GossipISSUE 29 | JANUARY 2012

Residents set a Christmas Challenge

IN THIS MONTH’S ISSUE...

Inside Gossip is your newsletter so we want your contributions! Residents, relatives and staff are all welcome to write in. Whether its an article on a trip or event that’s

happened at your home, perhaps you’d like to write about something you’d like to reminisce about with others, you might want to write a letter to get your view across about something you feel passionate

about. What about something you’ve made that you’d like to share with everyone at Ashmere? You could even put together a quiz or riddle for puzzle corner. Just hand it in to the Activities Co-ordinator at your

home & we’ll make sure its in the next newsletter!

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In the lead up to Christmas, King William residents set our housekeeper a mammoth festive challenge to come to work dressed up in a Christmas fashion in various colours each day.The first day she rose to the challenge dressed completely in red with a bauble headband, the residents couldn’t believe what effort she had made.The second day, the King William residents set the colour green for her so she came to work as a Christmas tree with fairy lights attached too!

The next day, gold was chosen so she came all in gold even with gold sparkley shoes with a golden reindeer on her shoulder! Other King William staff were inspired to dress up in festive clothes too! King William’s Activities Co-ordinator spent one day in a reindeer onesie which the residents thought was brilliant!Thank you to all the wonderful King William staff for bringing a smile to all the residents and their relatives during the Christmas period!

By Jessica Holmes, Activities Co-ordinator

Which homes had visits from Father Christmas?.........................Page 3/8

Which homes been making New Years Wishes?.......................Page 4

Who recieved this beautiful gift for their 100th birthday?............Page 7

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Kimberley SimpsonJulie Chapman

Staff Birthdays!

Carol WoodwardMary Foulkes,Elsie Walker

Elsie Bird - 90th

Upcoming EventsFriday 1st FebruaryRock ‘n’ Roll Day

10.30am - 12.00pmTo celebrate Dignity Action Day, we’re having a Rock ‘n’ Roll Day! Come & join us in fancy dress & have a boogie with 50s music from Bob Reed. There will also be a Fish & Chip lunch available for £2.00. To book your lunch, please speak to a member of staff. Everyone is

welcome to join us!

Trips OutOur residents have enjoyed some lovely trips out over the past few

weeks including: * An outing to Dobbie’s Garden Centre. Everyone had a great

time having a wander around. * A trip to Ripley where the residents enjoyed a look around the shops & had a lovely meal at the

Wetherspoons pub.* Charles & Iris also enjoyed a trip to Duffield for the Alzheimer’s Society, ‘Singing for the Brain’ session with residents from Kidsley Grange & The Firs.

Ripley Infant School Visit

Over the Christmas period, Codnor Park residents were treated to a visit from Ripley Infant School to sing some Christmas songs. One of our

residents, Alan wrote a a piece about the visit: “What a grand surprise when just before Christmas a mini bus full of children & staff arrived at our home to entertain us all. The children were all very polite and smartly dressed. They put their heart and soul into the performance & I was sorry when it came to an end. I hope everyone at the home enjoyed the show as much as I did. Many thanks to teachers and children and I wish you a bright future, this goes from the

entire home. Best wishes Alan & All. P.S: Hope to see you again!”The School also invited the residents to visit to see their Christmas Play which everyone enjoyed. We were made to feel very welcome with cups of tea & mince pies offered. Thank you to everyone at Ripley Infant

School who made Christmas so special for our residents.

Christmas PartyResidents, Staff & Relatives all enjoyed the Christmas Party on 8th December. We had Bob Reed to entertain us, all the residents got up to have a dance to the music with disco lights. It was lovely to see all the families getting together & having a dance too. We also enjoyed a buffet tea and had a visit from Santa Claus who gave each resident a gift to open! Thank you to everyone who came along & donated prizes to

the raffle!

Artists in ResidenceSome of the home’s residents have been busy in the Activity Room painting some Art for the home’s walls. There’s been some brilliant pieces created and we can’t wait to get them up on the

walls around Codnor Park!

