Weldmar Hospicecare Supporter Magazine Issue 6

SUPPORTERISSUESIX
MAGAZINE

One year on:
Discover the impact
of Weldmar at Home

Shopping “It reassures A day in
sustainably me that he knew the life of our
with Weldmar Weldmar was there social workers
Pages 6 & 7
for us both” Page 11
Sophie’s story
A fresh
new look for our Page 8 & 9
Inpatient Unit
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Providing specialist end of life care for Registered Charity
adults in Dorset with a life limiting illness, Number 1000414
and supporting their loved ones

Welcome to our latest On behalf of everyone at
Supporter Magazine Weldmar, thank you for
supporting us and allowing
Caroline Hamblett, CEO us to continue caring for
people in Dorset.
Hello and a very warm welcome to our building instead. You can read more
latest Supporter Magazine. I hope you about the modernised redecoration of
are taking the time to enjoy the year our Inpatient Unit opposite.
so far, whether you are travelling or
staying closer to home. Our teams are still working hard
across the county and are busier than
As the warmer months have been ever. Jo and Chloe from our Patient
upon us, we’ve been able to get back and Family Support Team provide a
to a number of outdoor events again. small insight into the support they
The return of Weldmar’s Music by offer families every single day, and our
the Lake was a highlight for me and I Weldmar at Home team have passed
know it was for so many people across a milestone of the first 12 months
the county, too. We’ve also been able of the service – demand and care is
to bring together our volunteers and growing as I write this. Our shops
colleagues and thank them for their are proudly promoting sustainable
continued hard work over the last fashion on the highstreets and our
couple of years – that is always a Christmas cards are already on the
highlight of the year for me. The nicer shelves, find out more from page 6
weather has also meant that patients onwards. When the Christmas cards
at our Inpatient Unit can enjoy the appear in the shops I know it is time to
outdoors from the comfort of their bed look ahead to Light up a Life later this
– but due to a recent refurbishment, year, and I look forward to meeting
many are enjoying the new many of you at your local service over
surroundings inside our 28-year-old the coming months.

It’s now even
easier to play
the lottery in
aid of Weldmar
Hospicecare – and
there are more
chances to win!

You can win up to £25,000 with the We’re part of Your Hospice Lottery, to buy a ticket for just £1, or you can
Rollover Jackpot, and there are and proceeds from money you spend play online. You can manage your
guaranteed weekly prizes of £1,000, on your tickets go directly to helping account to suit you, either playing
£250, and now, a £50 third prize. us provide specialist end of life care regularly or purchasing single
to adults in Dorset who have a life tickets as and when you like. Find
There are now even more limiting illness, and support for their out more – and meet some of our
opportunities to win £10, with 200 of loved ones. You can pop into any previous winners – at
these prizes given away every week. Weldmar Hospicecare shop in Dorset weldmarhospicecare.org/lottery

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How Marion’s Room is
transforming the hospice
experience for families

A very generous donation to Weldmar Room can be accessed by its own used by a number of families. I can’t
Hospicecare has led to the creation of entrance from outside so they do imagine how we coped without it, to
a new family room at our Inpatient Unit not need to enter other parts of be honest, because it has made such
in Dorchester, and a refurbishment of the building. Mr Haddad said he’s a difference.
all patient bays and rooms. extremely proud of the new room.
“Families are able to spend time
Marion’s Room has been officially “I think it’s a step change together in even more comfort, and
opened by Bob Haddad, whose wife in the wonderful care that it’s been particularly good for younger
Marion was cared for at the hospice was already being provided families when children have come in
for two weeks in 2013. It features a by Weldmar. This additional for film nights, for example.”
dining area, a large television and facility does make it possible
sofas, its own kitchen facilities, for whole families to be close The donation by Mr Haddad also
bathroom, and will allow family together at very challenging meant that the remainder of the
members to stay with loved ones times. Marion felt very safe Inpatient Unit could be refurbished,
in more comfort. It includes both a here, was cared for in a with the hospice remaining open
patient and visitor bed, which can be wonderful way. I’m overjoyed during the works. There is new
connected together, and a sofa bed so with the result!” flooring throughout the patient bays,
additional family members can stay. rooms, and corridors. Walls have been
Senior Sister Emma Mills says, “It’s decorated, areas around beds have
Double doors lead out onto a patio, been fantastic. Although we've now been improved and the new modern
and access to the gardens outside our cut the ribbon, it had already been look provides a warm and welcoming
Orangery restaurant. Some younger homely environment to both patients
children find visiting a hospice an and visitors.
unsettling experience and Marion’s

Main image: The newly opened
Marion's Room. Above, clockwise:
The Orangery; one of our refurbished
bays; the clean and modern ward;

Bob Haddad, whose generous
donation made all of this possible

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Celebrating a year
of Weldmar at Home

On July 19th, 2021, we launched Weldmar at Home, which was described
as 'one of the most exciting expansions to our service in some time'.

