Snowdrop PlaceBarchester Healthcare

Activities at Snowdrop Place Care Home

Name: Snowdrop Place Care Home
Address: Pavilion Road, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2ZS, GB
Telephone: 02380 085 133

Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.

Activities are an integral part of life at our care home. We want to ensure that the people we support have as much fun as possible during their time with us, so it’s important that our activities programme is created with the interests of residents in mind. Our skilled Activities Coordinators bring a certain uniqueness to the home that can’t be found anywhere else, and which is reflected in the activities they organise.

Read our brochure ‘Life-enriching activities’ for more information about life in our care homes.

Read our brochure

Gemma Moss

Activities Coordinator

Having started my journey as a carer, I am now thrilled to be supporting the activities for our wonderful residents here at Snowdrop Place. I love working with them to ensure we provide a full person-centred planner of amazing and engaging things for everyone to enjoy and be a part of

Celebrating life at Snowdrop Place Care Home

World Cup 2026

We've been thoroughly enjoying the World Cup so far at Snowdrop Place. With late night England matches, our cinema room dedicated to being our "World Cup lounge" and replays through the day along with flags, sweepstakes and general conversation amongst the residents, plus of course Match Day predictions!

The Wednesday evening England game being a little earlier meant a Pint, pie and lots of smiles!

Our residents had a great time enjoying a pint and a pie while watching the England match together. There was lots of cheering, plenty of smiles and a brilliant atmosphere.

Come on England!

#England #ThreeLions #ComeOnEngland #PintAndPie #snowdropplacecarehome

Snowdrop Place - Local Football team Sponsors

We’re proud to see the new Botley Walking Football Club shirts in action, with the Snowdrop Place logo on the back!

It’s great to support such a friendly local team and be part of the community.

Botley Walking football club was set up to encourage social connection, activity later in life and a great way of being with other people and keeping routine in every day life. the team meet 3 times a week at Botley pitches and welcome new members.

After the match, we welcomed the players, Botley Parish Council and our fellow sponsors, Botley Mills, to Snowdrop for refreshments. It was lovely to see everyone together and celebrating the new shirts over a well-earned cup of tea and cake.

We wish the team the very best for the season and look forward to supporting them throughout the year.

Minibus adventures

Our residents enjoyed a lovely afternoon out at Brigadier Gerard Public House , making the most of the sunshine with a refreshing tipple and great company.

The conversations were flowing as everyone shared stories about their past jobs, favourite careers, and even the nicknames they had when they were younger!

There were lots of laughs, happy memories, and plenty of reminiscing throughout the afternoon.

Snowdrop Place 5th Anniversary

Snowdrop Place Turns 5!

We had a lovely time celebrating our 5th birthday on 21st April with residents, families, friends, community and previous residents of the home.

There were lots of smiles, laughter and special moments throughout the day.

Thank you to Hannah Todd for the great entertainment, our Head Chef for the delicious buffet, and to Carer Jean for the beautiful cake. Our guest of honour, Audrey, who moved in on opening day, said, “I was speechless and so surprised.”

We also want to thank our amazing team, especially those with 5 years’ service Carol, our Head Housekeeper, said, “I’m so proud to still be here and part of such a special place.”

Nutrition and Hydration week

Nutrition & Hydration Week at Snowdrop Place!

Throughout the week our home team have focused on new ways to increase nutrition and hydration for our residents.

On Day 3, we focused on good nutrition and getting extra fluids through vegetables with our tasty veggie and houmous pots. Fresh, crunchy veggies helped keep everyone nourished and hydrated in a simple, healthy way.

Day 4 was all about gut health, with a mix of dried fruits and nuts. These delicious snacks support digestion and overall wellbeing, while giving a natural energy boost.

It’s been great to see everyone enjoying these healthy options and learning new ways to stay well. More goodness to come!

Celebrating PRIDE month at Snowdrop Place

We've had a wonderful time celebrating Pride Month together.

Residents, staff, and family members all took part in our colourful Colour Run, with plenty of laughs, smiles, and fun along the way.

During the month, we've also enjoyed making rainbow bunting with tie-dye, creating colourful rainbow collages, and finishing our celebrations with a delicious rainbow sprinkle cake!

