VE Day Archives - Devonshire Care

Springtime Fun and Celebrations at Charnley House Care Home

The past few weeks at Charnley House Care Home in Hyde have been packed with fun, creativity, and community spirit as residents enjoyed a variety of activities to celebrate the season.

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Easter Treats and Tasty Bakes

We kicked things off with a delightful Easter baking session, where residents rolled up their sleeves to make crispy chocolate Easter buns. There was plenty of laughter as we stirred, shaped, and of course sampled, the delicious creations. Everyone enjoyed tucking into the sweet treats with a well-earned cup of tea afterwards.

Supersized Fun: Giant Snakes and Ladders

Bringing out our playful sides, we had a wonderful time playing a giant game of Snakes and Ladders, complete with oversized dice! The room was filled with cheers and friendly competition as we moved across the large game board, enjoying the novelty and excitement of the game.

St George’s Day Sweet Celebrations

To mark St George’s Day, we treated our residents to something special – indulgent hot chocolates topped with lashings of squirty cream and a generous helping of sprinkles. The celebration wouldn’t have been complete without some beautifully decorated cupcakes, lovingly enjoyed while reminiscing about past festivities.

Soaking Up the Sunshine

With the recent spell of warm weather, we’ve been making the most of our lovely garden. Residents relaxed outdoors with cool, refreshing drinks and soaked up the sunshine, enjoying nature, chatting with friends, and listening to birdsong. These peaceful moments are a wonderful way to unwind and lift everyone’s spirits.

Getting Creative for VE Day

Preparations were well underway for our VE Day celebrations! Residents and staff have been busy decorating both cakes and the care home itself, adding a patriotic flair with bunting and handmade crafts. The sense of pride and community is palpable as we got ready to commemorate this special day together.

At Charnley House, we believe that every day offers an opportunity to create joy, celebrate life, and make memories. It’s been a truly heartwarming few weeks, and we’re already looking forward to what’s next on the calendar!

Keep an eye on our blog and social media for more updates—and don’t forget to check out the photos from these recent activities!

VE Day Celebrations at Rotherwood Care Home Rotherham

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Here at Rotherwood Care Home in Rotherham our residents had the most wonderful VE day preparations and celebrations last week.

Andrea and our lovely staff trimmed the home beautifully with all sorts of decorations, including ones made by the residents.

On the day, our staff came in fancy dress and the morning was spent watching old war movies.

Later on we had all sorts of activities and games, including a game of World War II themed skittles, which everyone enjoyed and which got quite competitive!

War-time songs were being played, which residents were singing to along to with our staff and the activities coordinator.

Our thoroughly enjoyable VE Day celebrations were finished off with a lovely buffet tea, along with red, white and blue cupcakes.

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VE Day Celebrations At Bank Close House

May 12, 2020 Devonshire Care Homes 24 hour care Chesterfield Bank Close House News, Chesterfield convalescent care Chesterfield dementia care Chesterfield Devonshire Care News nursing home Chesterfield residential care home Chesterfield respite care Chesterfield

Here at Bank Close House care home in Chesterfield our residents had a wonderful time celebrating VE Day on Friday 8th May, with various activities taking place during the day.

In the morning they did VE Day themed word searches and reflected on/remembered the war years in a group discussion.

The afternoon was spent holding up the banners and flags that residents had coloured in and decorated and then a buffet tea was enjoyed by all later on.

We had a visitor join us in the conservatory – a little Robin came in for a flying visit!

It was “eyes down” for a game of “Card Bingo” with prizes of chocolates on offer…

and Lydia enjoyed a “Pamper” from Josie.

Pizza, Games & VE Day Preparations!

May 08, 2020 Devonshire Care Homes 24 hour care Chesterfield Bank Close House News, Chesterfield care home Chesterfield convalescent care Chesterfield dementia care Chesterfield Devonshire Care News nursing home Chesterfield residential care home Chesterfield respite care Chesterfield

A few thank yous first of all.

We’d like to say thank you to St Mary’s School for sending us some face shields that their students have made for us. A local company also donated some more face shields.

Thank you to Domino’s Pizzza in Chesterfield who kindly donated 3 large margarita pizzas for all our staff as an appreciation for all their hard work. They went down a treat!

Thank you too to Wendy Cooper from Temple Spa who kindly donated “pamper packages” for all our staff as a gesture of good will. Here’s Josie, our activities coordinator with the lovely gifts.

Our Residents have been passing the time participating in arts & crafts. Some have been decorating numbers for their bedroom doors and colouring in bunting for our VE Celebrations – 75 years since VE Day!