This week has been very busy with lots of exciting visitors booked in with our activities team to entertain our residents. We have had yoga, scrabble and the Children visited from a local childminding group. The children did some craft and entertained us with their singing.
On Film Afternoon we watched Dad’s Army. We have played Playing Card Bingo and had some Brain Games to exercise the mind. Craft afternoon saw us making cute hedgehogs from pine cones which we gave to the children.
We’ve had another enjoyable week in Activities with lots to do and see.
We celebrated Armistice Day and a good number joined the Remembrance Day Service.
In preparation the residents made some lovely poppy wreaths to decorate the lounge with.
We enjoyed some poppy decorated buns made by Michele on Coffee Morning and had a themed quiz for Remembrance Weekend.
Joan and Joy played the piano on Puzzle Afternoon, which people enjoyed.
The Ukelele Lady entertained us on Tuesday and 19 people turned up for Roy’s Music Club.
We have also had the monthly Poetry Club and the visit from Maggie-Mae the PAT Dog.
Joyce making Ghosts for the display.
Another very active and busy week for our residents with our usual active games and our physiotherapist doing her rounds. We have also had a visit from Helena who does a yoga class for our residents which they thoroughly enjoy.
Also, Zoo Lab come to visit us showcased a varied range of insects and exotic animals such as tree frogs, snails, hissing cockroaches, python, and millipedes. This raised many interesting questions from some of the residents (See pictures).
We also enjoyed our fortnightly music club; this week it was Marcia’s choice. Later in the week we had some fun playing wildlife bingo, coloring morning and film afternoon on Saturday watching ‘The Greatest Showman’.
Broomgrove will be holding our annual bonfire celebrations on the 3rd of November 2023 @4pm-6.30pm (food will be served at 4.30pm).
If you would like to attend, please RSVP admin@broomgrove-trust.co.uk by the 31st of October.
Tickets are £7.50 pp this includes drinks and refreshments.
Menu
Ratatouille cheese pie
Meat and potato pie
Sticky toffee pudding
Panna Cotta
