Afternoon Tea
A lovely afternoon tea with musical entertainment from The Blackdown Hillbillies
Linden House Proms in The Grounds (in the orangery as the weather wasn't great)!
With entertainment from Raquel & Bob Duo
Music in The Park - Friends of Wellington Park
Linden Arms - Pop-up-pub
with musical entertainment from Rod Thomas
Middlezoy Aerodrome
Linden House would like to thank all at Middlezoy Aerodrome (especially Paul, Simon, Dave and Dave) for a day of a lifetime for Barry, Richard, Paul and Mrs J. Barry especially was in his element talking "planes"! They made us feel so welcome in their Nissen hut clubhouse, gave us lunch, shared stories, took us on a tour of the planes they have rescued and rebuilt and then treated us to a flypast of 3 of their planes....even arranging a white vapour trail in honour of Barry's long career and love of planes. They even had a plane of the type that Barry took his first flight in the 1930s! Very special. They were so kind and thoughtful and have invited us back next weekend when they have planes dating from World War II flying in to visit. A lovely bunch of really interesting and kind plane-loving men who were so generous with their time. We had a fantastic day!"
Christmas Day at Linden House
December 25th 2023
The Moon at The Minster
We took our first trip out to see The Moon at The Minster, and art installation in Taunton
The Linden Arms opens its doors
The Linden Arms pop-up pub opened its doors for the first time in over two years
Team Building Day
Staff and volunteers all came together to help spruce the outside of Linden House by painting walls, bird tables, benches and doing a spot of gardening
The Care Home Excellence Award
We are very excited to inform you all that we have been awarded "The Care Home Excellence Award" for Somerset by the South West Academic Health Science Network (SWAHSN)!
The SWAHSN is one of 15 AHSNs set up by NHS England across the country in 2013 to connect NHS and academic organisations, local authorities, the third sector and industry. AHSNs are uniquely placed to identify and spread health innovation at pace and scale – driving the adoption and spread of innovative ideas and technologies across large populations. Mrs Joyce was invited to speak at their conference recently - to share our experiences of Covid-19 and the state of social care generally. At the end of the conference, they announced that we had won the Excellence Award in recognition of all the hard work that we, as a team, have done recently and to recognise that we stuck our heads above the parapet and bared our souls to the media in an effort to raise awareness of the reality of working in care homes during the pandemic.
Our new drive - with huge thanks to a benefactor wishing to remain anonymous
Birthday Wishes
Iris’ 89th birthday today and although COVID-19 has left residents with no personal contact with family members, at least Iris could have a window visit from her daughters
Games morning at Linden House
The Big Garden Birdwatch 2020
Preparation for the Big Garden Birdwatch 2020
Today we used recycled loo roll cardboard, some nuts and fat and made bird feeders to put on our trees to attract some beautiful birds ready for next week
Christmas at Linden House - 25th December
Residents' Christmas Party - 7th December
Elf Day - 6th December
Inter-generational Singing at Linden House
We were joined by children from Waterloo Road Pre-School who sang for the residents before tucking into home-made biscuits