News and Activities

What can be nicer than cake and coffee?  Having it in our lovely gardens and feeling the promise of summer in the air of course!

Our regular Around the World in 80 days visit found us sitting in the sunshine on a trip to Cuba.  The experience was definitely enhanced by the lovely weather!

Our lovely furry, scaly and creepy friends visited us again recently.  As you can see, it’s great fun to get to know these creatures.

Mid-April is always a lovely time at Springfield Cottage.  Our residents look forward to being able to sit out and enjoy the sunshine – as they did yesterday!

Here is Peter, a lovely gentleman, blowing out the candles on his birthday cake which was made for him by staff at Springfield Cottage.  Happy Birthday, Peter!

We are all looking forward to the clocks changing next weekend and some lighter evenings.  Even our flowers are starting to bloom in anticipation!

Pancake day was ‘flippin’ great at Springfield with all our residents enjoying a pancake feast with lots of lemon juice and/or fruit.  Perhaps we should have them monthly instead of annually?  

Congratulations to Betty and Peter who recently celebrated their 55th Wedding Anniversary at Springfield.  They had a beautiful cake and music played in the background whilst we all enjoyed a buffet and toasted the happy couple.

We had a very special Valentine’s Day at Springfield Cottage which included some live entertainment from Boom Music and a three course meal.  As you can see, everyone had a wonderful time.

Our afternoon in virtual reality, Paris…..our residents not only enjoyed the various sights and sounds….they also enjoyed a stop at a cafe to taste some French delicacies accompanied by some magic. Once again the residents thoroughly enjoyed their journey and…