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We have had some wonderful weather during June, really hot days. We have been in the garden making the most of the sun and soaking up that vitamin D. The gardening club planted up pots with sage, mint and lavender, hopefully the kitchen will make use of them once they are established.
We have baked cakes, coconut, chocolate cornflake cakes, Rocky road and fruit cake. Our art classes were inspired by the sea this month. We painted Pictures of dolphins and jellyfish on paper plates, which made a wonderful display in the lounge. The cinema club showed a mixture of films such as, Samson and Delilah, Return of the Musketeers, 49th Parallel, Anastasia to name but a few.
We sampled Whisky punch, white wine spritzer, fizzy apple and orange, beer and fizzy blackberry on ‘Fizzy Friday’. ‘Taste it Tuesday’ we visited France🇫🇷 and and had French cheese selection with baguette, grapes and French wine. We had Jamaican 🇯🇲 jerk chicken, rice, crackers and super malt beer. Across to Asia for a Thai 🇹ðŸ‡Red curry, rice and Singha beer and lastly back to Italy 🇮🇹for spaghetti bolognese, pizza and Italian chianti. It was all very tasty and enjoyed by all of us. We had a trip out on the mini-bus to Ramsgate which was most enjoyable. For those of us who can’t get about as much we had hand massages and seated exercise classes that help keep us going after all that food and drink.
We kept the ‘Little Grey Cells’ active with quizzes and board games as we know it’s important to keep the brain active as well as the body.
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Well we are well in to Spring now. We are still in lockdown though but at least the weather has been wonderful and we can make the most of the beautiful garden that we have.
With no visitors coming and going we have been kept occupied with an array of activities. ‘Taste it Tuesday’ has seen us visiting Canada, Cuba, Vietnam and Indonesia, very different flavours and unusual food from Canada, bacon and pancakes? Fizzy Friday we tested Pimms’s with lemonade, Sangria with lemon and lime and gin with a choice of tonic, lemon or orangeade. Film Club saw some old favourites and some new arrivals but the popcorn was the same.
We celebrated VE Day, which we all remembered. At 10.30 we had a briefing on the days activities. We started with a VE Day quiz, just to make sure ‘Those Little Grey Cells’ we’re working. This was followed by a Fish and Chip lunch for us and staff. After lunch we were entertained by Mandy Reynolds and at 3pm we all sat down for afternoon tea a great day was had by all and many memories came back to a lot of us.
Those that could, took part in the Residents meeting to discuss any worries that we might have, especially at these uncertain times. We are continuing to Face Time our families and phone them, which we all feel is very helpful and keeps us close. In our baking club we made vanilla cup-cakes, rice crispy cakes, coffee cake and scones. As the weather has been so good we have had many garden games. Hoopla, giant naughts and crosses and dominoes, croquet and numerous seated ball games. The gardening club were in action repotting their carnations and placing them out for all to see. And the art class got us painting a sunflower field and using balloons as flowers, we painted a vase of balloons.
We used potato stencils to make pictures of butterflies and dandelions. For those of us who can’t join in with activities, we had hand massages and manicures, there is never a dull moment. We look forward to the day that the world comes back to some normality.
In the meantime you keep safe as we will.
Well we are still in Lockdown but keeping busy. The weather has been lovely so plenty of time spent in the garden. We have taken up reading the newspapers together, just so we can get an idea of what the rest of the world is doing during these extraordinary times.
We are still ‘Face Timing’ family members and talking on the phone. We have had our usual mix of arts and crafts, baking, bingo and quiz’s. Our exercise classes with Tony, Georgia and Pattie have kept us moving.
Our singing voices were put to the test with an ABBA karaoke. We have had film afternoons, with some old favourites and treated to manicures and hand massages. We have been in the garden with the gardening club and the greenhouse is coming on a treat with tomatoes. We have had a church service but because of Lockdown it was conducted by Home Staff.
We do pray that everyone keeps safe. All of the staff are doing a wonderful job and let’s keep our fingers crossed that ‘The Virus’ is soon no longer with us.
