As we begin another decade,  hard to believe that the beginning of the last one was fraught with the “dangers and warings of impending doom”. The Millenium Bug threatened all kinds of disasters worldwide and everyone, like the Boy Scouts, had to be prepared.  Now the threats to our computers are more to do with viruses and hackers than the date formats. … Continue Reading

Winter is upon us, just hope the white stuff falls somewhere else!  Quite like sunny Hyde-on-Sea! Been a busy few months since I last wrote, with training sessions, outings, theme days and in-house entertainments.  Our favourite vicar, Rev. Stephen Wilson, has retired and the church is currently without a leader, so our services have stopped… Continue Reading

My apologies for my non-appearance here, I think we have gremlins!  Either that or my typing ability is too slow for the website tolerance.  I’ve tried 3 times to update at the end of the month, only for my efforts to disappear in the never-never webland.  So, fingers crossed, here I go again. Our IIP… Continue Reading

Apologies, apologies for the lack of news from us.  Still not sure what’s happened, my computer gremlins have been working overtime!  I’ve tried to update this site regularly but my efforts have been in vain.  Obviously doing something wrong to post my attempts and they just disappear!! Hard to believe it’s the end of August… Continue Reading

Our D-Day 65th Anniversary celebrations on June 5th were enjoyed by all. The dining room was decked in bunting and flags, the staff wore red, white and blue. The raffle prize was a box of “rationed foods” or at least as close as we could get to the originals, with loose tea, Camp Coffee, boiled… Continue Reading