Activities at Iddenshall Hall Care Home

We had a session of Cake Creations at Iddenshall Hall recently. We decorated cupcakes with icing that we made ourselves and then created a flower bouquet with the cupcakes. It was very effective and the Residents enjoyed themselves.

We have had a lovely afternoon flower arranging at Iddenshall Hall. Residents helped collect greenery from our gardens to go with the beautiful flowers.

They were able to show off their creative skills with various designs. We filled stacked teacups and saucers, vases, jugs and bowls with spring blooms and used them to decorate the home so everyone could enjoy the creations.

It was a lovely social afternoon with plenty of chat and laughing. Everyone gets the benefit of their hard work for the next week or so, as long as we remember to water them!

We decided to give our minibus a good clean this week in the spring sunshine, so we asked resident, John, if he would like to help us. He jumped at the chance and did a great job; the bus was gleaming afterwards. John took a great deal of pride in his work and it was lovely to see him so focused on the job at hand whilst enjoying the sunshine.

We have recently taken a trip to Tatton Park in Knutsford.

We took a picnic along so we could enjoy the spring sunshine. It was fairly windy on the day, so we opted to stay on the minibus to eat and then we went for a short walk around the park.

After our time at Tatton Park, we called in at the local Friars Roses Garden Centre for a look around and to see all the lovely roses there. It was a lovely trip and residents really enjoyed themselves.

We took a trip to the Countess Nature Trail recently and brought with us a picnic to enjoy whilst soaking up the spring sunshine. We chatted to lots of people with dogs and spotted numerous breeds, including Afghan Hounds, Greyhounds, Newfoundlands, Cockapoos, Labradoodles and Shitzus; we even saw a tiny dog in a dog pram that was 17 years old and no longer able to walk. We enjoyed sandwiches (which we shared with some of the dogs), cakes and lots of hot tea. It was a warm day, yet very windy, so we took shelter in the minibus and enjoyed a drive through the Cheshire countryside before returning to Iddenshall Hall in time for tea.

We took residents down to the River Dee in Chester recently. We had a picnic on-board to enjoy whilst we were out.

Unfortunately, the weather was not warm enough to sit out so we enjoyed our picnic on the minibus and sat chatting and playing games before going for a scenic drive through Huxley and Burwardsley, then on to Tattenhall and down to the Marina there for a breath of fresh air. Although the weather wasn’t the best, it was still a great day out and residents enjoyed themselves.