We hope you all have a lovely Birthday!

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Happy Birthday!

Angie WhitbySarah Woolley

Staff Birthdays!

Ann BellRay Poole

We hope you all have a lovely Birthday!

Congratulations to Kerrie Revilles on the birth of her

son, Charlie on the 18th Dec.

Staff Announcements

Upcoming EventsWednesday 13th February

Valentine’s Bistro Night7.00pm

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, The Firs will be holding a Bistro Night for residents & their family to enjoy a 3 course meal together. The meal will cost £6 per person and all money raised will go to the Resident’s Fund. To see the menu and book a table, please speak to

Jayne Heaton, Home Manager.

Thursday 28th FebruaryCountry & Western Dignity

Action Extravaganza4.30 - 7.00pm

Come & join us to celebrate Dignity Action Day in your cowboy/girl hat & boots. We’ll be learning how to line dance with live music. We’ll also have a hog roast to enjoy once you’ve worked up a sweat. We’ve also got plenty of stalls including a cake stall & a raffle. Everyone is more than welcome to join us!

We’ll hopefully see you there!

The Firs get Pampered

A Special Christmas Visit!

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The Firs Christmas Fair was a very popular event with two VIP guests visiting the event, Father Christmas & his reindeer, Jeff. The Fair was opened by Reverend Terry Williams, vicar of Codnor and Waingroves who blessed the home’s Christmas tree in tribute to a much loved

resident who had recently passed away. Father Christmas kindly visited all our residents in the home to give them an early Christmas gift whilst Jeff stayed outdoors in the home’s garden. Altogether, an amazing £211 was raised for the residents fund! Thank you so much to everyone who attended the fair and all the staff

for helping out and making it a successful event.

Aldercar Beauty College came to visit our residents to give them a bit of a pamper during the cold, awful weather. Having a hand massage and a manicure soon brought a smile to everyone’s face. Everyone was

pleased with the end result!

A Panto Visit!

Tickled Pink Productions performed a Winter Wonderland which all our residents, relatives & staff enjoyed. Quite a few residents even got involved near the end by joining in singing and even getting up to have a dance!

Congratulations Rose!Congratulations to our Senior Carer, Rose Wheeler who has been selected as a finalist in the National Great British Care Awards 2013. Judges were very impressed with her interview during the Regional Finals. Rose has been invited to the Awards Ceremony at the very glamourous Marriott Grosvenor House in London this Spring. We’ve

got our fingers crossed for you Rose!

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Happy 21st Birthday to Ella Beresford!

Staff Birthdays!

Leslie SidebottomIrene HiltonSteve Miller

Upcoming EventsFriday 1st FebruaryDignity Action Day

To celebrate Dignity Action Day, we are having a beautician visit to give our residents a pamper session. Once everyone has been pampered, we will be having a Cream Cake & Coffee Afternoon.

Everyone is welcome!

Friday 25th JanuaryBurns Night Bistro Night

We are having a Bistro Night to celebrate Burns Night. A three course Scottish themed feast for just £4.00 per person is offered. On the menu is haggis, tattis & nips and smoked salmon starters. Everyone is welcome to

join us.

Teddy Bears Picnic

Staff and Residents had a lovely day at the Teddy Bears Picnic. The staff turned up to the home in their Pyjamas with their teddy bears for the occasion. Residents joined in with the dress code and brought their teddy bears out of their rooms for the picnic. Everyone had a lovely time enjoying the picnic food. Thank you to all the staff for their donations for the resident fund so they could join the residents with the picnic. The residents all agreed that it reminded them of when they were younger enjoying picnics in the sun. We’re hoping that when the

Summer comes we’ll enjoy some picnics outside.

New Year’s WishesAlthough our residents didn’t really have any New Year’s Resolutions, we have put together a New Year Wish tree. The idea behind the tree is to grant wishes that the residents have for 2013. Some of the residents have wished for things like a lovely meal out, a charm for their bracelet or a new nail varnish. Ruth, our Activities Co- ordinator will be granting these wishes throughout January and

February.

