Celebrating life at Barchester

During November, we celebrated all our lovely gentlemen by marking International Men’s Day. The Kirkburn Inn Pub was open for those who fancied dropping by for a dram and a blether. We even had some football on to watch too. 

We also broke into the Christmas stash of sweeties and our gents were able to have a sample!    

During October, we had great fun taking part in some Halloween fun and games! Our version of 'dooking for apples' went down a storm, and we had a great laugh. 

There was some fierce competition as to who could get the most apples out against the clock! Using the grabbers also gave us the opportunity to work on our coordination and grip too. Wrapping the mummy was also great fun – no toilet rolls were harmed in the making of the mummies! 

We had a lovely time reminiscing about Halloween's gone by - including chats about costumes, neeps and sweeties! A spook-tacular time was had by all!    

Our residents enjoyed a festive arts and crafts activity that brought plenty of smiles and creativity to the home. Using old CDs—something many of us haven’t seen in years—they spent time painting and designing their own colourful Christmas decorations. After allowing the paint to dry, everyone came together again to finish their creations with seasonal stickers and the titles of well-loved Christmas songs.

It was a simple project, but everyone loved it and it brought lots of giggles and conversations. This sort of activities give our residents the chance to express themselves and try something a little different whilst enjoying each others company and getting to know each other a little bit more.

We’re always looking for fun and meaningful ways to brighten the days here, and this festive CD project was a wonderful example of how small ideas can lead to big fun! We can’t wait to plan the next creative session!

We were delighted to welcome our local police officers to join us ‘Coffee with a Coppa’ event.

PC Maddi and PC Chris spoke to our residents and guests about their career paths, why they wished to join the force and spoke to the group about the latest goings on from within the local, before showing and explaining the equipment they use day to day whilst on the beat.
We look forward to welcoming back our local police officers in the near future.

On 24th November 2022 Hazel Lodge welcomed it's first resident through the doors and our story began. 3 years later we came together to celebrate our residents,  staff, friends and families who have all been an integral part of our amazing journey so far. Thank you to everyone who raised a glass and ate cake with us to celebrate 3 years of offering care and support to our local community..

Residents enjoyed an afternoon with the staff flower arranging, to make their lounge smell lovely and to add a splash of autumnal colour. 

We then had a question and answer session afterwards to see what the residents remembered about the colours and names of the flowers they used in this lovely calm session. We try to vary the activities that we offer to our lovely residents, but of course, not every activity is for everyone.          

Ruth was invited to a Past Lady’s Captains lunch at the Shrewsbury Golf Club. Ruth was the lady’s Captain for many years, so it was lovely for her to see lots of old friends. We joined the other ladies for a delicious lunch with fantastic company, sharing old stories of their golfing days with laughter all afternoon.  

The lady insisted that we take home some chocolate truffles for the other residents at Field House. Margaret enjoyed hers and said they were delicious and wanted to thank the chef at the Shrewsbury Golf Club for her afternoon treat.        

Our new Activities Assistant has started to bring her ideas to our lovely residents. Residents enjoyed an art session with Maia, which they enjoyed, to make a door sign for their room. Residents had a good chat whilst completing their artwork and also listening to a bit of music as well.

Residents do enjoy a bit of a messy art session. At the end of the day it will wash.     

We at Werrington like to celebrate different days as and when we are able to. Today we celebrated International Men’s Day. We asked some of our male residents what was the best thing about being a man.
We did have some strange answers, so we have tried to submit them appropriately.

However, we did have a laugh and the residents and staff were happy to take part. Some thought it is a very difficult question to answer, others found it very easy. We have taken photos of our survey.