February 2021

It may be Real Bread Week and, while many of our services are enjoying baking and eating their own bread, one of our children’s residential… Read More »Food for thought during Real Bread Week

Residents at our Alan Shearer Specialist Residential home are making the most of their exclusive time in our Activity Centre. Emily has grown to love… Read More »Green room is perfect mix for Emily

Philip, who lives in one of our independent supported living houses, has revived a favourite pastime thanks to his sister and the local postie. When… Read More »Baking with Phil and Gill

Our services often exchange thoughtful little gifts, so, when craft and cookery sessions at our Alan Shearer Centre produced some goodies to spare, they were… Read More »Sharing and caring

Our Holy Cross Nursing Home residents in Sunderland were delighted when operations Manager, Michelle, brought in a surprise visitor. Michelle’s gorgeous dog, Poppy, certainly lit… Read More »Poppy lights ups the room

Young people in our Auton residential children’s homes have been marking today’s global celebration of children in care by getting creative with their feelings and… Read More »Showcasing the positives for Care Day

Young people living in our Auton residential children’s home in Newcastle love a themed day – especially when it’s as colourful and expressive as their… Read More »Feeling good and keeping active with Mexican Day

Tenants at our Sherringham House independent supported living apartments thought Christmas had returned this morning. However, the piles of presents to be found in every… Read More »Howay and have a happy birthday, Chris

Pancakes are definitely the order of the day today with lots of flipping and filling going on around our services. Residents at our nursing homes… Read More »A feast of treats for Pancake Day

Lovingly crafted cards and hand-made badges are just some of the ways people around our services marked Valentine’s Day. This year, sending cards or tokens… Read More »Love, hearts and secrets