Berkeley Lodge Nursing Home Fundraising
At South Coast Nursing Homes we want to ensure that our homes feel rooted in the local community, where our residents can interact with and feel part of that community. A great example of this came at our nursing home in Worthing, Berkeley Lodge recently. Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund reached out to the home about the possibility of working together.
The brilliant activities team at the home, which specialises in caring for people living with dementia, jumped straight into action and a plan was formulated.
The concept of the event was “Shower People with Love” and took place in our Music Lounge. Entertainment was to be provided by our very own, and brilliantly talented, Berkeley Band/Choir. The band are comprised of SCNH team members; Fernando Marcos on guitar/ lead vocals, Reymarte Gallo on back-up vocals and Melliza Malonzo Marcos on drums. There also relatives of two of our residents in the band Tina Feeston on the piano and Sue Elphick on back-up vocals, along with Brad Billson on Bass. As a band they provided the day with some beautiful music.
Support also came in the shape of the Catering team, led by Executive Chef Langton Mavuka, who provided tea, coffee and treats. Donations were made for the drinks along with the raffle which also helped raise money for the charity. A wonderful £197.23 was raised along with awareness in the wider community of the important work that the Lennox Children’s Cancer Trust do.
Congratulations to everyone involved for creating a great day and for all the hard work that goes into events such as these.
Excursion to Brighton City Airport
There was more evidence of that hard work at play recently as the team at Berkeley Lodge took some residents on a day trip with a difference. They’re always looking for exciting excursions that offer something a little different and on this occasion a trip to Brighton City Airport was exactly that. Not only did residents get to admire the planes close up but they also had lunch overlooking the runway at the UK’s oldest licenced aerodrome. For some of the residents, who had been to the airfield before, it was a chance to reminisce on times gone by whilst admiring the planes of today.
