On Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 2014, more than 70 volunteers gave up their weekend and descended on our Centre of Excellence here in Burford to help give it a much needed facelift.

As part of the Big Weekend Makeover event organised by Behaviour Expert Jez Rose, we spent the weekend with a team that included gardeners, decorators and DIY enthusiasts carrying out maintenance, painting walls, and a garden transformation. We weeded, we cleaned, we sanded, we painted ( a lot!), we dug over gardens and jet washed patios, we planted new plants, cut grass, installed sinks, toilets and sorted through a lot of old furniture and items resulting in a clean, sparkly, fresh new look for the building – and uncovering 6 more rooms which are now clear and ready for the Contented Dementia Trust to train even more people on how to better understand and effectively manage those with dementia.

Starting out – Entrance

Transformed entrance

Everyone here at The Contented Dementia Trust would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who donated money, time and resources.

Why not take a look at some before and after footage created for us by Jez: