Ashdene Ridge

Category:Care homes
Ashdene Ridge is the care home used from Series 1 of The Dumping Ground onwards. It is the successor to Brookside.
== Description ==
Ashdene Ridge is a large, two-storey house. The exterior is unpainted (exposed brick), and the windows and porch area are of a light green colour. By the front door, there is a ramp to provide wheelchair access for an ex-resident Chloe. The entrance hall is quite large, and has entrances to the kitchen, living room, office and quiet room. The entrance hall has been repainted several times, and as of Series 9 it has been painted with a blue colour scheme. The entrance hall also has a large window by the stairs, somewhat similar to the one at Cliffside. The upstairs has a bathroom and all of the residents' bedrooms. In Series 7, a lift was installed in the laundry room to provide wheelchair access to the upstairs. However, Chloe has been upstairs before this. In series 10, the kitchen and hallway will be repainted a green, orange and blue colour scheme, as seen in a TikTok video uploaded by cast member Cole Wealleans-Watts, who plays Jay in the series.
== The Garden ==
The garden is located behind the house, and is accessible from the side of building and from the kitchen. The mural on the back wall of the house has been repainted 3 times (the second mural was designed by a competition winner and painted by Art Ninja and his team). A greenhouse was added in Series 9, and it first appeared in the episode "Partners in Crime".
== Faculty ==
=== Current ===
==== Regional Care Manager ====
Name 	Duration	Year to Year	
Doreen	 	2023- 	2023-
==== Head Care Worker ====
The head care worker of Ashdene Ridge position is currently vacant due to May-Li’s departure. It is likely that Ben or Doreen will be a candidate to replace May-Li.
==== Care Worker ====
Name	Duration	Year to Year
Ben 	 	2022
=== Former ===
==== Care Worker ====
Name(s) 	Duration 	Year to Year
Gina Conway 	offscreen, mentioned in What Lies Beneath	Prior to 2013 and 2014
Rose Blison 	 	2014-2015
Sarah Allen 	 	2014-2015
Sam 	 	2017
Shona 	 	TBC
Mimi Blunt (night duty) 	 	TBC
Jody Jackson 	 	2019
May Li Wang 	 	2014-2020
Nathan Jenson (work experience)	 	2021
Scott Jenson 	 	2020-2022
==== Head Care Worker ====
Name(s) 	Duration	Year to Year
Mike Milligan	 	2014-2019
Al Winters 	 	2020
May-Li Wang 	 	2020-2022
=== Social Workers ===
==== Former ====
Name(s) 	Duration	Year to Year
Hattie Blison	 	2014-2016
Grace Blison 	 	2014-2016
== Residents ==
=== Current ===
Name(s) 	Duration	Year to Year
Floss Guppy 	 	2014-
Taz De Souza 	 	2017-
Jay Wallis 	 	2018-
Sid Khan 	 	2019-
Clem Stephens 	 	2021-
Susan Pevensie 	 	2021-
Kyle Lavan 	 	2022-
Bonnie Vasiliou	 	2022-
Faser Vasiliou 	 	2022-
Sabrina Moxley 	 	2022-
Hugo Little 	 	2022-
Wes Oldfield 	 	2022-
=== Former ===
Name(s) 	Duration 	Year to Year
Elektra Perkins 	Off-screen	2013
Lily Kettle 	Off-screen	2013
Lee Grice 	 	2013
Holly Li 	 	2013
Frank Matthews 	 	2013
Faith Carter 	 	2015
Johnny Taylor 	 	2013-2015
Harry Jones 	 	2013-2016
Carmen Howe 	 	2013-2016
Tee Taylor 	 	2013-2016
Lee Long 	 	2013-2016
Lila Maya 	 	2013-2016
Anne Honary 	 	2013-2016
Amy Payne 	 	2013-2016
T.J Carter 	 	2015-2016
Trixy Carter 	 	2015-2016
Noah Lynn 	 	2015-2016
Rebecca Charmers	 	2015-2017
Kazima Tako 	 	2015-2017
Toni Trent 	 	2013-2017
Billie Trent 	 	2013-2017
Dexter Bellman 	 	2017-2018
Archie Able 	 	2016-2018
Joseph Stubbs 	 	2016-2018
Ryan Reeves 	 	2013-2019
Alex Turner 	 	2017-2019
Charlie Morris 	 	2017-2019
Tyler Lewis 	 	2013-2020
Viv 	 	2020
Nazeer 	 	2020
Chloe Reeves 	 	2013-2021
Finn McLaine 	 	2015-2022
Sasha Bellman 	 	2015-2022
Max Riley 	 	2020-2022
Katy White 	 	2019-2022
Bec Hyde 	 	2019-2022
Ruby Butler 	 	2021-2022
Murphy Bellman 	 	2021-2022
Jody Jackson 	 	2013-2022
Candi Rose 	 	2017-2022
Bird Wallis 	 	2018-2022
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
=== Pets ===
==== Former ====
Name(s) 	Duration	Year to Year	
Mischief	 	2013-2016 	
== Locations ==
=== Downstairs ===
* The Entrance
* The Hallway
* Living Room
* Downstairs Bedroom
* The Kitchen
* Laundry Room
* The Office
* The Quiet Room
* Garage
* Basements
==== The Garden ====
* The Greenhouse
=== Upstairs ===
* Bathroom
* The Attic
* Floss' Bedroom
* Fraser’s Bedroom
* Jay's Bedroom
* Clem's Bedroom
* Candi-Rose's Bedroom
* Sabrina and Taz’s Bedroom
* Bonnie's Bedroom
* Kyle’s and Hugo’s Bedroom
* Wes and Sid's Bedroom
* Staff Bedroom
== Trivia ==
* It is the first wheelchair-accessible care home seen in the Tracy Beaker franchise
* It has housed 2 animals - Mischief and Rocky.
* There have been 2 objects that children consider alive and friends there, being Jeff and Fred.
* There is no clear layout to the upstairs.
** Despite turning 18 in What's Mine is Mine, Sasha continues to live there after this. This may be due to dwarfism/restricted growth legally being a disability, allowing her to stay in the care system for a longer period of time. However this has not been confirmed.However, Sasha has since left Ashdene Ridge, although by her own choice
** If this was the case, it would most likely apply to other residents who have a disability like Frank Matthews and Chloe Reeves
* Ashdene Ridge’s exterior set from Series 2 - Series 8 is located in Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, and is surrounded by private property - the exact address has not been listed to protect the homeowner's privacy.
** The set used for the exterior of Ashdene Ridge was changed in Series 9, moving to a purpose-built set (presumably to follow Covid-19 restrictions at the time).
** This is noticeable from the difference in windows, the size of Chloe's ramp, and from the view across the road.
* In Great Expectations, Viv mentions the door inside of the laundry room is to the garage - this does not make logical sense, due to the garage being on the left of the house and the laundry room being on the right.
* Many residents have not had on screen exits. These include:
** Anne 
** Harry (however his living situation was shown and mentioned)
** Amy 
** T.J 
** Trixy 
** Wolfie 
** Rebecca 
** Mo
** Joseph
** Archie (although its implied he was fostered)
** Bec (although she later returned)
** Viv
** Nazeer
** Katy
** Ruby 
** Max 
** Murphy