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…

Westlake House Care Home

Arts & Crafts

The residents turned their hand to collaging to create an animal inspired 100 in honour of Sir David Attenborough's milestone birthday last Friday

They thoroughly enjoyed looking at the various animal pictures & discussing Sir Attenborough whilst Blue Planet played in the background

Westlake House Care Home

Flower arranging

This weekend our residents teamed up with the lovely ladies from the butterfly project, to create beautiful flower arrangements!

Everyone had a great time picking out their flowers, matching colours and going wild with their own unique styles.

After the arrangements where done, we took part in a fun quiz about plants

We would like to thank Mandy & Shelby for joining us over the weekend and look forward to your next visit!

Westlake House Care Home

Ear health Workshop

Today our residents and guests had the delightful pleasure of meeting Cara, an Ear health specialist.

Cara showed us a presentation about the inner workings of the Ear, and why you shouldn't use items like cotton bubs, to clean them.

She then went around the room, answering questions and showing everyone the inside of their ears, using specialised equipment and giving advice when needed

Chester Court Care Home

Residents enjoy trip to Alnwick Gardens

Residents enjoyed a wonderful trip to Alnwick Garden, taking in the stunning scenery and attractions during a day blessed with lovely weather.

The visit gave everyone the chance to explore the garden’s famous fountains and vibrant floral displays, with residents especially enjoying the colourful flowers throughout the grounds. One of the highlights of the day was seeing the breath-taking cherry blossoms in full bloom, creating a beautiful and memorable setting for the trip.

Scarborough Hall Care Home

Residents embrace flower power

Residents celebrated Chelsea Flower Show which took place from 19 to 23 May 2026 - as well as watching the show on TV, they also held their own competition for green-fingered residents.

Created and run by the Royal Horticultural Society, Chelsea Flower Show is the world’s greatest flower show with stunning garden designs and gorgeous floral displays.

Residents took part in flower-based activities throughout the week including flower arranging, reminiscing about their gardens/flowers in the home’s garden, Planting Strawberry plants and a visit to Sewerby halls gardens which everyone really enjoyed. Their collective knowledge about flowers and shrubs gained from years of gardening experience was very impressive.

Appletree Grange Care Home

Smiles, family and cake!

Appletree Grange had the absolute pleasure of celebrating a very special occasion recently; the 91st birthday of their wonderful resident, Sylvia!

It was a beautiful day filled with smiles, laughter, and cherished moments shared between Sylvia, her loving family, and the dedicated staff of the home. The celebration was a true reflection of Sylvia's warm and joyful spirit, with the room brimming with love from everyone present.

As always Sylvia truly made the day shine! Surrounded by those closest to her, she was treated to a party befitting someone who has brought so much happiness to everyone at Appletree Grange.

Threshfield Court Care Home

VE DAY 2026

We marked the very special occasion of VE Day with the ever so wonderful Richard and Honey! With Honey making quite the impressions with her beautiful Union Jack bandana! Richard provided us with a fantastic array of war time songs along with some golden oldies! We would like to thank Richard and Honey for coming to spend this very special and important day with us and providing us with such fantastic and heartwarming entertainment always!

We also had a special visit from David our retired head of Maintenance come and visit all dressed up with his medals which provided the residents with great stimulating conversation about war times!

The kitchen team also presented some delicious cakes and biscuits to also help us celebrate the occasion! A big thankyou to them for always providing our residents with such beautiful food and sweet treats for our residents, relatives and visitors!

Here at Threshfield Court we feel that it is extremely important to celebrate historic events like VE Day to highlight some occasions that our residents lived through and experienced throughout their lives, we wouldn’t be here today without their generations sacrifice.

Threshfield Court Care Home

SPIRIT OF ENDEAVOR

our residents and staff got on board a canal boat named Richard Endeavour in Skipton. And what a fantastic experience it was!

Richard’s Endeavour is runs but a local charity called Spirit of Endeavour that offers a wide range of day trips along the canal and that is accessible for all ages and mobilities! We were in the very good and safe hands of Sally and her team who looked after us all with great care, compassion and consideration for our residents!

We boarded the boat at Bradley Swing bridge and sailed all the way to Snagill and back to Kildwick before enjoying some delicious Fish and Chips from the Trawlerman! And then on the way back to Bradley we were given the opportunity to stop off at the Polish War Memorial bridge and have a ready of some fascinating local history! This has been an amazing wholesome experience for everyone involved, and we even had the chance to fulfil a residents dream of going on a canal boat which made everything so very worth it! The residents loved to be able to sit on the top deck and over look the water and just watch the world go by! Joel even brought his own karaoke machine so we had lots of music on board and lots of singing the golden oldies!

We cannot thank the team of Richard’s Endeavour enough for your hardwork and dedication! We cannot wait to come back again soon!

Fountains Care Home

Celebrating Diversity Day!

Last week we proudly celebrated Diversity Day at Fountains Care Home, bringing together families, residents, and staff. The entire home came alive with vibrant music from around the world and a beautiful, delicious variety of international foods to taste and share.

Our wonderful staff dressed in traditional attire to represent their cultural backgrounds and unique personal interests. Throughout the day, they shared fascinating stories, traditions, and life experiences with everyone. This inspired our residents to reminisce and speak about their own cultural memories, sparking meaningful conversations and building much stronger connections within our community.

It was a truly special, memorable celebration filled with endless fun, laughter, and engaging moments for everyone involved. We are incredibly grateful to our diverse team and lovely residents for making the day so unique and full of joy.