Celebrating life at Barchester

Staff and residents at Braeburn Lodge welcomed the children from the Carousel Nursery to join them for a morning of intergenerational ‘arts and crafts’ as young and old came together to show their mutual love for all things art and creative.

Victoria, the Activities Co-ordinator at Braeburn Lodge commented: “Our residents love to paint, colour and sketch, so World Art Day is a fantastic excuse for us to get out all our art materials and really get creative and what better way to do this than embracing the joy of art with young and old.”

There has been a special kind of excitement in our home over the past week, thanks to the arrival of our newly hatched ducklings. From the moment they joined us, these tiny bundles of fluff have captured everyone’s hearts  and quickly become part of our daily routine.

Yesterday was an especially memorable day as our residents gathered for the ducklings’ bath time. The room was filled with laughter, gentle splashes, and plenty of smiles as everyone helped care for our newest little members. Watching the ducklings paddle around with curiosity and confidence brought a sense of calm and joy for all of our residents.

Our ducklings are growing fast, and we’re excited to continue watching them explore their world  and to share many more heart-warming moments with our residents along the way.

If you would like to come along to our home and visit our new fluffy friends please call us on 01483 359340!

We had the joy of celebrating Tamil New Year with one of our lovely residents Sri. 
She shared her traditions with us, and we shared the moment with her, complete with delicious marruku and parytham paryinia for everyone to try.

 

We were so touched to discover this beautiful hand-knitted bear left outside our care home by our Warkton WI (Northamptonshire Federation of WIs). His little note says it all:

"I am not lost, but all alone
If I make you smile, take me home
Yours to keep, or give away
To bring you luck along the way"

Our Resident Ambassador; Alice said; "on behalf of everyone here, we truly believe he's found exactly the right home. Claremont Parkway is full of love to give and we've set up a special rota so that everyone here gets to spend time with him in their room and feel the warmth and love that went into every stitch!"
 

Thank you so much to the wonderful members of Warkton WI. This small act of kindness has meant the world to our residents. You are the very best of our community. 

Children from Purley Pre-School and the local community visited us for an Easter Egg Hunt, and we all had a wonderful time. Our residents were delighted to see the children running around and collecting the colourful eggs hidden in the garden.

Dorcas, a resident, said: “I loved taking part in the Easter egg hunt, it was such a lovely idea, and we were so happy to be able to give Easter surprises to all the children. I think the children all had a great time too."    

On Monday 13th April in the evening we got together to have a very enjoyable game of scrabble we paired up with friends and got our thinking caps on to see who could come up with the best word.

Evenings like this are a lovely way for residents to spend time together whilst engaging in some laughter, friendly competition and companionship.

We celebrated Mother's Day in style by inviting families to attend a cream tea held in our bistro! We had a fabulous afternoon filled with cakes, tea and entertainment by Rosie ...., who had everyone up and grooving! 

A big thank you to all the staff who made the afternoon possible. It was so nice to see everyone so happy and dancing the afternoon away!   

This week, the team at Mount Vale Care Home visited the Northallerton Fire Service to deliver freshly made breakfast sandwiches as a small thank-you for all their hard work.

Firefighters often work long, demanding shifts without time for a proper break, so we were delighted to bring a little breakfast their way and show our appreciation for their dedication to keeping the community safe.

A huge thank you to the brave men and women at Northallerton Fire Station – we’re proud to support our local heroes!