Green-Fingered Resident Anne Helps Gardens Bloom at Moat House Care Home

At Moat House Care Home in Burbage Leicestershire, one resident is bringing colour, life, and a whole lot of green-fingered passion to the gardens – with a little help from the care home’s Groundskeeper, Richard Mee.

Anne Fairlie (91), a lifelong gardening enthusiast and Moat House resident, has teamed up with Richard and the Activities Team to nurture and grow young plants and seedlings that will go on to brighten the grounds of not only Moat House, but also other Adept Care Homes across the Midlands.

Anne Helps Garden Bloom at Moat House Care Home
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Residents go vegan and discover there is far more to Veganuary than ‘meats’ the eye!

With veganism becoming one of the UK’s fastest growing lifestyle movements and with an estimated 7,000 vegetarians and vegans in residential and nursing care homes, Hospitality Manager, Rebecca Lambert at Moat House Care Home decided to introduce residents to the plant-based diet by holding a vegan festival during the month of January, or better known as ‘Veganuary’.

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