Activities at Tandridge Heights Care Home

Tandridge Heights hosted a wonderful Christmas Craft Fayre. We had stalls of homemade ornaments, Christmas gifts, clothing, bags and jewellery and, with our Resident Ambassador, Beryl’s help, we held a fabulous raffle with some amazing prizes. We managed to raise an amazing £350 for Cancer Research UK!

The resident, Jean, said, “I've had such a lovely afternoon. I’ve managed to get gifts for all of my family members and I won some lovely prizes in the raffle too.”  

Residents have been getting creative today. They have made beautiful flower arrangements using autumnal flowers and pumpkins. 

Residents reminisced about making pumpkin pies and pumpkin soups, they spoke about their memories of Halloween and how very different it was back then.    

Residents and team members have been busy making decorations and learning about Diwali. A big thank you to Laxmi from our care team for sharing her traditions and helping with the beautiful artwork.  

Diwali is the five-day Festival of Lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists across the world. The festival symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.       

Residents enjoyed an evening at the movies last night. We visited The Light Cinema in Redhill to watch the new Downton Abbey movie. 

Residents were amazed by how much cinemas have changed over the years. They could not believe they could get their dinner delivered to their seats whilst they watched the film. They also enjoyed chocolate and lots of popcorn.

Enid said, "I absolutely loved the film, it was so good, it was fantastic that they brought the food to our seats. I had a really lovely time."    

Residents, families and staff members enjoyed our Hawaiian Luau afternoon, our activities team transformed the home into a colourful tropical paradise, and we had island-inspired music, drums, traditional dancing and delicious, refreshing mocktails from the Tiki bar.

Residents and staff were greeted with a beautiful lei as they arrived and really got involved with the spirit of the afternoon. Lots of us were up hula dancing and playing the drums, whilst others enjoyed the music, food and fun. 

Bill said, "I've not danced so much in a long, long time. What a fantastic party, the dancers were all so good and the music made us all feel really happy."

Residents enjoyed a delicious festive meal at The Grumpy Mole.

The service, views and company were all amazing. We all agreed on how lucky we are to live in the beautiful countryside.  

Enid had the Seabass and said, “What a wonderful afternoon. I really enjoyed my seabass, it was delicious.”

Residents have been busy with this years Remembrance display.

Mary and Jean took great pleasure in painting the various aspects of the picture with them both creating a poppy for family members that served in World War Two.

Jean then put the artwork together which takes centre place in the display.

Our creative residents love an afternoon of relaxing, mindful art and here at Tandridge Heights we understand the many ways it can benefit our residents. 

Mindful art offers a therapeutic outlet that reduces stress and anxiety, enhances self-awareness, promotes emotional healing by providing a non-judgmental space for processing feelings, and boosts creativity and focus. Engaging in mindful art activates the brain's reward centres, releases dopamine, and can even lead to neuroplastic changes, fostering greater mental resilience and a calmer state of mind.   

Residents and team members went to check out the New Community Hub in Master Park yesterday and we have to say it is a very welcoming and lovely place to enjoy a nice cuppa and a slice of delicious cake. 

We were greeted by the staff who went out of their way to accommodate and help our residents, we had such a lovely morning, this will definitely be a regular spot for us. 

Residents reminisced and told us stories about how they used to bring their own children to play in the park many years ago, bringing back wonderful memories for them.  

Residents and families enjoyed a fascinating talk by Roger Stent from the Titsey Rotary Club. All who attended were regaled with facts and history about Oxted, Limpsfield and Hurst Green with a vast array of photos. 

Many residents remembered aspects of the history, with resident Enid reminiscing about how she would push her son as a baby on to Hurst Green Halt (before the current Hurst Green Station existed) and the station Master would help her with the pram.

Residents at Tandridge Heights were in full panto mode, singing, clapping, and shouting 'He's behind you!' during a joyous Dick Whittington performance performed by Rah Rah Theatre Company, bringing back fond memories and filling the room with festive cheer and laughter!     

Residents and staff were delighted to welcome the D-Day Dollies to Tandridge Heights for Remembrance Day.

The ladies sang and danced their way through a variety of wartime classics. Everyone joined in singing.
Ron, who served in the Navy during World War Two, said it really took him back to the actual V.E. Day celebrations and how happy everybody was.

The afternoon was finished off with a delicious homemade cream tea from our head chef, David.    

Tandridge Heights book club went on the road today with a trip to Oxted Library. Residents were overjoyed to peruse the numerous books available, chatting away about their favourite authors and sharing recommendations with each other.

Enid was so happy with her choice, she couldn’t wait to get started.  

“Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ‘em all together, I guess.” 
- Elvis in 1956, talking about his way of moving on stage. 

Residents were treated to an afternoon of Elvis’ greatest hits this week. We welcomed Elvis tribute Tony Allgood who had residents singing and dancing along to their favourite Elvis songs.  
 

Residents and team members returned to the Wild Wild West yesterday with a rooting tooting country and western afternoon.
Dancing cowboy boots were at the ready with everybody getting involved with dancing to the fabulous music performed by Debbie Haze.

Colin, a resident of Tandridge Heights, said “I’ve had some fantastic times here, but this has to be one of the best. What a brilliant afternoon. We’ve all had so much fun!”