Celebrating life at Barchester

We had the most incredible day out for some horse therapy! We loved meeting the horses and hearing all about their life histories. The amazing team in Wilton do a truly fabulous job giving these beautiful horses their forever home. The lovely Betty said - “I have had a fabulous day, thank you for giving us the opportunity and looking after us so well."

Here at our home we love celebrating cultural days, and we decided to add a Francophile feel to our cheese and wine day. We enjoyed a lovely morning with our activity books learning all about France, its history, culture and food. 

Then we enjoyed some fine French food for lunch with a menu including French onion soup and Boeuf Bourguignon. 

Later that afternoon there was more delicious French fare as we gathered for a cheese and wine afternoon, tasting a variety of French cheese accompanied by a glass of red wine. Sante! 

Thank you to our hospitality team for your support.    

We came together to celebrate and recognise the dedication, compassion, and hard work of our incredible care team during Carers week. The celebration was made even more meaningful as our residents and family members shared heartfelt words of appreciation for the wonderful care and support our carers provide every day. It was truly touching to hear their kind feedback and recognition.

We were also delighted to hear from our Resident Ambassador Fiona  and Margarete, who spoke warmly about the positive impact our carers have on residents’ lives and wellbeing.

To all our carers – thank you for your kindness, patience, commitment, and the difference you make every single day. We are proud to celebrate you and all that you do. 

What is not to love about this day! residents enjoyed taste testing a variety of cocktails and mocktails from pina colada’s to strawberry mojitos with our very own cocktail master Anna followed by a quiz as part of our international cocktail day celebrations.

We had a lovely trip to The Horns Inn on a beautiful sunny afternoon, everyone thoroughly enjoyed a round of delicious cocktails, mocktails and great conversations. 

The weather helped make this a perfect afternoon.

We were delighted to open our home for an open day which allowed the local community to come along in and enjoy our homemade treats, canapes and a glass of fizz!

We took our shopping savvy residents out for a day trip of shopping in and around Purley to pick up some bargains!