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Harold and his jokes
Harold is quite a character and when he is on the ball he can keep us all amused and command an audience for his jokes. It made no difference that he was on our trip out to Willowbrook. So, seated in their recently re-… Read full article
Clent Nurseries
We made the decision early on and today it was to be a Ladies Day out for a change. After a little discussion we decided on a venue and so off we went to enjoy the beautiful countryside of nearby Clent. The Nurseries had been… Read full article
St Georges Day
At Oriel we like to celebrate all of the Saints Days and one of our most important ones is St Georges, as he was the patron saint of England. The flags were flying high and bunting flickered in the gentle breeze, here at… Read full article
Hartlebury Museum
It was raining AGAIN and we could not believe our luck as we had planned a fun day out in Stratford. There was a question of a postponement and with much muttering and whispering we finally came up with a brilliant… Read full article
Potting plants with Dawn
The residents at Oriel really enjoy our regular visits from Dawn and this week they were potting spring bedding plants. They were happy to get their hands and fingernails dirty and ended up with flowerpots everywhere and bits… Read full article
Grand National Game
At Oriel we played a Grand National Game which was the very clever invention of Jane our manager. All the colours of each jockey were put onto paper cups and a huge board game with all the fences went on the floor. The… Read full article
Shanni Moore Entertains
At Oriel we have entertainment once a month and Shanni Moore entertained us on this occasion. She is a great favourite with our residents here at Oriel care home in Stourbridge and has entertained us on many afternoons..We… Read full article
New Game
Jack one of our lively residents here at Oriel devised a new game, which he called higher or lower. It was very similar to the game from the television only without the dolly dealers. We bought some huge cards to make it more… Read full article
Easter Bonnet Parade
The Easter bonnet parade was so much fun here at Oriel. The residents had such fabulous creations for their beautiful bonnets, all done with the talents of Dawn in the craft class. The residents, staff and visitors all joined… Read full article
Willowbrook
We were all excited by our coffee morning this Thursday as we were off to Willowbrook to see the new part of the coffee shop, which was being built last time we went there. Willowbrook nurseries are a favourite of the… Read full article