Activities at Iddenshall Hall Care Home

We have spent the day putting up our Christmas decorations at Iddenshall Hall and made it a full Christmas experience by enjoying sherry, mince pies and Christmas music whilst we decorated.

We have three trees at Iddenshall this year and had guidance from residents about where the gaps were in the trees for ornaments. Some residents helped to decorate the windowsills and lower parts of the trees – it is always a lovely day!

We took a trip to see some reindeer recently; we wanted to get in and see them before the seasonal rush started and they were too busy.

We had a lovely lunch, sat outside in the sunshine, and then had a private viewing of the reindeer, where residents had a chance to get up close and personal with Godzilla, Millie and their friends.

We were able to ask questions about them and take some lovely pictures. It was a great way to spend a few hours out and about.

We took some residents to Tarporley for a walk around this week and we paid a visit to the Methodist Chapel there. It has recently been refurbished and we were invited inside by the Vicar and his wife for a look around. It was decorated ready for a wedding, so there were flowers and ribbons on the staircases inside. We were able to sit down and enjoy the peacefulness of the chapel for a while, but then we were treated to a serenade by a lovely young man who played some tunes for us. It was a lovely way to spend some time on a rainy afternoon.

We have started out Nature Club at Iddenshall Hall; residents are making the most of the warmer weather and heading out into the home'es gardens to spot local wildlife and explore the types of plants, flowers and trees we have there. They are compiling lists of the species by taking pictures and then trying to identify them, using their in-home laptop computer.

Once they have identified all the different animals and plants, they will be putting together a garden book with their photographs and findings for everyone to see.

This is a great way to encourage residents to make use of our vast outdoor space and for them to learn all about the various wildlife and foliage we have here at Iddenshall.

We recently took a trip out in our minibus to The British Ironworks in Oswestry. We had a picnic lunch on the minibus as it was raining, however the sun came out for us and we were able to look around the Ironworks in the Sunshine at all the wonderful sculptures there.

It is a lovely place to visit and doesn't cost a penny! It is definitely something different from the norm and the residents had a great time. It’s full of amazing sculptures made from iron, spoons, knives and other interesting materials – so many life sized animals to look at that are so well made.

We would recommend it to anyone and we will definitely be returning soon!

We recently returned to Bridgemere Garden World this month. Our trips there are always a success as there is so much to see and do there. This time, residents were particularly taken by the moving dinosaurs on the crazy golf course.

We were able to look at all the lovely seasonal blooms and enjoy the indoor shopping area, looking at unusual foods in the food hall and petting the visiting dogs we saw along our route.