Activities at Tixover House Care Home

Our Communities Team were out and about, spreading festive cheer and visiting our heroes in the local community.

We visited Sally and the incredible team at Lavender Mill in Oakham.

Lavender Mill offers an incredible day service for members of the community and their families who have been touched by dementia.

It was a pleasure to speak with the members of Lavender Mill and their families as they enjoyed the last day care event before Christmas, featuring the 'Dukes of Rutland' Ukulele Band

On behalf of our residents at Tixover House and our sister home Chater Lodge Care Home we couldn't have been more delighted to send Sally and the team a bag of much deserved festive treats to say thank you for their invaluable work in the community.

Barchester’s Tixover House and Chater Lodge Care Home’s, in Ketton and Tixover and Parkinson’s UK got in the Christmas spirit by hosting a series of festive themed coffee mornings featuring Mulled Wine and Mince Pies for our residents and guests.

Tixover House and Chater Lodge’s Community events were in full swing as we welcomed Liz Knowles from Parkinson’s UK as residents and guests enjoyed live musical entertainment, mulled wine, mince pies and other festive treats.

General Manager’s, Ive Alexander and Zoe Postgate said and agreed: “Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year and our fantastic residents love to get festive so we’ve pulled out all the stops.  It is so lovely to see them all getting into the Christmas spirit, it’s definitely our favourite time of the year.”

Our residents from around the home came together to create a variety of beautiful hand made Christmas Wreathes and Centre Pieces for our dining room tables. 

The smell of pine filled the air as resident reminsced about Christmas past and what they're looking forward to this year. 

The wreath making tradition is a treasured highlight in the Tixover Christmas calendar and is certainly one which our residents and colleagues cherish together.

It's been a fun filled day of festive fun at Tixover House as the home hosted its Christmas Coffee Morning.

Residents, family and friends came together in our cafe area and enjoyed a morning of holiday fun and cheer as they indulged in a selection of warm beverages including Mulled Wine, Hot Chocolate, Stollen and Mince pies. All prepared by our wonderful team in the kitchen and Head Chef 'Anthony' 

Residents reminsced about Christmas' past and shared memories of their favourite presents and stories of time with family. 

Staff and residents were treated to a fun-packed hour this afternoon in the company of choir leader and vocal coach to the stars, Dan Cooper, who taught them to sing two feel-good Christmas classics: ‘Step into Christmas’ by Elton John and ‘Last Christmas’ by Wham! Residents learnt some great dance moves and finished the afternoon off with mulled wine and mince pies.

In partnership with Biiah, Dan delivers regular singing events through their virtual platform which encourages people to sing for their wellbeing. A professional choir leader and vocal coach with over 10 years’ experience, Dan runs a successful choir; Love Soul Choir, and is co-director of a children’s group; Sound Pop Academy. In 2019, his choir performed with Take That. He’s also worked on TV shows as a vocal coach including BBC’s 'Little Mix The Search' and is passionate about the positive impact that singing in a group has on wellbeing. Dan truly believes in the power of singing and wants more people to experience the joy it can bring.

Residents and guests at The Tixover House Care Home in Tixover enjoyed an afternoon of cocktails, mocktails and sax as they came together a live jazz performance and cocktail making masterclass courtesy of the visiting White Hart Hotel from Ufford.

Residents joined in singing and dancing as local musician Zachariah performed a selection of jazz melodies sounds including the toe tapping favourite ‘City of Stars’ from the feature film ‘La-La Land’ whilst the team from the White Hart Hotel led by Harry added to the entertainment with a dazzling array of cocktails.