Visors for St Catherines Hospice
Based in the town of Bridgnorth in Shropshire A V Birch Ltd is an engineering company mainly involved in producing steel fabrications. At the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic they turned their attention to producing face visors for the NHS and Care sectors. An...
75th Anniversary VE Day Celebrations
What an amazing day we had on Friday 8th May celebrating the 75th anniversary of VE Day! From a singalong in the morning to a wonderful performance by Katie Fiddlestix who performed the violin outside for Residents and neighbours to hear. We finished off a lovely day...
Knit and Natter
The Resident’s are enjoying their knitting and are currently knitting blankets for animals in need.
Saturday Singalong
On Saturday 25th April it was another glorious afternoon, so we decided to have Saturday singalong out in the courtyard with some ice lollies.
St George’s Day Celebrations
To celebrate this special day, the Residents were entertained by violinist Katie Fiddlestix who played for them outside on 23rd April. Following this, the Residents enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea with sandwiches, sausage rolls, chicken legs and scones, it went down a...
Dancing in the courtyard
With the sun shining again on Wednesday 22nd April we took the dancing outside in the courtyard where Debbie and Sam entertained the Residents with some fun party dances and songs! Smiles were all around and everyone enjoyed a good boogie. We remain to stay positive...
Thank you to Audenshaw District Freemasons
We would like to send a big thank you to the Audenshaw District Chairman for donating the 4 dozen scrumptious scones, they went down a treat with the Residents!
£1000 ELMC Grant Received by Local Community Initiative
East Lancashire Masonic Charities have more than stepped up to the plate to help vulnerable members of the Bury community ensure they don’t go hungry during the Covid 19 crisis. A £1000 Grant was awarded by the ELMC to a local initiative set up in...
Easter Celebrations
On Easter Sunday, 12th April the Easter Bonnets, which were beautifully made by the Residents, were judged virtually by the Comforts Fund Chairman, WBro Charles Ward. Well done to Sybil who won, Doreen who came second and Paul who came in third. All Easter Bonnets...
Giant Jenga
Through the challenging times, we have remained positive and kept the Hewlett Court Residents busy with various activities. With Singalongs, bingo, games, dancing and jigsaws to having games of giant Jenga in the courtyard in the sun we have tried to keep smiles on...
Grand National Sweep Stake
On Saturday 4th April some Residents and staff took part in the Virtual Grand National sweep stake. Well done to Director of Operations, Julie winning with - Potters Corner, followed by Team Leader Rachel coming in 2nd with Walk in the Mill and Resident Mike coming in...
Clap for Carers!
On Thursday 26th March the Country came together at 8pm to say a big thank you and gave a round of applause to the NHS and the Key Workers for all their hard work at this challenging time. The Residents at Hewlett Court took part in this, the video clip can be seen on...