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…

Snowdrop Place Care Home

Get Barchester Moving 2026

Get Barchester Moving - our annual celebration of movement and life enrichment programme within the home.

We kicked things off with our Get Barchester Moving Dance Party, where everyone enjoyed dancing, singing and keeping active together.

To celebrate Wimbledon, we held a lively Balloon Tennis session, with plenty of friendly competition and lots of smiles.

Our Sports Day brought out everyone's sporting spirit, with residents taking part in a variety of games and cheering each other on every step of the way.

We also hosted a wonderful Fashion Show, showcasing style, confidence and plenty of glamour!

Staying active continued with our Exercise Class, helping everyone keep moving while having fun.

We loved welcoming our local pre-school for a lively Zumba session, where residents and children danced together, filling the home with energy and laughter. To round off the week, we enjoyed ball games with our local primary school, bringing generations together through play, teamwork and lots of happy moments.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined in and helped make this such a special week.

Snowdrop Place Care Home

Trouble pops into Snowdrop Place!

We had a lovely morning at Snowdrop Place with a visit from Trouble, the Miniature Shetland pony.

Our residents really enjoyed meeting Trouble, giving him a fuss and spending time with him. He certainly made lots of people smile!

A big thank you to our carer, Genni, and her daughter for bringing Trouble in to visit and spending the morning with us. We really appreciate it and hope to see Trouble again soon

Paternoster House Care Home

Rest Relax and Recouperate

Our respite holiday stays provide a welcoming, home away from home break.

During your stay, you can join a varied programme of activates, entertainment and social events.

Or you may want companionship, recovery after a hospital stay, a change of scenery, our respite stays offer the ideal balance of comfort, care and enjoyment.

You can also invite friends and family to dine with you during your stay.

Wheatlands Care Home

Rest Relax and Recouperate

Our respite holiday stays provide a welcoming, home away from home break.

During your stay, you can join a varied programme of activates, entertainment and social events.

Or you may want companionship, recovery after a hospital stay, a change of scenery, our respite stays offer the ideal balance of comfort, care and enjoyment.

You can also invite friends and family to dine with you during your stay.

Dementia Friendly Beauty Spa

We are lucky to have the lovely Sandra a qualified beautician offer dementia friendly beauty treatments.

Sandra is offering her wonderful beauty services as part of our monthly dementia friendly hair and beauty spa day!

Her mother and family are regular visitors to Chestnut Garden and she understand that for those with dementia need a caring and specialist approach

If you would like to find out more on how to book a space in our next spa day here please contact the home direct....

Iverley View Care Home

Celebrating Sheila's 91st Birthday in Style

Happy 91st Birthday Sheila

Celebrating on the top floor at Iverley View in style. Residents, staff, family and friends joined in the fun, with great entertainment and lots of dancing. There was plenty of singing, and a delicious birthday cake home baked by our wonderful head chef Matt. A wonderful day celebrated by all.

Iverley View Care Home

Visit to Cherry Tree Lane Garden Centre

What a lovely trip to Cherry Lane Garden Centre. The residents enjoyed getting on the Iverley View mini bus for another fun day out.

Residents enjoyed seeing all the different types of fish, picked up some gorgeous wool for our Knit and Natter group, followed by tea and cake in the café. One resident was delighted to bump into an old friend, making the day even more special.

Iverley View Care Home

Celebrating the 4th of July

Residents had the best time celebrating the 4th of July with staff and family members, our residents absolutely loved joining in the fun, it’s always great to see so many smiling faces.

Bayleaf Care Home

Making our own aquariums

Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome our friends from William Peacock and Sons for an afternoon of creativity as we made our very own Bayleaf aquariums.

Each resident had their own jar and, after a demonstration, enjoyed creating their own unique masterpiece. The finished aquariums will now be displayed around the home for everyone to admire.

A huge thank you to everyone at William Peacock and Sons for spending the afternoon with us. We all had a fantastic time and really appreciate your continued support!!