Elm Bank care homes residents celebrate British Pie Week
Residents and staff at Elm Bank care home in Kettering celebrated British Pie Week in true style with creating their very own sweet and savoury pies.
The chef’s prepared the raw ingredients to allow for the residents on the Blossom Trail Community to get creating their very own sweet and savoury pies. British Pie Week is observed during the first week of March. It is a seven-day period that allows all pie enthusiast to get together and create some delicious sweet and savoury pies. The residents were fully immersed in the afternoon, sharing recipes and stories of when they were younger and had families of their own. For all it was an afternoon of creating delicious sweet and savoury pies.
Activities Co-ordinator, Tina said: “It was such a fun afternoon for our residents and it created so much conversation around times gone by. It was lovely to hear how the residents made their own pies when they had family and how different things are now. Residents reminisced about the traditional pies of their time, and the importance of not having a pie with a soggy bottom!”
General Manager, Larisa Bledea, said: “It was a fantastic afternoon for all, all of the creations were delicious and everyone got to enjoy a slice after all their hard work. The activity really brought everyone together and allowed for so much reminiscing of the good old days in the kitchen and the familiar smell of cooking.”
Our varied life enrichment programme keeps residents active, and provides a daily choice of engaging physical, mental and spiritual activities tailored to residents’ interests and abilities.
Elm Bank care home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering personalised care across its care homes and hospitals. Elm Bank provides residential and dementia care for residents from respite care to long term stays.