Activities at Kirkburn Court Care Home

Residents across our homes had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event in celebration on National Ice Cream Day. Wall’s team took us on a great journey through history, sharing fascinating details about the brand since its launch in 1922. We learned about major innovations such as the introduction of Mr Whippy, Cornetto, Viennetta, Twister, and Carte d'Or.

Residents were treated to a singalong to Cornetto classic ads, an interactive quiz about fun Wall’s facts and best-of-all, an ice-cream tasting session. It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our ice-cream lovers.

Residents across our homes had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event, led by Jennifer and Emily from Dogs Trust, the UK's largest dog welfare charity. Jennifer and Emily took us on a journey to discover the rich history of Dogs Trust and their facilities.

Using captivating video and photo footage, our residents were able to explore rehoming centres and learn more about the highest level of welfare offered there. It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our dog lovers.

As part of our 'Magic Moments' series, we like to create individual experiences for our residents.

Recently, the lovely Helen enjoyed a trip out to her beloved hometown. When we asked Helen if she could go anywhere or do anything, her answer was immediate - "I would go to the best place in the world........Strichen!"

We spent some time touring the village on foot and went to many of Helen's old haunts - including the her school, the bowling green and of course Hospital brae, where Helen spent many days playing as a youngster! Helen was clearly in her element as she regaled us with lots of stories as we wondered round.

We topped off our visit with a wee surprise - some of Helen's family came along to join us for a fly at the lodge cafe! A special lovely morning for Helen.

We have had some special visitors at Kirkburn recently and they were of the big eared variety! Our residents, staff and visitors had great fun meeting Pugh and Barney!

The sun came out just in time for us to gather outside and greet our guests. We learned some fun facts about the donkeys and all their likes and dislikes. They were able to do some window visits too and got lots of waves!

A huge thank you to Jenny's Donkeys from Inverurie for coming to visit us!

As you may have noticed, Kirkburn has been undergoing some refurbishment over the last few months! Although the work is not quite finished, the project is nearing the end. We recently took some time out to thank the guys by presenting them with a card and cake.

They have become part of the furniture over the past few months and the residents and staff have really got to know them. Some special friendships have been formed, none more so than with our resident Sandy. It has been the highlight of his day to see the guys and he has enjoyed having so much banter with them.

Not all of the guys who have worked on the project are pictured here - but we would like to say a massive THANK YOU to Bruce, Adam, Stuart, John, Jamie, Mark, Paul, Sandy, Stevie, Ryan and Lee (All from JBS). There have also been other companies who have been involved too but we will do our full list of thank you's at the end.

We look forward to sharing some pictures with you once the project is fully completed, but for now all we will say is that Kirkburn really does have the WOW factor!

A huge congratulations to our lovely resident Chris and her husband Harry - who have recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary! They enjoyed a wee family afternoon tea to celebrate and had a lovely time reminiscing and sharing stories about their lives together. Congratulations to you both from all of us here at Kirkburn.