West Sussex Housing Society News from Rosemary Mount & Romans

Romans to begin the development of six ensuite rooms

The Ed | Mar 15, 2010 |

The home has acknowledged the demand for ensuite facilities and has had numerous enquiries, in the past, for ensuite rooms.  Over the past few months the Society has been working with an architect to draw up plans to incorporate ensuite rooms into the home.  In addition the staircase will be altered to allow improved access to the first floor.

Meetings were recently held to announce the plans and drawings of the new bedrooms were available for inspection.  Work will commence on April 6th and last for approximatley six weeks.  Please watch the website for news and photographs of developments. 

There are a few ensuite rooms still available please contact the home directly for any enquries about availability the contact number is 01273 270100.

PAT dogs visiting Romans on a weekly basis

The Ed | Jan 30, 2010 | Romans

Romans care home has established a link with PAT.  This idea was orginally put forward by our Friends committee and Vanessa Farmer, Romans manager, has been working hard to link-up with this valuable charity.

PAT is a registered charity and stands for Pets As Therapy. The Society has for some time been aware of the benefit of regular contact with animals and the joy that an animal can bring. 

Romans now have their own PAT dog called Oscar.  He is a three year old golden retriever who visits the home every Thursday morning with his owner Linda Spring.  Oscar is enjoying the attention he receives from the residents in the way of pats and hugs.  We hope to have some photos in our gallery of Oscar, Linda and our residents.

If you would like to find out more about PAT and what they do please visit their website at http://www.petsastherapy.org/.

Race night in aid of Rosemary Mount raises nearly £200

The Ed | Dec 01, 2009 | Rosemary Mount

The Globe pub in Worthing held a race nigh and has kindly donated the proceeds to Rosemary Mount Friends.  This money will be used to fund outings which, in the past, have included a day out to Shoreham Airport and most recently a trip to a local garden centre.

Thank you to Globe pub for supporting us. 

Chutney and jam week has added £80 to Romans Friends funds

The Ed | | Romans

Romans Friends together with staff prepared jams and chutneys to sell during the final week in November all monies raised were donated to the Friends fund.  The sale was a great success and raised over £80.  Many thanks to those that contributed to the sale and to those who bought our preserves.

Rosemary Mount Christmas Fair raises over £500

The Ed | | Rosemary Mount

Rosemary Mount’s Christmas fair which was held on Saturday 28th November 2009 was a great success.  The Fair was organised by the home’s staff and Friends to raise funds for our resident’s outings and acitvities.  Father Christmas joined us and provided entertainment for the children. 

Rosemary Mount sends a special thanks to all those who supported the fair.

Theme days announced for 2010 for both homes

The Ed | Nov 17, 2009 |

Romans and Rosemary Mount have put together a list of theme days for 2010 to include St Valentines day, World poetry day and British tea party day.  The theme days were a great success during the course of 2009 with residents and staff celebrtaing a special day.

Watch our website for photos of these events.

Rosemary Mount quiz night raises over £120

The Ed | Nov 03, 2009 |

Rosemary Mount Friends would like to thank all those that attended its quiz night on Saturday 3rd October 2009.  A fish and chip suuper was arranged for all attendees and the evening raised over £120 this money will be used to arrange outings and provide entertainment for our residents.

Staff NVQ success

The Ed | |

The Society continues to encourage its staff the opportunity to complete NVQ’s.  We are pleased to announce that the following staff have successfully completed the following:

Chris Baker (Rosemary Mount) NVQ3
Louise Bunch (Romans) NVQ2
Amy Carter (Rosemary Mount) NVQ2
Viv Cooke (Romans) NVQ2
Rita Hammond (Romans) NVQ3
Sheila Hubbard (Romans) NVQ2
Jan Hughes (Romans) NVQ2
Jacquie Richards (Romans) NVQ2 Business Administration

Romans Race night raises over £750 for our residents

The Ed | Sep 29, 2009 | Romans

On Friday 25th September 2009 over 80 people attended a race night at Romans Pub. Chris Pobjoy, the Landlord kindly allowed Romans to run a fundraising event on its premises.  The event was a sell-out and the price of the ticket included a fantastic buffet prepared by our resident cook Sandra Catchpole.  Janice Mase and Shirley Turner, from our Friends Committee, helped Sandra prepare the food for the evening.  Peter Hewitt, a member of the Society, ran the Tote and our compere, Andy from Romans pub, kept us all entertained announcing the races and the winnings. 

A special thanks has to go to Jacquie Richards, Romans Secretary, who organised the event and managed to get sponsors for the all the races.  Jeanette Benfield, Lesley Ede, Shirley Turner and Julie Veck helped Peter run the Tote and we are grateful for their support.

Thank you to everyone who attended this evening and made it such a great success.  We will let you know how the Friends intend to spend the money. These events help the Society to provide extra trips and activities that our residents enjoy and appreciate.

Hills Sound and Vision has donated a digital camera to Rosemary Mount

The Ed | Aug 25, 2009 | Rosemary Mount

Rosemary Mount has been unable to record some of its events as it has not had the use of a camera.  Our residents enjoy looking back at the events and fund raising activities that the care homes run.  A local supplier, Hills Sound and Vision,  has kindly given a camera for our staff to use in the home.  For more information on our donor please look at the website http://www.hillsradio.ltd.uk/.

Update on Romans NAPA 2009 challenge

JuliV | Jun 22, 2009 | Romans

Romans took part in “A Breath of Fresh Air” last year for the first time and we were delighted to be one of the first 35.

This year all of the residents asked if they could take part in the challenge and the staff were happy to oblige and devised various ways to spend the week outside.

For those residents who were unable to venture outside, due to illness, they were able to sit by an open window.  A staff member brought in her guinea pigs and they were stroked, patted and fed.  The guineas were on their best behaviour and have been asked for a return visit.  This was a very successful venture.

Romans remembers D Day

JuliV | | Romans

Romans residents featured in the Herald last week.  The article described how Roman residents remembered the D Day landings and those that were lost.  The home was decorated with bunting and a lunch of spam fritters was served.  The residents planted a rose bush in the garden in memory of those who died. 

Our Chairman, Tony Matthews, receives prestigious Rotary award

The Ed | Jun 16, 2009 | Romans Rosemary Mount

West Sussex Housing Society has been associated with the local Rotary clubs for over fifty years.  The Society was founded by members of Shoreham and Southwick Rotary Club and is still affliliated with Rotary.  Our current Chairman, Mr Tony Matthews who is a Rotarian, has been a member of the Society for nearly 15 years and became the Society’s Chairman in 2004.

Rosemary Mount summer fayre raised over £300

The Ed | Jun 12, 2009 | Rosemary Mount

Our summer fayre had to move inside thanks to the clouds but despite the typical summer day all those who attended thoroughly enjoyed the range of stalls.  The stalls included cream teas, homemade cakes and a book stall.  The raffle generated plenty of interested with a variety of prizes.  The event was organised by our Friends committee and we are grateful to them for all their hard work in putting the stalls together.

The monies raised will be used to provide entertainment and activities for our residents which is much appreciated.

The Friends are already planning a Christmas fayre so watch this space!

Romans raises funds to purchase a flat screen television

The Ed | May 22, 2009 | Romans

Both Carol Jennings and Edward Shipsey have each carried out fundraising activities in order to fund the purchase a new 42 inch flat screen television.

Carol carried out a sponsored silence and Edward had his head shaved in total they raised nearly £400.  The Friends Committee contributed further funds to meet the cost of the television.  The home has now taken delivery of their brand new television.