Activities at Hunters Care Home
Activities are the cornerstone of a wholesome home experience and our Activities Coordinators are always putting their creative minds to the test by organising new and exciting social events for residents to partake in. Of course, we take into account the likes and dislikes of those we support, so if someone doesn’t feel like trying something new, there will always be something on offer to reflect their personal interests. For the people who may just prefer some peace and quiet instead, we also offer one-to-one time that can be enjoyed with a nice cup of coffee or just a simple chat – whatever they desire.
Ben Sandall
Hello I am Ben and I am the Activities Coordinator at Hunters. I started working at Hunters as part of the hospitality team, but when a vacancy came up on the activities team I jumped at the opportunity. I have seen how important a varied activities programme is and the team ensure we offer something for everyone including regular past times.
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 Hunters Care Home
Christmas Party Time
Last week we held our annual Christmas party days for both our Memory Lane and General Communities and what a great time we had! First a delicious party buffet and a glass of fizz, followed by wonderful live Christmas music. Everyone was smiling and lots of fun was had.
Festive trip to Garden Centre
Festive fun at Hunters yesterday with a trip to Dobbies Garden Centre to see the lovely Christmas displays, do a bit of shopping and enjoy a nice cuppa and piece of cake of course! Another lovely day with everyone getting into the Christmas spirit.
Remembrance Day
The Residents were joined by students from Rendcomb College in creating a Poppy display in honour to all who served in the war. Making beautiful poppies from felt to hang on our tree, whilst residents and even students shared family stories of bravery and comradery.
Halloween Party
Spooky fun at Hunters as the whole home celebrated Halloween by getting together for a big Halloween party! With music from the brilliant Shayne Driscoll and lots of our amazing staff dressed for the occasion, it really was a fantastically ghoulish afternoon! All finished off with the delicious cakes and some horrific looking mocktails!
Classical music workshop
Lots of fun as the brilliant Susie Vaughan came in to deliver a session of her project The Musical Memory Works- percussion workshops based on Vilvaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’. After a brilliant World Music warm-up(Margaret a natural on the ’Boomwhackers’) our residents got to play along with percussion instruments to Vilvaldi. It was a fantastic experience with lots of laughs and smiles as we got to grips with the different sounds.
Dobbies Garden Centre
Two fantastic trips to Dobbies this week and a great excuse to get out and about. Our residents had a brilliant time exploring all the beautiful plants and flowers. Lots of reminiscing about their previous gardens all washed down with a lovely cuppa and cake.
