Celebrating life at Barchester

At this months high tea society we where honoured to invite guest speaker Liz Bird from Bridgnorth Food Bank. 

Residents and guests from the local community found it so interesting to hear Liz's journey into setting up the food bank and how its involved over the years and I don't think any of quite realised how much work goes into its running and how much support Liz and her team offer those using the food bank.  They provide emergency food and assistance for people in need. 

That's why we have decided over the next months we would like to support the food bank as much as we can and we are asking friends, family and the local community for donations if you are able to or simply share this post to bring more awareness to those in need. 

We will be collecting dried and tinned food, toiletries and cleaning products.

We had a very special day on Memory Lane today. We were honoured to host a beautiful birthday party for resident; Martha and her wonderful family as they celebrated her birthday together.
 
From the beautiful strawberry cake to the dancing and laughter, it was a day filled with love and cherished moments. Seeing these smiles makes everything we do so worthwhile!

It’s the little things that mean the most. Today was all about the warmth of the sun on our faces, the fragrant smell of the blooming flowers and the crunch of a biscuit with a hot cup of tea!

Our residents love getting out in the Paternoster gardens, even making friends with the pigeons on the rooftop brought smiles of joy! It really was a truly soul-soothing day for our lovely residents.

We spent the morning exploring the market and even made some new feathered friends along the way. Our lovely Barbra spent the some of her morning reminiscing about the shops she remembers from years ago that are no longer there.It was so wonderful to hear her stories of how the Abbey used to look. 

We also popped by to see the amazing Kim at her market stall, who has been a friendly face in the Abbey for many years!

Even though the church was closed today, we didn't let that stop us from getting a group picture in the wind 💨 We finished our trip by warming up with a relaxing cup of tea and a good chat. So many smiles and so much history.

It was a lovely afternoon for the residents on our Birch Lane community, playing skittles and catch! The skittles became quite a competitive game and residents had a real giggle trying to beat each other. Games like these are a perfect way to introduce fun to their continued hand-eye coordination skills.

Our residents enjoyed a lovely bacon butty brunch, joined by members of the management team and visiting family. 

With reminiscing music playing in the background, the daily paper to hand, and plenty of laughter shared, it was a wonderful morning filled with great company and warm memories.

We finished the day with ‘Turning Pages’, a time for us to share our favourite books and reading aloud. Today we were joined by the adorable Sebastian (Sebby, Monica’s son) our Deputy General Manager  who brought a variety of marine animal themed books to share. The whale and the snail and Tiny whale. They were delighted with his beautiful reading.