Goodbye David!
Our chaplain for the last four years, Rev David O’Brien, is moving with wife Ali and son Josh up to Blackpool. David has been a wonderful and much-loved part of …
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Cupcake delight
Around £100 (so far) has been raised by enthusiastic bakers at The Uplands in support of Alzheimer’s Society for the charity’s Cupcake Day. There was a real buzz around the …
Elf-tastic day at The Uplands!
The Uplands was awash with elves on Friday, as part of Alzheimer’s Society National Elf Day. Bells were jingling throughout the day and all units were ‘elfed up’, all amounting …
Award for Rimante
Everyone at The Uplands was delighted when they heard the news of Rimante’s double win at the Shrewsbury Colleges Group awards. Not only did she win Care Apprentice of the …
£200 raised for Children in Need
Once again, a real effort was made at The Uplands in a bid to raise money for Children in Need. As well as the entries for the duck race sweepstake …
Home transformed for Halloween
The Uplands and the Day Centre were transformed for Halloween thanks to the efforts of lots of staff. Fiona used her creative wizardry to completely transform Reception, while other …
Team raises more than £500 for charity
Many congratulations to the intrepid team from The Uplands who took part in the Yorkshire Three Peak Challenge in aid of the Care Workers Charity – and raised more than …
Cupcake bonanza
The Uplands was transformed into a mini bakery for a day as the Home joined in national Alzheimer’s Cupcake Day by holding our own competition. Cakes were donated by staff …
Success for youth theatre
We were delighted to support Shropshire Youth Theatre’s production of Much Ado About Nothing. It was acclaimed as a great success and Marches Care was proud to sponsor the production …
The Uplands scores well in national survey
We were very pleased when the results of an independent survey revealed that The Uplands scored well above the national average in several categories. The Home scored highly across all …
Shetland ponies entertain residents
Residents were delighted when Shetland pony duo Lollipop and Tinkerbell trotted in for an afternoon visit . The two ponies were introduced to residents across the Home who were invited …