Activities at Mulberry Court Care Home

Celebrations have been in full swing at Mulberry Court, as one of its residents reaches her special birthday in style. A champagne reception was held at the home and guests enjoyed a special birthday cake made by the home’s chef Steve. The birthday girl, said I feel so lucky to have reached this age and still be able to enjoy my family and friends.

Rachael Moss General Manager of Barchester Mulberry court added: “We’re delighted to be celebrating a truly remarkable woman as she reaches this amazing milestone. Joyce is such a popular resident who always has an interesting tale to tell, and we look forward to hearing many more as she continues into her next century.”

Today we welcomed John Kellow to our home to entertain us all once more, he sang hits from Cliff Richard to Elvis and everything in between!. There was much toe tapping and hands clapping throughout the afternoon as everyone joined in to the sing a long session.

Requests where taken and hidden singing talents discovered. Much fun was had by all, until next time John thank you for a fun filled afternoon.

Residents across our homes and hospitals had a fantastic time with vocal coach Dan Cooper from Biiah as he led an amazing sing-a-long session for residents to enjoy.

Residents who joined the event were able to learn different techniques as they sang the famous ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ by Jimmy Cliff and ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by The Beatles.

Across our homes there were smiles and laugher all around. The session was such a success and was great for the mind, body and soul.

We enjoyed several trips out within our local community, first up was a trip to Skelton Garden Centre. We are so lucky to have such a friendly, family run business right on our doorstep, they always make us so welcome - thank you! First trip out and we met with one of our residents wife.

Once we'd made our purchases it was back to collect more residents and one had a special request to make a purchase for his sister -in -law and with plenty to choose from a suitable gift was soon found!

Today we thought we'd combine the Barchester live chocolate factory tour with a reminiscing and tasting session.   We discussed in length York’s two main chocolate producers Terry's and Rowntree’s.

We sat back and tuned in to be guided through the whole chocolate development process before reading and discussing fascinating facts about Terry's and Rowntree’s, 

Most interesting information and facts came from John who we discovered had worked at Rowntree’s for a staggering 57 years!!!   The residents listened with great interest to his memories whilst sampling such iconic tasty treats as Kitkats, Lion bars, Yorkie bars and chocolate orange.

We had a brilliant time across our services with Harrogate Skills 4 Living as they took us on a wonderful virtual visit to their Harrogate Chocolate Factory.

Residents were thrilled to discover details about the chocolate-making process and the fascinating journey from bean to bar, all while enjoying some delicious sweet treats.

The Factory aims to employ people with learning disabilities and autism, involving them in all parts of the process, from sorting and roasting the beans to packaging and sales. The experience was truly enjoyed by all who joined this event.