Christmas Fun!Everyone has had a great time over Christmas and we’ve had plenty going on. We took a trip to the Westfield Centre to do some Christmas shopping & visit Father Christmas. We’ve had Horsley Woodhouse School visit to sing Christmas songs for you. We also had a successful Xmas Fair. We had Magic Moments Productions who performed Aladdin, a buffet lunch (thank you to Amanda & Elaine who helped with all the food preparations) and lots of stalls including Name the Bear, Cake Stall and a Raffle with a Christmas Hamper. We raised just over £100 for the Resident’s Fund.

Congratulations to Mary Clarke on becoming a Great

Grandma!

Congratulations!

Welcome to our new Home Manager, Rachel Tattershaw & Caroline Fairclough, our

new carer.

Welcome!

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Welcome!

Stewart WaiteSam Barnes

Staff Welcome!

Freda EllisMargaret BarletAudrey Waring

Amanda KingStacey SmithSam Barnes

Happy 21st Jessica Holmes

Staff Birthdays

Upcoming EventsFriday 1st February

Dignity Action Coffee Morning10.00am

Our Dignity Champions (Jessica Holmes & Amanda King) will be doing talks throughout the day. We’ll also have homemade cake

and sing songs.

Thursday 14th FebruaryCome Dine With Us

We’ll have a Valentines Special with a menu consisting of red passion tomato soup, Lasagne and Strawberry & Champagne Cheesecake. Please see Jessica to book your table & menu choices.

Staff Dress Up DayWe’re asking staff to come to work in their best Valentine’s attire. Either as you would for a romantic date or simply in red or pink. Its £1 to join in which goes

to the Resident’s Fund.

Wednesday 17th AprilResident & Relatives Meeting

2.00pm

Christmas Fun!

King William get out & about!

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We’ve been all over the place in recent weeks despite the cold weather. Over Christmas, Tom enjoyed a trip to Butterley Train Station. We had a lovely time seeing the Christmas lights & watching people board the trains. Minnie, Joan S & Dorothy enjoyed a trip out to Peak Village near Matlock which is becoming one of our favourite destinations to visit. We had a great time looking around the shops and enjoyed a wonderful lunch. We’ve also had a trip to Little Eaton Garden Centre with Joan & Josie, we enjoyed having a hot drink in the cafe and looking

at the animals and plants.

We’ve had a great time over Christmas with lots going on including a Christmas Fete with Banjonomy entertaining. We’ve had Baking Club cooking lots of festive treats, we had a Body Shop Party where residents were treated to hand massages & staff & relatives bought last minute Xmas gifts. Swanwick Hall visited to perform some Xmas songs and did some fantastic Bell Ringing. We also had our Xmas Party with entertainment from Abbie. Thank you to supported us

with our Christmas events.

Birthday Weekend!

We’ve had a fab Birthday weekend this month. We celebrated Minnie’s 90th Birthday on Saturday and had brilliant entertainment from Big Bopper Dave. We also decorated the home especially for Minnie.

She had a wonderful day. The next day, we had Gillian’s 51st birthday, we had a buffet style tea and Gillian had a special birthday cupcake stand made by our Activities Co-ordinator, Jessica. Gillian really enjoyed her day & thanked the staff for

making it special.

Gemma Beardsley who recently got married!

Congratulations!

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Tina White (Head Office)Gina Smith

Staff Birthdays!

Gwen GillottJoyce Owen

Residents get Active & Festive!

Residents at Smalley Hall have been getting active and festive with Lynsey from B-Unique. Everyone was given a Santa Hat and sparkly pom poms whilst they did chair exercises and dances to Christmas songs. All the residents finished the session with a huge smile on their face and

feeling in the Christmas spirit.

Lynsey visits all our Ashmere Derbyshire homes and the residents find it one of their many highlights of their week. She always has something different planned for the sessions and residents look forward to see what props they’ll be using to do their exercises and dances. The

sparkly pom poms has definitely been one of their favourites so far!

