Celebrating life at Barchester

We celebrate life through everything we do, from our thoughtful experiences and activities to our delicious food. We offer the latest technology as well as sensory engagement to nurture the wellbeing of our residents. With a wide variety of tailored activities and events we make sure our residents have the best physical, mental, spiritual and social stimulation, all bespoke to them. Take a look at what we’ve been up to…

Braeburn Lodge Care Home

Future Planning Event

On Monday we had the pleasure of welcoming Sam Featherstone - from Trusted Law Stamford who gave a highly informative drop in clinic the importance of lasting power of attorney, estate planning and wills.

We're very grateful to Sam for her time given to us and we hope to work alongside her again in the future.

Tewkesbury Fields Care Home

We became Artists for the day

Some of our ladies enjoyed becoming artists for the day.

They demonstrated their individual creative talent during a relaxing afternoon - that was obviously filled with

chatter and laughter.

Tewkesbury Fields Care Home

Chinese New Year 2026

Happy Chinese New Year 2026.

Wishing everyone a joyful and prosperous Chinese New Year as we welcome the Year of the Horse!

Today, one of our amazing care assistants talked about the Chinese New Year traditions we had a valuable insight about the Chinese culture.

It was a fantastic afternoon, enjoyed by everyone!

Here’s to a year filled with happiness, sweet moments, and continued blessings for us all.

Ashfields Care Home

Around the World on your Birthday

Birthday celebrations are important. It's an opportunity to gather with loved ones, share stories, and make memories. Your birthday is a chance for your friends and family to show their appreciation for you, and to celebrate the unique qualities that make you who you are. At Ashfields we ensure every resident is able to feel extra special on their birthday.

Our Resident Val loves music from around the world so we arranged for Svetla to come and sing an array of songs using several different language's. Val said she felt that she had been on a trip around the world and a great time was had by all.

Our Activities Team will always plan a special birthday for all our Residents.

Quiz Tastic

Our Activities Team is dedicated to ensuring that we organise events that encourage our residents to host their families and friends at Ashfields. Our home is always to open to loved ones who wish to take part in our life enrichment program.

Our Quiz Night in support of The Alzheimer's Society had a great turnout. There was fun and laughter and a very competitive feel in the air. With refreshments and nibbles provided by our hospitality time everyone had a great night to remember.

By taking regular feedback and requests from our residents we can enhance our life enrichment program to suit the interests of the residents.

What a Birthday Party

At Ashfields we celebrate birthdays not just as a mark of ageing another year but as a celebration of life, achievements, and personal growth. It's a time for reflection, gratitude, and looking forward to future possibilities. Birthdays provide a special opportunity for us to help residents to gather with loved ones and create lasting memories.

We were joined by Nick Stevenson at the request of Residents to entertain all the guests for the joint birthday of resident Brian and his Granddaughter Sienna. Our Chef made a special Birthday cake and there were smiles all around.

John's trip to the Cathedral

Our resident John recently told us that he would like to have a look around Peterborough Cathedral so yesterday we got up nice and early and set off for Peterborough.

The cathedral was amazing and we spent all morning looking around hundreds of years of history in the grand old cathedral with it's amazing stained-glass windows and the beautifully sculptured walls and ceilings.

John had a lovely time and couldn't wait to tell everybody about his day when he arrived back at Bayleaf.

Getting Garden ready - planting fun!

We enjoyed a lovely gardening session, planting seeds and preparing for the warmer days ahead. We reused egg boxes as seed trays a simple, eco-friendly way to start our little summer garden.

Gardening brings back so many wonderful memories and is a beautiful way to relax, connect, and spend time together. Now we’ll nurture our seeds and look forward to watching them grow.

Denmead Grange Care Home

Celebrating Chinese New Year

We had a wonderful time celebrating Chinese New Year and welcoming the Year of the Horse with our residents!

The rooms looked absolutely stunning, decorated with bright lanterns, and festive displays that really captured the spirit of the New Year.

We had so much fun making our own spring rolls with our chef Klev and they tasted delicious.

We enjoyed taking part in a Chinese food and drink tasting session, sampling a variety of delicious flavours and learning a little about the traditions behind them.

To finish the celebration, we sat down together for a very tasty Chinese banquet lunch, sharing a wonderful selection of dishes and celebrating as a group. It was the perfect way to mark the occasion.