Cottonshed Theatre
On Thursday 9th July we had the girls from Cottonshed Theatre performing for the Resident’s outside. The Resident’s enjoyed having a singalong and a dance.
Congratulations to Director of Operations, Julie Ward for 20 years of service working for the ELMC
1st July 2020 marked the 20th year of Julie working for the East Lancashire Masonic Charity. To celebrate, thank and congratulate her for her continued hard work throughout the years, a restricted party was held at Hewlett Court, in which she has worked for almost 10...
Painting with Pauline
The Resident’s are still producing excellent work in their Painting classes with Pauline every Monday from 2pm.
Thank you to East Ribble District Freemasons
The East Ribble District recently donated and installed a new Proximity enabled access control keypad, to replace the existing unit at the front entrance to Hewlett Court. Supplied with 40 Proximity key fobs, the work has been completed to make the entrance procedure...
Fun in the Sun
What a lovely afternoon we had on Wednesday 24th June in the sunshine watching Sam and Debbie do some party dances while the Residents joined in. They then enjoyed some ice lollies to cool down after.
Restricted Family Visits
On Tuesday 23rd June we had the pleasure of sending out emails and letters to Resident’s families and friends to inform them that due to the nice weather we have been able to set up restricted visits outside at a safe distance following the current guidelines in...
Flower Arranging
Some of the ladies enjoyed an afternoon doing flower arranging with staff member Angie and carers Rita, Mel and Jean on Monday 22nd June! They did some beautiful arrangements which were displayed around the home.
Happy Father’s Day
We hope everyone had a Happy Father’s Day on Sunday 21st June! The gents enjoyed a pie and a pint while watching the football to treat them for all they do all year round.
John’s Ambulance
John Gilmour is a member of King Edward the Seventh Lodge, No 3329. John was a nurse and retired in September 2019 to concentrate on his training business “New Start Education”. In the course of his business, he teaches first aid and related topics in the...
A bit more TLC for children under the care of our wonderful NHS
East Ribble District Charity Steward Malcolm Roe recently submitted a 'Teddies Loving Care' grant request to the ELMC Grant committee which was supported once again in record time, with the Committee awarding £1080, which in TLC terms is 864 bears! These will be...
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...