Activities at Hunters Care Home

Knitting club at Hunters is always popular both as a way to continue a favourite hobby and as a way to have a good old natter with friends. Recently our wonderful residents have been producing fantastic miniature square blankets known as “bonding squares”, which we then sent off to the Local Neonatal Unit at Great Western Hospital in Swindon. These super squares are always welcome at the hospital to help keep premature babies warm. This week we received a letter back from the hospital thanking our residents for all their hard work.

Well done ladies.....keep up the good work!

Some photos from last week as residents enjoyed Barchester’s Big Virtual Quiz! The weather was too good to stay indoors and our residents asked if we could move it outside. It was a fantastic idea and meant we could all enjoy the sunshine as well as a delicious ice lolly. The quiz was tricky and took some teamwork, but in the end everyone did a great job. Most importantly we had lots of fun and it was just so nice to see everyone smiling in the sunshine.

Wow, once again Hunters Summer Fete was the highlight of the year. The weather tried it’s hardest to deter us, but it did not succeed! Such a great day of music, dancing, fun and of course farm animals. Thank you to Strungout Ukuleles, Ragged and Old Morris and The Good Day Farm - On tour for keeping us entertained, as well as the Fairford classic Car Club for bringing along those beautiful cars. A big thank you to the stall holders who turned up and the fantastic volunteers for lending much appreciated extra pairs of hands. The kitchen team at Hunters did a brilliant job of keeping us all fed and watered with a delicious BBQ. Lastly a huge thank you to all the friends and family who came along to show your support, we hope you all enjoyed it. Ultimately the fete itself is of course for the enjoyment of our wonderful residents, who had been looking forward to the fete for a fair few weeks. It was wonderful to see so many of them outside enjoying all the fun and entertainment. As usual the smiling faces say it all!

The wonderful Ashton Keynes Village Choir came and sang for our residents this week. They performed their brilliant Summer Swing show in the dining room with the sun shining through. The choir have visited us before when they did a fantastic Carol Service for the residents during last year’s festive period. It was a lovely afternoon, with the residents singing along to some old favourites before enjoying delicious tea and cake! Thank you so much to everyone in the choir for giving up your time, you were all fantastic, and welcome back anytime.

A visit from the brilliant Mirna and Amanda from Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care who held a drop in session for our residents. They answered any questions our residents had about their hearing, as well carrying out some quick hearing tests for anyone who felt they needed one. They also offered advice on how our residents can maintain and care for their own hearing aids. So many of our residents suffer from poor hearing or worry that they may need some extra help, so holding this kind of session is always beneficial and something we will hope to do again in the future. Both Mirna and Amanda were fantastic and I know everyone who came along was very appreciative of the advice they received.

With the weather slowly improving in July we have been out and about to some lovely local spots with our residents. With the beautiful  South Cerney on our doorstep there are plenty of great places to visit and stop for a cup of tea and cake. From nature reserves to water parks, come rain or shine every trip was special and meant so much to all the residents who came along. Many of them lived and worked in South Cerney or Cirencester, so it’s wonderful to see their faces as they recognise sights they know. Also listening to their stories of how the area looked in years gone by.