Activities at Wadhurst Manor Care Home

On a weekly basis we have many visitors to the home from the people like the University of the Third age and local small animal farms, who bring in their chickens and sheep. We also like to go out shopping and on day trips to local garden centres and when the weather is good picnics and tours of the beautiful local countryside. We have speciality days at the home which could be a theme of a country, or for specific times of year, including Halloween, Bonfire Night or Christmas. We have card games and art classes and a serious knitting team in the home who produce blankets and premature baby clothes for the local maternity unit.

 

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Zoe Aldea

Activities Lead

Hi, my name is Zoe and I am the Activities Lead at Wadhurst Manor.

I used to work with veterans for the Royal British Legion, and as an Art Studio Lead for a wonderful charity that built a village for people with learning disabilities.

I believe in the healing power of art, I feel strongly about building confidence and  the wellness of our residents. My hobbies include Asian art and philosophy, acupuncture, yoga and martial arts. I believe art is a bridge that unites everyone no matter the race, beliefs or religion.

Life-encriching activities booklet

Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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Activities and Events Partnerships

As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies

Life at Wadhurst Manor Care Home

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Remembrance Sunday

What an honour and a privilege! On Remembrance Sunday, residents from Wadhurst Manor had the honour of leading the village parade up to the war memorial to remember those whose lives were lost in the war.They took their role very seriously and wore their poppies with pride.
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Virtual Floristry Masterclass

Staff and residents at Barchester’s Wadhurst Manor care home in Wadhurst were treated to an interactive virtual Christmas-inspired table decorating masterclass, courtesy of talented master florist, Kathryn Delve. 

Kathryn is an independent florist based in Somerset, she specialises in creating unique wedding and event flowers.  She takes much of her inspiration for her displays from the beautiful scenery that surrounds her home and the changing seasons and colours. 

During the workshop, residents were invited to join Kathryn to make beautiful Christmas-themed table decorations. The displays will be used to decorate the home ready for Christmas celebrations.  Some residents chose flowers in traditional red hues whereas others chose different wintery colours depending on their favourite blooms and foliage.

Kathryn commented: “Delivering fun workshops like this is absolutely the best part of my job.  I just love helping people create something beautiful and seeing how much pleasure they gain from the experience.  These table decorations are such a simple thing to do but so effective when you see them around the home.  I’m so glad I was able to work with the Barchester residents today, we all had a wonderful afternoon together.”

Activities Assistant, Sarah, said: “It was wonderful that our residents were able to follow along and create their own displays using flowers from our local florist.  It was a fantastic afternoon, we’re so grateful to Kathryn for helping us make the home look so lovely for the festive season.”

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Museum In A Box

This week we welcomed Sally from Bexhill Museum to our home where she showed and presented her Museum in a box to residents.Everybody enjoyed seeing the 250 million year old fossils, dinosaurs bones, and true artefacts from World War II.Sally talked about the artefacts and the history behind them. It was really interesting and everyone enjoyed her presentation.
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Anyone Fancy A Curry?

Residents at Wadhurst Manor care home in Wadhurst recently visited their local curry house for a night out to dinner.

A resident at Wadhurst Manor mentioned that she would love to go for a curry and invite her friend from art class to join her. Sarah, activities assistant decided to book a table at Simply Indian in Wadhurst and surprise her. 

Sarah at Wadhurst Manor care home, said: “We had such a great evening, the food was amazing and they really made us feel special. We really listen to our residents and go above and beyond to support them in doing the things they love.”

 

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Creative Minds

Residents enjoyed their art class with Creative Minds.The art session let everyone explore their creativity, experiment with a wide variety of art mediums and materials and create wonderful piece of art to keep.It was a fun and therapeutic session, and we have all enjoyed admiring their finished pieces.
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Last Afternoon At The Proms

What a wonderful weekend we have had. Last afternoon of the Proms was amazing. Residents helped decorate the room with Union Jack's, dressed in their best with red white and blue pom, pom garlands and waved their flags to the music.David did us proud with a selection of songs from opera and musicals. The Prosecco flowed and the selection of cakes were delicious.

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Countdown To Christmas

Join us as we celebrate the run up to Christmas at Wadhurst Manor 

Countdown to Christmas

Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.

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