‘SUNSHINE SPACE’ CREATED WITH TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC

Residents at Butterfly Lodge have said goodbye to summer with a fun-filled teddy bears’ picnic in the lounge.

Deputy manager Sarah McCaffrey said: “We were all a bit fed up with the recent rain, so decided to create our own ‘sunshine space’ indoors by having a picnic, and thought: what better than a teddy bears’ picnic?

“My colleague Kelly Tennant organised all the logistics, and our chef Elaine Blunt made an amazing teddy bear cake.

“Our ladies and gents enjoyed listening to a teddy bear-themed playlist, doing colouring activities and reminiscing about childhood toys.

“In the afternoon we had a screening of the film Paddington, and it was so lovely to see folks engrossed in the film and munching away on fresh popcorn.

“We’ve got a great programme of activities lined up for them in the autumn, and this was a really fun way to say goodbye to summer, surrounded by our favourite bears.”