Art WorkshopOur residents had a great time with Michaela, our Arts Co-ordinator taking part in her Art Workshop in the home. The ladies donned their sparkly cowgirl hats & got creative using felt tip pens and paints & created some wonderful piec-es of Art for the home’s walls. Everyone was very pleased with their beautiful art work and all had a lovely time. They are looking forward to another

session again soon!

Panto Visit!Residents were treated to a Pantomine Visit at Xmas time. The production company performed Jack & the Beanstalk which all enjoyed. Everyone was given a sheet of lyrics so there was no excuse for not singing. Everyone thought the golden goose outfit was entertaining. Afterwards, residents & relatives sat together and enjoyed a buffet tea. Thank you to everyone who came along & joined us in getting

into the festive spirit.

We hope you have a lovely birthday!

Natalie Bowler’s Cocker Spaniel has had puppies. If

anyone is interested, please call Smalley Hall.

Staff Announcement!

Tel: 01332 882848

Good LuckWe sadly said goodbye to our Activities Co-ordinator, April Beardsley just before Christmas. We’re currently in the process of recruiting a new Activities Co-ordinator & looking forward to them joining the team in the very

near future.

Activity RoomThe residents are having a great time using their new Activity Room. Not only can residents use it for Arts & Crafts, it’s also doubling up as a lovely quiet room for residents to sit

with their relatives.

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Bernice MasonMagdalena Joannou

Brenda BlackburnDorothy Bolton

Mavis Hurst

Birthdays

Upcoming EventsFriday 1st FebruaryDignity Action Day

2.00pmStaff and Residents will be spending the day in their Pajamas, there will be a prize for the funniest outfit. The home will have a magic show from 2.00pm and cakes and drinks after the

entertainment.

Every FridayCafe Afternoon

Every Friday afternoon, residents, relatives, staff and our other Ashmere homes are invited to join us for our Cafe Afternoon. It’s a chance for everyone to meet & have a chat over homemade cakes, biscuits & a variety of hot

& cold drinks.

Ivy’s Birthday Present

A Lichfield Cathedral Visit

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A few of our residents enjoyed a trip to Lichfield Cathedral at Christmas time to see the Christmas Nativity and Christmas Trees decorated. The ladies thought that the Cathedral was beautiful and were very impressed with the Christmas decorations. They really enjoyed their trip to Lichfield & it got them into the festive spirit. They’re

looking forward to another trip to Lichfield when Spring comes.

Congratulations to our resident, Ivy Turberville has recently turned a very young 100 years old! For the occasion, another of our residents, Anne Andrews knitted a beautiful blanket to keep Ivy warm. Ivy was overwhelmed with the kind gift and is rarely seen without the blanket now. Thank you very much to Anne for the very kind gesture. We hope you

had a wonderful birthday Ivy!

Christmas Fun!

Staff & Residents have had a great time over the Xmas period. We’ve made Tree Decorations & Christmas Cards for family friends. We made a Christmas Wreath & decorated it for the Extra Care Unit’s door. It looked brilliant! We had a lovely afternoon with St Peter & St Paul’s School who sang some carols for us. The children looked lovely in their red smart uniforms. For our Christmas Party, we had entertainment from Kevin & Marie, sang the 12 Days of Xmas before we tucked into a wonderful buffet tea. All the residents also had a Christmas

gift to open as well!

A special Happy Birthday to Monty Turberville who turned 105 years old this

Thank you!Thank you to Head Office Training Manager, Mandy McCarthy-Ward who has been bringing her Pets as Therapy dog, Matty to visit

us.

Our Christmas Raffle raised £187 for the Residents Fund. Thank you to everyone who generously donated prizes

for the raffle.

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Elsie WilsonWilliam ‘Bill’ Leach

Rita GribbyDoris Hillier

Also, our Pets as Therapy Dog, Molly & Norma!

Welcome!

Flora SmithJohn Evans

Upcoming EventsFriday 25th January

Residents & Relative’s Meeting2.30pm

To discuss your views & opinions with the West Hallam staff, please

come along.

