Activities at Shawford Springs Care Home

This morning some of our ladies enjoyed a trip to Gilberts Dahlias in Sherfield English for a look at their stunning Dahlias. They have hundreds of varieties in an array of beautiful colours and their dahlia field is a such a treat to see in full bloom. 

We enjoyed a lovely trip to one of our local pubs, the White Horse Otterbourne for a round of drinks in the sunshine this week

We can’t think of a better way to spend a sunny afternoon! Cheers

What a fantastic time we had on Saturday at our first ever Summer Fair!

The afternoon kicked off with a mini dog show, which was judged by our Manager, Julie & resident judge, Lys. They had the task of awarding prizes for various categories including the ‘best bark,’ ‘waggiest tail’ and ‘prettiest pooch’. A big well done to all the winning dogs - we always love having our four legged friends at the home. 

We then enjoyed an hour of live music courtesy of singer Helen, who performed a lovely selection of summer songs. Lots of people commented on how much they enjoyed the entertainment, so thank you Helen

There were also fresh scones & Pimms for refreshments along with a raffle & body shop table. So another thank you to our local body shop representative Jade, for giving up her afternoon to attend.

And lastly a huge thank you to everyone who came along, we were delighted with the turnout. It really was a fantastic afternoon. 

This week we arranged a very special trip for our lovely resident, Lys. Lys often speaks fondly about the horse she used to own called Warwick.

Lys bought Warwick as a yearling from a friend & had him for many years, he was her ‘Baby Boy’.

So, we decided to take her on a trip to Helping Hooves UK, who provide therapy sessions with their beautiful veteran horses in Swanmore. It’s an idyllic & peaceful setting, the perfect place to switch off from day to day life.

Lys got to meet many of the horses during her visit including, Levi - an Irish Cob, Toffee - a New Forest Pony & Marmite the Shetland Pony. All the horses were such characters and really enjoyed being cuddled & groomed! It certainly brought back memories for Lys, but she’s rather glad that she doesn’t have to get up early every morning now to do the mucking out

We wanted to share with you a lovely story about our resident Jean & receptionist Sarah.

Sarah & Jean enjoy spending time chatting in our café each day & had recently been discussing Jean’s time spent running a farm & holiday business with her husband in the village of Berrynarbor in Devon.

So, on a recent visit to north Devon, Sarah decided to take a special trip to the farm & village of Berrynarbor so that she could take some photos to share with Jean.

Jean was absolutely delighted to see all the photos upon Sarah’s return & enjoyed spending time reminiscing and sharing happy memories. She also brought along photos of when she owned the farm, to compare how it has changed.

This week we welcomed Lynn & Colin from Doorstep Entertainments who performed their fabulous ‘Back to those Happy Days’ Variety Show for us.

It was an fun filled hour of dancing, singing & costumes galore and everyone went away with big smiles on their faces. So a big thank you to Lynn & Colin, we can’t wait to see you again in October.