Celebrating life at Barchester

Every Friday morning, we are fortunate to be joined by Jim from Ross Junior Community Outreach Programme, who leads a popular uplifting exercise session for Residents of Ross Court. Each week we have a different team captain, giving everyone a chance to take a leadership role. The captain helps to co-ordinate the group and is responsible for nominating the player of the day and the trainer of the week.

The sessions are friendly, inclusive and certainly competitive, with plenty of laughs along the way. Residents really look forward to seeing Jim, and getting involved, whether that's taking part, cheering others on, or helping with the weekly roles. 

This activity is also fantastic for morale, mood and overall wellbeing. It supports mobility, balance and confidence, as this is one of the gentler, seated exercise classes at Ross Court. Most importantly, it brings people together and creates a real sense of community.

 Ear Health Workshop 

Ori from Homesight came to visit for an ear health workshop.

He provided assessments, advice and answered questions on anything relating to ear health matters.

For those who attended the workshop was a valuable session and due to the success we will be hosting another in a few months time.

Please keep an eye out on Facebook and our website for the next workshop.

Thanks again Ori 
 

To celebrate London Fashion Week, we held our very own catwalk show complete with red carpet and outfits! 

Our residents could choose from a selection of hats and accessories such as "Cowboy Chic", "Theatre Glam" and "Parisian Cute". Activity coordinator Manda was barely recognisable in her sparkly blue jumper! It was an enjoyable afternoon and plenty of fun.

A couple of our lovely residents spent a wonderful morning flower arranging with Lynn from Blooming Useful Floral Art & Design . There is truly nothing better than the simple joy of touching the soft petals and taking in the beautiful, fresh scents of nature. It was a heart warming session filled with smiles and creativity.

We had a fantastic afternoon at our very own dog show last weekend. With plenty of wagging tails, proud owners and lots of smiles from our residents and team. A huge well done to all of our four-legged competitors, choosing the winners certainly wasn’t easy!