Activities at Thistle Hill Care Home

Residents had a lovely afternoon joining the team from Hereford Cathedral as they were given a glimpse of the spectacular building and its treasures as they were taken on a tour of the site.

From the stunning gardens which lead down to the River Wye, to the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library, the virtual visit shared the history and beauty of the historic building.

It was wonderful to learn more about the history and beauty of Hereford Cathedral.

Viva Italia! Resident’s at the thistle hill care centre enjoyed a day of all things Italian, as our popular arm chair travelled returned.

Using our big screen and a mobile flight simulator our residents enjoyed taking it in turns to fly the plane as we headed out to sunny Italy!

Upon arrival our residents enjoyed watching a virtual walk around Venice, taking in the sights and sounds.

After lunch our residents returned and came to our garden area for a themed Italian afternoon tea party, complete with pasta, cured meats, salads and Italian beer and wine accompanied by Italian opera music in the background.

The end of the spring bank holiday saw our residents enjoying the beautiful weather with a Hawaiian themed afternoon garden party.

Our residents from Deighton, Farnham and Ripley came together and basked in the sun and enjoyed an afternoon of merriment, music and our new paddling pool was a big hit with some of our ladies dipping their feet in the refreshing cool water.

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Thistle Hill care home in were treated to an interactive virtual floristry masterclass courtesy of Master Florist, Michal Kowalski, from Blooming Haus. 

Blooming Haus started with a small pop-up shop in Chelsea.  They have since blossomed spectacularly on to the floristry scene as ‘floral engineers’, carving themselves an outstanding reputation as one of the UK’s most innovative floral design studios. The company is the vision of Master Florist, Michal Kowalski and his business partner, Michael Dariane. The pair bring a completely fresh approach to floristry and their ambition to push the boundaries of traditional floristry has laid the foundations of Blooming Haus’ success to date.

The residents of thistle hill celebrated international museum day, with virtual walks around famous museums, including the national history museums in London and New York.

Thanks to our digital platforms including our big screen projector and YouTube, our residents were able to enjoy the sights and sounds of the famous exhibits.

The dinosaurs proved to the biggest hit of the day, with larger than life cut-outs adding to the feeling of immersion. 

The month of May saw the return of our popular movement to music exercise group.

Held once a week in the Ripley lounge area, led by our home physio Chris and assisted by the activities team. The movement to music group is a lovely social event where residents from across the home can come together and have lots of fun whilst engaging with one another and at the same time getting active and keeping fit.