v THE HERALD - YOUR COMMUNITY MAGAZINE v 11th July 2024 • The HERALD • Page 15 WANTED Die-cast models & LEGO Model Railway & related items Hornby, Bachmann, Wrenn, Triang etc Locomotives & Rolling Stock Any age or gauge considered Call: 023 9286 4280 Mob: 07710 335989 JIM GRASSICK Double Glazing Repairs • Locks • Handles • Hinges • Glass Over 40 years experience Tel: 07712 718343 Email: jamesgrassickSO45@gmail.com Put Your Repairs in Safe Hands Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH Baking Up a Storm – Hythe Care Home Residents Team Up with Pupils to Bring Back Favourite Recipes A care home in Hythe has teamed up with local school children to save traditional recipes from being forgotten. A poll of 2,000 adults carried out by Care UK, which operates Carpathia Grange, on Southampton Road, found almost two-thirds (65%) of the nation no longer use family recipes that have been handed down through the generations. However, 43% of people surveyed are keen to save them. In a bid to prevent family recipes passed down through generations from being lost forever, Care UK has launched a free downloadable recipe book – Recipes to Remember, which features recipes shared by care home residents across the UK. From food enjoyed during World War Two to quirky desserts from the 1970s, the book includes residents’ favourite foods, alongside recipes tailored to support older people by Care UK’s award-winning chefs. Keen to keep their recipes bubbling away in Hythe for many years to come, residents from Carpathia Grange rolled up their sleeves and donned their aprons, teaming up with pupils from Hythe Primary School to show just how tasty their food favourites from the past are. Together, the two generations baked and decorated cakes that served as a nostalgic throwback to the residents’ own childhoods. Resident Vaughan Baker, 99, said: “I had a wonderful time with the pupils and it was such a fun morning.” Moira Wilde, 87, added: “I really enjoyed explaining the joys of baking to the children and teaching them how to decorate cakes.” Pooja Dhoot, Home Manager at Carpathia Grange, believes family recipes can be a powerful tool for reawakening positive memories. She said: “Spring is in the air – and so too are the smells of some incredibly tasty home-baked recipes adored by residents and their families for generations. Just like a photograph, a family recipe can be a way to revisit the past and reminisce on a cherished memory or loved one. How something tastes or smells can be a powerful tool for triggering memories and positive feelings, especially for those living with dementia, which is why we’re delighted to be taking part in Care UK’s Recipes to remember campaign. It’s been wonderful seeing the residents revisit some of their favourite foods from across the decades with pupils from Hythe Primary School. It’s clear from how well the resident’s recipes were enjoyed that there’s still a hunger for foods from the past today – so donut give up on them!” To nd out more about Care UK’s Recipes to remember initiative or to download your copy of the recipe book, please visit: careuk.com/recipes-to-remember Carpathia Grange is a three-storey care home which provides residential, dementia and nursing care. e home 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. For more information on Carpathia Grange, please email Customer Relations Manager Nikki Toomer on: nicola.toomer@ careuk.com, call: 023 8098 8733 or visit: careuk.com/ carpathia-grange Vaughan Baker joined pupils from Hythe Primary for Recipes to remember
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