Activities at Atfield House Care Home

Residents and family visitors enjoyed an energetic and beautiful start to the new year with a performance by the South Thames Trio. Many residents wanted to listen to music and more and more people streamed in and all the places were taken. They performed the Waltz of the Flowers by Tchaikovsky, Eine Kleine Nachtmusic, movement 1, a Jazz Suite by Shostakovich, amongst others. The music was beautifully performed and energetic. 

The concert finished with a Hungarian dance by Brahms. After the performance, residents enjoyed a social exchange with the musicians, who trained at the Royal School of Music, where one of our respite residents also  used to teach. As the pieces were well-known, everyone knew the melody already and enjoyed the music all the more!

The musicians said how much they loved playing at Atfield House for this lovely audience!
What an uplifting introduction to the new year 2025!

Rah Rah theatre company group entertained our residents this Christmas time with a performance of Little Red Riding Hood.

Residents participated in the theatre performance and joined in with comments and suggestions, when prompted by the players. The performance was humorous and exciting and we watched how the wolf put on a scary dance and tried to frighten us, but to no avail. 

The songs within the performance were catchy and so well known, that we all wanted to sing along. We Wish you a Merry Christmas finished this funny and humorous rendering of the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Family members went home safely, not wavering from the path, as we learnt in the story of Little Red Riding Hood. 

Our residents also made sure to not be swayed from the path and enjoyed a well-deserved rest after this lively late afternoon performance. We thank the Rah Rah theatre company for visiting us again with another great performance this Christmas time.

Our Christmas party at Atfield House this year was truly one of a kind. 

Kind family members and residents were sharing the tables and made more and more room for more visitors. All possible places were occupied by these one of a kind people, chatting and enjoying the food that our chef had prepared. 

This year our Christmas party was also a Christmas market and we had two stalls: one stall consisted of Madiha's handmade glass jewellery. Each piece was one of a kind and looked stunning in the light, changing its colours when turned.  

For our second stall: Sally brought the paintings of her father, and our resident artist Stephen was delighted to sell more pieces of his original artwork. Many staff members took the opportunity to acquire some of his paintings! 

It was wonderful to see so many family members and friends sharing these special moments with their loved ones and are looking forward to sharing more happy moments together in 2025! 

Atfield House was buzzing with Christmas spirit and festive cheer this Christmas day. 

Already early in the morning, one could hear staff members wishing visitors a very Merry Christmas. Today many visitors streamed in through our doors, to wish their loved ones a Merry Christmas too! 

The lounges and many rooms filled up with kind family visitors sitting around the beds and gathering around their loved ones! The Christmas tables were set and everything looked festive and beautiful.  

Soon the special Christmas lunch will be served and our Chef will also appear. Many thanks to his hard work. I am so proud to be one of our staff members today, truly everyone is busy, making this day a special day to be part of at Atfield House. 

Santa was also there and distributed his gifts from room to room, and person to person. He had a little helper with him who brought smiles to our residents faces. Merry Christmas to every one!

This year we decided to have our Christmas afternoon tea in Adrien`s Hall in Feltham. There is a newly opened cafe with great cakes and the atmosphere is buzzing with happy children ready to go on the North Pole Express.

Ice bears entertain with Christmas songs and on top of that there are hundreds of Christmas decorations to feast the eye upon in every possible colour.

Christmas trees and Santa`s are all on display, to lift visitors into the Christmas spirit. Our tables were already booked, when we arrived and we all chose our afternoon tea, to warm us up! On our tour through the halls, everybody found some of their best loved Christmas Dolls and Santa`s to hold and cherish, plus some lovely baubles to buy.

The fresh air on our journey outside was invigorating, but we were still happy to return to the warmth of Atfield House after a trip everybody said they enjoyed.

Family members, who accompanied their loved ones also enjoyed the opportunity to roam around the halls and we are happy for everybody, who made this outing a success.

A group of Residents from Atfield House went to see the Exhibition of two local artists, who work at the Redlees Park Studios. 

The artwork of Amelia Wood and the Ceramics of Peter Smith were on display. The Residents took time to view the different works and style and liked the work quite a lot. 

Sylvia purchased a small original piece of art from Amelia`s work and added another painting to her collection. Stephen, our resident artist brought some of his work along to show to the artists at the studio. He was welcomed with great respect by the artists and was able to showcase some of his artwork. 

Photos with the artists were taken and our Residents enjoyed looking around, accompanied by their family members. We all enjoyed some tea and coffee afterwards and we brought along some cake. Pamela said, she really enjoyed the outing.