Eastbank Court's Summer barbeque was enjoyed by all; (even though it was too hot to stay outside)...

THE LODGE...

Eastbank Lodge is now complete, with our first Owners moving in during the beginning of May.  There are now only 2 apartments remaining.

WEDDING BELLS...

Our Manager, Nicki Cook will soon become Mrs Nicki Hardy (no relation to Tom!) on her forthcoming Wedding on 8th June.  We wish them all the happiness for the future.

BUSY BUSY...

Owners continue to enjoy a busy social life at Eastbank Court.  The Classical Music Programme, which was arranged by Owners, is still going strong.  Additionally, Pat Dorman has been a regular visitor to the Court to play the piano and have a sing-a-long with the Owners!

An interesting talk about the Darjeeling Railway took place in March which proved to be very popular.  A talk about the Droitwich Canal is due to take place at the end of April ahead of a planned boat trip for Owners.

A Seated Yoga taster day was very well attended, and we look forward to this being a successful exercise class for all Owners to enjoy.  Owners will also enjoy a well-attended Summer BBQ in July, which always proves to be a great success.

The sale of another apartment is complete, leaving 2 new apartments and 5 re-sales.  The new build, housing 6 apartments, is entering phase 3, with 4 apartments already reserved.
 
The Platinum Wedding Anniversary Celebrations held at the Court for Mr and Mrs Atkins was a lovely event and a fabulous cake was made by Claire our cook.
 
Our Christmas Party weekend was held on the 9th and 10th of December for Owners and their families, which was very well attended.  Further Christmas Celebrations involved Carol Singers, a Christmas Past and Christmas Present event, and tea and mince pies held by the resident Church Group.  Mr Graham’s Christmas raffle was very successful raising £520 for charity, being split between the Alzheimer’s Society and St Richard’s Hospice.

To get the Christmas festivities started the Social Committee arranged a Christmas Shopping Trip to the Hop Pocket, a visit to Webbs Garden Centre and a trip to the local Pantomime to see Aladdin.  The Social Committee also organised for Worcester Ukulele Band to come and perform in the Restaurant on the 25th of January.  It was very well attended and a fun night was had by all.  The Committee plan to invite them back in a few months’ time.
 
Home Instead are holding a cheese and wine event with a quiz and great prizes are on offer during the evening of the 13th of February.

Mr and Mrs Atkins enjoyed a wonderful party at Eastbank Court to celebrate their 70th Wedding Anniversary.  They greatly appreciated all the effort the staff put in to make it such a happy day.

Eastbank Court has been busy raising money for Charity.  Our Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 29th September was very well supported and raised a grant total of £452.81p!  £236.68p of this was raised by a very popular Tombola Stall run by one of our Owners, Mr Keith Graham.
 
Another Quiz evening in aid of the R.N.L.I. was held on 10th October and the fish & chip supper was appreciated by all.  We raised a fantastic £100.00.

Eastbank Court raised £452.81 for MacMillan Nurses at their coffee morning!

A trip to Weston-Super-Mare was thoroughly enjoyed by all who went.  It was a lovely sunny day in August and the coach driver made the most of the weather by taking the scenic route back to Eastbank Court.

Evesham Country Park was also a great success.  The return journey through the Cotswolds and was most enjoyable.

On the evening of the 4th July, 42 Owners attended the annual barbeque at Eastbank Court. A glorious sunny evening, enabled the event to be held in the beautiful gardens. Gorgeous food was washed down with copious amounts of Sangria. The hard work by all the staff was praised and the evening talked about for days after.

Eastbank Court has recently welcomed several new Owners and 2 more are awaiting completion.  There are now only 4 apartments left for sale.

Building work for 6 two bedroom apartments at the Court commenced in April and completion is planned for April 2018.

A Poetry Group has recently been set up by one of our Owners, Mr Lewis.  The group meets monthly where they bring along poems of a particular theme chosen at the previous meeting.

Another Owner, Mrs Maylor organised two canal trips in April which proved to be so popular, that a further trip was organised for the beginning of May.

Also an Alzheimer’s Society Quiz and Fish Supper took place in March which was very well received and raised £252.24 for the Society.

There have been a number of milestone birthday parties celebrated recently and the Court will also be hosting another summer BBQ in July, which was very well attended last year, so fingers crossed for another sunny summer evening.

The Social Committee have been busy arranging events for Owners due to take place shortly.  An outing to Weston-Super-Mare is planned in August and a musical evening featuring a local band ‘The Cocktail Hour’ are just some of the forthcoming attractions.