Activities at Hethersett Hall Care Home

We had a fabulous beach party in the garden house. Everyone came together and had so much fun, laughing, dancing, playing games, having water fights and creating those magic moments. 

The Pimms was flowing nicely. We all ate together. We enjoyed some yummy hot dogs or cod bites with chips, ice cream with sprinkles and sauce for dessert. 

The sun was shining all day. We were blessed with a nice breeze and made sure we kept covered in the shade, drinking plenty! 
Splash Duo joined us in the afternoon. We all had a lovely time singing along and dancing to all the summer favourites. 

We had lots of games to play, the coconut shy, hooking the duck, the sandpit with buckets and spades, the paddling pools and water pistols. What a laugh they were. Everyone was enjoying the day so much.

We had such a lovely day with our residents. We all had a nice walk around the park looking at the crocodiles, otters, monkeys, leopards and many more so much joy was brought to our residents' faces today. 

We sat down for a yummy picnic at lunchtime, enjoying some yummy sandwiches. We shared some crisps, pork pies and a variety of cakes, teas and coffees. 

Our favourite part of the day arrived. We got to see the beautiful Tigers. Cilla’s wish came true today. Cilla wrote that seeing Tigers was one of her wishes, yay it happened. She was really over the moon and had the biggest smile on her face for the rest of the day. Before going home, we sat down together and enjoyed some tasty ice creams and had a look around the gift shop.         

We love music at Hethersett Hall. Yesterday, we had the pleasure of the One Missing Band. Everyone was singing and tapping their feet. We had a great time. Keith said this is the best band I’ve heard in a long time and couldn’t wait to meet them to tell them how much he loved it. Lots of happy smiling faces are just what we love to see. 

Janet was so pleased they sang one of her favourite songs, Take Me Home, Country Roads. She was singing her heart out.

We really do love our trips out at Hethersett Hall and one of our favourites is Whitlingham lake. 

We like to take a gentle walk down to the lake to look at the beautiful views and see if there’s any wildlife to spot. Cynthia enjoys using her App on her phone to see which birds are around.

Stephen, Julia, Terry and Cynthia had such a lovely time talking about all the different birds. We then walked up to the Café to have a lovely cuppa and a bite to eat. Perfect weather and a lovely day out for everyone.      

We all enjoyed a really special day at Hethersett Hall. We welcomed all of our favourite stallholders who make amazing homemade items which are all so unique. Sorella joined us. Even though the weather wasn’t too sharp, they still had smiling faces and served the best bacon-egg-cheese and onion baps we’ve ever tasted! Iced teas and hot chocolates were also a favourite of the day. 

Our residents and staff love looking at all the stalls and having a little spending spree. It was lovely to see so many families join us. We appreciate everyone’s support. Days like these are so special to us. 

We hope you all had fun. Well done to all that won in the raffle.         

What a brilliant afternoon we had at our summer Fête. So many friends and family came to visit us to support us and spend the afternoon with their loved ones. The summer vibes were beaming, that’s for sure. 

Thanks to everyone that helped with the catering, the food was fantastic, everyone worked so hard to make the day run smoothly. We had Pimm’s and Blue Lagoon with beer juices and fizzy drinks in the bar.

We really enjoyed something different this year. We were joined by Paula Borrell, the Saxophonist, who did a marvellous job entertaining everyone with our 80s playlist. Everyone was dancing and smiling.

We had our lovely stallholders join us and our favourite girl, Sorella, selling a variety of iced coffees, iced teas and much more. 

We were delighted to donate the funds raised at our recent Garden party to Football Against Dementia. We managed to raise £303.76 which we hope will help to support this wonderful charity.

Football Against Dementia (FAD) is a Norfolk-based Community Interest Company dedicated to bringing the football community together to support individuals affected by dementia.

We invited everyone over for some lunch. We shared some lovely stories, had a walk around and met with some residents and afterwards presented the cheque. 

We also received a lovely plaque for being supporters of the charity which we will display in our reception area. 

