Residents' News - February 2020
Here we are again, times flying by, I must have blinked, and January has disappeared! Wish I knew where the time goes ...
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Here we are again, times flying by, I must have blinked, and January has disappeared! Wish I knew where the time goes ...
A BIG thank you to the following businesses who have supported this year’s Summer Fete with their donations. Trago Mills iBounce China Blue Seaton Tramway Devon Escape Rooms Dartmouth Steam Railway Quince...
Read moreWe held a coffee morning on the 29th September to fundraise for Rowcroft Hospice. One of our residents, Jenny Hardy, decided to do a sponsored hair dye. Thank you to everyone who...
Read moreThursday 16th July The festive Islands of Aloha Dive deep into Hawaii’s local community and you will discover a culture alive with Paniolo (cowboys), Chinese Dragons, ethnic festivals, cultural events and exotic...
Read moreWEDNESDAY 15TH JULY From museums to reality TV shows, downtown Las Vegas offers a wide variety of attractions, shopping venues and fun. Located just north of downtown is a cultural hub that...
Read more14TH JULY Some say Italy has it all. It has beautiful scenery ranging from its scenic coastal areas to its colourful mountain ranges. It has a vast wealth of culture, architecture and...
Read moreMONDAY 13TH JULY The land of Flamenco dancing and bull fighting. We’re going to be in Spain at the time of the Festival of ‘San Fermin’ which is celebrated every year in...
Read moreFebruary is known all around the world, when people celebrate love, so keeping to the theme, this month’s poems are all about LOVE
Read moreHope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.
The New Year has begun, whether it came in with a party and a lot of noise of crept
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It’s amazing how quickly these newsletters come around.
Here we are in November already, the weather has turned a little chilly and we’ve even had
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Autumn is definitely here.
Although we are still having some lovely days, there is a coolness to the breeze, and the leaves are starting to
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The seventh month already, more than half way through the year. I’m not sure where this year has gone!
With the Covid restrictions still in
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I haven’t mentioned the weather for a while now, and I thought it was high time that I did. April was the driest month since records ...
Read moreApril is the 4th month of the Gregorian calendar.
The Romans gave this month the Latin name ‘Aprils’ but the derivation of this name is
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The name of March comes from Martius, the first month of the earliest Roman Calendar. It was names after Mars, the Roman god of war, ...
Read moreThe start of another year with the promise of untold possibilities.
This last year has been a very strange one ...
To continue looking at the origins of the months of the year. This month is June.
The word ‘June’ ultimately comes from the Latin Ianius
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March is the third month of the year and named after Mars, the Roman god of War, in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars ... ...
Read moreChristmas was a very busy time, with lots going on, from the beginning of December with the lovely meal at The Paignton Club, right through ...
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