Celebrating life at Barchester

It was lovely to see the children before Christmas. They had been busy making Christmas cards to give to our residents, and we had a Christmas sing song too!

We gave them a little gift for Christmas and look forward to seeing them in the new year.   

Today we got into the Christmas spirit to celebrate Christmas jumper day! 

We got dressed in our favourite Christmas jumpers while singing out favourite Christmas songs. It was a very happy Christmassy day!   

All three communities were filled with music, love and laughter. What amazing afternoons had by all! 
Singing, dancing and an extremely delicious buffet! 

Thank you to both entertainers for your amazing singing, we had the best afternoons to celebrate Christmas in style!

This year’s Christmas fête was a resounding success! The home held a raffle, tombola, Santa’s grotto and there were lots of fantastic stalls selling homemade artisan products. 

It was great to have so many people from our local community join us for the afternoon.    

It was a pleasure to welcome members from the Trowbridge Salvation Army band into the home recently for an evening of Christmas carols, mince pies and mulled wine! 

We were joined by family and friends and it was a fabulous evening filled with festive cheer!      

Residents thoroughly enjoyed a recent visit from Romeo the donkey from Kelly’s Donkeys. Romeo filled the home with festive joy as he made his way round, meeting everyone in his Christmas attire. A visit that sparked memories for some of our residents who had grown up owning donkeys of their own.

Animal therapy has been proven to help improve physical, emotional and cognitive well-being.        

In honour of Lancashire Day, our residents indulged on delicious Lancashire Cheese, accompanied by crackers, fruit, lemonade and Bucks Fizz! Brilliant smiles were seen and excitement filled the home as they watched the trolley with all Lancashire’s cheesy goodness go from resident to resident in the communal areas and rooms. This delicious snack didn’t last long, but thankfully everyone got to taste the lovely local cheeses of Lancashire.

Our residents were also looking spectacular for this event thanks to our wonderful hairdresser, Angela, who always does an amazing job at making them look and feel amazing.    

Our wonderful residents had a blast decorating delicious cupcakes! Creative design ideas were flowing and there was plenty of joy and laughter as their beautiful designs came together. The residents were all so wonderfully creative and unique in their decorations. 

The cupcakes definitely went down a treat for all in the home, and they all shared excitement over the wide range of decorated cupcakes to choose from. A massive thank you to the kitchen staff for helping make the cake and icing, and to the care staff for helping the resident's visions come to life.     

Some of our wonderful residents had a brilliant time out at Barton Grange Garden Centre. There were smiles all round as they took in the incredible array of Christmas and garden decorations! They were in awe of the beauty and creativity in the displays.

Our residents reminisced on wonderful Christmas memories and shared the excitement of seeing beautiful displays together as they looked forward to Christmas. The trip back home was filled with chatter as they discussed their favourite decorations and expressed their gratitude for an amazing trip out.