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 their visit and they hope to join us again very soon. Shirley would also like to thank staff, friends and families for their help and support. It was lovely to see everyone enjoying an afternoon in the sun. In total we raised a record breaking £1437.49 which will make such a difference to the activities and entertainment Shirley will be able to provide. How can we forget our lovely Lol and Zac for agreeing to raise further funds by completing another set of challenges? Zac ate a dozen snails in garlic while Lawrence had his legs waxed and dressed as ‘Florence’ for the afternoon. Together they raised well over a hundred pounds for the Resident’s Fund. Our many thanks to Ria from Deborah Williams Hair and Beauty in Stapleford for not only taking on the task of waxing Lol but for the generous £40 donation the salon made to the Resident’s Fund. Our Feathered Friends We are pleased to welcome three new arrivals at the Grange! The baby budgies have settled in well and their names were chosen from your suggestions. In the main lounge we have PETER which is the pale blue budgie and BEAUTY which is the dark blue budgie. BETTY the budgie is a little timid and can be found in the quiet lounge. We hope you will make them very welcome and take a little time to say hello as you pass by. Birthdays July brings four birthdays to the Grange. Firstly Ernest enjoys his special day on the 2nd with George celebrating his birthday on the 8th and Alan on the 31st. On July 21st Olive Goss celebrates her 101st birthday. We invite you to join her celebrations on the 20th when Roland will visit the Grange and entertain everyone with a selection of Olive’s favourite Glenn Miller melodies. DATES FOR YOUR JULY DIARY Tuesday 4th Sandiacre Churches Together Church service in the main lounge 10.15 for 10.30am start. Long Eaton Library. Mothly collection and supply of new books. Please see Shirley if you would like to be added to the library scheme. Wednesday 5th Kevin returns to the Grange with entertainment in the main lounge from 2-3pm. Friday 14th Prize Bingo, free raffle and cream cakes from Birds Bakery for everyone as we are joined by our friends from the Risley Not-so-Young Group. 2pm in the dining room. Thursday 20th Afternoon Tea Dance in the main lounge with entertainment from Roland and a selection of Glenn Miller melodies. 2-3pm Tuesday 25th Country and Western singalong with C.K. Cody from 2pm in the main lounge. DATE FOR YOUR EARLY AUGUST DIARY On Wednesday 2nd August we see the welcome return of Alan Hill to the Grange. Alan has been busy entertaining holiday makers on the Oceana cruise ship over the past few months. Welcome home Alan! 2-3pm in the main lounge.