From the 23rd to the 27th June 2025 it was Activities Week at Mary and Joseph House. FLIGHT CLUB – During activity week our residents enjoyed lunch out and a competitive game of interactive darts at flight club in Manchester. QUARRY BANK MILL – Stepping back in time to the industrial revolution and taking a tour of their mills and various gardens. BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH – During activity week we took a trip to Blackpool pleasure beach and the pier. After an adrenaline fuelled afternoon at the pleasure beach we had a relaxing time on the pier and arcades. BOWLING – We took a trip to Ashton to enjoy an afternoon of bowling and air hockey! NATIONAL PORTRATE GALLERY – We took a trip to the untold stories exhibition in collaboration with the National portrait gallery. KNOWSLEY SAFARI PARK – We visited Knowsley safari Park, getting close and personal to all of the animal kingdom. IN-HOUSE CASINO – we invited a mobile casino  to bring Vegas to our residents at Mary & Joseph house! We   enjoyed an afternoon of Blackjack and roulette.

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In the month of June our residents have been giving our gardens a new lease of life with a selection of new plants and weeding our gardens. Our residents have also been planting some new colourful foliage in our window boxes. CARPENTRY CORNER – This month our residents have been busy starting a memorial garden project within the woodland walk in the lower gardens. We hope the garden when completed will be a quiet and peaceful place for people to come and relax and reflect. Beginning with the pergola we began by preparing the wooden posts and mixing up the concrete. Pictured one of our residents mixing up the concrete and placing the posts ready for concreting.

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