Cressingham House News

The people we care for created their own Easter bonnets.

It has become a tradition now at Cressingham that the funeral procession of someone who has lived with us stops outside Cressingham House, giving us all the opportunity to say goodbye. This has just happened and made me stop and spend a little time remembering Ellen Moore. I try to encourage those who live with […]

We are pleased to share some photos from our Christmas at Cressingham House. It was a time of festive food and dancing. One of the people we care for received two beautiful bouquets of flowers from her son and grandson.

At Cressingham House we have been busy putting up Christmas decorations and adorning Christmas trees. We also include a photograph of the tree we made for Remembrance Sunday.

We have had a poetry afternoon today and thought you might like to read some poems written by some of the people we care for. Poem by Joyce Howells At Cressingham House nothing is too much trouble With lockdown imposed we’re in our little bubble The care and attention is second to none Just ask […]

People in our community often have challenges with their mental health and more so in unprecedented times like these. Promoting mental health and well-being are very important to us. When we recently heard voices coming from our back yard, we went to investigate and there was Simon* in the grounds of the property behind Cressingham […]

At Cressingham House a couple of things we did recently were celebrating Chinese New Year with a Chinese takeaway and by decorating the tables for the occasion. The residents and staff had a great time. We also had a baking afternoon, and the residents enjoyed making cupcakes.

In December we held our Christmas Fair. The staff brought in donations for the raffle prizes and bric-a-brac and we ended up with some fantastic prizes. I got in touch with local businesses too, such as restaurants and the bowling alley and they were happy to help. It was lovely to see everyone coming together […]