MHA Fairthorn

Are you feeling inspired after the London Marathon yesterday? 👟🎽

Join and sign up to this year's Great North Run Feel the electrifying atmosphere of the North as you run the World's biggest half marathon.

Secure your spot before 6 July:

Fundraising Events - Help People Live Later Life Well | MHA Raise vital funds to enable older people to live later life well, by taking part in one of our amazing upcoming events. From skydiving to running; we have something for everyone.

The power of communication is something we all know.

Something as simple as a half hour conversation can make all the difference and by working together, we can combat loneliness by continuing the vital work of our incredible national befriending service.

With your help, we can change this and ensure every older person feels seen, heard and supported, thanks to our befriending volunteers.

If you can, please donate here: https://bit.ly/3TqLO54

This quote shows the importance of having a friend 🥰❤️

Our befriending service connects a volunteer with an older person. But the current wait time is 4-5 months. We need your help funding this vital service so more older people can feel a sense of belonging.

Please donate today here: https://bit.ly/3TqLO54
[If you can’t donate then why not think about sharing this post or volunteering as a befriender!]

MHA is hosting their annual Walter Hall Seminar on 6 February at 12pm.

Join the conversation about putting social care on the agenda for the General Election. Click the link to get your free ticket: https://bit.ly/3HqP2Pr

Put the fun in fundraising for us with MHA's Board game-a-thon!

Grab your games, friends and host a games night 🎲♟️

To download your FREE fundraising pack, visit

Board Game-a-thon - Roll the dice to raise funds | MHA Roll the dice and raise some funds for MHA by joining MHA Board game-a-thon this 5-11 February.

MHA has partnered with Coleman Training to deliver free online dementia training.

Join the free online training to gain a better understand of dementia & learn about support strategies:
⭐Wednesday 10 January at 2:30 – 4pm
⭐Tuesday 20 February 6:30 – 8pm
⭐Wednesday 13 March 2:30 – 4pm

To find out more and how to book, visit: https://bit.ly/3FvcusN

If you fancy a January bargain there is still time to support us with MHA's range of reduced Christmas Cards. All proceeds will go towards supporting local MHA services, just like ours.

There are a number of designs to choose from, some traditional, some modern, but which ever designs you choose, they will all be helping to support older people locally, to live later life well, visit: https://bit.ly/41Lubzu

What a lovely surprise to receive today from our friends at Christ Church, Dore. An individual miniature Christmas pud for each resident, all hand knitted by members of the church. Thank you for this lovely gesture

All set for today's Christmas meal, we can't wait for the residents of Fairthorn to see how good their lounge looks 😃

There's still time to support us this festive period with MHA's new range of Christmas cards.

All proceeds will go towards supporting local MHA services, just like ours.

There are a number of designs to choose from but whatever designs you choose, they will all be helping to support older people locally, to live later life well.

To browse our designs and order your cards, visit,

MHA | Christmas Cards MHA | Christmas Cards

Support our scheme amenity fund this festive season by ordering from our new range of Christmas cards.

From baubles to Christmas lights, your order could help our members to live later life well for more than just this festive season.

To browse our designs, visit, https://bit.ly/3QmX1C3

Did you know we offer free dementia training for friends and family of MHA tenants living with dementia.

Sign up for one of the following dates:

⭐Wednesday 13 September at 6:30 – 8pm
⭐Thursday 21 September at 2:30 – 4pm
⭐Wednesday 11 October at 6:30 – 8pm
⭐Wednesday 15 November at 2:30 – 4pm
⭐Wednesday 13 December at 6:30 – 8pm
⭐Wednesday 10 January at 2:30 – 4pm
⭐Tuesday 20 February 6:30 – 8pm
⭐Wednesday 13 March 2:30 – 4pm

To find out more and how to book, visit: https://bit.ly/3FvcusN

Dementia Training For Friends & Family of People Living With Dementia | MHA News We are running free interactive webinars for people supporting a family member or friend with dementia who is living in the community, a retirement living community or in a care home.

The session lasts 1.5 hours and has been designed to ...

2023 is a special year for MHA as we celebrate 80 years 🎉

Please share a celebration message, prayer or memory on our 80 year page. You can also include an image of your favourite MHA memory 👉

Celebrate MHA’s 80th year! Leave a message of thanks, prayer, reflection, or memory on our virtual oak tree of thanksgiving. If you’d like, you can also add an image of your 80th celebrations or a photo from memory lane.

The performers from Lost Chord UK have once again knocked it out of the park ✨🎼

Thank you Nicola & Tim 😃

Our maintenance worker Chris & our Chaplain Jane taking time out from the Coronation Celebrations today for a quick photo

Residents joined staff yesterday for a Royal Bake-off. Everyone brought a sample of their own show stoppers and these were judged on presentation and taste. But they all tasted so yummy, full marks were awarded to every participant & everyone was a winner

Getting ready for the Coronation. A Right Royal Brunch at Fairthorn today

MHA's Walter Hall Seminar is just days away and we wanted to invite you to join.

Our panel of speakers will be exploring some of the challenges social care is facing, and what we can do to overcome them.

Our focus for the online seminar is: Fixing Care by Valuing Care Workers.

Book your free 🎟️ www.bit.ly/walterhall

This , can you support us by hosting your own Communi-tea party? ☕🍰

Come tea-gether on 21 April 😀 Download your free party pack here https://bit.ly/3Z9HTtV

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Fairthorn's fabulous Valentine's Day display, thanks to our wonderful chaplain Jane 🙂

Thursdays are for chair exercises

New weekly chair exercise class, great to see Fairthorn's new projector screen getting lots of use 😁

Once again, our residents were blown away by the talented performers from Lost Chord UK 🎶

Thank you Joanne & Maria 😃

Fairthorn has visitors... we are so lucky to have such amazing wildlife on our doorstep 🦌😀

Burns Night celebrations 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Our Haggis & Cranachan went down a treat :)

Getting ready for Burns Night celebrations. The haggis & cranachan ready to go.

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We hope you're staying this week. Here are some top tips from our friends at Independent Age if you’re going out in the sun:

• Stay hydrated
• Wear loose-fitting, light cotton clothes and try to cover as much as possible
• Apply high-factor sunscreen (SPF 30 or higher with four or five star UVA protection) half an hour before you go out. Reapply it regularly
• Take a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and a bottle of water with you
• Stay in the shade as much as possible
• Avoid the hottest time of day - between 11am and 3pm

Thank you to Inez's daughter for baking this beautiful cake for the Fairthorn staff to help celebrate her birthday 🌈