I run a Home Care Business called SureCare Warwickshire based in Leamington Spa and covering the Rugby and Warwick areas. My vision is to provide the best quality homecare for older people to enable them to remain independent in their own homes. I am proud ot be a Dignity Champion for the Home Care sector in Warwickshire.
Can it be July ALREADY??? The months are slipping away and I've been in post for three months now. It's been a hectic July - We had a wonderful speaker at our dinner meeting on the 6th July - my dear friend Jeanette Partridge who spoke from the heart about the heartbreak and highlights of looking after her son who was diagnosed at 19 with schizophrenia. It was very thought provoking and a wonderful testament to a mother's love. We presented Jeanette with a cheque for £25 as a donation to MIND.
On Friday 9th July we celebrated our 72nd Annual dinner - in grand style with a visit by our very special guest Queen Elizabeth I AKA Lesley Smith, curator of Tutbury castle. In front of the mayor of Rugby Cllr Don Williams, many distinguished guests from all over our region, she gave the most amazing performance as the ghost of QE I. The whole room was spellbound by the story of her father King Henry and his wives and her own facinating story of how she held the throne of England for over 45 years and brought peace and prosperity to England. All told with great wit and humour. We even got a peek under those voluminous skirts (weight of dress - 56 lbs!) and learned more about Elizabethan underwear and hygiene than we'd bargained for! At the end we all got to have our picture taken with her majesty as well. My own favourite was my son Kyle being presented to the "Queen" on bended knee! Oh and I must say that the food was fabulous too - Louis and team at the Masonic rooms did us proud. Above is a picture of QEI and below is a video clip of the Queen in action.
After all that excitement we had a most marvellous day at the Tesco Community Fair on Sunday 11 July - Soroptimists from the club turned out to support the event to promote Soroptimism to the local community and distribute the datalink canisters to elderly and disabled people. These small photo canisters can be loaded with information on medication and emergency contacts and stored in the fridge. If there is an emergency the ambulance or paramedics will be alerted to the whereabouts of the information with a sticker placed on the inside of the front door. A very simple but effective idea that the club has been supporting for some years and this year the canisters have been sponsored by TESCO.
On Friday 9th July we celebrated our 72nd Annual dinner - in grand style with a visit by our very special guest Queen Elizabeth I AKA Lesley Smith, curator of Tutbury castle. In front of the mayor of Rugby Cllr Don Williams, many distinguished guests from all over our region, she gave the most amazing performance as the ghost of QE I. The whole room was spellbound by the story of her father King Henry and his wives and her own facinating story of how she held the throne of England for over 45 years and brought peace and prosperity to England. All told with great wit and humour. We even got a peek under those voluminous skirts (weight of dress - 56 lbs!) and learned more about Elizabethan underwear and hygiene than we'd bargained for! At the end we all got to have our picture taken with her majesty as well. My own favourite was my son Kyle being presented to the "Queen" on bended knee! Oh and I must say that the food was fabulous too - Louis and team at the Masonic rooms did us proud. Above is a picture of QEI and below is a video clip of the Queen in action. 
