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Our wonderful Catering Manager, Nikki Burridge, was warming up for her entries at the upcoming Royal Welsh Show (where she will be entering a staggering 18 items!) last weekend by baking up a storm at the Monmouthshire Show.  At the risk of bragging – she pretty much cleaned up across all baked good categories and…

This wonderful activity takes place every Tuesday at  2.30 – 3.30 pm. Much has been written in recent years about the benefits of singing to help those living with dementia. Dementia has obvious detrimental effects on cognitive, psychological and behavioural functioning, as well as major impact on those who provide care for them. Finding a…

On one of our recent weekly trips, we visited one of our splendid local attractions, The Sugarloaf Vineyard just outside Abergavenny. Under azure skies more akin to the South of France, our residents sampled both white and red wines in sight of the bulky sweep of the Blorange Mountain, whose majestic etymology, wouldn’t you know,…

With the passing of the Summer Solstice this week, we thought we’d celebrate, ever-so belatedly with a Midsummer Ball outside in our beautiful, mature gardens. As we all know, however, the words ‘British’, ‘Garden’ and ‘Celebrate’ usually trail a caveat word or warning: ‘Weather’. Luckily, it does seem the sun was in celebratory mood –…