{"id":14137,"date":"2020-05-13T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/churchill2021.co.uk\/poppy-fountain-ve-day-display\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T10:11:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T10:11:40","slug":"poppy-fountain-ve-day-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.themediapeople.co.uk\/churchill2021\/news\/other-news\/poppy-fountain-ve-day-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Sittingbourne retirees create spectacular \u201cPoppy Fountain\u201d VE Day display"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-ced98d57\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-ced98d57\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-30f0d01f\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-30f0d01f\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-30f0d01f\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-3a88a843\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-3a88a843\"><p>Despite observing strict social distancing rules, self-isolating apartment Owners at <a class=\"ss-broken\" href=\"https:\/\/www.staging.themediapeople.co.uk\/churchill2021\/\">Churchill Retirement Living<\/a>\u2019s new Beatrice Lodge development in Sittingbourne have managed to create a spectacular VE Day display including a \u201cPoppy Fountain\u201d made of over 1,800 individual poppies to mark this week\u2019s 75<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary celebrations.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 2rem;\">Explaining the positive VE Day spirit on show, Lodge Manager Abigail Carden says: \u201cWe have spent several days making a fountain of poppies which comes out of a second floor window onto the ground floor. One of my Owners used a special cutter to cut them all out, and then they were safely passed on to other apartment Owners to sew on the black buttons \u2013 there are 1,865 poppies in total!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 2rem;\">\u201cWe also have streams of bunting on show, with each individual piece of bunting including a silhouette of a solider \u2013 320 of them were cut out by hand by some of the Beatrice Lodge Owners and then stapled on to each white flag. They\u2019ve been working hard on it and we\u2019re all really proud of the result!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 2rem;\">To help keep its self-isolating Owners across the country in good spirits, Churchill has put together a special programme of VE Day activities and information to help people celebrate at home while staying stay safe in their apartments.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 2rem;\">At Beatrice Lodge Abigail has truly gone the extra mile, also arranging a special \u2018ration pack\u2019 to be delivered to each apartment with treats for Owners to enjoy. She explains: \u201cI have filled some brown paper lunch bags with rations of scones, jam, cream pots with some strawberries, and a bottle of cider so everyone can join the toast together at 3pm from their apartments.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 2rem;\">Located on Canterbury Road near the heart of Sittingbourne, Beatrice Lodge is not a care home, but a brand new collection of privately-owned one and two bedroom retirement apartments specially designed for independent living for the over 60s. Churchill recognises the potential vulnerability of its Owners in respect of the Covid-19 virus and is doing all it can to protect them and ensure developments like Beatrice Lodge continue to have exceptionally high levels of safety and service. Lodge Managers like Abigail are going the extra mile to provide the very best guidance and support, keep everyone in good spirits, and act as a key point of contact for the apartment Owners and those who care for them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 2rem;\">To find out more about the new apartments available at Beatrice Lodge, call Churchill Retirement Living on 01795 859 690 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staging.themediapeople.co.uk\/churchill2021\/contact\/\">click here.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite observing strict social distancing rules, self-isolating apartment Owners at Churchill Retirement Living\u2019s new Beatrice Lodge development in Sittingbourne have managed to create a spectacular VE Day display including a \u201cPoppy Fountain\u201d made of over 1,800 individual poppies to mark this week\u2019s 75th anniversary celebrations.Explaining the positive VE Day spirit on show, Lodge Manager Abigail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[225],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - 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