.
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Care home resident, Dottie Hamilton, has had a near 80 year old dream to feature in a film come true
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A spin in a rare 1930s Chevrolet delighted residents on a recent spin through Colchester
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There were celebrations all round recently when we were presented with the Great British Care Awards’ regional Social Care Covid Hero award at a prestigious awards ceremony in London.
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We are proud to support the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination in our home, boosting our existing safety measures and bringing a much-welcomed light at the end of the tunnel.
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Residents sent out 100 ‘Rainbows of Thanks’ in a special Christmas project.
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Discover how our Lifestyle Team has been busy adapting our packed schedule of meaningful activities and events with heartwarming results.
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, we have been overwhelmed by the way the local community has reached out to our residents with unwavering kindness and generosity.
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Chefs Paul Rush and Nathan Sutton joined celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott at the launch of a remarkable new cookery book, specially developed for Alderwood Care Home.
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