Well, here we are and March already behind us. We have been busy, even with the restrictions on the home with the Coronavirus. We managed to get two trips out to the ‘Tulip Tea Room’ and Deal Sea Front before we went in to self isolation. All the staff are working incredibly hard to keep our minds and bodies active in these uncertain times.
The alcoholic drinks on ‘Fizzy Friday’ are certainly doing the trick to keep ‘our spirits’ up. We have sampled Vodkas and tonic, red wine, Prosecco and orange fizz, beer, fruit punch and banana milkshake’s to name but a few.
Even though we can not leave the home we have visited Asia, Poland, Ireland, Japan and Turkey on ‘Taste it Tuesday’. This included St Patrick’s day, which we celebrated in fine style. As usual the catering staff excel themselves to give us the delights of food from different countries.
We have had exercise classes to keep us moving and our usual creative art, games and gardening activities.
Film club presented us with a variety of movies including, Gallipoli, The Inn if the Sixth Happiness, How to catch a Thief and many more. We have missed our singing entertainment, from our usual talented artists of the area but I’m sure they will be back when when everything is back to normal.
Meanwhile keep safe everyone.
COVID - 19 Update:
Due to the risk to our residents we are no longer having external entertainment, however for the foreseeable future we will be increasing our in house entertainment.
Coming soon our weekly blog
Well here we are the start of a new decade. With the Christmas and New Year festivities out of the way it’s business as usual. Our old musical friends Jon Beetham, Tom Abraham’s, Chris Field, Jasmine, Geoff Stephens, Stella and ole favourite Glenda have sung and played in the start of the year. We enjoyed, as always, the Church service, conducted by the village elders, which we appreciate very much as we haven’t, at this time, a permanent Vicar.
We have been out and about on ‘Tony’s Tours’, weather permitting. We visited Preston Tea Gardens, Gibson’s Farm Shop, The Tadpole Tea room and MamaFeelGood’s. We ventured further a field with ‘Taste It Tuesday’. Tasting the delights of Algeria, Greece, The Czech Republic and the United States of America. Fizzy Friday we toasted Sangria, Fruit Smoothie, Wine, Lemon and Lime Bellini, Shandy, Prosecco and White Wine Spritzer.
We had all our usual arts, crafts, baking, hand massage and bingo, which keeps us all busy. We are looking forward to getting back to the gardening club when the weather improves. We finished the month with a residents meeting to plan what we would like to do in 2020.
Well February was a wet one. We kept an eye on the river and the cellar to see if we needed to hand out life jackets. Joking apart it’s been quite miserable on the outside but inside we have been very busy to make up for the weather. We have visited Peru, Russia, and Jamaica on ‘Taste it Tuesday’ and off coarse we celebrated Pancake Day and the staff raced each other while tossing their pancakes. ‘Fizzy Friday’ had us tasting Bucks Fizz, Shandy, Prosecco, Strawberry-lemonade and Guineas.
Even with the rain we managed to have trips out when the sun shone. We took trips too the Elam Valley vin yard and the valley itself is very beautiful. Preston garden Centre is always a favourite and they do very good tea and cake. We also tried the Tulip tea rooms in Bridge and I’m sure we will revisit in the coming months.
The Film afternoon saw some old favourites. The Kings Speech, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Top Hat and many more. We have been entertained by Chris Field, Geoff Stephens, Jon Beetham, Jasmine, old favourite Glenda and a special Valentines Day sing along with Mandy Reynolds. We joined the over 60’s club at Littlebourne village hall for a Bingo afternoon with a very delicious tea.
We had a residents meeting to discuss any concerns, things we would like to do in the coming months and menu changes. Once again we are grateful to the Church elders who give their time up to come in an hold a service for us. We can only hope the weather improves and we can, in the coming months, get out in to the garden with our gardening club, roll on summer.
