Herald - Issue 406

v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD 13th May 2021 • The HERALD • Page 45 Please Note: We do NOT buy or sell second hand items OPEN 9AM-4PM MONDAY-SATURDAY WE CARE, YOU CARE BOTTOMS UP! There is still one pub unaffected by current restrictions – and it’s in a Hythe care home ! e Carpathia Arms has been operating at Care UK’s Carpathia Grange care home, on Southampton Road, and pulling pints for residents throughout lockdown. Current restrictions mean residents aren’t able to leave the home, so when they started missing their local’s atmosphere, team members at Carpathia Grange got busy bringing it to them. e home now hosts regular events at the pub, which sees team members turn into bartenders and play music or put sports games on a big screen to recreate the real atmosphere of a pub. Ann Spencer, a resident at the home, even said that she “loved calling last order at the bar”. Pooja Dhoot, Home Manager at Carpathia Grange, commented : “With every pub still not able to serve customers inside, we feel incredibly lucky to have our own Carpathia Arms here at the home fully open. Residents were missing their local and were keen to have a special space where they could enjoy a drink in the evening, so the team worked hard to bring the pub to life. For residents, the pub is associated with a lot of happy memories from their younger years, from going out with friends to pub quizzes to Sunday lunches. In addition to a great selection of drinks, the Carpathia Arms provides an opportunity for reminiscence for many of the residents too. Well done to the team for all their hard work – we’re really looking forward to our next pub night!” e three-storey care home, which provides residential, dementia and nursing care, features 62 en-suite bedrooms, and has been designed to enable its residents to live active and ful lled lives, while also promoting independence. e care home incorporates space for hobby and leisure activities and includes its own cinema, hair salon and café. Alex pulling a pint at the Carpathia Arms Could you spare an hour or two each week? Volunteering is at the very heart of everything we do at Age Concern New Forest. Our wonderful volunteers help us provide all our services and we endeavour to give them a rewarding and enjoyable experience with us. We are currently looking for more volunteers to help us, so we are fully prepared to be able to o er our full range of services again as soon as lockdown starts to ease. Would you be interested in? • Helping at our Lunch Clubs. • Undertaking reception duties for our Foot Care Clinics. • Sharing your IT skills to help someone make better use of their computer or iPad in their own home. • Assisting in one of our Charity Shops. For more information, please visit our website: www.ageconcernnewforest.org.uk, call us on: 023 8084 1199, or email us: o ce@ ageconcernnewforest.org.uk Local People Helping Local People - WE NEED YOU! by Age Concern New Forest For more information, please email Customer Relations Manager, Nikki Toomer, at: nicola. toomer@careuk.com, or call: 023 8098 8733.