Activities at Ashlar House Care Home

The residents and staff at Ashlar House, got a special Christmas performance from BigBand singer Robert Jerome today. Residents had a wonderful surprise when the Christmas classics of yesteryear were performed by Robert paying a special visit as a Christmas Elf.

The show started with Jingle Bells where residents & staff sang & danced together celebrating the season in style with mince pies and tea to see in the joyful season!

Individual room performances also took place for residents who were unable to leave their rooms. The management staff were also treated to their very own singalong. Families and staff joined in with Robert to celebrate the Christmas season which made it an extra special day for the residents.

Animal therapy does not get cuter than this. Our friends from Performing Pets visited us again today as part of the home’s animal therapy partnership. This time our residents were delighted to meet a mother goat and her baby kid – called Beauty and Honey.

It was wonderful to see so many smiles and hear so much laughing all around the home. When done correctly animal therapy brings joy, encourages social interaction and creates wonderful experiences for all involved.

Everyone at Ashlar House truly enjoyed this memorable experience and we are looking forward to the next visit from our therapy partners..

This week we welcomed Tim Arthur playing Christmas Rock n Roll, including Christmas classics such as ‘Blue Christmas’, ‘White Christmas’ & ‘Rudolph’ all played in the style of good old rock n roll!

Of course there were plenty of other rock n roll classics too like ‘Rock Around The Clock’ and ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ to guarantee everyone: staff and families visiting their loved ones were rocking around the Ashlar’s Christmas tree!

Our friends at Performing Pets never fail to amaze us. This week the Performing Pets team introduced us to their stunning barn owls, Brenda and Brian. 

These beautiful creatures dazzled residents with their calm nature and gorgeous feathers. Residents were delighted to see the amazing birds in the home and to be able to hold and touch them. Brenda and Brian were wonderfully well behaved and posed for magical photos in front of one of our Christmas trees.

We cannot wait to see the Performing Pets team again soon with yet another set of beautiful, friendly animals. 

We were delighted to join Blooming Haus’ Christmas Wreath Making Masterclass, where Master Florist, Michal showed us the best method to create beautiful festive wreaths. 

Following the tips and ideas learnt during the amazing virtual experience, we were happy to put our skills to a test and to lay the foundations of our Christmas wreath. 

Tomorrow all resident around the home will contribute their finishing touches to enter a competition to be judged by the master florists. Stay tuned.

Thank you Blooming Haus - Floral Engineers for helping our residents flow into the true spirit of Noel.

Ashlar House were proud to participate in the Remembrance Sunday Parade in Epping today along with our Town Mayor, local schools, Cadets and Scouts and others from our local community.

Led by the Epping Forest Pipe Band, Ashlar House were 5th from front and couldn’t have been more proud to represent our residents this Remembrance Sunday. Our residents families, past and present were among the many supporters.

Abridge Florist had created a beautiful fresh wreath which we laid among the many in honour of those that gave so much throughout history for the freedoms we all enjoy today.

During the minute of silence so many of the residents that have spent time in Ashlar house were at the forefront of our thoughts. The stories and memories that they shared with us, today we remember and thank you.