THE GRANGE GAZETTE MARCH 2018 EDITION March can be an ‘in the middle’ month….bitingly cold with beautiful blue skies and bright sunshine. It brings the promise of Spring and we have spring flowers raising their sweet faces to the sky, bringing splashes of colour to the garden. The days are starting to get lighter and the clocks move forward an hour in the early hours of Sund... read more
THE GRANGE GAZETTE FEBRUARY 2018 EDITION It may be winter outside but we hope the entertainment we have during February will bring a little bit of sunshine as we chase away the dark skies and dreary rain with visits from your favourite performers. We have also taken delivery of a Karaoke machine. It has lots of buttons and flashing lights and a huge instruction booklet so it may t... read more
THE GRANGE GAZETTE JANUARY 2018 EDITION Warm wishes for a Happy New Year to you all. Sincere thanks for your support at the Christmas Fayre. First of all we must thank Father Christmas for taking time from his busy schedule to visit the Grange. We also must thank our wonderful staff, their family and friends, volunteers from the Risley Not-so-Young group and the Holiday Inn. You p... read more
GRANGE GAZETTE DECEMBER 2017 CHRISTMAS FAYRE SATURDAY 9TH DECEMBER from 2pm. We look forward to welcoming residents, family, friends and staff at our annual Christmas Fayre which begins at 2pm with the arrival of Father Christmas. We have entertainment from the ‘Singing Santa’ in the main lounge and Jules in the foyer, a variety of stalls, many games, light ... read more
NOVEMBER 2017 EDITION We hope you enjoyed the beautiful flower displays throughout the Grange during our Flower Festival. In answer to our quiz the six displays related to your chosen musicals which were South Pacific, Oklahoma, The Wizard of Oz, the Sound of Music, Carousel and Top Hat. We hope to make this an annual event in our calendar. Well done and thank you to everyone for your he... read more
THE GRANGE GAZETTE OCTOBER EDITION 2017 We hope you will enjoy the flower arrangements, art work and photographs we have on display at the Grange this month. Six of our displays follow the theme of ‘At the Musicals’. How many popular films, shows and songs can you recognise? By completing the competition form in our Flower Festival programme all residents and their families h... read more
THE GRANGE GAZETTE SEPTEMBER 2017 EDITION CLOTHING EVENT On Wednesday 20th September Hilary of Care Community Clothing in Leicestershire will be visiting the Grange with a wide selection of ladies and gentlemen’s clothing from 2pm. Family and friends are always welcome and Shirley will provide request forms to ensure Hilary carries a range items you would like to se... read more
THE GRANGE GAZETTE AUGUST EDITION 2017 Thank you to everyone for joining in the afternoon tea dance with the sounds on Glenn Miller and entertainment from Roland. We had a lovely time and Shirley has received requests for further events of this kind which she will organise and announce in future newsletters. We are also planning a ‘Flower Festival’ at the Grange. It will be ... read more
GRANGE GAZETTE JULY EDITION 2017 A very big thank you to everyone for your support at our annual Summer Fayre. We hope you enjoyed the RAF Spitfire flypast on such a beautiful sunny day. On returning to base the pilot kindly rang the Grange to ask if we had enjoyed our day and we passed on your many thanks for making our Summer Fayre so memorable. We also thanked the Mayor and her Consort for thei... read more
THE GRANGE GAZETTE JUNE 2017 EDITION AN INVITATION WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY AT OUR ANNUAL SUMMER FAYRE ON SATURDAY 17th JUNE 1.30pm till 4.00pm Bring along your Union Jack flag and make our Summer Fayre both spectacular and memorable. The RAF have contacted Shirley and anticipate their Spitfire will flypast at... read more