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CARE HOME HATCHES FLUFFY NEW RESIDENTS
to care for them. The home now has a purpose-built chicken coop in the garden ready for the new fluffy residents.
The Avonbridge chicks have been a hit with the residents, and two of the ladies who have taken a particular liking to them are Rosina Fagan, 79, and Shonda McMillan, 77.
Rosina said: “I think the chicks are beautiful and have loved being able to watch them grow. It’s great to have them in the home, we love to care for them and it’s a very different activity for us to take part in.”
Shonda said: “They are very soothing, and they have kept us all busy. I can’t wait until they are bigger and can peck around in their outdoor chicken coop, hopefully we can get lots of yummy eggs from them.”
Lesley Kelly, Home Manager at Avonbridge care home, said: “Our residents are very fond of animals and birds, and hatching the chicks in the home seemed like a fun, yet different, activity for them to participate in.
Avonbridge care home in Hamilton has been exploring the joys of spring and has hatched eight chicks at the home.
Residents received eight eggs from an ethical hatching company, Incredible Eggs, and were shown how to care for them by a professional, before successfully hatching all eight.
Many of the staff at Avonbridge care home, based on Old Avon Road, keep chickens of their own and are experienced in how
COUPLE SEPARATED BY COVID REUNITED FOR 65TH
ANNIVERSARY A couple separated during the COVID-19 pandemic have been reunited with a surprise dinner date to mark their milestone Blue Sapphire anniversary.
Chrystine and Michael Girvan celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary at Coppice Lodge care home in Arnold. The couple, who have been separated for months due to the coronavirus pandemic, were reunited for a private candle-lit dinner in the vintage tearoom organised by the care team.
Chrystine moved into the care home in October 2020 and, due to government guidelines, Michael had been unable to visit. The pair missed each other so much that Michael decided to also move to Coppice Lodge to be closer to his wife and be able hold her in his arms once more.
Michael and the Coppice Lodge care team agreed to keep his arrival at the home a secret from his wife in order to make their anniversary even more special. On the day, Chrystine was thrilled to find the tearoom decorated in beautiful blue balloons, bunches of flowers, bunting, fairy lights and a private, candle-lit table for two with her husband sat waiting for her.
The emotional reunion leſt the care team crying with happiness as they watched the couple share a loving hug and kiss before sitting down to a delicious three-course meal including a full roast dinner and Chrystine’s favourite dessert, cream cake.
Michael said: “I simply couldn’t ask for more, the staff at Coppice Lodge have been incredibly thoughtful, our date was
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wonderful – I can’t thank them enough for what they did to help us celebrate our 65th wedding anniversary!”
Chrystine added: “I am thrilled to be reunited with Michael, it means to world to me that he has moved into Coppice Lodge! Our date was lovely, everybody clearly worked very hard to pull this together, our table setting was beautiful!”
Lifestyle Manager, Lorna Thornley, who helped to put the surprise date together, said: “We are so pleased we could make Michael and Chrystine’s anniversary so special. They are the definition of soulmates and I am delighted to see how much they enjoyed their special meal.”
Coppice Lodge, operated by Ideal Carehomes, is a residential and dementia care home boasting a hair salon, cinema room and spacious lounges overlooking landscaped sensory gardens.
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“We were given lots of advice from Incredible Eggs, and we successfully hatched all the eggs into beautiful little chicks. We’re all really looking forward to watching them grow up and be big enough for their chicken coop!”
Avonbridge care home forms part of Larchwood Care and is managed by Healthcare Management Solutions.
www.larchwoodcare.co.uk
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