Activities at Hethersett Hall Care Home

Every Friday our residents look forward to seeing Little Visitors from Friend in Deed. Everyone gathers in the Lounge for a morning of cuddles, smiles and laughter. The joy these wonderful volunteers bring to our residents is truly something special. 

Our residents in Memory Lane really enjoyed taking part in baking session to make chocolate fridge cake. They especially loved bashing the biscuits and mixing it all together, the smell of the melting chocolate, butter and golden syrup was delightful. The finished product was then left in the fridge to set and was served with their afternoon tea later in the day. Delicious!

A few months back we were lucky enough to take part in a joint care home effort to paint our very own Go Go Discover with the Charity Break. Our residents had the tail to paint (see previous posts for pics of them in action), afterwards it then travelled to a further three care homes Woodside, The Warren and Ashfields (check out Facebook) for them to paint their sections, the last home it finished at then coated our dino in a glossy finish to really make it stand out! Earlier this month, we met up with fellow artists from each home who took part in the painting at Castle Quarter in Norwich to view our 'roarsome foursome dino' in its new home! What a 'roaring' success!

Last month we had an introduction to our new club which we have set up especially for our lovely gentlemen with Tony our Bank Chef and volunteer John. This gives them the chance to get together each month for a chat about cars, sports or to enjoy a game of Chess, Draughts, Pool, Ping-Pong or even darts! We hope to host special events too, to include Beer or Whiskey tasting and even a trip out in the minibus. Hurrah!

After long last, we were delighted to welcome back our little friends from Friend in Deed this month. Residents from Main Hall and Garden House were overjoyed to spend the morning chatting, playing games and having cuddles. One lady was thrilled to meet her pen pal in person – finally! We look forward to our next Little Visitor session. Later that day, we enjoyed lovely walk to Hethersett Village in what was National Walking Month. One of our residents enjoyed telling us all about Hethersett and its history having lived there most of their lives. The sun was shining as we found a great spot to sit for a while and watch the world go by.

We had the best of the weekend weather for our afternoon tea to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70 year reign, we had authentic bone china tea cups and saucers. Delicious pastries and finger sandwiches were served on tier plates along with delicately prepared desserts and scones with jam and clotted cream. We were treated to a live performance from 1940s sweetheart Liz Monroe singing well known songs from the 40s, 50s and 60s, even taking a break to play the saxophone!
A fabulous afternoon enjoyed by all our residents and family members. More tea anyone?