Activities at Meadow Park Care Home

We had a lovely time joining the team from Hereford Cathedral for an exciting virtual session.

We enjoyed a glimpse of this spectacular building and its treasures in a series of short pre-recorded videos. From the stunning gardens which lead down to the River Wye, to the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library.

It was wonderful to learn more about the history and beauty of Hereford Cathedral.

Staff and residents at Meadow Park were treated to an interactive virtual floristry masterclass courtesy of Master Florist, Michal Kowalski, from Blooming Haus. 

Blooming Haus started with a small pop-up shop in Chelsea.  They have since blossomed spectacularly on to the floristry scene as ‘floral engineers’, carving themselves an outstanding reputation as one of the UK’s most innovative floral design studios. The company is the vision of Master Florist, Michal Kowalski and his business partner, Michael Dariane. The pair bring a completely fresh approach to floristry and their ambition to push the boundaries of traditional floristry has laid the foundations of Blooming Haus’ success to date.

Residents enjoyed celebrating HRH The Queens birthday, residents made home made crowns and enjoyed an afternoon tea with a fabulous birthday cake made my the homes cook. 

Residents reminisced about the queens younger days, and what the royal family means to them. One resident talked about the queens jubilation and told everybody about their wonderful memory’s of street party’s and everyone coming together as a community

Residents enjoyed planting seeds to compete against one and other to see who could grow the biggest sunflower, which in time will be planted in the homes garden. 

Residents were able to feel the soil used to plant, enabling the sense of touch, for those that don’t like to go outside as often as others, a lot of residents reminisced about times when they would plant and grow with their family’s and grandchildren, bringing back wonderful memory’s.  

To celebrate National Vegetarian Week, staff and residents at Barchester’s Meadow Park care home in Bedlington were treated to an interactive virtual cookery demo courtesy of chef, Alex Connell, from Vegetarian for Life.

Alex says “It was an absolute pleasure to be able to prepare these dishes for the Barchester residents and even more so because they got to taste them, despite my not being able to be there in person. Thanks to all the chefs in Barchester homes across the country who supported me to deliver this really lovely activity.”

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Meadow Park care home in Bedlington were treated to an armchair work out courtesy of the Green Goddess, Diana Moran, and Shackleton’s furniture company, followed by a mindfulness session led by Shackleton’s Emma Raybould.

Shackletons and Diana both celebrate the importance of exercise, a healthy diet and mindfulness, particularly in later living. Diana has been working with Shackletons since 2019 to promote their bespoke seating. She has produced a series of exercise videos extolling the virtues of gentle exercise in a Shackletons chair.