January & February has been non stop for our residents in the woodwork room and gardens! In January our residents woodchipped our woodland walk, giving it a new lease of life!  Gary and Daz sanded down the tables in the art room, which has made an incredible difference for the residents in our art room! In February our residents put the finishing touches to our composting bins, levelling out the base and creating an accessible path. And finally, in the woodwork room our residents began working on some Easter decorations ready for decorating!

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In February we celebrated Chinese new year, with a selection of games, workshops and activities! We began our celebrations with a paper lantern decorating workshop, our resident had a choice of marbling their lanterns, painting a design or collage.      We have an annual chopstick challenge which our residents take very serious. There was great effort from everyone involved but that didn’t stop our reigning champion, Alan, from winning again!

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In the Month of December we held our very Christmas Markets to raise money for Coffee 4 Craig, a local homeless Charity. Friends and families of the residents and staff were invited into the home to celebrate and try to raise as much as possible. In preparation our residents began creating a selection of festive items to sell alongside a tombola of donated items by staff. Our stalls included handmade festive decorations, from our residents, handmade wax melts, Christmas cards and our yearly calendar. M&J annual Christmas Panto This year for our Christmas Panto we chose, the classic, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens! All residents, staff and family and friends were invited into the home to watch our show.

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To commemorate this years remembrance day our residents have been working on two different displays for the home. Firstly we worked on an outside poppy display made our of painted pebbles, which our residents all got stuck in to paint a few! For our second display we worked collaboratively on a group painting of a poppy scene out of recycled egg cups from the kitchen! We worked together to place all our stones in a poppy formation before we began our reading to commemorate remembrance day. Alan and Elizabeth both spoke some kind words before we had our minute silence in the garden. A huge thank you to all staff and residents who got involved!

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In celebration of King Charles’s Coronation we held a patriotic themed Garden party to celebrate, including an afternoon tea style lunch buffet made by our fantastic catering team, Pictured below Vladimir and Cyril proudly showing the amazing selection! The buffet included more traditional afternoon tea items such as pork pies and  sandwiches but   also savoury croissants and spring rolls! After our lunch we got together to take pictures with King Charles that Alan kindly made in preparation, Pictured below Alan looking the part in his union jack hat and blazer posing with his creation!

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Its a real treat when Earl makes his family favourite; Jerk Chicken, Rice and Peas. Served with a delicious gravy, fresh Yams and a Lime & Cucumber Salsa, we absolutely love it! Thank-you Earl.

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Visiting the Blackpool illuminations and going out for a traditional fish supper is a time honoured tradition at Mary & Joseph House. We made the trip last December, which seemed like a great way to enjoy the Christmas build up.

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Beetroot Brownies – The Superfood treat!Vladimir took these homegrown beets and transformed them into an indulgent dessert.

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In September, we spent an historic day, like many other people, watching the footage of our late Queen’s funeral. For those who wanted a more formal setting to watch the broadcast, our Chapel provided a peaceful space with a cinema screen and projector showing the event. Our Catering Team also produced these delicious selections of sweet and savoury snacks, as part of an Afternoon Tea service to mark the occasion.

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Many happy returns to our dear Frankie, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday. Frankie loves to watch a good gameshow, so we marked this special occasion by making our very own version of the popular TV quiz, The Chase. It proved to be an absolute winner of a birthday!

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