We entered the Christmas month with a choir who sang beautifully and we all joined in which got us in to the ‘Festive Spirit’. We enjoyed parties throughout the month. We were invited to join the children at Littlebourne CofE Primary School for their festivities which was wonderful. And of course or own home party in which relatives and staff enjoyed a splendid buffet and entertainment. The catering staff always put on a great feast for us and work really hard to ensure we enjoy ourselves. Jasmine entertained us with her singing and we joined in with the songs, we also had a fabulous raffle with lots of prizes. It was especially lovely watching residents grandchildren enjoying the time with us.
Our usual ‘Taste it Tuesday’ had us visit France, Greece and Egypt. Our Fizzy Fridays where mainly Prosecco based as it was Christmas so we had a lot of bubbles. At the cinema club, we watched Festive based films such as, Miracle on 34th Street, The Snowman, Meet me in St Louis along with many others. The months musical entertainment saw Glenda, Geoff Stevens, Tom Abraham’s, Jon Beetham and Chris Fields singing Carols and the Littlebourne Brownie Group came in to see us as well.
Christmas dinner was delicious, and we were joined by staff and residents relatives so as you can imagine there were lots of us and again the kitchen staff excelled. Santa Claus came and we all had a bag of goodies, distributed by Santa’s little helpers. We now look forward to 2020, a new decade, a new year with different challenges.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year.
Well November started with a ‘Bang’. The fireworks were wonderful and we all really enjoyed them and we had the added musical entertainment of Glenda, who is always a favourite. We have carried on the musical theme this month with a Staff/Resident Karaoke and entertained by Geoff Stephens, Alan Harry, Tom Abrahams and Jon Beetham, who always get us singing and dancing. We had a church service, which is always appreciated, that our local Lay Preachers take the time to fit us in.
We also reflected the past conflicts on Remembrance Sunday. ‘Taste it Tuesday’ we travelled to Argentina, Japan, Belgium, Romania and Germany, which our German residents loved. ‘Fizzy Friday’ had us tasting gin and tonic, raspberry lemonade, fizzy mango, sparkling rose and grapefruit, pina coladas, passion fruit martini, fruit punch and sparkling lemonade and lime. We have had a variety of films to watch on our Cinema afternoons. The King and I, Top Hat, Sherlock Holmes and many more.
‘Tony’s Trips Out’ took us to Mama Feel Goods coffee shop, Preston Garden Centre, always good for a cuppa and Chatham garden centre. We were entertained by a very agile Belly Dancer and some of us attempted to replicate the moves. We finished the month with a residents meeting to discuss any concerns that we may have and projects we would like to see in the future. We are looking forward to the Festive Cheer of December
October, the Witching month and what fun we had carving our pumpkins and the designs were amazing. It’s been rather a wet month and the garden is looking really autumnal now even though there are still patches of colour where the last of the flowers are still in bloom. We have had our arts and craft days and been very creative in our work. Our usual musical entertainers have been in. Tom, Chris, Glenda, Jon, Geoff, Jasmine and a new comer called Alan, they were all very good and we always enjoy a sing-a-long. Tony has taken us out on the mini-bus to visit the Spitfire museum at Manston airport, the Chillingham tea rooms, Preston Garden Centre and the Tadpole Tea room, which sounds like something out of Harry Potter. We have visited China, Italy, Poland, France and Asia on our ‘Taste it Tuesday’ all very delicious from our catering department. Fizzy Friday had us sampling Long Island iced Tea, pink Majito, cloudy Lemonade, Expresso martini’s, sparkling apple and raspberry lemonade with Bacardi, white wine spritzer’s, red wine and ice cream sodas. We watched Charlie Chaplin, Dr Zhivago, Norman Wisdom, Camelot, The 39 Steps and The Kings Speech to name but a few. We visited the village hall for bingo and afternoon tea, always lovely to catch up with our friends. Zoe held our gardening club and we discussed what we needed to do in the coming winter months in and out of the greenhouse. We held a residents meeting and had a church service where we gave thanks for the Harvest and the local farming community. We are looking forward to next month and Bonfire night. Before you know it The Festive Season will be upon us.
