On Friday 24th September the residents at Eastbank Court came together to take part in Macmillan’s biggest coffee morning.  Friends and family from outside the court also came along and there was a lovely atmosphere throughout.

Mr Graham ran a tombola with residents donating prizes, there was a great selection on offer and everyone that had a go was a winner!

Olga and Stacey (our amazing cooks) produced some fantastic cakes which the residents enjoyed on the day as well as purchasing more to take home with them.

We played ‘guess the number of sprinkles on colin’ which was won by Mrs Price.  She donated her winnings straight back to Macmillan.  Mr Graham also won a quiz, and his prize was a special Macmillan Colin the Caterpillar which he very kindly gave to the staff to enjoy.
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All the efforts made by the staff, residents and their family and friends resulted in us raising £727.56 for Macmillan Cancer Support.  A great effort which will help Macmillan to continue the great work they do!

After being in some form of lockdown for the last 18 months it was great to finally get the residents together for their annual summer BBQ which took place on Wednesday 18th September.  The Evening was a great success with everyone enjoying some delicious food and glasses of sangria.  The sun shone which was a bonus as earlier in the day we weren’t sure that the weather would be on our side!  A big thank you to the staff that gave up their evening off to help, to Nicki who produced all the food, to the residents for making the evening such a great success and to the social committee for their kind donation towards costs.

Having been the General Manager of Eastbank Court for almost 6 months it was great to be able to deliver a wonderful evening for our residents and see everyone enjoying themselves, introducing new residents and seeing new friendships being formed.  It has been a testing time for all over the last 18 months and it is fantastic to finally be able to get back to some form of normality.  We are hoping that this is a sign of things to come!

Eastbank Court are looking forward to the next few months when the start of easing lockdown restrictions is due to take place, so that Owners can get back to some sort of normality. 

Nicki Hardy is due to take early retirement, so will be departing as Court Manager on 31st March, we at Head Office are very grateful for all of her hard work over the 10 years she's been with us. Nicki is looking forward to enjoying exotic holidays and spending quality time with her husband and family. 

Looking forward, we would like to welcome Emma Humphreys as the new Court Manager, who will be starting with us on 15th March, working alongside Nicki until she departs.  

Eastbank Court had a very successful MacMillan coffee morning on the 27th September, raising an amazing £722.  Money was raised from the lovely cakes made from the kitchen staff and the raffle,  which was organised from one of the residents.  Well done to all the residents, friends, family and staff who participated.

On the evening of 8th July, another very successful Summer BBQ took place at Eastbank Court.  This event is always very popular with the residents and the weather couldn’t have been better for them to sit outside to enjoy all the lovely food, drink and company.

On 25th June a group of 12 residents had an outing to the Severn Valley Railway and visited the Engine House at Highley.  This was a great success and enjoyed by everyone that attended.

On the evening of 9th May, Eastbank Court held a very successful Fine Dining Evening.  This event went really well and was much enjoyed by all in attendance.  It was a nice social occasion and a good opportunity to have a lovely selection of ‘Fine Dining’ food, all of which was expertly cooked by Nicki Hardy, Court Manager and Nicki McGonigle, Duty Manager.  As you can see from the photographs, the food looked and tasted delicious!  We also held a Chinese takeaway night in April, which was enjoyed by all. 

At Eastbank Court the residents enjoy many other activities including coffee mornings, afternoon tea and 'Knit and Natter'.  They also get to have a sing-along with Pat Dorman, who comes in to play the piano once a month.  The Social Committee are currently very busy arranging trips for all to enjoy; The Hop Market in May, traveling on the Severn Valley Railway in June and a seaside visit to Burnham-on-Sea in August.  Let's hope the sun will be shining!

The Worcester Ukulele Bank played at Eastbank Court on 24th January, which proved to be very popular and a great success.  You will see by the photographs that everyone had an enjoyable time.

The Social Committee arranged a trip to the Pantomime on 26th January to see Jack and the Beanstalk which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

At Eastbank Court, the residents enjoy many other activities which include coffee mornings, afternoon tea, 'Knit and Natter', and keyboard club.  They also get to have a sing along with Pat Dorman, who comes in to play the piano once a month.