Celebrating life at Barchester

What an fantastic day we had experiencing the culture, food, dress and fun of all of what Mexico gives.
From creating an environment with a Mexican theme to enjoying music, games, dishes, tastes, dance, costumes and a special guest speaker 'Petra' from PK Travels who shared her insight in travel and what her company provides for amazing accommodation tips.
 

The day was 'ESTUPENDO'

Residents and staff transformed their lounge into a vibrant art gallery and studio to celebrate National Artist Day. The event featured a personal art exhibition with a special visit from local schoolchildren from Alderman Knight School.

Art showcase from one of the home’s own residents David Davis, who presented a collection of his original artwork. He shared the personal stories and inspirations behind each piece, offering his fellow residents an intimate look at his creative journey, David is known for his puzzles and completes these on a weekly basis, enjoys showing these in the home for visitors and residents alike to view.

Following the exhibition, the home held an arts and crafts session. Residents gathered around the table to experiment with colour and design, adopting an atmosphere of lively conversation and shared laughter.

The children joined residents for a series of games and collaborative creative projects, highlighting the joy of intergenerational connection.

Samantia De Florimonte-Rose, General Manager at Ashchurch View, said "It has been truly brilliant seeing the talent within our own home and the way our resident artist inspired others. Adding the energy of the local schoolchildren made the day even more special it’s heart-warming to see different generations playing and creating together." 

We were delighted to welcome the lollipop ponies to our community! It was fantastic to see so many residents coming out to say hello and support them.

At this months high tea society we where honoured to invite guest speaker Liz Bird from Bridgnorth Food Bank. 

Residents and guests from the local community found it so interesting to hear Liz's journey into setting up the food bank and how its involved over the years and I don't think any of quite realised how much work goes into its running and how much support Liz and her team offer those using the food bank.  They provide emergency food and assistance for people in need. 

That's why we have decided over the next months we would like to support the food bank as much as we can and we are asking friends, family and the local community for donations if you are able to or simply share this post to bring more awareness to those in need. 

We will be collecting dried and tinned food, toiletries and cleaning products.

We had a very special day on Memory Lane today. We were honoured to host a beautiful birthday party for resident; Martha and her wonderful family as they celebrated her birthday together.
 
From the beautiful strawberry cake to the dancing and laughter, it was a day filled with love and cherished moments. Seeing these smiles makes everything we do so worthwhile!

It’s the little things that mean the most. Today was all about the warmth of the sun on our faces, the fragrant smell of the blooming flowers and the crunch of a biscuit with a hot cup of tea!

Our residents love getting out in the Paternoster gardens, even making friends with the pigeons on the rooftop brought smiles of joy! It really was a truly soul-soothing day for our lovely residents.

We spent the morning exploring the market and even made some new feathered friends along the way. Our lovely Barbra spent the some of her morning reminiscing about the shops she remembers from years ago that are no longer there.It was so wonderful to hear her stories of how the Abbey used to look. 

We also popped by to see the amazing Kim at her market stall, who has been a friendly face in the Abbey for many years!

Even though the church was closed today, we didn't let that stop us from getting a group picture in the wind 💨 We finished our trip by warming up with a relaxing cup of tea and a good chat. So many smiles and so much history.