"Deep in the heart of Edgewood"
Our group of ten young people, two youth workers and one awesome American Chaperone experienced a life changing trip to the most lively retirement home in the world.
As we arrived many of the residents were in the main lounge enjoying some music and dance. They were preparing for their Christmas show so they sang some of their songs for us along with their weekly exercise and musical session. Some of us joined in with them whilst two of our members went to do arts and crafts in the Dementia unit and while another two went to the sensory unit.
After the dancing and singing, I and two other group members went to meet the most amazing eldery woman ever called Beatrice or Bea for short. She had an amazing attitude and her personality shone through the first time we saw her. She was wearing some pretty cool shades and when we got talking to her, she began to tell us about all the amazing things she had done in her life- such as being in the navy.
Shortly after, we sat down to lunch with another vibrant character called Madeline who we found out was a painter. We later got to see a picture she had painted of the sea crashing on to the shore, which was displayed in the centre's art corridor.
Then it was time to say goodbye so to finish off I decided to present Bea with my favourite pair of sunglasses as she had many pairs due to being blind and loving colourful sunglasses. As we got on the minibus to leave, a staff member ran out on behalf of Bea to give me a pair of her sunglasses. This touched my heart completely as someone who I had only spent a short amount of time with, wanted me to have one of her most prized personal possessions.
All in all, it was an amazing experience and I would really love to go back and meet Bea again.
Reece
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