Visit http://www.ashmere.co.uk for more rss feeds. http://www.ashmere.co.uk/CoreCode/rss/rssdisplay.aspx?Item=derwent-wing-story&pageId=988 en-gb Copyright http://www.ashmere.co.uk, 2010 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:59:39 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ 15 Kidsley opened their doors to a fantastic performance of 'Those Were the Days', with Kevin and Marie. All the residents were laughing, singing and clapping along to some of the old favorites! It was hard to tell if it was the staff or the residents enjoying it more! Kevin and Marie were fantastic singers and got everyone... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/Kidsley-Puts-on-a-Show! 11 http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/Kidsley-Puts-on-a-Show! Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:20:14 GMT Twyecross zoo is home to everything from Monkeys, to Tigers, to all kinds of Birds and Reptiles. Residents at Smalley Hall thoroughly enjoyed visiting them all on their day trip to the zoo. As you can see from the photos there was much to hold the residents attention during the day visiting the various enclosures around the... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/Destination-Twyecross-for-Smalley-Hall 11 http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/Destination-Twyecross-for-Smalley-Hall Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:26:43 GMT Our new resident Dorothy, a floppy eared friendly rabbit, arrived in The Firs Extra Care Unit this week. After a number of suggestions from staff and residents around Ashmere, the residents of the Extra Care Unit eventually decided on Dorothy or Dot for short! Dot loves to hop around the unit and residents enjoy watching her give the... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/Hopping-around-The-Firs 11 http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/Hopping-around-The-Firs Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:23:55 GMT After the arrival of the craft rooms at King William and Valley Lodge, and the equipment that was purchased for the Extra Care Units, many of our residents have been enjoying all sorts of arts and crafts. There is a wide range of different crafts that the residents have enjoyed, from painting, to flower making, to collages, there have been... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/Residents-get-crafty! 11 http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/Residents-get-crafty! Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:12:16 GMT The Wild West came to visit Codnor Park! All the residents and  staff enjoyed a themed Country and Western day involving lots of fun. The residents prepared crafts to decorate the dining room in the run up to the event. Residents enjoyed dressing up in headresses they had made and some cowboy hats and guns that the staff had... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/Cowboys-at-Codnor-Park! 11 http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/Cowboys-at-Codnor-Park! Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:55:44 GMT The residents at Valley Lodge enjoyed a lively show, performed by a theater company from Manchester. The show called, 'Goodbye Dolly Gray', had some fantastic classics from the forties and fifties. Truly a show that had something for everyone! The residents enjoyed singing along for nearly an hour. All the staff and residents enjoyed... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/Valley-Lodge-say-Goodbye-to-Dolly-Gray! 11 http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/Valley-Lodge-say-Goodbye-to-Dolly-Gray! Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:34:28 GMT Ashmere's newsletter for May 2010. Now called 'Ashmere's Inside Gossip', after Ann McGill, the House keeper at The Firs won the competition to rename the newsletter, in last months edition. Well done to Ann. Many thanks to Elizabeth Hallsworth, a resident at King William, for her suggestion of, 'Caring and Sharing at Ashmere', and to... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/Ashmeres-Inside-Gossip-May-2010 11 http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/Ashmeres-Inside-Gossip-May-2010 Tue, 18 May 2010 10:50:46 GMT   Recently Ashmere has invested in some excellent equipment for the Extra Care Units. Residents have enjoyed receiving a number of items to assist in their everyday entertainment and stimulation. The Units now have good tools for sensory stimulation using water visual effects, musical instruments and balls to mould and... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/Sensory-Equipment-in-the-Extra-Care-Units 11 http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/Sensory-Equipment-in-the-Extra-Care-Units Mon, 17 May 2010 17:04:39 GMT The weather was beautiful and everyone came out in force for The Firs May Day Lace, Tea and China Garden Party. It was a huge success raising over £230 for residents funds with our raffle, home-made cakes, marmalade and coleslaw stands. Much fun was had on the day with tea and cakes, in our best China, of course! The garden was set... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/The-Firs-Lace-Tea-and-China-Party- 11 http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/The-Firs-Lace-Tea-and-China-Party- Thu, 20 May 2010 11:14:24 GMT The new craft room at King William is progressing well! The new room, sited in the old sun lounge, rarely used by residents, will give a wonderful new space for residents and staff to get involved in all things arts and crafts! This room will become a hub of activity where many different activities can take place. The builders have now... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/Great-progress-on-King-Williams-new-craft-room 11 http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/Great-progress-on-King-Williams-new-craft-room Tue, 04 May 2010 16:51:24 GMT The new Derwent Wing of Valley Lodge Care Home on Bakewell Road, Matlock was opened by the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire on Monday. The Dowager Duchess cut the ribbon to officially open the wing before talking to some of the residents, guests and the management team. The Dowager Duchess was shown around the new facilities at the... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/the-Derwent-Wing-opened-by-the-Dowager-Duchess 10, http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/the-Derwent-Wing-opened-by-the-Dowager-Duchess Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:15:38 GMT Thanks to a typically wet British summer work on the roof has been pushed back but now with all the tiles on the scaffolding can finally come down letting us see the new Derwent Wing. Most of the equipment off site means work can start landscaping the courtyard which will become the focal point of Valley Lodge. With the internals... