Celebrating life at Barchester

Our residents absolutely love to get involved in the garden, whether its growing sunflowers, watering tomato plants or sweeping up, in the greenhouse, they love to be outdoors! 

Introducing… Sweet Wheels of Iverley! 
The wait is over… we’re delighted to introduce Sweet Wheels of Iverley! 
Packed with traditional favourites, chocolate treats, crisps, popcorn and refreshing drinks, our new sweet cart is bringing smiles, great memories and adding a little extra joy as it makes its way around our home.
It was wonderful to see our residents choosing their favourite treats, reminiscing about the sweet shops they visited as children, and sharing plenty of laughter along the way.
Here’s to many more sweet moments with Sweet Wheels of Iverley!

At Alice Grange we support and encourage our residents to continue doing the things they love whilst also making new friends. We hold regular activities that help or residents use cognitive and motor skills to provide holistic benefits that enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of residents.

Our Residents have been growing fruit and tomatoes through the recent challenging weather. They enjoyed picking tomatoes and limes at this week gardening club then has a well deserved cuppa and a great laugh and chat.

Supporting our Residents to socialise through regular activities is a key feature of our lifestyle enrichment programme. 

We had such a lovely time meeting all the wonderful animals from Secret Wood Sanctuary.

Louise and Nigel are incredibly passionate and have a wealth of knowledge about all the animals they are supporting and caring for. 

They shared with us each animals journey and how they came to be part of their sanctuary family. 

The therapeutic benefits of spending time with the animals was so evident.

Animal Connections is one of our top shared interests at Corrina and so it was wonderful to give all of our residents this experience. 

Residents especially enjoyed petting the beautiful Flemish giant rabbits Atlas and Apollo.

The Camberley Branch of the Royal British Legion held a fascinating  members ‘night at Corrina.

Paul Smith, executive trustee of the Secret WW2 Learning Network, gave an incredible talk on undercover agents, double agents, and their secret training in stately homes. Paul has been a military historian and author for over 30 years. 

It was a very interesting and informative evening and we are looking forward to hosting the next meeting.

We headed off from Corrina Lodge Care Home for another special wish come true and a fabulous 60th Birthday celebration! 

Nigel, the real star of the show, his sister Geraldine, and our team members headed off to Basingstoke at Central Studio to watch the band Sabbotage, an authentic tribute to Black Sabbath, Nigel’s favourite band of all time. They performed an incredible set of Nigel's all-time favourite songs.

It was a joy to see Nigel living his best life with his sister Geraldine by his side. 

The amazing set finished with his top Sabbath song, 'Paranoid', followed by a special photo with the lead singer, Tony (aka Ozzy and a great photo taken of the audience by the band). Nigel definitely soaked up the brilliant  atmosphere of the evening!

A fantastic end to a very special night!

Residents from Atfield House enjoyed a lovely afternoon together at Pembroke Lodge in Richmond Park. The weather was just right for this occasion and everyone enjoyed the warm wind, and the views were beautiful! We chatted along, as we enjoyed cakes and drinks together, looking over the valley, watching the planes go by and keeping the wild life at bay, who would have liked to have a taste of our cake too!

We spotted a lovely butterfly around the corner by the flower beds on our walk back to the mini- van. It sat there so long, that we could almost touch it. Our residents shared the experiences with us, they had in Richmond Park, as we strolled through the garden grounds. Truly this place holds special memories of moments shared with loved ones many years ago. That is why these outings to these places are so special! 

Everyone enjoyed the afternoon and we are looking forward to the next outing already!

Here at Cookridge Court we like to focus on resident well being, and for many of our residents being able to give back to the community helps bring meaning and fulfilment to their daily lives. Betty recently shared with us that she would like to help with daily chores that she used to do at home, so of course we sprang into action to make this happen for her. Betty can now be found in her very own pinny every morning, clearing the breakfast tables and doing the washing up with host Lexie.