The garden now looks so pretty! Thankful to everyone who helped and especially to CatfootGardenDesign for their great design. Now just to keep them alive in all this hot weather! SSAFA

Thankful to guests who help dig, weed and then care for the plants in our new beds! Hope they approve of the end results. Excited for when we can have other guests come and enjoy the fruits of this week's labour too. CatfootGardenDesign SSAFA

Stunning poppies in the garden at Norton House. So beautiful and, as they are wild, absolutely free. Wonderful! The garden is coming along nicely. SSAFA

A couple of excited SSAFA bears waiting to greet our little guests this weekend. Love it when we have children in the house. SSAFA

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The wait is over! Today is the day that the new play area begins to be built in this spot at Norton House. Excited! Looking forward to watching it grow over coming days. SSAFA

Lunchtime day 1, looks like a giant 3D jigsaw. The guys have been working hard in the rain. SSAFA Norton House

Stunning! Taken by a guest, from their bedroom window here at Norton House, last week. SSAFA

Day 2 and it's beginning to look like a play area. Exciting! SSAFA

Norton House from a perspective not seen before. Thankful for our guest last week who used his new toy to capture this. Loving learning to video edit too. Enjoy, I did! SSAFA

It's finished. Norton House has a play area. Now we just need some children to play on it, I guess for now I'll just have to do it! Thank you to The Annington Trust for funding this for us. SSAFA

Been playing with the video editor again! Hope you enjoy seeing the creation of our play area. SSAFA

Do I look happy to have staff back? Great day at Norton House as 2 staff come back off furlough. We are discovering our new normal and getting ready for more than one family at a time. Excited for more guests! SSAFA

Introducing our new Nortie Bear! Our old SSAFA bear's big brother and specifically created to gift to our little guests at Norton House. You can read more here: ssafastore.org.uk/products/norti… SSAFA

Thankful for a generous donation from the Rotary Club of Shepshed that allowed our little Orchard Hideaway to be created. There will be hours of fun had here by our littlest guests! SSAFA

Lest we forget! Norton House preparing for Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day. Feels very apt to have a wreath between two SSAFA Remembrance roses. Thankful to have the honour of laying a wreath at the outdoor service of our local church on Sunday too. SSAFA

Was honoured to represent SSAFA Norton House yesterday and lay a wreath at our local village church. The lectern is the church's war memorial. It was a lovely service and great to remember all those who have so valiantly served our country. Lest we forget! SSAFA

Thank you to Rotary Club of Shepshed for the lovely apple tree to go with Orchard Hideaway, our playhouse. Looking forward to some lovely apples in a year or two. Our job at Norton House is definitely varied, from greeting guests to digging holes and planting trees! SSAFA