Activities at Cookridge Court Care Home

We had a lovely time joining Henry Slator for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘Conversations at the Pond’.

Henry had an unusual writing journey, which many of our residents found inspiring, he underwent chemotherapy in early 2020, which allowed him to rediscover his light-hearted outlook on life by imagining conversations with creatures in and around his large garden pond and adding buckets of fun.

The entertaining Conversations at the Pond, with its mass of colourful illustrations, took our residents along his journey, they felt inspired, cheered and loved hearing all about Henry’s experiences.

Celebrations have been in full swing at Cookridge Court Care Home as one of its residents reaches her 104th Birthday in style.

Joyce was joined by staff, relatives, friends and other residents as she marked her special day of turning 104 in style. Team members gathered together to serenade a chorus of ‘Happy birthday’ and presented Joyce with a special birthday cake made by the home’s chef Lindsay. We then toasted this marvellous milestone with a glass of fizz to mark this wonderful day.

The Birthday Girl said: “it is just another day to me, but I am so privileged to reach this age.”
Activity Coordinator Laura asked Joyce “what her secret was to reaching this fabulous age?”
Joyce’s response was, “Cherish every moment you live, the good and the bad. Always remain happy & positive no matter.”

Our residents came together to enjoy an exciting virtual talk courtesy of the team at National Trust Talks Service.  The illustrated talk took us closer to one of Cliveden’s most famous families, the Astors. Our residents were able to discover what motivated William Waldorf Astor, America’s richest man, to purchase Cliveden in 1893 and how the estate became the centre of high society in the 1920 s and 30 s thanks to his son Waldorf and daughter in law Nancy Astor.

We had a lovely time joining Holly and Marie-Therese from the Wallace Collection, for a virtual introduction to the Collection, followed by a sensory exploratory walk through one of the museum’s most famous landscape paintings.   The Collection ranges from Old Master paintings to 18th century French furniture, arms and armour.  We all had a wonderful time and cannot wait to put our creative skills to a test and paint some landscapes in the upcoming days.

What a wonderful St Patrick’s Day we have had at Cookridge Court today. We started off with a St Patrick’s Day party, with special guest Emma James, who performed magnificently for us. Everyone was dancing and singing along to some classic Irish songs. Head chef Sinead, produce a lunchtime traditional Irish cuisine, with dishes such as Coddle and Bacon & cabbage, finishing off with a classic Irish cream cheesecake, which definitely when down a treat.

The afternoon consisted of fun, including Irish quiz using the Oomph Wellness alongside a nice cold glass of Guinness
Everyone has had a wonderful day “

The silent disco was back this morning with another fabulous performance. Moving Mondays was in full force from everyone singing along to the music and dancing around the home.