{"id":16784,"date":"2015-05-02T17:16:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-02T16:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialandcocktail.co.uk\/?p=16784"},"modified":"2015-05-26T17:33:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T16:33:00","slug":"community-cocktails-at-belgrave-lodge-care-home-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialandcocktail.co.uk\/community-cocktails-at-belgrave-lodge-care-home-edinburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Cocktails at Belgrave Lodge Care Home, Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a delightful Friday afternoon at the end of April, Social and Cocktail Events<\/a> Social and Cocktail Events<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>made its way to Belgrave Lodge Care Home<\/strong> in Edinburgh to provide a special cocktail party to all the lovely residents as part of our Community Cocktail initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our bartender for the event was Joshua O`Connor, who set up the bar in the sitting room and made sure that the music fitted the bill with some classic Billie Holiday playing on the sound system. To help create the feel of a 1920s-style speakeasy bar, we put up props of old-style gangsters and some flapper girls, all whom helped define the era.<\/span><\/p>\n

The menu for the party included the fruity Strawberry Daiquiri, the Brandy Alexander and the Old-Fashioned plus we had a range of delicious mocktails for the non-drinkers, including the Shirley Temple and the Blueberry Mojito.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe want our residents to change their address \u2013 not their lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n

– Aileen Orr, Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The residents were all excited about the cocktail party and we were delighted to see a full attendance in the sitting room. Josh worked alongside the carers, who were incredibly helpful and co-operative, in determining what drinks residents would like, whether or not they can actually have alcohol and \u2013 for the ones that can \u2013 how many boozy beverages they can safely have.<\/span><\/p>\n

David Goodwin, 88, from Dundee, enjoyed an Old Fashioned cocktail with wife Evelyn. \u201cI\u2019ve never really had a cocktail before,\u201d admitted the retired quality assurance manager. \u201cI like my beer and my shandies but, I have to say, this is nice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"BELGRAVE<\/p>\n

Wife Evelyn said: \u201cIt\u2019s a great idea as it makes the residents happy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Joan Skilton, 94, from Edinburgh, thought her Brandy Alexander was \u201clovely\u201d as she chatted to daughter Debbie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sprightly resident Janet Coyle, 96, joked with barman Josh as he served her a non-alcoholic Blueberry Mojito. After taking her first sip she joked: \u201cIt\u2019s not bad. It has a taste!\u201d But by the time the glass was empty she was ready to give her real opinion. \u201cBeautiful, beautiful, beautiful,\u201d she enthused.<\/span><\/p>\n

Belgarve Lodge\u2019s oldest resident, Bill Black, 99, limbered up after his drink and had a dance with Margaret Keenan, 84, -definitely one of the highlights of the event!<\/span><\/p>\n

The manager of Belgrave Lodge, Aileen Orr, said the event helped totally transform the leafy enclave. \u201cSeeing the smiles on residents\u2019 faces makes me and the staff here happy,\u201d she said. \u201cWe want our residents to change their address \u2013 not their lifestyle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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