Residents and staff at Bloomfield Care Centre in Paulton celebrated all things Irish for St Patrick’s Day last week. The home was decorated with shamrocks and everyone got dressed up in green to mark the day.

Held on March 17th, Saint Patrick’s Day actually observes the death of St Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland, but the day has come to be a huge celebration of Irish heritage and culture.

Staff and residents at the home marked the day by making shamrock

decorations, went on a virtual tour of Ireland, listened to Irish music and had great fun in a photo booth. Head Chef, Pawel Kwaitowski, prepared a fantastic Irish spread with traditional Irish dishes, such as boiled bacon, Irish stew, soda bread, colcannon and black pudding, all washed down with Guinness or an Irish whiskey.

General Manager, Gail Stone, said: “Our residents have all had a brilliant day today, everyone has enjoyed the festivities –

I think we all agree St Patrick’s Day is the best of all the Saints days! We had a fantastic time listening to Irish music and had great fun in the photo booth, we sampled some lovely Irish whiskeys, too.”

John, resident at Bloomfield Care Home, said: “It has been a lovely day. I really enjoyed the photo booth and the virtual tour of Ireland brought back so many memories of holidays, it was wonderful to reminisce about the trips we had all taken.”