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Clive Ashton celebrated his birthday in style.

As an addition to the usual celebrations, he enjoyed a musical afternoon in Peggy’s Café with a tiny glass of ‘G+T’.

We wish you Many Happy Returns!

Every Birthday at Birchy Hill is celebrated with a proper birthday cake (not always with the right number of candles), balloons, and birthday banners.

Luis Andrade plays a little birthday song on the piano and the Staff and the Residents sing ‘Happy Birthday’. Then birthday cards and presents are opened, and we make sure that it’s a great day for everyone.

Last weekend we celebrated 3 birthdays: May Leadbetter’s (to be seen in the photograph), Clive Ashton’s and finally our nurse Juliet Sing’s 60^th; she was very shy and didn’t want to tell us, but we lifted her secret.

A very ‘Happy Birthday’ from all of us!

“I had one just like this!” was a Resident’s reaction when she saw our new record player.

Last year Birchy Hill received a donation of a large amount of records (LPs and Singles). We then purchased a retro style record player and brought the two together.

At the weekend we had our first little retro music party which was a great success with all present. Drinks and chocolates were offered, and you could hear everybody singing and humming to the old-time songs.

For sure, this will become a regular activity in Birchy Hill.

Golden Wing for Mario

Mario Bandonill, Kitchen Assistant at Birchy Hill, was awarded with a certificate by Gill Robinson, our Operations Director, and the ‘Golden Wing’ by our Manager Mark Yon, as a sign for being a great colleague to both Chefs, and as a wonderful help to new Staff.

Mario has worked for Angel Care plc for 11 years and is very loyal to the Service. And last, but not least, Mario has a lovely sense of humour.

Well done Mario, congratulations from all.

Very Dedicated to her Job

Manju V.Poulose was awarded with the monthly Highflyer Award for December 2017.

She is not only very dedicated to her job as a Nurse at Birchy Hill but she is also very loyal and very flexible to the Service.

Manju’s work is much appreciated.

In the photograph you see her receiving the ‘Golden Wing’ from our Manager Mark Yon, after Gill Robinson, the Operations Director, awarded her with a certificate.

Congratulations Manju, well done!