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 […]
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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 […]
Romans News – Cakes, Garden and Special Singer
We celebrated some birthdays recently with fabulous homemade cakes, including a Kitkat cake for a resident who was 86 years young, and a rose cake for another resident who was 94 years young. It has been lovely to make use of our back garden at Romans, where some of our residents have been enjoying the […]
Walmer House News – Surprises
Alan, a lifelong West Bromwich Albion supporter was surprised and delighted when he received a signed photograph from the current Manager which was organised by our Team Leader Natalie. One of our newest members of staff received a nice surprise recently when a teacher from her school arrived to present her with a House Lockdown […]
Romans News – Tales from Lockdown
Here at Romans we have received so many gifts, cards and expressions of kindness during lockdown. We wanted to respond and show our appreciation to those who have remembered us at this time, so we had a card-making session. Residents made cards to say thank you for gifts and thoughts from so many people. […]
Alexander House News – VE Day and other Memories
VE Day seems so long ago but the memories we made that day will last a very long time. All the residents remember the war and it was great to reminisce about old times. Our neighbour Helen and her family gifted us with a fantastic hamper, and Hurlingham School in Putney made all of our […]
Rosemary Mount News – 1960s Photoshoot and Sing-Along
Our talented and creative activities lady Mia created the backdrop for our 1960s Photoshoot and Sing-Along. Her young daughter also helped her make the amazing campervan. Everyone’s wellbeing and mental health was really boosted from just about 2 hours of fun either side of lunch.
Erith House News – Activities and Birthday during Lockdown
Despite lockdown, our residents have been doing plenty of activities and making use of our lovely garden during the splendid weather we have had. Our residents enjoyed planting flower seeds on a sunny day in the garden. This was a lovely outdoor activity, and we are now watching the seeds growing into plants. During lockdown […]
Walmer House News – Games and Quizzes
A purchase of some large new games for our residents has kept them very entertained – giant Jenga is particularly popular. Like our sister home in Torquay, our residents enjoy the Friday Fun Word Challenge. They take part both in a small group and individually in their rooms. Our Team Leader Natalie is our quizmaster […]
Cressingham House News – A Nice Tale from Lockdown
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 […]
