Activities at Cherry Trees Care Home
Our activities team are constantly striving to mentally and physically stimulate those we support by organising group and individual social events for anyone and everyone to participate in. There are regular outings in the minibus to nearby places of interest, including the local theatre, as well as visits from Pat dogs, musicians and entertainers. We also host bingo, quiz and knitter natter afternoons that we encourage relatives and the local community to attend. Our Gentleman's Club is also open to non-residents every Thursday afternoon from 2:30pm, join us for a tipple of your choice, we have plenty of snacks and chats. For the ladies, our beauty salon provides; hairdressing and nail pampering, you too can enjoy a drink and some well-deserved 'me' time. Activities are one of the most important aspects of a care home, so it is essential that our team are dedicated to ensuring that residents are entertained, and that life at Cherry Trees is fun and active.
Carly Marshall
Carly joined Cherry Trees in March 2023. Her whole life has been working in the care sector and now as lead activity coordinator, Carly said ‘ I absolutely love my role here. I have a real passion to enrich the lives of our residents and make them as special as they can be. I really love to see the faces of our residents when we make these ideas we have come to life, it’s just a magical and rewarding job and I can honestly say I’ve found my forever home’
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 Cherry Trees Care Home
Baby Shower
On Tuesday we held a surprise baby shower for General Manager Amy Doyle from our sister home, The Spires Care Home - Barchester Healthcare
The residents had so much fun helping to organise this and everyone had such a lovely afternoon!
England World Cup
Our residents have been enjoying watching the Women’s World Cup and especially cheering on the England Lionesses in their matches. Our Memory Lane residents in particular enjoyed the semi-final and the final, even though the result didn’t go England’s way, they thought the goals were excellent.
Dementia Cafe
Our Memory Café this month has seen residents discussing holidays they have been on in the past and looking through our reminiscence boxes to bring back some lovely memories. One resident told us all about going to stay in a caravan in Wales with her family and another remembered watching the Butlin’s Red Coats performing. Our Memory Cafes are open to members of the local community as well as residents and their families. Contact our activity team for more information.
Herstory of Mayfair
Residents across our services had a fantastic time joining Mandy Morrow for a virtual walking tour to learn about the ‘Herstory’ of Mayfair. The Mayfair of Nightingales may be long gone but it still holds a 20th century charm. Birthplace to the late Queen Elizabeth II, home to one of WWII's most decorated female war heroes and a tale of a wealthy Aristocrat and one of France's favourite designers.
We were delighted to take a walk down memory lane and discover stories from one of London's most iconic areas. The experience was truly enjoyed by all.
History of Wall's icecream
Residents across our homes had a fantastic time during a special live virtual event in celebration on National Ice Cream Day. Wall’s team took us on a great journey through history, sharing fascinating details about the brand since its launch in 1922. We learned about major innovations such as the introduction of Mr Whippy, Cornetto, Viennetta, Twister, and Carte d'Or.
Residents were treated to a singalong to Cornetto classic ads, an interactive quiz about fun Wall’s facts and best-of-all, an ice-cream tasting session. It was a delightful experience for everyone, especially our ice-cream lovers.
Scarecrow Festival
This July we are pleased to be taking part in the Scarecrow Festival organised by the local Oversley Green Residents’ Association. Our residents have worked together to design and build three scarecrows (with a little bit of help from the Activities Team) and the trio can be seen on display outside the home until the end of the month. It’s important to us that we support our residents to get involved in community events and we will be taking groups of residents out to look at our neighbours creations throughout the festival.
Upcoming events
May
The month of May is the gateway to Summer and we are looking forward to a fun filled month ahead.
