Activities at Hickathrift House Care Home

Residents had a lovely outing on Thursday 14th March when we visited Wolferton Railway Station. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t very kind, so we chose to stay in the warm of the minibus, but they were very interested to hear about it being used by the royals, and sent Tracie the Activities Coordinator out in the rain to get some photos, which everyone found highly amusing.

Wolferton was a railway station on the King's Lynn to Hunstanton line, which opened in 1862 to serve the village of Wolferton in Norfolk, England. The station was also well known as the nearest station to Sandringham House, and royal trains brought the royal family to and from their estate until its closure in 1969. After spending some time as a museum, the station is now preserved in private hands. The signal box and part of the station are listed buildings, Grade II.

Hickathrift House was full of animal mischief on Wednesday 6th March, when Zoolab paid us a visit. Residents were pleasantly surprised to see chameleons, a snake, a scorpion and many other creatures roaming around their lounge.

To celebrate National Dignity Action day on 1st February, residents at Hickathrift House held a 'Digni-tea party', and they even helped to make the sweet treats for the occasion.

The first Dignity Action Day took place on 25th February 2010, and nobody could have foreseen what a truly memorable day it would turn out to be. The idea really caught the imagination and the hearts of the staff, inspiring many hundreds of them to demonstrate what being treated with dignity means to the more vulnerable members of our society.

It is not necessarily a day for the ‘grand gesture’, but more about taking the time to do something, however small, for people who too often feel isolated and of little value to society. For more information on dignity or to become a Dignity Champion, please click here.

Staff and residents had a great day celebrating Elvis’ birthday on 8th January. Everyone dressed up in their best rock 'n' roll outfits.

We have had the best Christmas at Hickathrift House. Residents enjoyed a slap up meal prepared by our fabulous chef, Claire, and we also enjoyed lots of Christmas treats throughout the day.

Staff wore a selection of fancy dress outfits, with everyone favourite being Lisa Tibbs, Carer, dressed as a Christmas Turkey.

Residents and their loved ones had a brilliant time at the Annual Hickathrift House Christmas Party on Tuesday 11th December. They enjoyed a festive buffet and drinks, a raffle with amazing prizes and were entertained by resident favourite, Trudie Mason. Everyone was on their feet singing and dancing. We were even lucky enough to have the Mayor of Wisbech attend.