Newsround 11 so when we can we make the most of it - as this month shows!' Residents and staff report that after years as a faithful member of the Milward family, old age caught up with Buster the cat. They have said a sad goodbye to him but say, ' We do plan in due course to have a new cat.' Wantage Easter activities included making Easter Eggs which were displayed on a branch in the dining room. Manager Beth Kneale happily noted, ' The near end of the dining room has now been decorated and makes the room look a lot bigger and brighter.' A weekend Easter Egg Hunt provided a generational event as residents' grandchildren and staff members' children joined in, and an Easter Bunny also turned up. In addition to the seasonal festivities, residents kept up lively interests with chair exercises, scrabble and other games. Many people attended the Framland Anniversary at Wantage Baptist Church on Saturday 4th April. Trevor Low from Abbey Baptist Church was the speaker for this special occasion. Framland has welcomed Doris Shaw who has come in for seven weeks respite care since her family has gone to New Zealand to visit relatives. Another lady is waiting to come in as soon as there is a free bed. Twelve staff members completed health and safety, fi re and manual handling instruction. Mental capacity act training has benefi ted six other staff members. Also, one of the kitchen assistants is starting her NVQ level 2 in food preparation. Wellsborough Gospel Messengers, a singing group from a local church, sang to the residents and was well received. Summer trips have begun, including the Snibston Museum with memorabilia ranging from clothing to trams and the George Eliot Museum with an art exhibition. Home Support groups held an enjoyable Open Day on the 6th of June. Cream teas in the summer house and an ice cream factory proved very inviting. There were also children's games, a pets' corner and bric- a- brac stalls. Residents are gearing up to join others for a lunch and musical movement at Coventry City Mission.

Newsround 12 Wellsborough residents at Riverslea Park Later in the summer they will go on an outing to the Tropical Birds Sanctuary in Desford. Three new carers are starting as well as a cook and cleaner. Manager Phil Willis will be helping with Fire and Health and Safety and catering training later in the year. Rob Marston reported, ' We went to Riverslea Park in Nuneaton yesterday, and had a cuppa and a walk. It were a lovely day. All the spring fl owers were waving their sumptuous colours saying, ' Look at me!' and ' Summer's on the way!' You would hardly have known we were slap bang in the middle of Nuneaton town.' You've forgotten where you put your car keys, for the umpteenth time, and you begin to wonder, ' Could it be dementia?' Stop worrying, you're simply protecting your brain, according to neuropsychologist Samuel Brinkman, who invented a dementia screening programme, the ' Grey Matters Testing System'. ' Forgetting happens at any age. It's a critical cognitive function so that the brain doesn't get overloaded. It's not only normal, but healthy,' says Dr Brinkman. It seems experienced folks are the preservers of cultural wisdom. When a 25- year- old encounters the same problem as a 75- year- old, the youngster will use excellent new learning capabilities to pursue ways to solve the problem. The wise one will consider the last 10 to 12 times that problem came around, relying When it's good to forget Continued on page 25