We are now at the end of the summer months and that autumnal nip is in the air.
The garden is still in bloom though and we are still managing to get out amongst the flowers during the day when it’s warm. We have had another busy month with visits to the Staple vineyard, Weatherspoons for fish and chips, Tadpole Coffee Shop, Mama Feelgood Coffee Shop and two trips to the village hall for an afternoon tea and bingo session. Further afield we have visited Vietnam, Cuba, India and Spain on our ‘Taste it Tuesday’ treat, all very flavoursome and once again the catering staff did a great job.
We have been entertained by our usual wonderful singers. Jon Beetham, Geoff Stephens, Chris Field, Glenda and Jasmine and her 60’s Divas, we always have a sing along with them. Our cinema club had some classic films on offer. Brief Encounter, Rebecca, The Man With The Golden Gun, and many more. We have had our usual ‘Arts and Crafts’, manicures, exercise classes, cooking and one-to-ones. Fizzy Friday had us sampling Mojitoes, Passion fruit Mojitoes, Pina Coladas, Passion Fruit Martinis, Pink Lemonade and for those who prefer not to have alcohol sampled non-alcoholic raspberry Mojitoes.
The staff, visitors and residents enjoyed fund raising for Macmillan by holding an afternoon tea and cake event. We ended the month with a residents meeting to air any concerns we may have and to discuss what we would like to do in future months. Looking forward to what’s in store next month with Halloween high on the agenda.
The month of August, when the surrounding country side is waiting for the farmers to bring in the harvest. Our own gardening club have been busy in the greenhouse and on the raised bed bringing in our produce. We have had an abundance of tomatoes, rhubarb, runner beans and plants. We have been out and about with Tony on the Mini-bus to various destinations around the coast, a favourite is Deal where we have ice-creams along the beach.
The village hall has entertained us this month with afternoon tea and a Bingo afternoon which was really enjoyable. It’s lovely to meet residents of the village. We have had our usual musical entertainers. Jon, Tom, Glenda, Mandy, Geoff and Chris for a sing-song. The Arabic dancer returned to give us all another display of agility on the dance floor and we joined in with the percussion instruments. ‘Taste it Tuesday’ had the delights of the catering staff getting us to taste Thai, Italian, Pakistani and Australian Food which were all very delicious.
‘Fizzy Friday’ is always a treat. Gin and Tonics, Bucks Fizz, Shandy’s and Ice cream sodas. We have had cinema club, arts and crafts, painting, chair aerobics, quizzes and dance sessions, we do seem to cram in so much, keeping us on our toes. Our resident meeting went well, these are always useful for both residents and staff to put forward suggestions and concerns that may arise.
We had the Church Service for those who wished to attend and we are always grateful that they make time to come in to the home to allow us to have this service. Here’s looking forward to September, which I’m sure will be as full and entertaining.
This month on the 5th of April our lovely Resident Peggy turns 100 , she had a lovely cake and plenty of birthday cards, including a birthday card from the Queen to mark her centenary.
We would like to this opportunity to wish Peggy a very happy 100th birthday and heres to many more!
Upcoming Events
Blog Week 13
06
Jul
It seems incredible that we are now in July and have been in ‘lockdown’ for over three months. The we
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summer Fair
02
Jun
Littlebourne House hold the Summer Fair on 2nd of June from 2pm - 5pm. Jasmine will entertain us by singing Jazz and Swing music. B
Taste it Tuesday
05
Jun
“TASTE TUESDAY” AND”TRAVEL THE WORLD” - Resdients will enjoy Chinese Food and discuss facts about China
session with Alexa
06
Jun
Resisdents will experience new technology - Alexa - to play their favourite music.
session with TOVERTAFEL
13
Jun
Our Magic Table - TOVERTAFEL - another new technology for our residents to experience
Alzheimer's Society - Cup Cake Day
14
Jun
Raising funds for Alzheimer's Society - Cup Cake Day. Staff participated by making cakes and cup cakes.
