Activities at Bere Grove 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.

Enriching life
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Hollie Wren

Activities Co-ordinator

Hi, I'm Hollie. I have worked in healthcare for six years taking on a variety of roles. I am so proud to be heading up the activity team and supporting our residents with a life-enriching programme of events. I am highly motivated and love sharing my creative and imaginative side with everyone. I truly believe age is just a number and there is nothing we cannot achieve if we work together. 

I like to create a person-centred activity programme so each resident gets the opportunity to enjoy what they love. This is their time to relax, enjoy and have fun.

Life-encriching activities booklet Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.

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 Bere Grove Care Home

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Sunshine at Canoe Lake

We took a lovely trip to the Canoe Lake in Southsea to soak up some spring sun and lovely views. The ladies had such a wonderful afternoon and had a great laugh together. The cheeky swans were also a highlight. Here at Bere Grove we love to get out and about and we are fortunate enough to have our minibus to help make this possible.

Fitness Sessions

We understand the importance of keeping our bodies moving and every month we are fortunate enough to have Bonnie help us with it!  We had another fun and energizing exercise class led by personal trainer Bonnie. Designed to boost strength, flexibility, and overall well-being, perfect for staying active and feeling great. We are always looking to improve mobility, increase energy, or simply have a good time. Let’s move, laugh, and stay healthy together!
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A visit from the baby Lambs!

Bere Grove was filled with joy and laughter as the cutest little visitors arrived — Baby Lambs! Residents, staff and visitors had the heart-warming opportunity to meet, cuddle, feed and enjoy the gentle company of these adorable lambs. We met Lolly, a 3 week old Chevron lamb and Dolly a 10 day old Mule lamb.  The soft baa-ing and tiny woolly hugs brought smiles and brightened everyone’s day. Moments like these remind us of the simple joys in life! Thank you to Ems friendly farm for bringing these woolly bundles of joy to us!

Pancake Day

We were busy celebrating Pancake Day, also known as Shove Tuesday, with a variety of delicious pancakes and yummy toppings.Our residents had a wonderful day, filled with pancake-inspired activities, they prepared homemade pancakes and decorated them with fresh fruit, berries, syrup and chocolate.
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Jiggly Wrigglers

Another fabulous session with Jiggy Wrigglers Havant and waterlooville, residents always have a wonderful afternoon when Jiggy Emma brings along her sensory props and great energy!

The special interactions between the residents and the children are just wonderful to watch and we are so grateful that they come and enjoy their sessions with us!

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Our Values!

Here at Bere Grove we are very proud of our residents, our team, our home and the values that together, we represent. 

Jo is part of our activities team, and she made this wonderful scrabble board showing just some of our core values. It has been framed so we can display it in the home for people to see. 

Celebrating life, individuality and dignity are all part of the Barchester philosophy, so the care we provide and the lifestyle we offer here at Bere Grove is designed around these values and more.