With an increasing number of people providing specialist care in more rural Mary Brice is Weldmar at Home Lead,
choosing to die in the comfortable parts of the county. and is full of praise for her team.
and familiar surroundings of their “They have been amazing because
own home, Weldmar at Home was It is expected that demand will they came into what was a brand new
set up to provide hands on care in the continue to rise. The second six service, and have been so adaptable to
home for the very first time – just as month period for Weldmar at Home so many things that have changed over
we always have done at our Inpatient saw a 36% increase in the number of the past year. What they’ve never lost
Unit – offering advice, guidance and hours of care provided, and as well sight of is the objective of providing a
support to not only the patient, but as providing the service to existing high standard of care. The feedback
their loved ones too. patients cared for by the charity, that we’ve had tells us we’re doing
hospital patients have been referred something right, the fact that families
A team of specially trained Health to Weldmar at Home when a fast- remember us when they’ve lost their
Care Assistants cover the west, south, track package of care needs to be loved one and they think of us at that
and north of Dorset, and the service implemented for those who want to time means a lot”.
has been particularly helpful in go home to die.

Ros and David’s Story:

“It couldn’t have been any better than it was”

It was early in 2021 when David As David became more poorly, his “Their visits would brighten his day,
Everett, who lived in the picturesque movement at home became more and I knew he was happy to have them
village of Maiden Newton, was restricted, and Jo organised for him there because his cheeky side would
diagnosed with terminal cancer, and to have a hospital bed and commode appear!” Sadly, David passed away
was soon referred to the services of in the conservatory, and it was at this in December 2021, and Weldmar at
Weldmar Hospicecare. point that Weldmar at Home stepped Home were there during the evening
in to provide regular assistance. when it happened.
David’s partner, Ros, was aware of the
work of the charity having previously “I asked if there was any care provided “It’s very sad when someone
visited a friend who was being cared at home,” explains Ros, “and I was dies,” says Ros, “even though
for at our Inpatient Unit in Dorchester. delighted to find out about this new you know it’s going to
She had thought at the time, ‘This service. I was on my own, and my happen, but I do think there is
is a good place, and a wonderful daughter would make regular visits, such a thing as a good death.
organisation’, and has supported it but to be able to share the burden I didn’t envisage that he could
since – particularly by making use was the most helpful thing. They were stay at home for so long, and
of the Weldmar charity shops dotted lovely, and an emotional help to me, get that sort of care. He was
around the county. knowing someone could tell me what very adamant he wanted
I needed to do, and how things were, to stay at home, and we all
Following initial home visits from put my mind at rest.” wanted to respect his wishes.
his Weldmar Community Nurse, Jo, It seems like this is how it
David began to attend Day Services in “He was as comfortable as he should be for everybody.”
Dorchester. “He rather enjoyed that,” could be. They came on time,
says Ros, “even though socially it was did what they needed to do, “On the day David died, Weldmar were
a little out of his comfort zone. He was and were not intrusive, but so comforting and nice. She told me
reluctant at first but quickly began at the same time they were not to worry, and gave me a hug. It
enjoying his visits.” always smiling and friendly, was so comforting – a human touch.”
didn’t stand on ceremony,
“He would say how wonderful the staff and were just like friends who
were, the lovely lunch, and there were were there to help.”
just the right number of people to
make it social. Not too many, and he
could join in or not with the activities –
it didn’t feel like forced fun!”

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“It has left a pleasant
memory, rather than a
sad and tragic memory
which I would have been
left with if I tried to cope

on my own”

In the first year of Weldmar at Home...