session with TOVERTAFEL
19
Jun
TOVERTAFEL - our magic table with brain simulating games for residents. Another new technology to experience.
session with TOVERTAFEL
28
Jun
Experiencing new technolgies - TOVERTAFEL - our magic table with brain simulating games
Memorial Hall Afternoon Tea
04
Jun
4th June 2.00 pm (Tuesday) Littlebourne Memorial Village Hall-Tea Afternoon Every 1st Tuesday of the Month 2.00
Church Service
05
Jun
5th June 11.00 am (Wednesday) Church Service The Holy Communion service will be held monthly 11.00 a.m. for any
Garden Club
06
Jun
6th June 10.30 am (Thursday) Garden Club There are many studies on the benefits of gardening both for the mind
Music Entertainment
07
Jun
7th June 11.00 am (Friday) Chris Field "Chris Field has been a professional singer entertainer since 2005.
Music Entertainment
13
Jun
13th June 11.00 am (Thursday) Tom Abrahams “Thomas Abrahams is a gypsy jazz guitarist inspired by the gre
Music Entertainment
17
Jun
17th June 2.30 pm (Monday) Geoff Stephens Classic 40's, 50's, 60's, Country, Irish and Easy Listening I
Bingo at the War Memorial Hall
20
Jun
20th June 2.00 pm (Thursday) Bingo afternoon Village Hall Every 3rd Thursday of the Month 2.00 pm Tea/c
summer Fair
22
Jun
22ndJune 1.30 pm (Saturday) MANDY SUMMER FAIR (12.00 pm-3.00 pm) Now in my 20th year of singing professionally
Music Entertainment
26
Jun
26th June (Wednesday) 11.00 am Glenda Lovely singer, interact with The Residents, dressed costumes such as Snow
Tea Party
28
Jun
28th June 3.00 pm TEA PARTY including certificates for resident’s Bingo, Quiz winners and Exercise.
Blog Week 9
01
Jun
WEEK 9 BLOG Glorious spring sunshine all week saw lots of outdoor activities, from games, arts and crafts to an afternoon
Taste it Tuesday
02
Jun
Argentinian Food, This week we will be travelling to Argentina on Taste it Tuesday samplin
Blog Week 10
05
Jun
WEEK 10 BLOG This week we had a real mixture of weather conditions. Sunshine and warmth turning to showery and windy weat
Taste it Tuesday
09
Jun
This week we are sampling delights from France. With an afternoon of fun facts and a quiz&
Afternoon tea for The Queens Official Birthday
13
Jun
Afternoon tea to celebrate The Queens Official Birthday
Blog Week 11
15
Jun
WEEK 11 BLOG This week saw a return to chilly mornings and April showers. On the days that it was warm enough residents e
Taste it Tuesday
16
Jun
This week sees us travelling to Jamaica for Taste it Tuesday. Followed by an afternoon of
Alzheimers Tea Party
19
Jun
3:15 pm tea party to support the Alzheimers Society Baking to beat Dementia
Blog Week 12
21
Jun
WEEK 12 BLOG This week was a really busyone. The weather was kind and lots of activities were held outside. Taste it Tues
Taste it Tuesday
23
Jun
This week we sample the culinary flavours of Thailand, followed by our afternoon information and quiz
Taste it Tuesday and Travel the World
01
May
Tasting Australian food and exploring facts about the country
Church Service
01
May
The Holy Communion service will be held monthly 11.00 a.m. for any resident to attend. For Catholic residents, a priest visits the care home and pr
Garden Club
02
May
There are many studies on the benefits of gardening both for the mind and the body. Simply being outdoors and connecting with nature can have a cla
Music Entertainment
02
May
Jasmine sings the classics from the Rat Pack, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole et al. Swing along with the best hits includin
Music Entertainment
07
May
“Thomas Abrahams is a gypsy jazz guitarist inspired by the great maestro Django Reinhardt of Paris in the 30s and 40s. His performance includ
Bingo at the War Memorial Hall
16
May
Do you fancy a chat, cup of tea and a friendly game of BINGO? Come along to the Lounge, every third Thursday in the month at 2pm.
