Pizza Day

Yesterday was Pizza Day here at Hoar Cross! Everyone enjoyed our Pizza celebration with residents more than happy to taste the different combinations of toppings, all accompanied with a drop of sparkling wine. Emily our Activity Co-ordinator excelled in the kitchen and, together with a word search, quiz and colouring competition, it was agreed by […]

Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas Bake Off!

Just look at the amazing entries in our Bake Off competition this week! The residents did a tasting session and much fun was had along the way. The winners were the large cake with Santa stuck in the chimney and the Christmas Tree Cupcakes. Clearly we have lots of budding Great British Bake Off hopefuls!

Remembrance Day

This year was the 100th Anniversary of the Unknown Warrior being brought from France to be laid to rest in Westminster Abbey. Despite the restrictions of Coronavirus there was still a need to takepart in our own remembrance service here at Hoar Cross and it felt important that we continue this tradition. Our local vicar, […]

105th Birthday celebrations

On 9th September Hoar Cross will celebrate another ‘first’ when resident Muriel Alderman celebrates her 105th birthday. Muriel lived in her own home in Barton under Needwood until she came to live at Hoar Cross in 2007. She was the youngest of 11 children and always speaks of how wonderful her Mother was. In later […]