01/07/2026
1st of July marked our End of Year Art Exhibition with the wonderful members of Middletown Retirement Village. 🎨💙
It was a bittersweet afternoon as a few of our regular characters couldn’t be with us this year due to ill health, and we also remembered those who have sadly passed on. They are very much missed and were in our thoughts throughout the day.
We also said goodbye and wished the very best of luck to the wonderful head nurse, Lorraine, as she begins her well-earned retirement. Thank you for all your kindness, support, and dedication over the years. Wishing you every happiness in this exciting new chapter. 💐
It was lovely to see, once again, that creativity has no age limit. Art and crafts bring people together, encourage connection, create memories, and prove that you’re never too old to enjoy making something with your own hands.
A huge thank you to Graham for, once again, lending a hand and treating everyone to his delicious homemade scones and sandwiches. And to my daughter Jasmine who organised for her friend Ava’s Bakery .ciao to create personalised Leebow cookies—they not only looked incredible but tasted absolutely delicious! 🍪
To finish the celebrations, we all sang Happy Birthday to the one and only legend, Maureen, who celebrated her 86th birthday! 🥳🎉
Thank you to everyone who made this year’s exhibition so special. I hope you all have a wonderful summer, and I can’t wait to be back for our weekly art classes in September! ❤️