294 9,386 4,522
hours of care home visits
patients have were provided were made
been cared for

David enjoyed meeting the Hogsback
Chapter when they rode their
Harley Davidsons into Weldmar’s
Inpatient Unit, and he also enjoyed a
relaxing session of Jam Che with our
Complementary Therapy volunteer

Watch our colleagues describe 1:24 / 6:32
what it means to them to be part
of the Weldmar at Home team at
weldmarhospicecare.org

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Weldmar Hospicecare has more than Dorchester
twenty local shops and outlets, and
is very proud to be an integral part of
the move towards a more sustainable
shopping ethos. Our shops help you, help
us... and help the planet! ‘Recycling’ your
clothing and household items by donating
them to us means they don’t go to landfill.

In turn, these donations mean more
affordable shopping options (so important

with the current cost of living crisis),
gives perfectly good items a new lease of
life, helps keep local high streets busy,

and of course provides income for a
worthwhile local charity. Our charity
shops also provide local employment and

volunteering opportunities.

We’ve asked three of our shops to come
up with a complete outfit from typical

donations of clothes.

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Did you know?

339,000 tons of textiles were kept
out of landfill in 2018/19 in the UK

thanks to charity shops.

oat: Country The reduction in landfill makes a
asual, £12.50 positive difference to our carbon
footprint, and local landfill taxes.
s: Oxiuli, £12.50
Fast fashion is responsible Sherborne
: K Shoes, £10.00 for 10% of global carbon
emissions every year. Jumper: White
Leather bag:
£6.00 It takes 2,500 litres of water
to produce one cotton shirt, so
extending the life of a garment

instead of buying a new
one reduces water waste.

Charity shopping helps slow Stuff, £7.50
down fast fashion by
offering quality items Jeans: Abercrombie
at affordable prices. & Fitch, £6.00

Shoes: Next, £7.50

Bag: Asos, £4.00

Coat: Boden, £20.00 Love charity shopping?
Bag: Gianni Conti, £12.50 Follow us on Instagram

Blouse: Hobbs, £6.50 and Facebook!
Jeans: M&S, £5.00
Boots: Fly London, £15.00 See some of the latest bargains from our
chain of charity shops by following
Scarf: £3.00
@weldmarcharityshops on Instagram,
and by joining the Weldmar Hospicecare

Charity Shops Group on Facebook!

Sophie’s Story:

It reassures me that he knew
Weldmar was there for us both

Sophie Olszowski, whose husband we cared for, tells us how Weldmar helped them...

“Our Weldmar journey began with the right thing, at the right time; Lu Days passed, antibiotics dripped in,
meeting Lu Worrall, Weldmar distilled perfect end-of-life care into that hope ebbed. Simon died on March
Community Nurse, in December 2020. moment. Simon knew he was loved, 3rd 2021.
My husband Simon was home from and safe.
hospital, following cancer treatment While in Weldmar we met Veronica
and a stroke. He was weak, but soon “On one visit, she spotted Antram, a spiritual team volunteer. Her
the phrase “Lu is coming” would see Simon’s family tree, presence that week, and in the year
him choosing a colourful shirt and including the head of the since, was hugely comforting. Shortly
wanting to be hoisted into the armchair. Polish Catholic church, and before Simon died, she took my arm,
A process he hated, but not, it seemed, they found a shared religious whispering “Watch him. You know
for her visits. bond. How they discovered he’ll die. But when he does, your love
a mutual love of gin I’m less won’t die. Where could it possibly go?” I
“Lu always brought peace. sure, but it led to lighter treasure that wisdom.
She never rushed us, and as conversations”
she also updated our family, When Simon died, we were holding two
time spent “with” us was A month later, Simon needed olive wood hearts she had given us. I
more than that in our home. intravenous antibiotics but wouldn’t go put one in his coffin, and kept the other.
Alongside clinical expertise, to hospital as COVID meant we’d be They symbolise love, and Simon: he was
profound compassion wove parted. I feared he’d simply had enough, a boatbuilder, and loved wood. Veronica
through all she did” but no, he wanted treatment. Lu and now makes the hearts available, in a
the GP arranged admission to Weldmar, box, marked “Simon’s Hearts.”
I was worried that knowing Lu was a where I could stay.
hospice nurse might dash Simon’s Near the end, we spent a cold, beautiful,
fervent hope for recovery. But she gently When he said “This is a good place hour outside with two of Simon’s sons. I
convinced me that it was important to to be when you’re not feeling well” I love knowing he felt sun on his face that
tell him, because if he knew how ill he knew it was the right decision. Even day. After the boys left, Simon asked for
was, but thought we didn’t, he might more so when I recognised the lovely a pen. I have his spidery scribble here:
worry whether we’d know how to care nurse, Caroline Joyce, who greeted us. “Lovely seeing you; let me know when
for him. With me on one side of his A colleague from twenty years earlier, you’re safely home.”
bed, Lu the other, she explained. It was when Simon and I met.
I miss Simon with every fibre, yet he’s
everywhere. Our care, from Lu, Veronica,
chefs who fed me while I sat beside
him, doctors and nurses who soothed
his last days, healthcare assistants who
dressed him with me after he died (and
understood when I put a biscuit in his
shirt pocket) was exemplary. I hope that
Simon, too, is “safely home.”

