November 2016

Christmas is nearly upon us and we are busy making Christmas decorations for the Home.  Mel and other members of staff spent an afternoon putting up the Christmas decorations whilst listening to Christmas music and munching on Mince pies.  Fairby is looking very festive indeed!!

During November we visited Polhill Garden Centre, where we had a good look round, purchased some Christmas cards and had a bite to eat.

We also had 'Music for Health' visit us, where we all exercised to music and had a great time. 

Our Christmas party is being held on Tuesday 13th December. We will be entertained by a production company, 'Tickled Pink' who will be putting on a festive show for us.  We will also be nibbling on buffet food and a cheeky sherry (or two).

October 2016

Our Autumn Fayre was held on Saturday 1st October and was a huge success.  We raised an impressive £323.63 for our 'Residents Fund', which goes towards entertainers and outings throughout the year.  We had various stalls selling Christmas goodies including doggy treat bags, Christmas cards, tree decorations and bottle bags; all of which were hand made by our residents. Also, we were kept entertained by 'Michael' who sings a mixture of Reggae music.  

The Fairby Bake Off was the highlight of the event and was judged on both taste and looks which proved extremely difficult for the judges to decide on a winner.  However, the winner was, Lily, who received a Bluewater voucher for producing a fine Victoria Sponge cake.  Well done Lily and thank you everyone else who baked such lovely tasting cakes too.   

Dining Room Renovation - We have modernised our dining room by replacing the carpet with Oak flooring. See our photo gallery for before and after pictures.

More events organised:-

Wednesday 12th October - Zoolab visited with their reptiles and other small animals. We had the chance to hold a Bearded Dragon, a Giant African Snail, a Millipede and a fluffy Rabbit.  Photos coming soon.

Monday 31st October - Halloween. We shall all be dressing up and having some spooky fun.

August / September 2016

Fairby Grange has again been awarded with a 5 Star Rating for Food Hygiene from the Food Standards Agency.  Well done to our cooks and staff for all their hard work in retaining this Award.  It is a great achievement that we can all be proud of.

The summer months have been most welcome to enable us to get out into the garden and enjoy the sunshine.

For the first time, we had a Reggae singer, Michael, entertain us, which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. We were so impressed with his performance, we have asked him to sing at our Autumn Fayre.

Mel has kept everyone busy preparing for the Autumn Fayre on 1st October 2016.  Its going to be an excellent day including a visit from the Ponies, Michael singing for us in the afternoon and stalls including:- Christmas Crafts, Tombola and other stalls. 

The residents have been making Christmas crafts to sell such as cards, bottle holders and other Christmas goodies.  All proceeds will be going towards our Residents Fund.

We are holding a 'Fairby Bake Off',  where staff and relatives will battle it out, showing off their baking skills.  It will be judged by a panel of relatives.  Who will the lucky winner be??  

See our October News for results.