It has been a lovely month of being creative, having fun together, and celebrating kindness, inclusion, and friendship.

Happy Pride!

Live Whisky Tasting Experience

Residents had a wonderful time taking part in the Barchester Live Event, Scotch Whisky Experience along with a variety of our nationwide homes and other residents.

During the event, residents learned about the history of whisky distilling in Scotland, how whisky is made, and the different characteristics of single malts from across the country.

Everyone enjoyed sitting back with a dram of whisky while watching the live event.

The whisky went down very well with our residents, who loved the chance to relax, enjoy the tasting experience, and learn something new along the way.

Wonderful Walt turns 101!

We had a wonderful time celebrating Walt’s 101st birthday!

It was a truly special day filled with smiles and happiness. At Walt’s request, we enjoyed lovely entertainment from Nathalie Gunn - Performer, which he really enjoyed along with residents and friends of the home.

Afterwards, he shared his favourite home cooked Fish and Chip lunch with his family, making the day even more meaningful. Pictured here with our Home Manager Gemma with a wonderful personalised Birthday cake. Many happy returns

Business Networking April

We hosted another of our regular Business Networking events and welcomed some familiar faces along with newer guests to our home. Connecting and sharing ideas is always beneficial and offering people to see what we offer in our wonderful home is positive too.

If you'd like to join our next networking event, please let us know.

Contact Laura Elgar, our Home Services Advisor on laura.elgar@barchester.com

London Fashion Week

Barchester LIVE: V&A Make-along – Fashion & Food!

In celebration of London Fashion Week and the Marie Antoinette Style exhibition, residents joined Holly from the V&A Learning team and designer-artist Rafin Jannat for a fun live make-along! They explored stunning fashion inspired by desserts and Marie Antoinette’s favourite treats. Everyone got creative making their own sweet still life artworks, a wonderful afternoon together.

Wimbledon Extravaganza

Our Wimbledon Lounge is officially open!

Residents can enjoy all the excitement of the Wimbledon Championships from the comfort of our beautifully decorated lounge, complete with a refreshing glass of Pimm's, delicious strawberries and cream, and great company. Everyone decided it was a great opportunity to come together and enjoy the matches in company.

Whether they're cheering on their favourite players or simply soaking up the atmosphere, our Wimbledon Lounge is the perfect place to relax and enjoy this iconic summer sporting event. Here's to two weeks of tennis, treats, and wonderful memories together!

Wonderful Wizard of Oz afternoon

There was no place like Snowdrop Place for our recent Wizard of Oz Tea Party! Our activities team planned a fabulous afternoon for our residents and their families to enjoy and come together.

With the sun shining brightly, we made the most of the beautiful weather by taking our celebration outdoors, creating the perfect setting for an afternoon of fun.

All enjoyed a wonderful Wizard of Oz-themed tea party, complete with delicious treats and fantastic entertainment from the talented Nathalie Gunn. A huge thank you to all who shared our afternoon.

A visit to the seaside!

Our minibus is part of our weekly activities programme and there’s always a long list of places to head to.

We headed out recently to Lee-on-Solent in the sunshine. It was a great chance to sit, relax and take in the beautiful views while enjoying the fresh sea air. Of course, no seaside visit is complete without an ice cream. Everyone chose their favourites and there were lots of smiles all round.

Minibus Outing in Spring

Our residents had a lovely minibus trip out to Haskins garden centre on a lovely Spring morning.

Safe to say the highlight was the cake… which turned out to be MUCH bigger than expected! With portions that generous, it was impossible to finish, so we made sure none went to waste and brought the rest back to enjoy later.

A sweet day full of smiles, good company, and even better treats

Wonderful World Book Day activities

What a fabulous way to end the week of celebrating World Book Day!

Boorley Park Primary spent time reading stories with our residents. It was wonderful to see the joy that sharing books can bring, with plenty of smiles, laughter and lovely conversations along the way.

It was especially lovely to see the friendships that the Boorley students have been building with our residents since their visit before Christmas continue to grow. Moments like these truly show how powerful stories can be in bringing generations together.