If you can help in any way, it would be very much appreciated, the collection box will be in the Front Office Thank you.

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1 As you know for the past few years we have been collecting donations for charity instead of sending Christmas cards within the Home. This year we will be collecting food and grocery donations to go to a Belper food bank called The Basic Idea Project run by Hope for Belper. Below is a list of items the project needs for each box. If you can add just one or two things to your normal shop and bring them in for the collection it could go a long way to helping a family this Christmas. Shopping List Tinned potatoes Packet mash Tinned Macaroni Cheese Tinned Carrots Tinned Garden Peas Tinned Sweetcorn Tinned Green Beans Tinned Bolognaise Tinned Ravioli Tinned Chili Tinned Pies Tinned meatballs Tinned Curry (mild) Rice Tinned Fruit Cocktail Sponge Pudding Rice Pudding Biscuits Custard Coffee Cereal Sugar Milk Tea Soap Deodorant Shower Gel Toothpaste Toothbrushes Two pack toilet rolls If you can help in any way, it would be very much appreciated, the collection box will be in the Front Office Thank you. Coxbench Hall Residential Home Alfreton Road, Coxbench, Derbys. Web site: office@coxbench-hall.co.uk Telephone:

2 Monday 3rd Tuesday 4th Saturday 8th Monday 17th Saturday 22nd Monday 24th Tuesday 25th Monday 31st 6:30pm Residents Meeting relations and representatives welcome 6:30pm Rotary Club Christmas Carols 2:30-4:30pm Coxbench Christmas Party with entertainment from James Christmas Special from Boogie Beats 2pm Christmas Panto North East Producers present Alice in Wonderland Christmas Film Day Christmas Day - Morning Carols 4pm New Years Eve with Colin Jackson Saturday 22nd December at 2pm North East Producers present Everybody welcome To book please speak to or call the Duty Manager on We have been opening our gardens to the pubic under the National Gardens Scheme since This year we have raised 126 for the NGS charities. We have once again donated to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal and this year through the sale of poppies, which were available in the Home. ~ ~ On the 8th September 2018 members of Coxbench Hall staff did 128,000 steps for Alzheimer s Society! Thank you to everyone who has been involved in charity fundraising around the Home. It would help us to have guest numbers prior to the event, thank you.

3 Tuesday 4th December at 6:30pm Come and join in with the festivities at Coxbench Hall this Christmas at our Carol Service. There will be refreshments, lots of singing, a visit from Santa and good company! Top marks for the Kitchen and the team Following the unannounced Environmental Health Inspection of the kitchen facilities on Tuesday 4 th September, we have again achieved the maximum 5 rating. The report states: The standards currently in place at the premises are very good. You are to be commended and I trust these standards will be maintained. A credit to the whole kitchen team and reassurance to all our residents of the facilities that we have for food preparation etc. JANUARY FEBRUARY Tuesday 8th Thursday 17th Friday 25th Thursday 7th Thursday 14th Friday 22nd 2:30pm Music for Health 2:30pm Entertainment from James Residents Dinners at 6 for 6:30pm Teddy Bears Picnic with entertainment from Alice Visit from ZooLab 2:30pm Entertainment from Amy Bluebird Residents Dinners at 6 for 6:30pm Pirates with entertainment from Colin Jackson Let s get active exercises Mystery Trip in the Coxbench Hall Minibus (Weather permitting) Hairdressers We have art and crafts or other activities such as carpet boules.

4 Autumn 2018 Food Survey - Summary Report We recently sent out food surveys to the current Residents to get feedback on what menu items are currently liked or disliked as we try to make sure we cater for all, although as you can imagine it can be hard to carter for 36 individual tastes in one kitchen, but we do try! Fancy trying your hand at some handmade gifts this Christmas, why not try and make some of these lovely chocolate truffles as a brilliant Christmas stocking filler! The following is a summary of our findings from the questionnaires that were replied to. Christmas Chocolate Truffles Breakfast Most Residents are satisfied with the current breakfast menu and didn t request any additions, at least one person stated they were very impressed with the breakfast menu however it seems that scrambled eggs have fallen out of favour and Residents would like to see alternate egg dishes such as fried and boiled eggs for breakfast. Some Residents have given the view that they dislike the full English breakfast on roast days and some dislike the full English breakfast all together, there are always alternatives on offer however the cooked breakfasts on most days are not the traditional full English and are instead a smaller cooked breakfast for those that choose that option. Lunchtime On the whole Residents are satisfied with the variety on the Lunchtime menu with one person asking for more variety in drinks, these can be asked for (within reason) if they are not the standard drinks served with lunch. Homemade Christmas Ingredients 3 cups dark chocolate chips 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Optional coatings such as chocolate sprinkles, cocoa powder, espresso powder or cocoa nibs Directions In a microwave, carefully melt chocolate chips and milk; stir until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to roll. Shape into 1-in. balls. Roll in coatings as desired. You can top these treats with what ever decorations take your fancy, why not try a white chocolate shell or make them boozy with a bit of rum...

5 The necessary work on the gas pipes in the grounds was successfully completed in October with a shorter period of time without gas than had been planned for only a few hours early evening rather than all day! Thankfully the weather was kind to us and not the cold that we have been currently experiencing so we managed to keep warm. Thank you to you all for your patience whilst parts of the gardens etc were dug up, especially those tenants in the Sheltered Housing units and thank you to the team of experts who completed the work. Gail Financial Director We are currently in talks with having a beauty therapist come into the home to provide services much in the same way as the two hairdressers we currently have. Would there be any Residents interested in this? or any Relations interested in joining your mother or father for joint pampering sessions? Treatments include, manicure with gel polish 25, pedicure with gel polish 30, various massages 25 (only if suitable) If you are, please do leave a message for Merrell the Deputy Manager in the Front Office so this can be arranged. We asked about the portion sizes of the Lunchtime meal, the majority of Residents are satisfied with the portion sizes and available courses. Anyone wishing for smaller portions or opting out of one of the courses can ask for this. Teatime The feedback from Teatime shows that a few Residents would like some more cheese options at teatime, such as cheese and pickle or a cheese platter. There also seems to be a trend for more hot options such as toasties or sausage rolls. Overall most of the Residents are satisfied with the menu options on offer, in fact the additional comment section shows many Residents praising the efforts of the kitchen with comments such as lots of variety, I couldn t find a better place, impressed with the food. The feedback about changes to the menu will be passed onto the Kitchen, and we will be actioning these in the next few weeks. Comments from individual Residents about their preferences such not liking certain ingredients are always noted on their Support Plans and passed to the Kitchen to make sure we try and cater to everyone s tastes. Thank you for taking the time to fill in these questionnaires and if you ever have any comments or suggestions about the food, we would love to hear from you.

6 For more photos check out our website and see the photoboard in the dining area. Please feel free to ask staff to take the photoboard to you! Visit from The Owl Experience Italian Residents Dinner Disney Residents Dinner