Activities at Moreton Hill Care Home

We are so lucky to have regular visits from the wonderful Ruby and her owner Gaby.  Together they bring huge amounts of joy to our residents, especially to those who are in bedrooms and unable to join in with group activities.  Many residents have a close connection to animals and stroking little Ruby can bring back wonderful memories of pets that have played such an important part of a person’s life.  We love hearing the stories that people tell us about their animals, not just dogs but horses, cats and from our farmers stories about their cattle and their farming lives.

The weather didn’t show up on the day but nevertheless this didn’t deter staff and residents holding their own Olympic Games.  There was a race for everyone and plenty of medals to be won.  From javelin throwing to bean bag tossing, wheelchair sprints, hand relays and egg and spoon everyone had a go and entered into the spirit of the games.  Chef Stuart and his team certainly deserved a gold medal for  cooking up a delicious BBQ followed by a scrumptious selection of puddings that kept everyone’s energy up.

It all started with a conversation about a painting in Geraint’s room of a lavender field.  Geraint told Nurse Princess that the painting had been done by his wife and that he had never had the chance to visit the nearby lavender fields.  It just so happened that the previous weekend on her day off, Princess had visited Snowshill Lavender Gardens near Broadway.  After making a plan with the Activity Team and waiting for a beautiful sunny day, Geraint went on his dream visit to Snowshill.  The lavender was in full bloom.  Two days later the gardens were closed for the lavender harvest to take place.  It was a wonderful day out and we were all delighted that we were able to make a wish come true for Geraint.

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.