{"id":601429,"date":"2025-11-29T14:16:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/601429\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T14:16:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:16:20","slug":"never-too-old-to-sparkle-say-members-of-kingfisher-lodge-care-centre-in-saltford-on-bonfire-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/601429\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Never too old to sparkle&#8221;, say members of Kingfisher Lodge care centre in Saltford on bonfire night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MAGIC was in the air as a local care centre community came together to light sparklers and enjoy the festivities of bonfire night. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Tony.jpeg\" alt=\"Tony with a sparkler\" class=\"ArticleImagestyled__StyledImage-sc-13kuil7-0 kfMcOV\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tony with a sparkler (Barchester)<\/p>\n<p>Residents, families and members of the local community were treated to a very sparkling evening this bonfire night at Kingfisher Lodge care centre in Saltford.<\/p>\n<p>The weather was chilly but dry so blankets were distributed for warmth. People then gathered in the garden with a sparkler in one hand and a glass of prosecco in the other.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.mnrjournal.co.uk\/news\/undefined?width=752&amp;height=500&amp;crop=752:500\" class=\"ArticleImagestyled__StyledImage-sc-13kuil7-0 kfMcOV\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A \u2018country music\u2019 theme was voted for by the residents and the hospitality team served hot dogs.<\/p>\n<p>One of the residents living there was especially pleased. They said: \u201cIt was magical to be out in the dark having a party, we used to do this with our children when they were young, it brings back such wonderful memories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rowenna-and-son.jpeg\" alt=\"Family coming together - Rowenna and her son during the bonfire night event at Kingfisher Lodge Care centre\" class=\"ArticleImagestyled__StyledImage-sc-13kuil7-0 kfMcOV\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Family coming together &#8211; Rowenna and her son during the bonfire night event at Kingfisher Lodge Care centre (Barchester)<\/p>\n<p>General manager Claudia Costinean added: \u201cWe love to have nostalgic events such as these that bring back family memories and we are so pleased that so many family members came along to recreate more at our bonfire party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just goes to show your never too old to sparkle!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Faith-and-kelly-(staff).jpeg\" alt=\"Faith and staff member Kelly joining in the fun\" class=\"ArticleImagestyled__StyledImage-sc-13kuil7-0 kfMcOV\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Faith and staff member Kelly joining in the fun (Barchester)<\/p>\n<p>Kingfisher Lodge care centre in Saltford is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK\u2019s largest care providers supporting older people living independent lives with dignity and respect. Providing a wide range of services for a variety of needs, Barchester Healthcare supports more than 13,000 residents across 262 homes and hospitals for short breaks to long term stays. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Jean-and-George-(staff).jpeg\" alt=\"Jean and George (staff) with a sparkler\" class=\"ArticleImagestyled__StyledImage-sc-13kuil7-0 kfMcOV\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jean and George (staff) with a sparkler (Barchester)<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson added: \u201cAt Barchester, we celebrate life and make sure the people we support do too. Our teams of well-trained staff focus on the individual needs of each resident and are passionate about independence, dignity and choice for all residents in their care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about Barchester or to find the nearest care home, visit the website www.Barchester.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MAGIC was in the air as a local care centre community came together to light sparklers and enjoy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":601430,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-601429","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115633416390447748","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/601430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}