Celebrating life at Barchester

We had such a lovely afternoon celebrating Age UK Silver Sunday here at Sutton Valence Care Home. 

It was wonderful to welcome our residents, families, friends and members of our local community for a special afternoon tea filled with delicious treats, plenty of tea, laughter and, most importantly, great company. 

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the afternoon so warm, welcoming and memorable. Seeing different generations come together, sharing stories and enjoying each other’s company, truly captured the spirit of Silver Sunday.  

This weekend, we welcomed our residents, relatives, friends and members of our local community to the Chalfont Lodge annual dog show. It was truly a very enjoyable afternoon!

Our fantastic four-legged contestants competed in a wonderful variety of categories, including Waggiest Tail, Best Trick, Most Handsome Hound and Prettiest Bitch, among many others. From impressive tricks and beautifully behaved hounds to tails that simply wouldn’t stop wagging, every dog was a star of the show and filled the afternoon with excitement, laughter and plenty of unforgettable moments!

We were also delighted to raise money for Medical Detection Dogs, a remarkable charity that trains dogs to use their incredible sense of smell to detect changes associated with disease and alert people living with complex, life-threatening medical conditions.

Thank you to everyone who attended, supported the event and helped make the day so special. We can’t wait to welcome you all back next year for even more waggy-tailed fun at our annual dog show.    

We enjoyed the most beautiful day cruising along the River Thames from Henley towards Marlow, taking in the stunning scenery, wonderful wildlife and magnificent riverside homes.

There was plenty of fun and laughter along the way, accompanied by tea, coffee, delicious cakes and a lovely packed lunch. What could be better than a day like this?

Our very own resident Gerry summed it up perfectly: “It’s the best day I’ve ever had at Chalfont Lodge. Words alone don’t do the day justice. It was truly a perfect day, I wish I could do it all over again.”

A very special thank you to the Rivertime Boat Trust for helping us create such a wonderful and unforgettable experience for our residents. 

We always enjoy time spent outside of our home in neighbouring grounds and also within our courtyard gardens. Here are just a few photos of your loved ones enjoying sunshine and blue skies. 

We have loved seeing the change in season, appreciating the continued sunshine and warmer weather and admiring the manicured gardens.    

Our resident asked if he could visit the nature reserve to see the birds. We ensured that we carried out this outing before the end of the season. We had a lovely morning, making the most of the Autumnal sunshine, with all the residents choosing to have ice cream alongside their coffees! 

We were fortunate to have very kind and knowledgeable staff at the centre, who put an Osprey video on for us and spoke alongside the video to our table of residents.     

We recently had a wonderful afternoon, with lots of our residents, families and staff outside in the sunshine, spending time with visiting donkeys. Residents were able to go inside the donkey pen too, with one resident grooming the donkeys and another speaking of how she sponsors a donkey and how much this afternoon had meant to her. 

Our resident was thrilled as after the event, activities printed her photos of her during the donkey visit and they are now within her bedroom to share on her next family visit.