The Open Day event celebrated the opening of Godden Lodge’s new 10 bedded residential, Appleton House community, named after Sir Roger Appleton and the local history of the home.
Member of Parliament (MP) for Castle Point and Opposition Chief Whip, Dame Rebecca Harris alongside Councillor Gareth Howlett, attended Godden Lodge’s Open Day event with Dame Rebecca Harris officially opening the home’s new 10 bedded residential community by cutting a ribbon outside the front of the home.
Resident Maureen Sanders, aged 98, was the first resident to move into Godden Lodge’s Appleton Community and supported Dame Rebecca Harris to cut the ribbon. Godden Lodge Care Home has benefitted from an exciting c. £30,000 investment to create the new Appleton House community which was completed at the end of February 2025.
The Open Day provided the local community, prospective residents and their families an opportunity to explore the exceptional facilities, meet the dedicated team, and discover what makes Godden Lodge a standout choice for care in Essex.
Godden Lodge, a 133 bedded residential, nursing and dementia care home, combines state-of-the-art facilities with excellence in personalised care to ensure residents enjoy the best possible quality of life.
The Open Day event provided visitors with an opportunity to see first-hand the exceptional lifestyle offered at Godden Lodge, where details are designed to promote independence and personalised care with residents' comfort, dignity, wellbeing, and happiness in mind. There was also a special appearance and visit from donkey sisters, Dolly and Dora in the afternoon brought along to the event by T Cribb & Sons.
Residents living at Godden Lodge Care Home within the Appleton House community can enjoy modern, sustainable living with enhanced décor, patio areas connected to bedrooms, an outdoor dining area, redecorated communal areas, new flooring and furniture, and a revamped garden area.
Residents living in the Appleton House community will benefit from the home’s wellbeing programme, use of minibus to go on excursions as well as a bookable private-dining service. MP Dame Rebecca Harris enjoyed a tour round the new 10 bedded private residential community.
The Mayor of Castle Point, Councillor Lynsey McCarthy-Calvert, was also pleased to visit Godden Lodge Care Home and have a sneak preview of the new Appleton House community on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
Lewis Chester, Home Manager at HC-One’s Godden Lodge Care Home, said:
“We are delighted to officially open our new 10 bedded residential community called the Appleton House.
“We enjoyed welcoming in members of the local community and prospective residents to our Open Day event to view the facilities on offer. We’d like to thank everyone who attended and MP for Castle Point, Dame Rebecca Harris for officially opening our new residential community.”
Member of Parliament for Castle Point and Opposition Chief Whip, Dame Rebecca Harris, commented:
“It was a pleasure to attend the opening of the new unit at Godden Lodge. It was a lovely atmosphere and it is very clear that the staff are really dedicated to the residents that they are looking after.”
The Mayor of Castle Point, Councillor Lynsey McCarthy-Calvert, stated:
“It’s great to see local providers offering high quality residential care enabling families to stay near their loved ones.”
For more details about Godden Lodge’s care services, please contact Godden Lodge via 01268 792227 or joanne.rendall@hc-one.co.uk.
For more information on HC-One homes in your area visit www.hc-one.co.uk/carehomes.