Friday 1st FebruaryDignity Action Day

10.00amTo celebrate Dignity Action Day, we have a coffee morning with cakes and entertainment from pianist, Helen Chrimes. All are welcome to come along to have a drink with a loved one & to support dignity in the home. We’ll also be celebrating our home achieving

the bronze dignity standard.

Wednesday 30th JanuaryBurns Bistro Night

Everyone is welcome to join us for our Burns Night special Bistro Night with our Celtic themed menu. Our residents have done some lovely Celtic designs as decorations for the Bistro Night. They’ve also made some lovely Scottish Flags for table decorations. For more information or to book a table, please see Kirstie, our Activities

Co-ordinator.

Christmas Party

Residents, Relatives & Staff thoroughly enjoyed the Christmas Party & Pantomime. Senior Carer, Gill Marshall dressed up as Santa Claus to give out Christmas presents for our residents with help from our deputy manager, Dawn. A lovely buffet was put on by Mel & Sue, thank you Julie & Gill for providing the entertainment. We ended the evening with

a good old Christmas sing along.

Owl ExperienceOver the Christmas period, we had ‘The Owl Experience’ visit us with a few of their beautiful owls. The residents loved every minute of it watching the elegant way they move, swooping round the room landing on anything but the glove. The residents enjoyed holding and looking at these beautiful birds again. In the summer, we are hoping to travel out to them to see more of the lovely birds and the animals on the farm next door.

Pamper SessionsWe would like to thank Aldercar College for coming and doing our resident’s hand & arm massages and painting their nails pretty for the festive period. The residents loved being pampered and were ready for the Christmas Party with

their lovely looking nails.

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By Michaela Greensmith, Arts Co-ordinator

Smalley Hall’s Mural

Happy New Year to you all & I hope you had a great Christmas, I certainly did.

I am very pleased to say that the mural at Smalley Hall is nearing completion.

These are the latest pictures I have on my camera, but those of you who have visited the home recently will know the last few weeks have been fairly energetic and that the mural is in its final stages…

Just before Christmas we had a visit from one of the local schools, Morley Primary School. The children had kindly come to sing carols with our residents. I was very impressed with how confidently everyone sang and the residents, staff and visitors all enjoyed themselves.

It is not everyday that school children can view a mural in the process of being painted so I asked their teacher if they would like a talk about it on their way out. This was taken up with resounding enthusiasm.

The children were very interested in how the design had come about by gathering together all sorts of memories from our residents. All the children and teachers crowded into the main lobby, we even gained some other visitors and staff, the space filled right up. We had a good old chat about the painting, the local history and about techniques. There were some quite tough questions and I really enjoyed myself talking to such a brilliant and lively bunch of children. And who knows one of them might even be encouraged to take up art on this sort of scale one day…… I just hope that there are no unexpected murals appearing in bedrooms across Derbyshire, or I will not be too popular!

Secret Santa Competition Answers continued

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Thank you to everyone who took part in the Secret Santa competition last month to win an iPod for Christmas. Congratulations to Ros Morley at Smalley Hall who was very pleased to be given an early

Christmas present. To put you all out of your misery, here are the answers.

David Beckham Susan Boyle John & Edward (Jedward)

Kylie Minogue Prince CharlesMo Farah

Mr Bean/Rowan Atkinson Tom JonesDoris Day

Frank Sinatra Lisa RileyMarilyn Monroe

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Winston Churchill Nigel Clough Edwina Currie

Madonna Rolf Harris Jeremy Kyle

Phillip Schofield Carol Vorderman George Clooney

THEASHMERE

RIDDLE

Can you guess the answer to this month’s riddle?

The answer will be in next month’s newsletter.

Answer to last month’s riddle: Q: Who am I? I’m white, I’m made up of round balls. I’m shaped like a person, but i’m not alive. I can’t come into the house or I’d melt. Sometimes I have a carrot for a nose. A: A Snowman

Q: What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment but never in a thousand years?

