Halloween enjoyed by all

photo session in the library today!

wendy and karen looking very studious in the library...

calendar girls?

no, not our residents (although it might help raise some money!) but the show on at the theatre today. we bought tickets for the show starring ruth madoc and lesley joseph to name but two, but only 5 residents could be persuaded to go!  after they returned, the verdict was a definate thumbs down except for lucille who thoroughly enjoyed it and wendy who accompanied her mum!

http://www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk/calendar-girls

meanwhile..

....the rest of the residents were enjoying 'Motivation' with Cathy - a mixture of music, quiz, exercise and anecdotes - which everyone can join in...

and then peggy j joined in too......

....and Anthony taught them how to play Connect 4.

tower of tension

thought id better record this historic moment....peggy playing a game of jenga (or tension tower as its known here) with Anthony (one of our delightful volunteers from skinners!)   she soon got the hang of the game and seems to be having fun!!

happy birthday Helen P

helen enjoyed celebrating her birthday on sunday with her friends at meh.  A special cake was made and everyone sang happy birthday at supper!  wishing you many happy returns helen.

happy birthday sheila and diana

the twins celebrated their birthday today with a party in the games room with (most) of the residents. there was sparkling wine, soft drinks, nibbles, balloons and lots of music - with an impromtu sing song and balloon fight!!

rolling out the clay..

julie came today to do an art and craft session - making jewellery from fimo clay.   iris, marian, lucille, marise, marie, ken and patti, had a lovely time creating amazing things which julie has taken home to bake in the oven.  they will hopefully turn into unique pieces - earrings, pendants etc, which will be on sale at our christmas fayre.

charity golf day 2012

friday 12th october at Lamberhurst golf club - our 3rd annual charity golf day to raise money for the residents' amenities fund.  we were so lucky with the weather, generous sponsors and wonderful support from 24 talented golfers!  the amount raised is almost £1,300 so we owe grateful thanks to all involved - details and more photos to follow!

more tea vicar?

retired rev tony rutherford came to see patty today- they shared tea in the foyer, before she had a walk in the garden.

classical music selection with lesley...

one of our regular volunteers, Lesley, visits residents to share her collection of classical music. not only does she prepare tapes of selected pieces, but she tells the story behind the music to our residents. they enjoy the interaction and always seem to learn something new about the well known, chosen melodies, a big thankyou to lesley - see you again in november.

shopping in beales...

just taking a well earned tea break from shopping in beale's. pictured are marise and phyl. cathy took marie, mary and john, off to superdrug and robert dyas on the other side of town - think they ended up at cafe nero - before we all met up with the minibus for the trip home.

high tea in Brenchley

 eric, susan, helen p, helen c, ken, marie, marise, phyl, patty,peggy w, lucille, jean and mary f

our 'monday club' volunteers arranged a fabulous tea party today for residents and staff at elizabeth & David's beautiful home in brenchley. Joan and Elizabeth baked delicious cakes and scones and meringues, and treated us to their wonderful hospitality - everyone enjoyed themselves and we would like to say a huge thankyou for a truly special afternoon!

card making with a difference...

while half the residents were making music with heather (music for health) in the lounge, marian, iris, christine, marie, marise and patty were making cards with tutor, julie in the games room.  as usual, she has exciting new ideas to try and lots of interesting art materials to play with!

everyone was very impressed with their finished projects.  next session we will be making jewellery with fimo clay...in time to sell at the xmas fayre on 15th november.

residents on top of the world....

 

a very exciting trip to the London Eye yesterday - marise, ken, dennis, joyce, iris, peggy w, hester and jean, together with some of the meh team, took off in pod number 21 to see the sights! 

having fun at hobbycraft!

we had a lovely afternoon at hobbycraft yesterday; marise, marie, helen p, helen c and patty joined annie and I for a collage session organized by hobbycraft manager, Louise, in their tunbridge wells store.  the works of art our residents completed will be on show in our art studio at MEH

hello win!

just updating the blog today - win agreed to pose for us....

afternoon stroll along mount ephraim!

after a hectic and enjoyable afternoon with Heather and her 'Music for Health' class, several residents decided to get some fresh air - Marian and Marie went for a walk on the common, some prefered to sit in the garden, but Iris, Mary and I opted to walk along Mount Ephraim and stop for a chat on a bench...

getting ready for the exhibition

following on from the David Hockney Exhibition earlier this year which we were unable to take our residents to - we are planning our own art show featuring his work at MEH. made a start today - hopefully we will be ready in time for the autumn/christmas fayre in november.

fashion show

vicky and her team from Bon Marche in Tonbridge came along to show the store's latest collection - modelled by the team and our own residents! on offer were dresses, skirts and jumpers etc, plus nightwear and slippers - in fact something for everyone.

keep fit with a difference!

 

 

sue devised some games for residents today during keep fit - add variety and fun to the weekly class. judging by the happy faces i think it was a great success!

a very glamorous great grandmother!

Charity suggested we take a photo of the newly styled Dorothy today - she looks amazing!

zumba golden thursday!

antonia arrived to find the lounge full of residents ready and willing to get into the zumba mode - latin american music and gentle exercise is good for the mind, body and soul!

Residents' Accolades 2012

an afternoon of celebration today - Doug WaKe providing the entertainment! Many of our residents received a Certificate from Karen, in recognition of the contribution they have made to the day to day running of life at Mount Ephraim House - from Marie who is on the residents' committee and the interview panel, to Doreen who every morning helps her fellow residents with their breakfast..  Dorothy attends to the plants in the garden and Lucille waters the indoor plants on the windowsills. Patty is always available to produce posters for upcoming events at the home, and Grace received a Certicate for all the knitting she does!

fresh air and exercise...

a walk on the common with iris, denis, mary and marie - hollie was just on her way to work and was happy to pose with iris so we can send a copy of the photo to hugh...

SUNNY EASTBOURNE FOR THE DAY!

just to let you know we went to Eastbourne for the day with jean, ken, mary, hester, grace, dennis plus lilo, claire looking after everyone!  the minibus dropped us off at the Hydro Hotel which was amazing - service brilliant, surroundings opulent and seaview. to top it off, we had gorgeous weather and sat outside on the lawn most of the time, playing croquet and having a go on the putting green...eating eat cream and taking in the sea air!

a day out in bexhill...

today, friday 10th august - visit to the DE LA Warr pavillion for coffee, trip to the shops, fish 'n chip lunch on the seafront and walk along the promenade- gorgeous weather- sea air and sunshine.

ZUMBA GOLD

antonia visits us again for another session of zumba gold - a special zumba routine devised around armchair exercises - the music is fun and uplifting and the moves great for co-ordination and strength!  karen has booked a zumba  session next week  for the staff - lets hope we can keep up!! (we wont be in the armchairs i dont suppose)

classical music morning...

residents were treated to a concert from 'music in hospitals' duo Vocal Harum and Judith Flint, two professional musicians from london.  their slogan is 'creating joy through live music' which was certainly the case today.

a memorial for margaret

the family of margaret mills came to meh this week to place a beautiful bird bath in the garden in her memory.  it stands in the patio garden, next to the water feature and can be seen from the library and anyone sitting out on the patio; a lovely gesture which will be appreciated by all the residents (and the birds!) and is a lasting memorial to a very lovely lady.

special birthday lunch for Lucille today...

at the Spa Hotel organized by her lovely family.  Happy Birthday Lucille, you were a star today!