Activities at The Warren Care Home

Yet another fantastic river trip and again we had amazing weather...perfect.

We packed a Picnic with Sandwiches, homemade sausage rolls, Scotch Eggs, cocktail sausages and some Cupcakes to finish.

The picnic was ready, boat ready, residents ready. Let’s go go go!!! 

We enjoyed a lovely morning celebrating World Chocolate Day with the amazing kiddies from Cecil Gowing Infant School. They were so well-behaved and polite and loved making their creations. Melted chocolate, all swirled with a stick, then decorated with whatever they wanted too. The whole home smelt of melted chocolate, and it was so tempting to lick the swirling stick....one little boy started the trend then they all wanted to lick the stick. 

Thank you, Cecil Gowing school for coming to share the day with us.  Intergenerational activities are so very important to keep our residents young at heart. 

Morning worship with a twist...the twist being a gorgeous 3-month-old puppy called Humphrey!!! He was quite a distraction, and he made our residents laugh after ripping up and eating the order of service.  

The Vicar then took him to see a couple of residents in their room, which was so wonderful, and they really appreciated his visit, spiritually and therapeutically.

We all had a jolly good time with The Accordion Man, such a talent!! Our residents sung a long, swayed in time, clapped and just had the best time.    

The Accordion man goes down so well when he entertains us, he’s just one of our many fantastic entertainers that we put on for our residents. 

Another fantastic trip on the Norfolk Broads with the Nancy Oldfield Trust.

We started off by seeing a duck and her gorgeous babies, not 1 but 2 Herons, some beautiful river-side properties all tied in with a picnic, sunshine and a wonderful relaxing river trip.

One resident said "I'm 94 and have lived in Norfolk all my life, but I have never been on the broads." She absolutely had the best time. She was so engaged with everything that was around and soaked it all up like a Sponge...

"I had the best day, thank you," were her parting words when she left the minibus.

What better way to celebrate National Cheese Day but to hold a cheese, wine and Charcuterie afternoon in the garden for residents and their families? 

With a selection of Brie, Stilton, Wensleydale and good old-fashioned cheddar you can't go wrong, all served with crackers, butter, red onion chutney, grapes and a selection of cold meats....wonderful. The wine was flowing, and the garden was busy with chatter with family. 

Pussy cats and Coffee today - What a happy combination!!

This morning we spent at The Cat House - Cat Lounge & Arts Centre - Norwich . It was amazing. This was such a wonderful experience and the residents loved it. So many beautiful cats and not enough time to love them all. We met hairy cats, hairless cats, sporty cats, funny cats, chilled cats, cute cuddly cats, and one that would steal your cake if you weren't looking!! 

And they were all gorgeous. Thank you to Sarah and her team for making us feel so welcome.

Great Yarmouth Seafront at its best..... We came, we ate, we conquered the Seaside

We ate fish and chips, we had ice cream, we looked at the beach in the sunshine, and we played the 2p machines...what else is there to do in Great Yarmouth hey!! A wonderful time was had by all.

If we can’t get to the theatre, The Warren will make the Theatre come to you.

We have so many residents who love live theatre and musicals, so what better way to entertain them by hiring Clearer productions who gave us a morning of live musical entertainment.

This brought so much joy to our residents, many who enjoyed singing along to the familiar West End songs!

We had a wonderful trip on the Norfolk Broads. We found a boat company that had accessible boats, so our residents with less mobility than others could also enjoy this amazing trip. It was great, the weather was perfect, we took a picnic and our own tea and coffee to make on board.  

The nature we saw was great. One lady used to go bird watching with her husband, so her decision to do this again just made her day. She educated us about the Kingfisher and told us that their feathers changed colour in the light, and they are normally all black. 

Today we had a fantastic intergenerational session with Debutots and Once Upon A Time Nursery School. All I can say is....just look at the faces of our residents and the children!! Nothing but happiness, fun and laughter.

They played, they listened to a story, the coloured in and the interaction with the residents was just amazing.

Norwich city trip and Paddington, of course!!! After we saw that Norwich had gained a Paddington statue, we couldn't wait to visit him.  He's an all-round favourite and he sparked so many great memories.  
Reading the books to their children, watching the cartoons with the kids and even his new films with grandkids too.  

So when we got to meet him in person… we were all delighted!! We started our day with a coffee at Bread Source, a walk around the cloisters, the meeting of the infamous Bear, followed by lunch and then a walk down memory lane in Looses. We found an old jukebox, and I'm surprised they didn't ask us to leave as we sang nearly all the songs we found there. We had great fun.

We welcomed a new 'Pets as Therapy' dog to the home, and we are delighted to introduce the gorgeous Hera.  

She is a Belgian Shepherd Dog, and she is so well-loved already. The joy a PAT Animal brings to our residents is amazing. She doesn’t know the power she holds and the love that she brings.

We started off Valentine's Day with a Morning Service from our local vicar, who told us the story of St Valentine as well as a prayer and the residents' favourite hymns.  

We then walked into our local community and handed out love hearts to all the people we saw. Followed by a delicious lunch and a beautifully decorated dining room… Who said romance was dead!

The residents enjoy crafts and to have them make their own personalised cards for their loved ones really makes a world of difference. 

John is an amazing artist so he always turns out the most wonderful cards. His loved ones are very lucky to receive them from him too.