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M S T S K F P H J X C I R R HU M X C K A R A A H M E Y E OS Y O D R R N I A P B V W S LI L L T E U O M E M P E M O IC R Y I A C P W E N N Y Y L DZ A K R M A O C E Y D S O U AJ E Y X G A E R S R N S K T YG Y B N U D F G A O I E S I SE C E E B F N K C T W F C O ND F T D X A N E B G I B W N OA V C E L E B R A T I O N S OR M I D N I G H T D D L N C LA X L N W O D T N U O C U S LP U G A M E S N A L P O A Y AA T I G S E A V M X Z Q F K B

Fancy winning a special prize? Simply fill in your details below once you’ve completed the Wordsearch and hand it to your Activities Co-ordinator or Home Manager.

We’ll choose a winner on the 22nd February. Good Luck everyone!

New Year Wordsearch

AULD LANG SYNEBALLOONS

BIG BENCELEBRATIONSCHAMPAGNE

CLOCKCOUNTDOWN

DECEMBERDECORATIONS

FAMILYFIREWORKS

FOODFRIENDSGAMESHAPPY

HOLIDAYJANUARY

MIDNIGHT

MUSICNEW

PARADEPARTYPLANS

RESOLUTIONSYEAR

Name........................................................... Home.............................................................

Congratulations to May Perryman from West Hallam who won last month’s Puzzle Corner.

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My DayWritten by Margaret Critclow, King William Resident

Every morning, every day,Around 8 o’clock, I get up from where I lay,

For Breakfast I eat a full English meal,To me this is quite a big deal,

Bacon, Black Pudding, Tomatoes and Bread,Running out of something is something i dread,

Listening to music and singing a song,Next to Joan, in the lounge I belong,My favorite past time is doing a Quiz

When Jessica comes with the book I say ‘Gee Wiz!’

Then ,When 6 o’clock comes I give a big cheer,It means my favorite programme, Eggheads is here!

After my soaps are done I take to my bed,Until the next morning, I rest my head.

At the King WilliamWritten by Judith Smith, King William Resident

When I get up at the crack of dawn,I start my day off with a big yawn.

A coffee and cigarette is my priority, Sometimes a carer comes outside with me.

Next on the list is a fried breakfast,Saving the best (a fried egg) till last!I often make our head cook laugh,

As sometimes the kitchen is treated as a cafe.Into the lounge, next to Phyllis I sit,

I remind the girls to feed the fish to do my bit.I like to watch the show, Jeremy Kyle

Watching the fights often makes me smile.I like all the food, the trifles the best,

But Jessica’s cheesecake beats the rest.The rest of the day I snooze away,

Listening to the music that they play.I look forward to tea as my husband comes here,

To see me every tea time, his company is dear.Off to my bed, between 11 and 12 o’clock

Where the carers check on me giving the door a knock.And there I lay as quiet as a mouse,

Until I am awoken, it can be a noisy house!

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Ashmere Derbyshire

90 Glass House HillCodnorRipleyDE5 9QT

Phone: 0845 602 2059Fax: 01773 749 259E-mail: rebecca.jones@ashmere.co.uk

care homes for loved ones.

Ashmere have been caring in Derbyshire for over 25 years. The business has been family owned and run across three generations.

We aim to provide the very best care for residents, providing a range of care from residential, nursing and to Dementia care in our extra care units.

In addition to long term care, we also provide respite care and day care to assist those who are still able to live at home.

If you would like any additional information about the company or services on offer, please contact Rebecca Jones using the details provided on the left or visit our website - www.ashmere.co.uk

Poetry Corner

Valentine’s Day is here,Yet again another year.

Our memories we keep forever,And we will always be together.

On this day I think of you,Because I know our love is true.

My Wedding day I will always treasure,Because loving you was my greatest pleasure.

We made a lovely family which is expanding still today,And I am pleased to say I am proud in every way.

So this is my way of saying that I Love You,And now each day I look forward to doing something new.

To My Dear Loved OneWritten by Winifred, Jean, Charles & Kayleigh at Codnor Park for Valentines Day