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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…
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Oh we do like to be beside the seaside
Regular outings are just one aspect of our life enrichment program and all the trips we take are at the request of the residents. Our monthly activities calendar boasts a range of outings and entertainment.
Our Residents enjoyed a trip to the seaside, enjoyed a cuppa and fish and chips at the seaside café, before enjoying more fun at Walcott beach.
Supporting residents to enjoy outings, shopping, meals out and other trips is a key aspect of the weekly activities calendar.
Cowboy Day
Our amazing flower-ladies
Barge trips are back
One of our favourite trips are back on now it’s summer, we’ve waited all year to get back out on the barge and what a lovely day it was for it!
Ratho barge trips offer accessible barge trips and are always over the moon to welcome aboard our wonderful residents! We can’t wait for the next one!
Nursery visit
The children from Parley Preschool dropped by and brought so much joy, energy, and smiles to our home. From playing games to sharing endless laughs and jokes, our residents had the absolute best time bridging the generation gap. They sung Happy Birthday beautifully to our resident, who celebrated her special day today. Thank you to our little friends for making today so incredibly special.
Kelpies!
Yesterday we decided to venture further afield for our trip. Did you know that in Scottish folklore a Kelpie is a mythical, shape shifting spirit that haunts lochs and rivers, often appearing as a horse before luring people to their watery doom?
Well, we decided against the watery doom in favour of an ice cream in the sunshine! it’s been a fab week to get out and about, exploring the local area and heading out to see beautiful sights.
The competition is officially on
Ahead of the England game, our residents and staff faced off in our very own pre-game football match with some energetic upper body stretches. Safe to say, everyone brought their A-game and we had absolutely brilliant fun!
A beautiful day out on the water
Our residents had a fantastic time on a boat trip with the Friends of Dolphin, departing from Poole Harbour. The scenery was stunning and the fresh sea air was so refreshing. We couldn't have asked for a better day.
National Chocolate Day
Today, our residents had a wonderful time celebrating one of our absolute favourite days of the year!
We hosted a special chocolate tasting, giving everyone the opportunity to sample a wide variety of delicious chocolates and explore all the different flavours. The official verdict from our residents? "Very tasty!"