Our home is located opposite the Manchester City Etihad Stadium, which means the parade passed right past the home. We have a few residents who are City fans and really wanted to see the players as they went by, so we made this happen for them!
Our residents explored the Portland Basin Museum in May. This was a social history exhibition and it featured a life-size model house and a traditional fish & chip shop. The museum also has a 1920s street where there are lots of room sets.Some you can go in and touch things. Some have models of people in them. It truly felt like taking a step back in time
We celebrated St George’s Day in the sunshine this year whilst enjoying games and music. This years tournament was ‘It’s a Knockout’ Andy, Dan and Cheryl, who are all part of our Activity Team, dressed up for the occasion. The house Band and Gerry our Therapeutic Music Tutor also performed for everyone in sun. The residents enjoyed the day of activities and loved celebrating St George’s Day. The day ended on a high with everyone enjoying cream cakes!
This month a groups of our residents visited a number of different art exhibitions. These included; Picasso pieces, The Great Wave and Bob Dylan. We started off with the Picasso Exhibition and whilst there unexpectedly discovered an art exhibition for our residents long-time idol, Bob Dylan. On another outing we visited the ‘Beneath the Great Wave’ Exhibition, exploring the art of Hokusai and Hiroshige, two visionary artists whose images have shaped how we see nature, landscape and everyday life. In the home we have regular craft groups in the communal areas for all residents to get involved in. We recently celebrated Mardi Gras by creating some fabulous carnival masks. It was wonderful to see so many of our residents getting involved. Additionally we honoured International Women’s Day by crafting mixed media portraits of inspirational women.
Our dear friend and colleague, Nick, recently celebrated a significant milestone: 20 years and Mary & Joseph House. Residents and staff came together to express their gratitude, sharing heartfelt stories of his memorable antics throughout the years in a touching tribute. Here’s to many more joyful years, Nick!
Daniel works in the woodwork room and the garden with our residents. They have recently been hard at work preparing our garden for spring. Over the past month they have refilled all the allotment beds in anticipation of planting, cleared the woodland area and are making everything look fantastic. Also, Ian prepared the greenhouses for spring, while snowdrops began to bloom along our woodland walk. 2 of our residents below, Garry and Nick, have been hard at work creating some amazing handcrafted items in our woodworking room. Recently, they constructed birdhouses for our woodland walk area, along with a bug hotel! We can’t wait to see how it looks in summer.
This week the Activity Co-Ordinator and the Catering Manager spent time in the Bistro with some residents baking soda bread. Residents enthusiastically participated in the baking process, creating a variety of flavours. In the end, all the residents and staff had the pleasure of taste-testing the results!
It is with deep sorrow and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of John Hubert Cox MBE who died peacefully at home on 21st December 2025 at the age of 95, John had a life well lived and was cherished by everyone, we will miss him dearly.
On 11th December we celebrated Christmas Jumper Day. All the residents, staff and family members were invited to put on a Christmas Jumper or T-shirt and take part in the competition. We had 2 family members that picked 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for the residents and they received a small prize. We love taking part in Christmas Festivities and had a lovely afternoon celebrating. Our 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners below!
Every year we get invited to Loreto College for a Christmas Dinner and celebrations. This is something we look forward to and appreciate so much. Our residents love it! Above are a few snapshots of the afternoon. We play games, dance and enjoy a lovely dinner.We already can’t wait for next year!
