Potters Bar: Mayfair Lodge care home opens new tea room

On Sunday, July 23, The Mayor of Hertsmere, Councillor Chris Myers, performed an opening ceremony at the home to officially open the new facility. 

Councillor Christian Gray also came along for an afternoon of tea and cake to celebrate the grand opening.

The care home’s fundraising group Mayfair Lodge Fundraising Friends (MLFF) started the project to build the tea room back in 2019.

They wanted to create a space in the garden of the home for residents and their loved ones to enjoy tea, coffee and some delicious home-made cakes.

It has taken some time to complete, but is now up and running and has welcomed its first guests.

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Businesses and community groups helped to make this project a reality, including Container Safe Barnet, Waitrose in Barnet, Co-op in Potters Bar, and those who helped with the actual building: Don O’Sullivan, Taylor electrics, Evergreen Landscapes, Scott Lane and Mike Levy.

Mayfair Lodge Home Manager Jackie Makwangwala said: "We are all absolutely thrilled with our new tea room.

"It was so lovely to be able to welcome the Mayor and Councillor Gray to join with us for the ceremony and we hope they will become regular visitors.

"Massive thanks go to the Mayfair Lodge Fundraising Friends who have been a wonderful support to the home over many years.

"They have done so much for the residents and staff and we are incredibly grateful to them all.

"Finally, this has been an amazing community project. So many people and businesses have come together to make this happen and we feel privileged to be part of such an amazing local community”.

For more information about Mayfair Lodge, visit www.quantumcare.co.uk/care-homes/mayfair-lodge.