Activities at Cherry Trees Care Home

On the 19th June we enjoyed a fabulous morning treating some of our lovely ladies to a visit to The Valley - Evesham.

Shirley adored looking at all the clothes and we shared some giggles trying to pick out the perfect summer hat! Joan, who is a keen gardener loved looking at all the beautiful flowers, especially the hydrangeas and all the beautiful colours.

Marjorie said ‘It was so lovely to be out walking with my friends doing normal things’ and asked If we can come back again soon for a real good shopping spree!

WOW what a day!!

We very much welcomed the sunshine here at Cherry Trees for our wonderful D Day Courtyard Party!!

Thank you to everyone who came along and celebrated with us and to the lovely Tóra Wilson who provided the most wonderful entertainment. Our residents and staff have had the best time singing, dancing, laughing, indulging and remembering together!

Sheila said ‘We want to party like this every week!!'

Joan said 'we don't want to go back inside! It's been the best afternoon!'

On the 15th September 2024 Greg Wilk our head of maintenance and John Osborne the husband of our general manager Debbie Osborne are taking part in a London to Brighton cycle – 55 mile course. Once they are out of London, they predominantly cycle along quiet country lanes passing through Mitcham, Carshalton, Chipstead, Banstead and Haywards Heath before taking on the challenge that is Ditchling Beacon – a mile long climb to the top of the South Downs where they will be rewarded with amazing views and a water break! Greg and John will set off at 9am and we at Cherry Trees will be all rooting for them.

Both Greg and John are no stranger to a challenge, Greg previously did a triathlon in July 2023, both took on a bike ride In August 2023 and Greg tells us he’s hoping to compete in the Ironman contest. Greg said "it's definitely on my bucket list and I won't be happy until I complete it, it's my dream"

John is a keen cyclist and very passionate about taking part in this event and raising money for Alzheimer’s Society. Both Johns father and father-in-law have been diagnosed with Dementia and sadly John’s father-in-law passed away in 2016, John feels he wants to do this new challenge in honour of his late father-in-law and his own father who is currently living with Dementia.

We wish you all the luck in the world Greg and John, and we can't wait to hear all about it!

All monies raised will be donated to Alzheimer’s society a charity very close to all of our hearts.

This year Dementia Awareness Week runs from 14th–20th May, and the Alzheimer’s Society is asking everyone across the UK to unite against dementia. As we know, dementia is set to increase dramatically over the next few years but awareness and understanding remains low, with many families often facing it alone. That’s why during the week everyone is being encouraged to come together and take action… to raise awareness, offer help and understanding, improve care and most urgently help others to find a cure. This week we decided to turn Cherry Trees Blue for the duration of Dementia action week! Monday we celebrated world cocktail Day with of course our signature Blue cocktails and a good general knowledge quiz, Tuesday we planted an array of Blue forget-me-nots. Wednesday we had international Day of families where we enjoyed a good Blue inspired singalong with live entertainment. Thursday was a crafting Day where residents made Blue forget-me-not flowers using resin and we shared our favourite poems. Friday we ended our amazing Dementia week with ‘Time for a cuppa’ where visitors joined us for cake and cuppas and we had the incredible kitchen staff make the most delicious cake for our guess the weight competition. It really was a magical week and all monies raised will be sent to Dementia UK.

Cherry Trees care home in Alcester marked the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day in style by throwing a 1940s afternoon court yard party to remember.  The home was decorated in red, white and blue and residents and staff dressed up in their 1940s-inspired glad rags and enjoyed an afternoon of music from Beccie Marshall and our own senior carer Tom Riando, it was a day of singing and dancing.

Head chef Chris Aston whipped up a delicious selection of sandwiches, cakes and pastries for the occasion, all washed down with pots of tea and a celebratory glass of fizz to mark the occasion. 

Residents observed the national two minute silence and listened again to Churchill’s iconic speech accepting Germany’s surrender and an address from the Queen. They reminisced about their memories of VE Day and watched clips of the celebrations that took place outside Buckingham Palace and all across London.

Debbie Osborne, General Manager at Cherry Trees said: “Many of our residents can remember the end of the war and we all know what it meant for our country so we wanted to celebrate the date and listen to our residents memories of the war and the experiences they lived through.”

Joan, resident at Cherry Trees care home said: “I remember all the family gathering around the radio to listen to Churchill’s speech telling us the war was over, it still gives me goosebumps now, such an important date.  It was wonderful to reminisce and to celebrate with all the staff and residents here, we’ve all had such fun and lots of cake!”

Cherry Trees had a wonderful afternoon on the 24th April where we enjoyed an amazing afternoon at our grand cinema opening showing a very favourable film with Judy Garland. At sixteen she was cast as the young Dorothy in ‘The Wizard of Oz’, and sang the much loved song, ‘Over the Rainbow’ Our residents loved to watch Dorothy and her dog Toto whisk away to the magical land of Oz!!

Our residents enjoyed freshly made popcorn from our new popcorn maker which was gifted to us from a residents family for the love and care we gave to Rosemary. Sandra and Mark gifted us with the popcorn maker, smoothie maker and a beautiful Salt lamp which is in our Namaste room. We are so grateful for all of our gifts and especially the  wonderful popcorn maker which made the perfect addition to our afternoon event. A special mention also needs to be given to our lovely Activities lady Emma who painted the Elvis and Marilyn Silhouettes onto our walls, it looks absolutely incredible and added just the finishing touches we needed.  A fantastic afternoon was had by all the residents and we look forward to having our cinema open for the classics every day!!