I’m loving it – Woking fast food chain transforms care home garden

A local care home welcomed green fingered team members from McDonalds Woking to revamp its garden.

As part of the McDonalds ‘Love Where You Live’ initiative, residents at Care UK’s Kingsleigh, on Kingfield Road, were delighted to see the home’s garden transformed by team members from the Woking branch.

 

The volunteers spent the day jet washing the patio, cleaning out the home’s fish pond, tidying up weeds, planting flowers and setting up a bird-friendly area to encourage residents to enjoy spending time in nature. 

Lisa Kitching, Business Manager at McDonalds High Street Woking, said: “The ‘Love Where You Live’ initiative encourages people to support their environment and surrounding community, which couldn’t be more important after the events of the past year.

“We were delighted to help revamp the garden at Kingsleigh and create a new wildlife area for residents to enjoy. My Grandma is in a care home, and I understand the challenges the last year has brought to care home teams and residents across the country, which is why it was so special to be able to do something to put a smile on everyone’s faces at Kingsleigh.”

Kelly Kelleher, Home Manager at Kingsleigh, added: “We were thrilled to have the team members from McDonalds Woking come along to help revamp our garden."

"Whether its gardening, having a walk, or watching the birds, spending more time outdoors is something we actively encourage, and the garden revamp will encourage more residents to do just that."

“I’d like to say a huge thank you to Lisa and her team from Woking McDonalds, along with Renato Raho the franchisee of Woking McDonalds that allowed Lisa to carry this out with all the donations, of the two day revamp to be so special. We also want to say a big thank you to The Christmas Baker who kindly donated a cake that we all enjoyed after the gardens were completed. We’re looking forward to welcoming them back to spend some quality time in our beautiful garden soon.” 

Kingsleigh has been designed to deliver the very best standards of care and to enable residents to live active and fulfilled lives. The home provides residential, respite and specialist dementia care, surrounded by beautiful secure gardens in a quiet residential area of Surrey.

To find out more about Kingsleigh please call 01483 331948 or email Home Manager, Kelly Kelleher, at kelly.kelleher@careuk.com.

For more general information, please visit careuk.com/kingsleigh.