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“I sometimes worried
the attention I received
might detract from Simon;
he mattered most. But if our
places were reversed, I would
have longed to see him looked
after. It reassures me that
he knew Weldmar was

there for us both”

Meet the supporters:

Caroline Lampard and Toya Allport

When Toya Allport saw a post on I have also been donated a huge pile of Toya says, “We ended up with twenty
Facebook asking people to consider themed Monopoly games, with editions stall holders who paid for a pitch, an
trekking across the Sahara for Weldmar ranging from Queen to Game of Thrones inflatable slide, the Leggomen played
Hospicecare's next Overseas Challenge, to Top Gun, and I've been selling those live, we organised traditional school
she had no hesitation in signing up. on Facebook Marketplace.” sports day games, and much more.
She persuaded her friend Caroline to
join her, and the pair have had some With that great start, the pair decided “On the day, we were busy setting
amazing success with their fundraising to boost their fundraising with a family up, and looked around and suddenly
efforts, with more than £6,000 pledged fun day at Weymouth & Portland Rugby realised there were hundreds of people
at the time of writing. Club, who kindly donated the use of who had come along! It went crazy – in
their grounds. “Originally, it was going a good way!” Having raised £2,000, there
"The first thing we did was a garden to be a BBQ, and trying to get someone are conversations about the family fun
sale", explains Caroline, “where I to play guitar for entertainment”, says day becoming an annual event.
collected lots of items of bric-a-brac to Caroline, “but when we went to look at
sell, which helped raise more than a the pitch we thought we needed to fill it
thousand pounds in two days. with a few more things!”.

Their top tips for
organising a fundraising
event? Be obsessive, says
Caroline! Constant advertising on
social media, lots of posters, and
reminders to friends. Also, ask people
for help because you never know what
they will be able to offer. Toya says
keeping it simple is a good idea –
don't try too many extravagant
things at the same time,

and make it fun!

So, why are they so passionate about "I've looked after a number of my clients straight away", says Toya. Caroline adds,
supporting Weldmar Hospicecare? at the end of their life," says Caroline, "They've created a Whatsapp group for
Toya says, "My Grandad died a number who is a self employed carer. "It's made the Sahara trekkers, and organise walks
of years ago in the care of Weldmar. me appreciate what Weldmar do. Being so we can bond as a team and train at
Without them, my mum wouldn't there for someone at the end of their the same time".
have been able to cope, they were just life means so much to them, and their
fantastic, helping her as much as they family. It's such a precious thing." Thank you to Caroline and Toya for
helped him. The support was there after sharing their story, and we wish them
he died. There was always contact, and Caroline and Toya say the support they luck with their Sahara Trek. You can visit
support offered if it was needed." have had from Weldmar's fundraising their fundraising page at
team has been really helpful. "Any
questions you've got, they are on it, justgiving.com/team/
deserttrekkers22

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Meet Jo Jury and Chloe Hook

Jo (Specialist Palliative Care Social Worker) and Chloe (Social Work Assistant
Practitioner) are part of our Patient and Family Support Team and will help patients,
and particularly their carers and loved ones, through their difficult journey of dealing
with a life limiting illness. Here, they’ve kept a diary of what they do in a typical day.

