Activities at Chester Court Care Home

Gary, a resident at Chester Court care home in Bedlington, was delighted to finally be able to see his daughter, Becca, walk down the aisle to marry her childhood sweetheart, Ryan. Becca and Ryan have been together for 12 years, they met when they were just 15 years old. The wedding had to be postponed twice due to Covid restrictions and then tragedy struck when the roof of the original venue, Newton Hall, blew off in bad weather and a new one had to be found at very short notice. So when the ceremony finally took place at As You Like it in Jesmond it was fourth time lucky! Gary has not been well over the last couple of years and concerns over Covid meant he was not sure he would be able to go the wedding and see Becca get married, so it was a huge relief all round when the stars finally aligned and he was able to attend. Becca said: “It was so lovely to have my dad at the wedding and see him enjoy himself with his friends, especially after the last couple of years. Everyone is so pleased with my dad’s progress since he has moved into Chester Court. I am really pleased that he was nominated the home’s Resident Ambassador as it keeps him busy and encourages him to be sociable.” Gary commented: “Becca looked absolutely stunning, her dress was beautiful. I am so glad I was able to see her get married, I had an amazing time!

Residents at Chester Court have enjoyed a Christmas themed puppet show. Everyone had great fun singing and dancing along to all of the songs.

Santa’s little helper paid a visit to Chester Court! Residents enjoyed animal therapy sessions with Reggie the bearded dragon who came dressed for the occasion.

Staff and residents at Chester Court care, have been decking the halls, getting out the tinsel and unravelling the fairy lights, ready for a whole host of Christmas celebrations. Residents helped decorate the home including the Christmas tree, the tree is looking truly magnificent covered in beautiful Christmas lights and baubles.

Staff and residents at Chester Court celebrated Christmas Jumper Day in style by wearing festive jumpers. Christmas Jumper Day is an annual event to raise awareness for Save The Children!

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Chester Court care home in Bedlington love any excuse to get creative so when they found out it was Gingerbread House Day on December 12, they didn’t need any persuading to get cracking!

The staff and residents got busy decorating with icing, buttercream, marshmallows, sprinkles, jelly beans and edible glitter to make some of the glitziest gingerbread houses in town.

General Manager, Sarah, said: “We were all so excited when we found out there was a Gingerbread House Day, what a fantastic excuse to spend the day making gorgeous festive decorations.  The best thing about it is that, now that we have judged which gingerbread house we like best, we get to eat them all – delicious!”