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.
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.
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
Alpaco Band
We always love a good song and dance and the Alpaco Band always proves very popular. We even got everyone joining in with what has become our home anthem: 'Sweet Caroline'.
School Concert
School concerts are always a firm favourite and Stonegate School did not disappoint us when they came in to sing the songs from their Christmas concert. The theme of their concert was Christmas songs from around the world.
Afterwards, Marian presented the children with one of our very popular sweetie rings and the children split into groups to chat with residents. Marian sang 'I Could Have Danced All Night' and Pat taught them a short dance routine.
It was a great success and they promised to come back and visit us in the new year.
New Year's Day Tea Dance
There were lots of smiles, laughter, singing and dancing along to Brian Howard, who was on keyboard and vocals. It was a lovely atmosphere, helped along by a drop of Prosecco!
The Wolfes of Wadhurst
We were treated to a wonderful performance by local family, the Wolfes. They played us a wonderful variety of classical tunes on guitar and violin, including some Christmas songs and several family favourites.
Post-Christmas Dance
What a way to wrap up Christmas for another year; Charlotte and Danielle from Debonnaire Entertainment looked wonderful as they sang and danced their way through many of our favourite Christmas songs with a little bit of help from several residents.
Santa Has Come to Town
Father Christmas and his elves had their work cut out for them when they visited the residents at Wadhurst Manor. Everyone enjoyed receiving their presents and having their photograph taken. Particularly popular, were his four-legged friends, Mini and Poppie, who enjoyed all the attention.
Upcoming events
Scams Prevention Talk
You’re invited to Wadhurst Manor Care Home to join us for our scam prevention talk. To confirm your attendance, please email Sam at sam.harding@…
Summer Open Day
We would like to invite you to meet our friendly team to find out more about the care services, alongside our person-centred life enrichment programmes.
Understanding Dementia - A Person Centred Approach
You’re invited to our complimentary and informative talk from Kayleigh Dale, Dementia Specialist Nurse for Barchester Healthcare.
Pre-bookable Respite Stays Throughout Summer
We are delighted to share that we now have pre-bookable respite stays available at our wonderful home throughout the Summer.