9am Jo: Time to attend ‘Take 5’ at the I am talking to the housing department Sadly, sometimes it is a safeguarding
Inpatient Unit in Dorchester, an update at the council to see if they can offer issue, this can include neglect or
of the patients on the IPU, ensuring suitable accommodation once this financial control, or domestic violence,
care is in place for anyone being person is discharged, and we can also but thankfully these cases are rare.
discharged, or if a patient has become work alongside homeless charities 4pm Chloe: I’m putting together
less well, any updates with their family like the Lantern Trust who provide our next Carers’ Newsletter, which
which may have taken place overnight. invaluable help in these cases. is included in all the packs given to
9am Chloe: I’ll check emails and 1:45pm Chloe: I’m helping someone patients. We also email and post
voicemail, and identify any urgent tasks plan for the funeral of his wife, who these out to our present carers. It is
for the day - today this includes a carer was our patient. He doesn’t have much important to keep carers up to date
calling to say they’re not coping well, money, so I can help by looking for about benefits entitlements and
because their loved one’s condition has charities relating to her profession who any information they may find useful
deteriorated. I arrange a home visit. may offer a grant, or even set up an and interesting.
10am Jo: MDT (multi-disciplinary team) online Crowdfunder. I’ll also discuss it 4:30pm Jo: One of my areas of
meeting. We attend these with our with the funeral director, who will often expertise is with patients with
localised community nursing teams work with us to provide a funeral service neurological conditions, such as
weekly. We contribute by advocating on appropriate to the available budget. Motor Neurone Disease, and I’ve just
behalf of carers and family members, 2:30pm Jo: I’m the charity’s checked in with a family in our care to
ensuring they are represented. Safeguarding Lead, and a Weldmar help them with benefit applications.
11:30am Chloe: I visit a carer who has Community Nurse has just been in Caring for someone with MND can
recently been bereaved, we go out for touch to discuss an issue they’ve be very protracted, and carers need
a coffee. It’s useful for us to provide identified with a patient, I am liaising someone who can listen and recognise
some continuity with those people who with Dorset County Safeguarding their struggles, therefore being able
we have developed a relationship with Team to identify a safe and timely way to offer emotional support can be
during the time they were caring for forward for this patient. Sometimes invaluable to them.
their loved one. A walk and talk is a these are more about vulnerability, To find out more about the work of
good way to see how they are coping, where a family member may need our Patient and Family Support Team,
and helps get them out of the house. help with the complexities involved which also includes bereavement
12:15pm Jo: I’ve just been to see in caring. It might be help and advice counsellors, spiritual care, and more,
someone who is receiving care at required with moving the patient. In please visit weldmarhospicecare.org
our Inpatient Unit, who is homeless. which I would refer to our Weldmar
Occupational Therapist to support. 01305 261800 11

Our 2022 Christmas Cards are crackers!

Once again, Weldmar Hospicecare has Christmas card that you buy means more
released a brilliant range of Christmas money going towards specialist end of
cards for the forthcoming festive life care for people in Dorset living with
season! If you spot a favourite design a life limiting illness, and support for
that you would like to send to family and their loved ones. Get your cards from
friends, we advise you to order early to weldmarhospicecare.org, or pop into
avoid disappointment. Every Weldmar your local Weldmar shop or outlet.

Join Team Weldmar – Jobs, Careers, and Volunteering

When you think about working for a Our Values Our commitment to
hospice care charity, you will probably Equality, Diversity,
immediately think of doctors and We are caring to the people we and Inclusion
nurses. They are an essential part of support, who support us, and to each
the care that we provide to adults with other We act with integrity by building Weldmar Hospicecare recognises
a life limiting illness in Dorset, but we relationships based on being honest and values that society is made
could not do what we do without an and fair with open communication. We up of people from wide ranging
incredible hardworking team behind are warm and welcoming to everyone. backgrounds, and we treat everyone
them, both staff and volunteers. We are adaptable, always seeking as an individual, with everyone having
Every person makes a difference. ways to improve and develop as a equal and fair opportunities.
charity and as individuals Find out more and see
As well as clinical posts we have our latest job vacancies,
therapists, counsellors, social Training and Development career opportunities, and
workers, catering, housekeeping, volunteer roles at
maintenance, retail, fundraising, We encourage you to engage in
finance, administration, HR, regular training and development to weldmarhospicecare.org/jobs
marketing, and more. help you fulfil your potential.

47% 95% 97%

of staff have been of staff are proud to of volunteers say they
with us for at least work for Weldmar would recommend
and enjoy the work
five years Weldmar as a place to
they do volunteer

Music by the Lake

In June, we held a weekend of amazing live music, featuring
some of the UK’s top tribute acts, at our Music By The
Lake event. Our new home of Dorchester Showground was
packed, the music was superb, and there was plenty of
delicious food and drink to enjoy too. With all proceeds to
Weldmar Hospicecare, it was a great weekend all round!
We’re already looking forward to Music By The Lake 2023,
which will be held at the Showground between Friday 30th
June and Sunday 2nd July. Visit musicbythelake.net, or
follow Music By The Lake on Facebook and Instagram for all
the latest news on acts, tickets, and more!