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/the-final-push--------- 10, http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/the-final-push--------- Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:10:24 GMT With the roof starting to go on and windows in its time to get the internals sorted. It doesn't take long for the internal stud walls to go up giving the electricians and plumbers something to work to. In no time at all plasterboard is going on and rooms begin to form at an ever increasing pace. http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/starting-the-internal-works 10, http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/starting-the-internal-works Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:29:49 GMT Having spent such a long time and effort 'in the ground' on this project once the building reached ground floor level things have really picked up pace! Thanks to the design of the Derwent Wing there is no need for load bearing internal walls meaning once the outside walls are up the first floor beams can go on. With our... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/walls-up-first-floor-laid----- 10, http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/walls-up-first-floor-laid----- Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:04:45 GMT Some new content for fotn test. SECOND Line. 54544844 Testie test test http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/Here-is-some-seo 9, http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/Here-is-some-seo Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:07:41 GMT It's now finally time to begin laying the block work and stone that will form the Derwent wing. Due to the differing levels on site the first thing to be build is effectively a large under croft which will act to level the site. Next the large concrete beams are craned into position to form the ground floor of the building. These huge beams... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/the-building-begins-to-take-shape 10, http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/the-building-begins-to-take-shape Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:57:13 GMT Once all of the piles are in place trenches are dug out linking each pile and forming the floor layout of the Derwent Wing. Every trench is lined with a steel re-enforcing latticework which is made by hand on site. This latticework helps strengthen the concrete which will span from pile to pile taking the load of the building. If you... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/building-the-raft 10, http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/building-the-raft Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:57:59 GMT Due to the way the ground at Valley Lodge is made up normal foundations just wouldn't be up to the job so the whole building is supported much the same as a jetty would be, on piles driven down deep in to the ground. The drilling rig first drills down into the solid rock several meters underground leaving a narrow shaft into which a specially... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/going-down The drilling rig first drills down into the solid rock several meters underground leaving a narrow shaft into which a specially designed cage is lowered http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/going-down Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:19:30 GMT As the land falls away the closer you get to the Derwent river one of the most important jobs for the ground workers is to get the levels exactly right. Everything has to be dug out at this early stage as once the footings are in there will be no way to get any machines to the back of the site. So it's a case of measure everything . . .... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/getting-the-levels As the land falls away the closer you get to the Derwent river one of the most important jobs for the ground workers is to get the levels exactly right. http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/getting-the-levels Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:54:43 GMT Ashmere have been keen to limit the disruption caused to clients and their guests. However, due to the confines of the Valley Lodge site part of the existing car park has been given over to the builders working on the Derwent Wing extension. The decision was therefore taken very early on that additional parking should be formed where... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/limiting-the-inconvenience Ashmere have been keen to limit the disruption caused to its clients and their guests http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/limiting-the-inconvenience Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:10:25 GMT Following on from Ashmere's successful partnership with Bowmer & Kirkland Property Services, at our Codnor development of a 12 bed Extra Care unit, we were delighted to welcome them back to begin work on our Derwent Wing extension to Valley Lodge Care Home, Matlock. Site offices were the first thing to arrive providing warm shelter for... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/builders-arrive-on-site Following on from Ashmere's successful partnership with Bowmer & Kirkland Property Services, at our Codnor development of a 12 bed Extra Care unit, we were delighted to welcome them back to begin work on our Derwent Wing extension to Valley Lodge Care Home, Matlock. http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/builders-arrive-on-site Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:41:04 GMT The April issue of our newsletter the 'Ashmere Times' is now available throughout our homes and for free download here! http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/Ashmere-Times-April-2010 11 http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/Ashmere-Times-April-2010 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:23:21 GMT The residents at King William have had some new residents arriving since last week. On Monday they took delivery of 12 'live eggs' just waiting to hatch. Since Monday several of the eggs have hatched into tiny chicks and are now happily playing in their box. The residents have hardly had time to watch the soaps as there has been so much... http://www.ashmere.co.uk/derwent-wing-story/Living-Eggs-come-to-King-William 11 http://www.ashmere.co.uk:80/derwent-wing-story/Living-Eggs-come-to-King-William Mon, 24 May 2010 16:20:41 GMT