Music Entertainment
20
May
Classic 40's, 50's, 60's, Country, Irish and Easy Listening In a career spanning two decades Geoff Stephens with his smooth velvet voice an
Chair Yoga
21
May
Chair Yoga with Jess involves gentle movement, yoga postures and breathing whilst seated in a chair. The seated postures help to improve mobility,
Chair Yoga
28
May
Chair Yoga with Jess involves gentle movement, yoga postures and breathing whilst seated in a chair. The seated postures help to improve mobility,
Tea Party
31
May
Residents Tea Party, including certificates for resident’s Bingo, Scrabble, Quiz winners and Exercise, art/painting.
V.E. Day 75th Anniversary Celebrations
08
May
V.E. Day 75th Anniversary Music Entertainment in the garden. We will be having some music
Blog Week 6
10
May
This week has seen the weather yet again being kind to us and everyone being able to enjoy activities in the garden. For those residents who
Blog Week 7
17
May
WEEK 7 BLOG After the commemorative V.E. Day Celebrations this week has been a much quiete
Blog Week 8
24
May
WEEK 8 BLOG Another lovely sunny and warm week. Wednesday was especially hot. For those residents who enjoy the outdoors
April Week 1 Blog
01
Apr
April Week 1 Blog: This week everyone enjoyed the lovely spring sunshine, we celebrated a residents 101st birthday and on
Easter Week Blog
12
Apr
This week residents and staff sampled food from Germany on Taste it Tuesday - Sauerkraut, Bratwurst and lots more which everyone enjoyed. We
Blog Week 3
13
Apr
This week after the busy Easter weekend we had a calmer start to our activities enjoying some stencilling and painting. Tuesday we tasted foo
Music Entertainment
08
Mar
Music Entertainment with Tom Abrahams from 11:00 am Thomas Abrahams is a gypsy jazz guitarist inspired by the great maestro Django Reinhard
st Patricks Day
17
Mar
St Patricks Day, Arts and Crafts, Baking and a Quiz, followed by a special supper for the residents
Music Entertainment
18
Mar
Music Entertainment with Geoff Stephens from 2:30pm to celebrate St Patricks Day Geoff Stephens Classic 40's, 50's, 60's, Cou
Music Entertainment
25
Mar
Music Entertainment with Chris Field from 11:00 am Chris Field has been a professional singer entertainer since 2005. Chris started
Garden Club
28
Mar
March GARDEN CLUB 10.30 am There are many studies on the benefits of gardening both for the mind and the body. Simply being outdoors and co
Chair Yoga
29
Mar
CHAIR YOGA WITH JESSICA Chair yoga is a modification of ‘traditional’ yoga, featuring poses that are adapted so that they can b
Resident's Meeting
28
Feb
Meeting with residents at 11.00 am to discuss any concerns, any suggestions on new activities/entertainment that they would like to ejo
Taste It Tuesday Chinese New Year
05
Feb
Taste It Tuesday this week is in celebration of the chinese new year so we are having Chinese food
Taste it Tuesday's
19
Feb
Taste it Tuesday this week is set in Russia, with some delectible Russian quisine
Taste it Tuesday's
08
Jan
Taste it Tuesday returns for 2019, throughout January we will be trying: New Year Tea Party- pork pie, scotch eggs, salmon sandwiche
Film Afternoons
22
Jan
Film afternoons in January saw us keeping warm inside watching a few different films: 1.King’s speech Breakf
Tony's Tours
23
Jan
Tony has been taking us on some fantastic trips in January: Hurricane Museum Manston Wyevale Garden Centre Chartham
Fizzy Fridays January
25
Jan
Fizzy Fridays is a favourite here are a what weve been tasting during Fridays: Prosecco, white wine Coca cola, lemon and l
Music Entertainment
31
Jan
Throughout January we had a selection of fantastic music entertainment: 9th we had Chris Field, 17th we had Tom Abrahams, 2
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