Staff Sports Day at Mountbatten Lodge!

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2224","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-8446","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"550","height":"412","title":"Sports Day 3","alt":""}}]]On 31st July our team at Mountbatten Lodge in Hemel Hempstead held their very own Staff Sports Day, and with the majority of the Home’s residents in attendance cheering them along, it was quite an event! [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2225","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-8447","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"550","height":"492","title":"Sports Day 2","alt":""}}]]Each group of staff, who had their own team colours, took part in several traditional sports day challenges including the sack race, three legged race, and of course the egg and spoon! The contestants also battled it out with their own unique take on the triathlon, which included fancy dress, skipping, and doing the hula hoop, before running across the finishing line! [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2226","attributes":{"class":"media-image aligncenter size-full wp-image-8448","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"550","height":"412","title":"Sports Day 1","alt":""}}]]Each of our residents were given a flag which reflected their team’s colours, and as you can imagine they were thoroughly entertained by the day’s activities! Well done to our Mountbatten team for organising such a fantastic event!