@musicbythelake /MusicByTheLakeDorset

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minutes What do you like Give us three
with... doing in your words that best
spare time? describe you.
Donna Eden
Spending time with my Friendly, passionate
Inpatient Unit daughter, family and socialising and competent.
Administrator with friends. I enjoy day trips,
walks, meals out and trips to Complete this sentence:
What does your job the cinema. I like working at Weldmar
at Weldmar involve? because...
What’s you
Supporting the smooth favourite thing I feel very passionate about working
running of the Inpatient Unit, about Dorset? for Weldmar and its values. Working
by providing administrative on the Inpatient Unit, I see first-hand
support to the Nursing, Allied I feel particularly lucky having the incredible work that staff do for
Health Professionals and grown up in Dorset, being so close our patients and their friends and
Infection Prevention teams. to the beaches and countryside family. I’ve also experienced what
that I enjoy with my friends and it’s like from the perspective of my
What do you family. Dorset is a very beautiful friends and family members that
like best about place to live and I enjoy how calm have been cared for by Weldmar.
your job? and slow paced it is.

I enjoy the variety of the work
that I do at Weldmar and the
staff that I support, no two days
are ever the same. I particularly
enjoy completing the off duty
rota for the Nursing team.

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Join in with our Day
Services activities!

Weldmar Hospicecare's Day Services run in Weymouth,
Dorchester, Bridport, and Blandford, and provide a social,
interactive, and engaging day, with activities, games, and
crafts, as well as a delicious lunch.

Taking part in these activities and crafts gives patents the chance to Recently, we were reminiscing
talk, and our team can facilitate some important conversations about about our favourite songs. One of
their experiences and feelings, and also gives relatives or carers some our patients told us that she loved
time to have a short break from their caring responsibilities. dancing, and with that she started
to move her arms to the music. We
There are some exciting changes coming to this service – keep an eye joined her and before we knew it she
out on our website and social media pages to find out more. In the was out of the chair, really strutting
meantime, grab a cuppa and have a go at some of our favourite games, her stuff and even doing the twist! The
and share in our love of a good slice of cake! staff joined her and soon the whole
room was rocking! What a tonic!
Music Quiz
Debbie
We love a quiz in Day Services! See how you get on with these
questions, which have been set by patients who attend Day Services
in Weymouth and Blandford.

Q1 Who had a 1979 hit with a Q5 In which year did Bill Haley
cover version of Gene Chandler’s and his Comets have a hit with
Duke of Earl? Rock Around The Clock?

Q2 Ringo Starr narrated which Q6 Who composed Rhapsody in
popular children’s TV programme? Blue and An American In Paris?

Q3 Who did Mick Jagger duet with Q7 Who was George Michael’s B AD T
on the number one hit Dancing In bandmate in Wham? D E
The Street?
Q8 Mark Knopfler is the lead
Q4 Who was ‘the little old wine drinker’? singer of which band?

Recipe for A
Vegan Apple Cake
CK
It’s no secret that we love
our cake at Day Services, Word Wheel

and Weldmar’s Chef A Day Services favourite! See how
Manager, Sam White, shares many words you can come up with in
ten minutes! You must use the letter
her incredible recipe for a in the middle, and at least three other
traditional Dorset treat... letters for every word. Good luck!

450g apple peeled and sliced – L ine an 8 inch round cake tin. Find out more about Day Services at
250g plain flour Pre heat the oven to 150c.
100g light brown sugar weldmarhospicecare.org
80g caster sugar – Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder,
2 tsp baking powder bicarb of soda and cinnamon together
½ tsp bicarb of soda in a dry bowl. Toss in the apple and
1tsp cinnamon sultanas and mix. In a separate bowl mix
60g sultanas the oil and plant based milk together.
200ml of plant based milk Pour this onto the dry mix and mix well
(we use soya but works well to form a batter.
with any plant based milk)
½ cup sunflower or rapeseed oil – B ake in the centre of a medium heat
Demerara sugar to sprinkle oven for approximately 35 minutes until
on the top the centre is cooked.

– S prinkle with demerara sugar as soon
as you remove from the oven.

Music Quiz answers: Q1 Darts. Q2 Thomas The Tank Engine. Q3 David Bowie. Q4 Dean Martin. Q5 1955. Q6 George Gershwin. Q7 Andrew Ridgeley. Q8 Dire Straits

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