We had a Harvest Festival Sing-Along, led by Tina. This was enjoyed by all the community, and included creative displays using vegetables that we have grown in our garden. There were also seasonal paintings by our people living in our Community decorating the room for our Harvest Festival. During September two people living with us […]
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Erith House News – Congratulations, Cake, Crafts and … Tree!
Congratulations to Chloe Masters, (daughter of Registered Manager Conni) who got the A-level results she needed to be able to take up her first choice of university place at Cardiff University. She is studying English Language and Linguistics, and we are all really proud of her! A pretty daisy cake made by our Kitchen Manager […]
Rose Lawn News – Welcome to Autumn!
September seems to have passed by so quickly and we are now officially in Autumn. This is an autumnal scene in our local park, The Byes. As the weather has become colder, we’ve been enjoying passing the time with competitive board games. Our Monopoly board is based on Exeter.
Romans News – Birthdays, Barbecue and Skittles!
One of our ladies had her 93rd birthday celebration at lunch time recently. The cake was made in-house by our cook. The photo frame was beautiful with photos of her great grandchildren placed inside it. Another lady, Joan, celebrated her 95th birthday recently. Joan’s daughter sat outside in the back garden with a small picnic […]
Cressingham House News – Poetry Afternoon
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 […]
Fair Havens News – A Special Thank You
We have had some fun days at Fair Havens in the last couple of months. We celebrated a resident’s 100th birthday and Jean loved her day. In September some of the residents enjoyed decorating hats and making glow stick flowers and rings. We would like to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU to our staff and […]
Walmer House News – Happy Birthday!
Our newest resident, Gilly, celebrated her 88th birthday a few days after moving in and what better way of celebrating than with a cake!
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
Keychange is currently working with friends and family to facilitate visits. We understand it has been a trying time, and we want to keep connections open as much as we possibly can. Every visit will be risk-assessed, and there is a protocol to follow. We aim for visits to happen in the safest way possible, […]
Alexander House News – Newsletter Extracts
Music and singing are a big part of life here at Alexander House, and the residents love choosing hymns to sing. Some hymns bring back memories of their childhood while other hymns are new to them. The residents always look forward to our services at Alexander House. This month we had Prayers and Hymns with […]
Sceats News – New-look and New-purpose Courtyard
This picture shows Joyce Batten, enjoying time in and helping with gardening in the courtyard garden during Covid-19 pandemic. At Sceats we were very happy and thankful to receive donated gifts from our local church of plants to bright up our immediate area (as seen in the picture). We commenced the planting but also updated […]
Erith House News – Crafts, Garden and Chocolate!
Arts and Crafts have been more important than ever in recent months – here one of our residents is proudly showing off the 3-D craft that she made. Our residents have been making the most of the sun in our garden and some of them also enjoy a daily walk taking walks around it and […]