We took a trip to Aylsham Garden Centre and lovely Janet was singing the whole way there and back. We all had the best time together, lots of laughing and smiling. Keith, Janet and Cilla all decided to have a cream tea, and they all ate the lot, clearly delicious. 

Cilla was excited to have clotted cream on her scone as it was really special to her as she used to love having cream tea with clotted cream in Devon, where she spent a lot of her life. 

Afterwards, we all had a good look around at all the lovely things in the shop. A lovely place and a great day for all.     

Our residents enjoyed an afternoon filled with wonderful music that brought back so many happy memories of the good old days. There was plenty of singing, dancing, flag waving, smiles and laughter all around! 

A huge thank you to our amazing chefs for the beautiful snacks and delicious food that everyone enjoyed. A truly special day shared together celebrating joy, friendship and wonderful memories.  

Congratulations Matthew on your 15 years’ service. 

Matthew, our home administrator, hit a big milestone. 15 years working for Barchester is a massive achievement. Well done. Matthew is very loyal and committed to his job role at Barchester and goes above and beyond to help anyone when needed. Matthew will kindly help our residents with anything technical and give good advice. Matthew has progressed throughout the years and has now settled at Hethersett Hall! We are very proud to have him. 

Matthew was presented with a special 15-year Gold leaf pin badge, some vouchers and a lovely hamper filled with sweets and treats. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication, Matthew, and cheers to another 15 years! Love from everyone at Hethersett Hall.         

What a truly lovely day we had taking our wonderful residents to Walcott Beach! 

We enjoyed the fresh sea air, delicious chips, sandwiches and, of course, a lovely ice cream! There was plenty of laughter, smiles and special moments shared together.

Margaret beautifully said, “I don’t think people realise how much moments like this mean to us oldies.” And she is so right. It’s these simple, precious outings that create memories and bring so much joy.

Denis was so emotional when we arrived home, telling us what a wonderful day it had been. Jean and Jenny also said that being at the beach brought back so many happy memories for them.   

Art class on a Tuesday is certainly one of our favourite mornings. It’s such a calming atmosphere with positive vibes throughout the morning, relaxing music playing and the artists do what they do best! 

We have so much talent in our home. It’s amazing, thanks to Juli Mobbs, who supports every individual to bring out the best in them.    

Another big celebration at Hethersett, as Caroline recently reached the milestone of 10 years at the Hall.

Caroline started here back in 2016 as a Care Assistant, working her way up to a Senior Carer and was even Unit Manager of our Main Hall community until she became our Activities Co-Ordinator in 2023. Caroline has also supported in several other roles across the home during her time, 

We surprised Caroline with some flowers, her Gold Barchester Leaf along with some vouchers and a cake made by our chef.
Congratulations Caroline, here's to another 10 years, and thank you for everything you do!!!     

Twice a month, we take a trip to our local community, Forget me not Café in Hethersett, which is always fantastic. This time we had a lovely time singing, dancing and shaking our Pom Poms. We were joined by Louise Elder, vocalist… who sang some brilliant songs from the Beatles, ABBA, Neil Diamond and many more. We all enjoyed a nice cuppa with some tasty biscuits and had a really happy morning. It was lovely to meet some other residents from St John’s care home who also got up and danced the morning away. 

We have invited St Johns to come along to our care home in the summer.   

Miniature Donkey visit We had a very special visit from Miniature Donkeys for Wellbeing. Pippa and Millie joined us to get some love and attention from all of us at Hethersett hall. The sun was shining so bright, so we managed to get everyone outside to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air whilst having cuddles with Pippa and Millie. June had been talking about the donkeys coming for days, as they belong to her son, Richard. She felt very proud. 

Audrey was so pleased to see the donkeys as she used to have donkeys at home. Margaret’s wish came true as she had previously wished to see donkeys up close and that happened to a very happy Margaret. Lots of love and smiling and really good team spirit. Happy Home.