Pinewood Residential & Nursing Home
33 Victoria Place
Budleigh Salterton
Devon, EX9 6JP

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Latest news from Pinewood Residential & Nursing Home

Friday 12th March 2010

Beverly does Pinewood proud at the Care Home Worker Awards

It is with great pride that Pinewood can announce that one of our carers, Beverly Nottingham, has been voted the winner of the Care Home Worker Award for the South West in the Great British Care Awards.

The Great British Care Awards are a celebration of excellence across the care sector. The purpose of the awards is to promote best practice within the sector and pay tribute to those individuals who have demonstrated outstanding excellence within their field of  work.

The winners from the regional awards will then be invited to attend the National Events for either Home Care or Care Homes sectors at the Guildhall, London.

Bev will receive a trophy for winning the regional award and will get to meet Fiona Phillips at the gala dinner, where the winner will be announced!

Bev was unaware that she had been nominated until today when we had a presentation in front of staff, residents and visitors in the day room and also read our respective statements to her. 

We are all immensely proud of Bev and are honoured to have such a caring individual working for us.

Click here to see a copy of this news story on the front page of the Budleigh Journal.

Friday 25th December 2009

Residents At Pinewood Show They Can Certainly Hold A Tune While Singing Carols On Christmas Day

It was an absolute pleasure to watch the residents at Pinewood sing in perfect harmony as Glyn Lewis lead the singing of Christmas Carols on Christmas Day. Meanwhile, Santa Claus was busy with his little helper, Louis, as they went about handing out presents to everyone.

Please see our Activities page for more information about day to day life at Pinewood.

Saturday 7th November 2009

Pinewood Fireworks Give Light To Budleigh Salterton Night Sky

 The firework display that took place at Pinewood on Saturday 6th November will be a difficult one for us to beat next year. There was a fantastic turnout and in the short space of just under an hour, £160 was raised for the Budleigh Salterton Lions Club - a charity that distributes money to various causes within the local area.

The display itself looked absolutely stunning and the delicious food being served at the BBQ provided the perfect warm meal or hot drink for the spectators on a November’s evening.

A special note of thanks should go to all the Pinewood staff and Lions who volunteered their time in order to help make this event so enjoyable and worthwhile.

Please see our Activities page for more information about day to day life at Pinewood.

Wednesday 7th October 2009

Come to the Pinewood Fireworks Night! - 6 p.m. Saturday 7th November

A combination of the fond memories from last year’s event, the fantastic turnout that appeared in spite of the weather, and a grand determination to raise even more money for charity, has culminated in our repeating the Pinewood Fireworks Night this year. All proceeds collected during the night will go to the Budleigh Salterton Lions Club who distribute their money to various worthwhile causes within the local area.

Once again, we can all look forward to a fantastic display of lights in the night sky. Weather pending, a BBQ will also be on hand to provide a delicious warm meal to residents and visitors alike.

There will be no parking at the Home on the night between 4 pm to 8 pm but a minibus service from outside the public hall will be available.

Please see our Activities page for more information about day to day life at Pinewood.

Thursday 24th June 2009

Yesterday afternoon's minibus outing proved to be just the treat for the residents at Pinewood as they got to pay a visit to the Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth. The three quarters of an hour they were there seemed to go on for much longer as they were guided around the stables and allowed to touch the donkeys. The donkeys themselves were so friendly and everybody seemed to have a connection with them. A lot of thanks should go to the staff at the sanctuary who were extremely helpful in helping to ensure the residents were given a wonderful time.

Please see our Activities page for more information about day to day life at Pinewood.

Friday 19th June 2009

Pinewood Hosts Flower Arranging Seminar

On Friday 12th June, residents and visitors at Pinewood were given a wonderful treat as Maureen Duckworth came along to provide a seminar on Flower Arranging. The seminar gathered a lot of interest from those attending and Maureen was more than happy to answer the variety of questions that came her way as she gave her talk. Everyone agrees the resultant display looks absolutely wonderful and fills the Day Room with some lovely scents.

Please see our Activities page for more information about day to day life at Pinewood.

Thursday 21st May 2009

Pinewood fête raises £377.26 for local charity

Pinewood Residential and Nursing Home was packed full of people on Saturday 16th May. A Spring fête was being held in order to raise money for the Budleigh Salterton Lions Club and people from all over the local area came to join in. With £377.26 raised, it can safely be regarded as a resounding success. A lot of thanks should go to all those people who donated their items for the bring and buy, raffle and cake stall. Other events included two owls from Sharandys Birds of Prey and cream teas with some lovely clotted cream from the Budleigh Salterton Creamery. Mike the minibus driver also had his pottery out on display. The weight of the cake in the weigh the cake competition was a healthy 7lb 7 oz and the teddy bear's name was John!

Please see our Activities page for more information about day to day life at Pinewood.

Tuesday 14th April 2009

Come to the Pinewood Spring Fête!

At 2 p.m. on Saturday 16th May, we are having a Spring Fête. Sharandy’s Birds Of Prey will be coming over to feature as one of the main attractions, along with a BBQ combined with a cake stall, cream tea with scones and jam, a bring and buy sale and let’s not to forget the obligatory raffle! All proceeds raised during the day will go towards the Budleigh Salterton Lions Club who distribute the money to various charities within the local area. Please speak with Ruth if there’s anything you might have to donate.

Please see our Activities page for more information about day to day life at Pinewood.