What a fabulous fairground-themed afternoon we had with Jenna from Boogie Woogie Music, Movement & Memories! With music, dancing, hook-a-duck, and a team parachute activity to finish, it was a joyful and energetic day to remember at Abbeyfield Hoylake and West Kirby Society.

We’re proud to share some photos from the Wirral Libraries Story Patchwork Project, created to celebrate 50 years of the Borough of Wirral. Earlier this year, we spent a lovely afternoon with Celia making squares for the exhibition.

Our December Shared Reading session with Anne from The Reader was filled with the festive spirit as we explored poems about Christmas and winter. As always, the discussion that followed was lively and heartwarming, with residents sharing memories and stories.

Here are some photos from the latest visits by Gwyll and Tim from Therapy Dogs Nationwide, along with their wonderful therapy dogs. Our residents always look forward to these visits, as spending time with the dogs and chatting with Tim is a real highlight.

Here are some photos from our fabulous silk flower workshop with Liz from Flowers by Elizabeth. It was an afternoon filled with creativity and concentration as our residents crafted beautiful Christmas arrangements.

We had another fun-filled morning with the children from St Agnes Pre-School Group! Their visits always bring so much joy and energy and we love seeing their smiling faces.

Here are some photos from our recent art session with Celia. It was a wonderful afternoon filled with focus and creativity, with lots of concentration on everyone’s faces as they worked on their pieces.

A big thank you to Greer from Jackson's Animal Rescue for visiting us last month to talk about the important work they do with hedgehogs. It was an incredibly interesting talk, and we all learned so much about these fascinating creatures and the charity’s efforts to protect them.

We’re delighted to share photos of our tree at this year’s Christmas Tree Festival at St Hildeburgh's Parish Church in Hoylake! As you may have seen in previous photos, all the decorations were lovingly knitted by our talented Knit and Natter Group, expertly guided by Heather. We’re so proud of their wonderful work!

We had a wonderful time at our second Pamper Afternoon of November! Residents enjoyed fabulous treatments from Tropic Skincare with Jess Harrison, including manicures, a glass of fizz, and some lovely relaxing music.

We had a wonderful afternoon recently when Sandra Currie came to visit us again! Sandra always treats us to a fabulous range of songs, including plenty of our favourite requests, and we had a great time singing along.

Yesterday, we celebrated a special day at Lear House—Rosemary’s birthday! Surrounded by friends and good cheer, Rosemary enjoyed her day with the Abbeyfield Hoylake & West Kirby family.