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Last week we had the pleasure of having Two P7 classes from Brooklands Primary School join us over two days.   The theme was ‘Dig for Victory’ and ‘Make do and mend’. The class were split into two groups and joined our residents and staff in our sensory garden. One half planted flowers and vegetables

This month we concentrated on St Patrick. We secured funding from Belfast City Council which helped us to run projects in the month all St Patrick themed. We had an Arts and Craft morning with Students from Longstone School. Our residents and the students looked at the time line of St Patrick’s life and created

This month we had a wide range of activities on offer. Here is a taster of what was on: Ball Games Armchair Yoga Moving and grooving Active Communities Rhythm and Movement – this activity encourages the residents to dance in their seats shaking pom poms. Residents Committee Meeting Request a tune MusicMix Reminiscence Mandala thank

‘New Year, New Me’ was the theme this month. We wanted to concentrate on health and well-being. We achieved this by the following: Health Eating– Fruit Friday, Fruit Kebabs, Smoothies, Granola Bars Mindfulness – Button art, mandala, water colours with classical meditation music. Relaxation and self-care – Hand Massages and pamper afternoons. Reminiscent – Memory

Busiest time of the year for activities in Towell House. It has been none stop since the Christmas Light Switch on. It was lovely too see many of our residents and their families join us and the local community outside in our gardens for the lighting of the Christmas tree. This event kicked off our