Activities at Hunters Care Home

Another wonderful afternoon of live music from the always brilliant Rob, The Piano Hedgehog. The dining room was full of residents singing along to some classic songs, including a moving tribute to celebrate VE Day.

Music remains such a great way of bringing us all together and today was no exception. 

Fun in the sun on the weekend as we took advantage of the weather and had a great game of Molkky in the garden. 

Always popular with our residents and the friendly competition always raises a few laughs. Just so nice to be outside enjoying some beautiful weather with friends in lovely surroundings. All topped off with a delicious ice cream.

We were joined by six little "Easter Bunnies" yesterday as we enjoyed our regular visit from the wonderful children from our neighbours at the Abbey Farm Nursery. With a helping hand from our residents, the bunnies enjoyed a fun Easter Egg Hunt in the garden, working together to win some chocolate treats. They then showed their creative skills by making Easter sun catchers for the residents to put in their rooms before the obligatory story time and a game of sleeping bunnies. 

So much fun, these weekly visits have become extremely popular and a very important part of the week for everyone.          

We have been making the most of the drier weather over the last couple of weeks and visiting our neighbours at the wonderful The Organic Farm Shop, Abbey Home Farm.

Residents had lots of fun exploring the shop, buying some treats before enjoying a nice cuppa and cake in the café. All whilst reminiscing about getting out and about in Cirencester in years gone by. Lots of fun, it was great to get out in the sunshine and have a relaxing time with friends.           

What a magical afternoon at Hunters as we were joined by the incredible Emily from Mini Concerts who performed her amazing show “Spoonful of Sugar”, an amazing tribute to the music of Julie Andrews. From Mary Poppins to The King and I and, of course, the classic sound of music, Emily had everyone singing along beautifully for a truly wonderful and sometimes emotional afternoon.

Once again, music brought us all together for a moment of joy and happiness. Thank you so much Emily, it was “practically perfect in every way!”

Our visits from Clare from Walks With Hawks are always special and yesterday was no exception. We were reacquainted with Buzz the Aplomado Falcon, Henry the Barn Owl, Pickle the cheeky Burrowing Owl as well as meeting the beautiful Mocha, the Chaco Owl. 

As usual, Clare handled the birds expertly as well as kept us all informed about the birds' habits and characteristics. So much fun and as popular as ever, the smiles say it all. Thank you, Clare, we are already looking forward to the next visit.   

What an amazing afternoon yesterday at Hunters as we welcomed the Cirencester & Stroud faction of The Good Afternoon Choirs for the first time to sing for us. Led by their fantastic leader and pianist John, the choir was in fine voice with a brilliant set that had us all singing along. 

A huge thank you to all the members of the choir and with the sun shining through, it was a real treat for our residents.     

Another fantastic performance from Philip Heyman and his viola last week that had us all mesmerised.

In front of a packed dining room, Philip once again provided us with an afternoon of magical and emotional music. Our residents all had a wonderful time, even calling for an encore at the end. Thank you, Philip, we will see you again soon.    

What a fun time we had this week as we celebrated music at our 50s/60s/70s Party!

With a live performance from the always brilliant Earl Tee Music. Solo who had us singing and dancing away with music from throughout the decades. As usual, the music we love brought us all together for an amazing afternoon of friendship and joy.

Happy Valentine’s Day from everyone at Hunters.

Yesterday love was in the air as we celebrated with a fantastic party. With live music from the always amazing PianoHedgehog Rob, who had us all singing along with some classic love songs. This was followed by a delicious cream tea provided by our kitchen team.

Such a great afternoon of fun, romance and yummy treats!   

Our fantastic Bake Sale could not have gone better today, with plenty of delicious treats on offer, all snapped up by residents, staff and visitors. This, plus a raffle open to everyone. It really was a great day of fundraising, with all donations going to the Barchester Charitable Foundation.      

Thank you to everyone who donated bakes and to everyone who gave money today towards a great cause.

Chocolate was the word of the day as our residents had fun making delicious Easter cakes over the weekend. 

This has become a bit of a tradition at Hunters over the last few years, with residents not needing any excuse to have fun with chocolate! Lots of joy and laughter mixing, decorating and of course eating these yummy treats just in time for Easter.    

What a special treat we had on Saturday as we were visited by the amazing children of Thomford Academy in Swindon. Our residents were thrilled to be introduced to each fantastic member as well as enjoying simply brilliant performances. 

The Thomford Academy teaches acting, singing, dancing and musical theatre for ages 4–18. We were all blown away, not just with how talented the children were, but also with how happy and confident everyone was. A wonderful morning. Thank you to Dee and Nicki and all the performers. You were fantastic!    

The return of a favourite at Hunters yesterday as we held a delicious cheese and wine afternoon.

It’s no surprise that we had a great turn out to sample a range of delicious cheeses, all chosen by the residents, washed down a glass of red or white wine. Lots of fun and good discussion over which was the tastiest combination of cheese, biscuit and chutney! As well as suggestions for the next food tasting event…sausages and cider anyone? Watch this space!   

We are very lucky at Hunters to have a fantastic Pets As Therapy dog called Lix that visits us regularly.
Accompanied by her lovely owner Louise, the pair have been coming to the home for a few years now and as you can see they bring smiles to everyone they meet. 

These visits are so important to our residents who love to reminisce about past pets of their own whilst meeting Lix and giving her treats for very good behaviour.