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The Bagpiper came to celebrate Christmas again in December 2017 and he was a massive hit with our Scottish Residents

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.