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Newlands Care Home had little visitors.

How would you like to come this close to a snail? – I know I wouldn’t.

On Saturday, Birchy Hill held their annual Christmas Bazaar.

There were lovely decorated Christmas cakes, Chocolate Reindeers, Sweets Sleighs, Homemade Marmalade, Baubles, Paintings and much, much more was on sale.

We had a Tombola and a ‘Pick the Bag’ game.

The Café was where our guests had a little rest with homemade cakes and cupcakes, also we had our very own ‘Elfie’ alias Dana, who was very much liked by young and old.

Also not forgetting, in the photographs you see this year’s ‘Guess the weight’- Cake with its impressive 20 pounds, won by M. Dean.

Congratulations! This afternoon was a great success. Thank you for all your purchases!

A big thank you goes to our Chef Sam who spent her days off baking, baking, baking!, and to our Leisure and Lifestyle team who was responsible for everything else.

The Ladies Choir ‘Sing for Fun’ offered to sing for and with our residents once a month and we happily agreed to this.

They were here now for their second time and everybody is thrilled by their lively engaging singing.

Their leader Cynthia brings her own piano to the sessions and hits the keys full of enthusiasm.

Thank you ‘Sing for Fun’, we are looking forward to seeing you again in December!

For many days Birchy Hill has spent preparing themselves for Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day.

We put Poppies and flags in and outside the Home and put up a display in Reception area. The residents made their own little remembrance crosses and were painting and making Poppies in their Arts and Crafts sessions.

Tony Devereux from St Luke’s Church in Sway delivered a short Remembrance Service last week. Saturday night and Sunday morning the residents had the possibility to watch the televised programme from the Royal Albert Hall and the Cenotaph.

On Monday, at 11.11 hours we had a minute of Silence. Afterwards we stayed together to listen to related poems and hymns.

..The 5^th of November’

Yes, we did remember, but not with a big bonfire or a spectacular firework, but with a lovely little tea party and piano music.

We ‘burnt’ our Guy indoors and be assured the residents were very much amused about the way I lifted Guy up to his place on the ‘fire’.

A big ‘thank you’ to Alastair, the pianist, and the kitchen team preparing a lovely tea.