Activities at Ashlar House Care Home
Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Ashlar House Care Home
Purim Celebration
Purim Jewish holiday is about sharing your joy. During the daylight hours of Purim, gather friends and family for a feast & refreshments. Sing, laugh have fun together. Traditionally, the Purim feast lasts well into the evening.
St Patrick's Day
Due to the global crisis of Coronavirus, and in the interest of the safety of our residents, Barchester has taken the decision to cancel any external entertainers for the time being, including for Saint Patrick's Day and Mother's Day.
In the true spirit of overcoming these challenges, we still plan on marking the events internally... This clearly is a stressful time especially for the loved ones of our residents, and as such, we have made every effort to ensure residents are still enjoying themselves here at Ashlar.
Pancake Day
Pancake Day certainly didn’t fall flat at Ashlar House, with residents, families and staff getting involved in a pancake tossing tournament. Even the visiting entertainer, Stone Street Sound, got involved while they were there for a trip down memory lane.
Valentine's Day
In celebration of Valentine’s Day we have set a romantic and calming tone for our residents by inviting John Goodall Smith Pianist to deliver a medley of Classical, Jazz and Easy Listening live on the piano. A thought invoking session rooted in memory of days spent with loved ones this event was enjoyed by all.
Happy Hanukkah!
Chanukah is a time for fun within Jewish communities. Family and friends gather together to celebrate this annual Feast of Dedication. This eight-day thanksgiving is an important time within the Hebrew calendar. It carries with it many traditions enjoyed by all at Ashlar House.
Special Birthday Celebrations
Today we celebrated a very special day for one of our residents. Gladys Wise turned 100 years young and full of excitement and anticipation. We started the day waiting in excited expectation of the arrival of the Queen’s telegram which was well received in the morning.
Gladys looked elegant and glamourous for this very special day, spent time with 5 generations of her family, as well as the friends that she has made at Ashlar House.
A special day requires a special party which was attended by local press along with the Epping Town Mayor, Friends and family. Nelson, our entertainer, dressed in period clothing and serenaded Gladys and our guests with songs from Gladys’s hay day.
The Local schools that visited us throughout 2019 all sent their Birthday messages. This was a very special and memorable day for Gladys. The significance was felt by all in attendance especially family and friends.
