Activities at Hunters Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Ben Sandall
Hello I am Ben and I am the Activities Coordinator at Hunters. I started working at Hunters as part of the hospitality team, but when a vacancy came up on the activities team I jumped at the opportunity. I have seen how important a varied activities programme is and the team ensure we offer something for everyone including regular past times.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Hunters Care Home
Elsie's Birthday
We celebrated a very special Birthday here at Hunters recently; the lovely Elsie turned 107. She was joined by her family, other residents and the volunteers from Mind Song for a party where everyone enjoyed a singalong, which was followed by sherry, bubbly and cake.
Mind Song
We recently had a visit from the Mind Song singing group here at Hunters. Mind Song is a charity made up of local volunteers who provide homes with music therapy and entertainment.
Pancake Day
At Hunters, we celebrated Pancake Day with our annual pancake flipping competition. Afterwards, residents had a choice of banana, raspberry, chocolate, honey, marshmallows or lemon and sugar to make their ideal pancake. As always, the traditional lemon and sugar came out as the favourite filling.
Reminiscing at Hunters
This week at Hunters, residents enjoyed an afternoon of nostalgia, bringing back many happy memories and playing classic '78 records on an old style gramophone.
Pottery Decorations
At Hunters, residents have made pottery Christmas tree decorations in arts and crafts, they are being sold at reception to raise money for Save the Children. This coincides with Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 16th of December, again raising money for Save the Children.
Christmas Cake
Residents at Hunters had a fun afternoon making and icing a Christmas cake to be entered in the Barchester Christmas Cake Competition. They followed a traditional fruit cake recipe but, for the icing, they chose a fun Santa Claus face.
