Activities at Wadhurst Manor Care Home
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.
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.
Zoe Aldea
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.
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
Merry Christmas Everyone!
It's Panto Season!
This week, residents enjoyed a special performance of Aladdin.
With amazing team work, they took 10 residents in two minibuses and a packed supper to watch Stonegate Amateur Dramatics dress rehearsal.
Everyone tucked into dinner as they watched the amazing performance. It was a fantastic evening and resident said, it was the best thing they had seen in a very long time.
Thank you Stonegate Amateur Dramatics for this wonderful opportunity.
Carol Singing From Sacred Heart School
Remembrance Sunday
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.”
