Martins House

Recently, we celebrated Afternoon Tea Week at Martins House ! ☕️🍰

Our wonderful residents enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea with freshly baked scones, jam, mini cakes and plenty of tea and coffee. There was lots of chatting around the table as everyone tucked in and enjoyed the treats 💜

A lovely afternoon and a very good excuse for another scone!

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With the temperature rising outside, our wonderful residents at Martins House stayed cool indoors while still enjoying a little gardening🌿🌼

They spent some time pot planting flowers for the garden, with Brian choosing a beautiful yellow flowering plant. Just 30 minutes later, we spotted a robin sitting underneath it in the shade! 🐦

Brian put it perfectly: “It’s so important to stop from time to time and notice nature all around us.” 💜

It has been a very cake filled day at Martins House ! 🧁

This morning, our wonderful residents got busy making chocolate chip cupcakes, blending all the ingredients together and filling the cake cases ready for the oven. Then this afternoon, it was time for a chocolate fudge cake, which had the whole home smelling delicious! 🍫

Now there is only one thing left to do... wait for the cake to cool and enjoy a slice with a nice cup of tea ☕️💜

We had a lovely National Relaxation Day at Martins House with an afternoon of pampering and a bit of well deserved self care💅✨

Our wonderful residents enjoyed mini facials, with cleansing, toning, exfoliating and moisturising, while Jean and Carol opted for some hand and nail pampering instead. It was a lovely chance to sit back, enjoy some pampering and have a good chat along the way.

Thank you to everyone who joined in and helped make it such an enjoyable afternoon 💜

We recently had the pleasure of welcoming Ollie and Sarah to Martins House for a lovely befriender visit 💜

There was plenty to get involved with, from chats and colouring to word searches and hidden object activities. It was wonderful to see everyone enjoying the time together and getting stuck into the activities.

Thank you both for spending some time with our residents. We really enjoyed having you with us and look forward to seeing you again soon 😊

What a brilliant afternoon we had at our Summer Fête! ☀️🌸

May Blossom, Vintage Songbird , kept everyone entertained in the garden with a wonderful mix of 60s, 70s and 80s favourites. There was plenty going on too, with a tombola, raffle, arts and crafts stall and, of course, our fabulous cake stall. Our residents and visitors enjoyed settling down with a slice of cake and a cup of tea or coffee while enjoying the afternoon together 🍰☕

The children had plenty to keep them busy too, with bat and ball, hook a duck, tin can alley, target throw and even a sandpit with buckets and spades. We were also celebrating Roy’s birthday, and he enjoyed a pint of Guinness in the garden with his family 🍻🎂

A huge thank you to all the families, staff and friends of Martins House who came along and helped make the fête such a success, as well as everyone who donated prizes and goodies for our tombola and raffle. Together, we raised just over £250, which will go straight towards our residents’ activity fund. Thank you for helping us make it such a special day! 💜

We celebrated International Friendship Day with a lovely cream tea at our home ☕🍰💜

Our residents enjoyed a tempting selection of cakes, with plenty of tea and coffee to go around. With the wonderful music of Nat King Cole playing in the background, it was the perfect setting for a good chat and some time catching up with friends.

Sometimes a cup of tea, a slice of cake and good company are all you need for a lovely afternoon 😊

Brian, Janet, Irene and Linda enjoyed a lovely day out from Martins House with a visit to Stevenage Garden Centre🌿💜

The afternoon was spent exploring the colourful flowers and beautiful plants, with plenty of chats along the way as everyone admired the displays and picked up a little gardening inspiration. After all that exploring, it was time to relax with a well deserved coffee and cake ☕🍰

It was a wonderful day out filled with good company, lovely surroundings and lots of happy moments together😊

There were lots of smiles at Martins House as we welcomed Performing Pets for a very special visit from two adorable toy poodles, Peggy and Poppy 🐩💜

Our wonderful residents loved watching their clever tricks and playful personalities, with plenty of laughter filling the room from start to finish. Peggy and Poppy certainly knew how to win everyone over, making it a memorable afternoon for us all 😊

A big thank you to Performing Pets, and of course to Peggy and Poppy, for bringing so much joy to our home. We can't wait to see you again! 💜