Local care home hosts community summer BBQ

Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at The Cedars Bourne to enjoy a community BBQ that was held in the home’s stunning grounds in the glorious sunshine.

The hospitality team at The Cedars served a delicious Summer BBQ menu of, “stack your way” burgers and hotdogs with a variety of tasty options from cheeses, salads, and fried onions to gherkins and sauces, with a vegetable bake and rice salad alternative. The team put on an amazing spread, delivering for every dietary requirement - and going on the returned empty plates enjoyed by everyone who came!

Guests including friends and family of residents and staff, volunteers, local business owners, and two lovely ladies, representing “Oddfellows”, a local non-profit society providing friendship and connection in the community, joined in the merriment . Local musical duo, “Side By Side”, were invited to perform, delivering a range of hits that everybody could sing and dance a long to, the team were thrilled to see even passing members of the community stopping to listen and join in.

Full of smiles, Rina Waters, one very happy resident, said, “I thoroughly enjoyed the day, especially when my daughter arrived, surprising me. What a lovely way to spend an afternoon, it’s been wonderful, everyone has really pulled together to organise the event and bring everyone together.”

Rebecca Aldred, Senior General Manager at the home, said: “The whole team at The Cedars are dedicated to making sure that the home is a hub of the local community, and this event, along with all their hard work, has definitely paid off. It was a resounding success!”