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<\/a><\/p>\nHillbury resident John Molyneux, 70, got in on the action and had a great time at the choctastic demonstration.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cIt\u2019s lovely and everybody is happy. I got involved in making the rocky road and it looks very tasty.”<\/p>\n
Alan Hassall, 67, a resident at Bryn Bella at Pendine Park, had a blast at the chocolate workshop, even though he couldn\u2019t actually eat any because he\u2019s diabetic!<\/p>\n
Alan said: \u201cI\u2019ve been mixing biscuits with the chocolate and putting in the marshmallows. I\u2019ve enjoyed myself very much. I can\u2019t actually try the try the rocky road though because I\u2019m diabetic but I\u2019ve still really enjoyed myself because it\u2019s brought everyone together.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like taking part in activities here because it keeps you occupied. I do a lot of art here as well. The people here are really friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Denbigh Chocolate Shop Assistant Ceri Belshaw, 25, added: \u201cWe\u2019re making rocky road and the residents getting involved and helping out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve melted the chocolate, and we\u2019re crunching the biscuits and mixing everything together with marshmallows. It\u2019s great fun. You can\u2019t go wrong with chocolate. \u201c<\/p>\n
The chocolate workshop was the brainchild of Anita Moran, an Activities and Well-being Coordinator at Pendine Park.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cI was looking for something different and something new. Everybody loves chocolate. You can see that that the residents are really paying attention. When I told them we were going to be having a chocolate workshop everyone started licking their lips.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got family members here as well and they\u2019re really enjoying themselves and the residents are getting into it and taking part.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the demonstrators has a background in care and that really shows.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe demonstration is interesting, everyone is laughing and joking – it\u2019s brilliant.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe girls who are doing it are really great with the residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I\u2019m going to have to take a trip to Denbigh just to go to the Chocolate Shop.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love any chocolate with nuts in. that was my mums favourite as well so I think that has been passed on.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to trying the rocky road. The residents don\u2019t have to just watch the demonstration. They have the option to take part and a lot of them are taking part and helping to make the rocky road as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first time we\u2019ve done this but it\u2019s gone so well that I definitely think we\u2019ll be doing it again. It\u2019s not just about the chocolate but the social aspect because it\u2019s bringing everyone together which is really nice.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt Pendine Park we want to give the residents as many choices as possible because that\u2019s a normal part of life. People who live in a care home should be able to do things like this as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s part of our enrichment programme here at Pendine Park. We put on all sorts of classes for the residents, like art classes and poetry classes. We even have the world-class Halle orchestra coming down here on a regular basis to do music workshops with the residents!\u201d<\/p>\n
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