Activites at Woodland View Care Home

We had a fabulous celebration here at Woodland View, to mark 80 years of Victory over Europe. We made our own flags and decorated our beautiful home in red, white and blue. Our Head Chef made us a fantastic Victoria Sponge, and we all enjoyed a cup of tea!

D-Day Dolly ‘Kitty’ entertained residents, relatives and staff members with music from this era of celebration after the War, and everyone joined in by waving flags while singing the Vera Lynn classic “We’ll Meet Again”.

It was wonderful to mark this historical event, and share stories and memories with residents that remember the celebrations 80 years ago.

Today we had a fabulous intergenerational Easter Egg Hunt, with the wonderful Shannon and Emily of Chestnut Childminding and Little Starfish Childminding.

A lovely morning of different generations meeting, and having lots of fun. Children and residents followed clues throughout all communities, collecting eggs and stuffed animals. 

At the end of the hunt, the children all received a chocolate egg to take home. We love our visits with the children, and this session was so special! 

Today we had a fabulous intergenerational Easter Egg Hunt, with the wonderful Shannon and Emily of Chestnut Childminding and Little Starfish Childminding.

A lovely morning of different generations meeting, and having lots of fun. Children and residents followed clues throughout all communities, collecting eggs and stuffed animals. 

At the end of the hunt, the children all received a chocolate egg to take home. We love our visits with the children, and this session was so special! 

Today we took advantage of "National Beer Day" (US) and took ourselves off to the pub to celebrate as our minibus trip destination!

We went to the Dog & Pheasant, and had such a lovely welcome! We enjoyed an order of Beer, Espresso Martini, Elderflower Mojito, and coffee!

The sun is shining, and we all have a smile on our faces. What a lovely afternoon! 

We have loved getting out and about in the community lately, and this brighter weather has made it all the better! 

We have proven you're never too old to go on the swings or slides at Stanway Lakelands Centre. This was so much fun! 

We have enjoyed choosing plants for our garden, having some cake and coffee at Stanway Garden Centre and Filpots Garden Centre Café. We are so lucky to have our mini-bus, which allows us to have spontaneous trips within our local community.

We have had a lovely Nutrition and Hydration week here at Woodland View. Residents have made their own pizzas, which we shared with the children of Chestnut Childminding when they came for their after-school visit.

We made shortbread outside in the sun, which we enjoyed with our afternoon tea or coffee.

We made yummy smoothies, which we chopped and chose our own fruit, and we have found out some facts around why Nutrition and Hydration is important for our overall health, with facts and quizzes from the Oomph platform!

On Sunday To finish off our Nutrition and Hydration week, it would be rude not to indulge in an ice cream Sundae...on a Sunday! Our Head Chef took the sweet trolley around all communities and residents could choose from Kinder Bueno, Biscoff, Chocolate or Strawberry Sauce.

What a great week. Nutrition and Hydration week is one of our favourites!

Residents had a wonderful time celebrating pancake day here at Woodland View. We all had a turn flipping pancakes, and also decorating our yummy desserts. Residents could choose from: Chocolate Spread, Golden Syrup, Strawberries, Banana, Blueberries, or good old-fashioned lemon and sugar!

Residents were all included in decorating pancakes. Even if they wanted to stay in their rooms, our Activity Assistant ensured everyone got to join in the fun!

One of our residents enjoyed reminiscing: “I absolutely love pancake day. It takes me back to my childhood when my mother used to make us all pancakes, and we’d all wait in turn for ours hoping the batter would stretch to another.  We’ve had so much fun reminiscing and sharing our favourite recipes for fillings.

Some of our residents learnt more about LGBTQ icons, as part of the month that celebrates the history of the community, and what it means to be a part of it.

We read literature on famous LGBTQ people, such as Ru Paul, and Marsha P Johnson, through Oomph, which is provided by Barchester Healthcare. Residents involved were interested in this history, and how the community are now accepted for being true to themselves, and the issues they have overcome.

We learnt all about this alongside our baking club, in which we decorated rainbow cupcakes, to celebrate the community.

The rainbow was chosen to represent the LGBTQ community by Gilbert Baker, a gay artist who wanted to make a proud statement through a symbol showing diversity. He believed that the rainbow was ideal because it is found in nature. 

We had such a lovely day here at Woodland View for Valentine's Day.

Our Head Chef baked us some delicious treats for lunch, and also made delicious heart-shaped chocolate cakes for every community member to enjoy, which everyone enjoyed. Her cakes are always received with joy by everyone!

Residents were also given roses and bags with a mixture of affirmations, chocolates, and dried rose petals from our very own garden.

Staff were treated to takeaway pizza and KFC, to spread the love throughout the home, by our General Manager.

We were also treated to the dulcet tones of Paul Wood of Boogie Oogie Entertainments, who serenaded us with a selection of love songs.

What a lovely day!