Activities at Moreton Hill Care Home

We love getting involved with our local schools and over the years have established excellent connections with ones in our area.

To mark the end of term, 30 pupils from Cashes Green School in Stroud walked over the hills from their classrooms to have lunch with our residents.  There was plenty of chat, fun and laughter as the residents and children swapped stories.  After lunch the children were able to play in our garden before we all had a sing-along and it was time for them to climb back over the hills to school.  We look forward to seeing all the pupils and staff when they return from their holidays in September.

The sun shone and the temperatures rose as we set sail on our annual trip on the fabulous Willow Trust canal boat.  Starting at Saul Junction the canal runs alongside the River Severn down to the Bristol Channel.  We stopped for lunch at Purton, sat in the shade and watched the world go by.  It was a really wonderful day out and we are very grateful to the Willow Trust Charity for taking us.

This year we decided to hold our own Wimbledon.  Our Maintenance team set up the net and marked out the court.  Staff and residents played and spectated on an afternoon of very high standard tennis. Who knew we had such skilled players in our midst?   There was stiff competition for the trophy but in the final it was Geraint who came out as the champion and  a worthy winner.  When the tennis finished, Chef Stuart, served delicious bowls of strawberries and cream and much needed glasses of Pimms to cool everyone down.

We were lucky enough to be on-route for the Tour de Barchester ride that took place to raise money for the Barchester Charitable Foundation.  The cyclists courageously rode up the hill to our home to be greeted by our residents and staff waving flags.  Residents had been busy making fruit kebabs and other treats in the morning to give to the riders.  They certainly deserved the refreshments after cycling all the way from another Barchester home, Badgeworth Court in Cheltenham on what turned out to be a very hot day.

As well as the incredible views we have from Moreton Hill, our gardens are also lovely places for everyone to enjoy, from large open green lawns to private courtyards and delightful nooks and crannies.  This summer our residents have been decorating the outside porch.  Eddie our gardener made a wooden frame and then we planted up buckets to hang off the branches with seasonal bedding plants that we hope will give us a gorgeous display throughout the summer months.  Shadow our resident pony stopped by to take a look and was very tempted to have a nibble!

We have a multitude of nationalities at Moreton Hill.  To celebrate our diversity and different cultures we decided to share all of this with our residents.  We decorated the garden courtyard and dining room with an array of different flags from  all the different countries our staff come from.  Our residents were treated to a delicious bbq care of our chef and his team.  Families and friends were invited too.  After lunch, staff entertained the residents singing songs and national anthems and telling residents a little bit about the culture and life in their countries.  The feedback from the residents about the day was fantastic.  Many of them said that they preferred the staff entertaining them to professional performers.  Needless to say with that feedback another event is in the pipeline!!