Celebrating life at Barchester

A huge thank you to Waitrose, Oxted, for their kind donation of beautiful flowers.

Our residents had a wonderful time creating their own stunning bouquets, which are now proudly displayed in their rooms for everyone to enjoy.

Thank you for helping bring so much colour, creativity, and joy to our home.         

Residents at Tandridge Heights had a wonderful time welcoming Fiona’s Farm Therapy yesterday.

Everyone enjoyed getting up close and cuddling the adorable animals, including lambs, chicks, rabbits, and guinea pigs. We even had a little helper getting involved, which made the day extra special!

The lambs, Minty and Saucy stole the show — especially as they came prepared wearing nappies, allowing everyone to enjoy plenty of cuddles without a worry.

The visit brought so many smiles and moments of joy to our residents and team members, a truly heart-warming experience for all involved.      

We had such a lovely time at our Easter Family Funday here at Tandridge Heights! 

It was wonderful to see so many members of our community, families, residents and team members coming together to celebrate. Our Easter egg hunt brought lots of smiles, with everyone enjoying the fun and, of course, winning a delicious Easter egg at the end! 

Edna, a resident, absolutely loved being out in the sunshine taking part in the bunny hunt—it was so lovely to see her enjoying every moment!         

Lovely having some residents from our local community come along and join in with our morning activities.

Everyone enjoyed a little bit of artwork, making some cotton wool lamb wreaths, colouring in some pictures from our art books, doing some colouring on our life-size activity table and amazingly having one of our visitors play our piano for everyone to enjoy! A perfect morning!       

We all enjoyed a really special day at Hethersett Hall. We welcomed all of our favourite stallholders who make amazing homemade items which are all so unique. Sorella joined us. Even though the weather wasn’t too sharp, they still had smiling faces and served the best bacon-egg-cheese and onion baps we’ve ever tasted! Iced teas and hot chocolates were also a favourite of the day. 

Our residents and staff love looking at all the stalls and having a little spending spree. It was lovely to see so many families join us. We appreciate everyone’s support. Days like these are so special to us. 

We hope you all had fun. Well done to all that won in the raffle.         

Congratulations Matthew on your 15 years’ service. 

Matthew, our home administrator, hit a big milestone. 15 years working for Barchester is a massive achievement. Well done. Matthew is very loyal and committed to his job role at Barchester and goes above and beyond to help anyone when needed. Matthew will kindly help our residents with anything technical and give good advice. Matthew has progressed throughout the years and has now settled at Hethersett Hall! We are very proud to have him. 

Matthew was presented with a special 15-year Gold leaf pin badge, some vouchers and a lovely hamper filled with sweets and treats. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication, Matthew, and cheers to another 15 years! Love from everyone at Hethersett Hall.         

At Westergate House we are enjoying the spring sunshine. A delightful opportunity to make the most of the gardens and have tea and cake in good company.  

Residents take part in daily walks for fresh air and exercise, with the chance to sit and enjoy afternoon tea, a chat and the super weather. 

At Westergate House we are thrilled to see the Spring sunshine and are making the most of the lovely weather this week.  

Walks in our grounds have been a popular choice with residents, a chance to stretch our legs and enjoy the fresh air! Being outdoors has been a great boost for wellbeing, and a reminder that longer days are just around the corner.            

Miniature Donkey visit We had a very special visit from Miniature Donkeys for Wellbeing. Pippa and Millie joined us to get some love and attention from all of us at Hethersett hall. The sun was shining so bright, so we managed to get everyone outside to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air whilst having cuddles with Pippa and Millie. June had been talking about the donkeys coming for days, as they belong to her son, Richard. She felt very proud. 

Audrey was so pleased to see the donkeys as she used to have donkeys at home. Margaret’s wish came true as she had previously wished to see donkeys up close and that happened to a very happy Margaret. Lots of love and smiling and really good team spirit. Happy Home.