Activities at Lawton Manor Care Home

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Lawton Manor were treated to an exciting live streaming tour of Knowsley Safari, hosted by Engagement Assistant, Verity Dann.

Knowsley Safari has been welcoming visitors for 50 years since it opened in July 1971.  Situated in the Knowsley area of Merseyside, the safari park is home to 750 animals on a 550 acre site, it boasts the longest safari drive in the UK.

Verity’s workshop took a peek behind the scenes at Knowsley to find out what it is really like to work in such a demanding yet rewarding world.  Residents discovered what a day in the life of a keeper entails from feeding time with the giraffes and meerkats through to training sessions and everything in between.  Verity explained some of the conservation projects that Knowsley Safari is involved with and how this is positively affecting some of the world’s most endangered species.

We all wished resident Linda and her husband Peter a Very Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary.  Peter joined his wife for an extra special champagne lunch in a private dining room at a table set just for two.  Chef served a wonderful lunch of Mr & Mrs Machin's choice followed by a giant chocolate eclair cake, soft centred chocolate puddings and a trifle!

What a brilliant day we all had marking World Bee Day and learning more about the importance of bees to food production and the environment.

Residents got involved in different creative activities during the day, from planting bee-friendly plants in the garden and making bee houses to producing colourful paintings of bees.

In the afternoon, we enjoyed a little honey tasting session and explored some healthy cooking recipes with honey.

It was a lovely day, which brought a lot of smiles and laughter into our home

We have been inspired to create some new floral designs and were treated to an interactive virtual floristry masterclass courtesy of Master Florist, Michal Kowalski, from Blooming Haus. 

Blooming Haus started with a small pop-up shop in Chelsea.  They have since blossomed spectacularly on to the floristry scene as ‘floral engineers’, carving themselves an outstanding reputation as one of the UK’s most innovative floral design studios. The company is the vision of Master Florist, Michal Kowalski and his business partner, Michael Dariane. The pair bring a completely fresh approach to floristry and their ambition to push the boundaries of traditional floristry has laid the foundations of Blooming Haus’ success to date.

After 18 years of continuous service at Lawton Manor in Church Lawton, much-loved Carer, Lillian Taylor has decided to retire.

Staff and residents at the home sent Lillian off in style with a buffet lunch, cards, flowers and presents to thank her for many years of dedication. Everyone at the home has fond memories of Lillian and she will be missed.

During her time at Lawton Manor, Lillian has cared for hundreds of residents.  Lillian is also known for her amazing cupcake bakes that she always brought in for everyone.

Lillian said: “Lawton Manor is like a family to me and though I’m looking forward to retirement, I’m really going to miss everyone here so much!”

We celebrated the anniversary of the birth of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale, also known as International Nurses' Day, by acknowledging our dedicated and hardworking nurses.

To mark the occasion and to say thank you, the residents asked for the local ice cream lady to come and serve staff and residents 99 cones and lollies.

Nurses received cards and thank you flowers from residents which were displayed around the home and shared with the team to make the day extra special.