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Larchmere House                                                                                                                        Larchmere House


      Dedication in                          have given their all to help others and to keep this
                                             county going during this difficult time.
      Caring                                 As a Frittenden resident with personal connections
                                             to Larchmere, I had first hand knowledge of the very
                                             difficult and challenging times faced by care home
      Becky Bruce                            staff, especially during the first phase of the covid
                                             pandemic. I was therefore very happy to take the
                                             opportunity of thanking the team, on behalf of the
      Hi All. Firstly and foremostly we are absolutely   Lord Lieutenant, for their dedication in caring for
      delighted to be honoured with a commendation from   our vulnerable residents during this time.
      the Deputy Lieutenant of Kent for all our hard work   Also, (my ignorance), I learnt that Lady Colgrain was
      through-out Co-Vid, from none other, our very own   appointed by the Queen for her position as Lord-
      Tim Bull, who was kind enough to bestow the honour   Lieutenant which makes it even more exciting to receive.
      to us.
                                             Coming back down to earth ! …………….           We are starting to get entertainment back into Larchmere.    way entertain our dear ladies and gentleman, I would be
                                                                                          All performers will be double jabbed and will also require a   delighted to hear from you.  In the past we have had the
                                             Here are a few pictures of our ‘Wear a Hat day’ – just to   lateral flow test but we are delighted to have some old faces   lovely Tilly come and give a talk about the time her and her
                                             show that a simple idea can prove to be such fun. …  booked into Larchmere in the coming months.  We have   family spend living at the Tower of London.
                                             Also, blowing bubbles and build a cup can also be a load   found a superb trio – Violinist/Pianist/Singer who come   Also we would like to thank the family of the late Doris
                                             of fun too (who would have thought it)?.  Though none   via the veterans war charity over the Christmas period   Foreman who ever so kindly donated a three piece suite
                                             of this would happen if it weren’t for brilliant staff and   plus Miss Holiday Swing – a gorgeous lady with an equally   that has taken pride of place in our sun room and the
                                             residents who are always up for a giggle.    gorgeous voice to delight             residents (and staff !) absolutely love it.  We are so very
                                                                                          all ….. plus more.   On this
                                                                                          note, if any of you out there         grateful and it has made Larchmere feel ever so homely. We
                                                                                          have a hidden talent dying            have included a beautiful photo of this lovely lady.
                                                                                          to be released – please let           We are permanently having to brush up on our skills.
                                                                                          me know and maybe you                 The latest course was First Aid – which was an extremely
                                                                                          can use us as a platform              useful training to have not just for the nursing home but
                                                                                          for future stardom ? !!               for generally in the outside world.  Here is Pauline with
      His words (not mine):                                                               Seriously, anyone who                 her certificate – proud as punch as she should be.  We are
      Having all been through one of the most challenging                                 plays an instrument or                very lucky as a village, as you know, there is a de-fibrilator
      times in recent history, the Lord-Lieutenant, The                                   has a voice of an angel (we           outside the pub and we have one here at Larchmere.  Next
      Lady Colgrain is particularly keen to see her Deputy                                are willing to negotiate on           is fire training – can’t wait for that one (and nothing to do
      Lieutenants out and about around the county,                                        this )!! Or anything that             with the fact the firemen who usually come here are so
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