Activities at Pentland View Care Home

Our marigolds are coming along great! These were planted from seed by our green-fingered residents. Outside the window you can see the "before" shot of the section of the garden we are planning to transform, outside Stroma lounge.

We had a lovely time joining the team from Hereford Cathedral for an exciting virtual session.

We enjoyed a glimpse of this spectacular building and its treasures in a series of short pre-recorded videos. From the stunning gardens which lead down to the River Wye, to the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library.

It was wonderful to learn more about the history and beauty of Hereford Cathedral.

Staff and residents at Pentland care home 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.

Staff and residents at Pentland View were treated to an armchair work out courtesy of the Green Goddess, Diana Moran, and Shackleton’s furniture company, followed by a mindfulness session led by Shackleton’s Emma Raybould.

Diana rose to fame as a glamorous fitness guru on BBC’s Breakfast Time in the 1980’s and has made an outstanding contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of people in the UK. She now brings that experience to Shackletons as their Health and Wellness Adviser.

Shackletons and Diana both celebrate the importance of exercise, a healthy diet and mindfulness, particularly in later living. Diana has been working with Shackletons since 2019 to promote their bespoke seating. She has produced a series of exercise videos extolling the virtues of gentle exercise in a Shackletons chair.

All at Pentland View said a special thank you to the pupils of Pennyland Primary School, and their teachers who have formed a "Penpal Club" with some of our residents. They started writing to each other before lockdown, then continued to send our residents lovely letters and cards over the past year. Our residents especially enjoyed the handmade boxes of sweets they received for Christmas. The pupils also sent a lovely message to our staff, as seen in the photo.

We have some keen gardeners at Pentland View, and recently we have been planting some flowers and vegetables from seed. Watch this space to see how our garden develops! The last photo shows some flowers our residents planted last year