Author: Chris Tarry

We love springing surprises at Orchard House, particularly on our staff members who do such a great job looking after everyone. This time it was the turn of our beloved administrator Alicia, who we surprised for her 60th Birthday.

Alicia has been working at Orchard House for 14 years, during which time she has always been dedicated and professional. We loved getting the party ready for her and we are sure she had a great time.

Happy Birthday Alicia!

Ruddington Retirement Village is holding its Family Fun Day at Balmore House on Saturday 27th August from 2pm to 5pm. Not only will this be a fun day but it will be the perfect opportunity for people to see round our independent living apartments that have recently been completed. Our manager will be giving guided tours of these lovely apartments and facilities.

There will also be live entertainment, stalls, food and drink, a bouncy castle and much more. Everyone is invited and we would love to see as many families as possible from Balmore, Orchard House and St Peter’s.

Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy our special day.

We would like to thank everyone for what was an amazing turn out at our St Peter’s Summer Fayre. There was some great entertainment, loads to eat and drink, plenty of games to join in with, and the conversation flowed all afternoon.

Our residents, staff, families and people from the wider Ruddington Community had a brilliant time, and we certainly all felt part of the village.

A huge thank you to everyone who mad it possible through their hard work, and here’s to next year!

At Balmore we don’t need an excuse for a party, but the Birthday of our lovely resident Ada did seem like the perfect reason to get the balloons out. Ada received lots fo cards and presents and a fantastic cake from our kitchen team – made specially for the occasion.

She had a lovely day and would like to thank everyone who made it so special for her – she literally felt like a Queen for the day!

Our lovely Ruddington Apartment resident Irene is fast settling in to her new surroundings. She has been taking full advantage of the lovely facilities we have here and booked in for a pampering session and a manicure in our fully equipped salon. She really enjoyed being made to feel special and her nails looked lovely.

If you would like to discover more about the facilities and accommodation options at Ruddington Retirement apartments then why not give us a call. You could soon be joining Irene for a bit more pampering!

It’s always nice to have a bit of cake isn’t it. But what a treat the residents and staff at Orchard House had recently when we received this lovely tray of goodies, very kindly donated by Ron Clarke.

A great surprise that went down a treat and tasted yummy.

A big thank you to Ron for making us all very happy…and full!

Yes the temperatures have been a bit sweltering of late, but that hasn’t stopped the lovely residents of Orchard House getting outdoors and enjoying themselves in the garden.

Here are some lovely pictures of them doing just that over the weekend and taking full advantage of the bar we have set up.

Well, you have to cool down somehow!

Ruddington Retirement Village will be holding a Family Fun Day at Balmore House on Saturday 27th August from 2pm to 5pm. Garden parties at Balmore are usually fantastic fun and this one promises to be no exception. There will be live entertainment, stalls, food and drink, a bouncy castle and much more.

Everyone is invited and we would love to see as many families as possible from Balmore, Orchard House and St Peter’s. Let’s hope the weather is not too hot but still sunny and we’re sure to have a great day.

We recently posted about our fabulous carer Steve at St.Peter’s. He has been with us for 30 years caring for and supporting people from our local community. Of course we couldn’t let his big day go past without a cake, baked specially by our kitchen team here at the home.

Steve received loads of good wishes on the day and we hope he is with us to celebrate many more Birthdays to come.

St Peter’s annual Summer Fayre is fast approaching and will be held on Saturday 20th August between 2pm and 5pm. There will be lots of entertainment including games for everyone. Food and drink will be available for all as will Ice Creams and a cake sale.

A Tombola will be held which has some great prizes donated by our local community. Two people who are already getting excited are Sue, one of our residents and Dee, one of our carers – pictured here. Everyone is welcome to what we are sure will be a fab afternoon.