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…

Highfield Care Home

Celebrating Mother's Day

Residents celebrated Mother’s Day with visits and video calls from family members near and far. The home was beautifully decorated with fresh flowers and bunting for the occasion.

Staff at Highfield arranged an extra special treat from a couple of surprise visitors. Teddy and Franklin went around the home giving out flowers to all of the residents, visitors and staff. The residents thoroughly enjoyed spending time with these two delivery boys. The boys even managed to find the time to play some games with the residents and enjoy some sweet treats

Spring is beginning to bloom at Crandon Springs

With the beautiful spring sunshine starting to grace us, we've been making the most of it, heading out to our garden to soak up the fresh air and brighter skies. We loved smelling the mint, rosemary and thyme, and seeing the blossom on the trees, the grape hyacinths blooming, and lots of ladybirds too.

We also brought a touch of spring indoors, and enjoyed a lovely creative session making beautiful blossom tree art using coloured tissue paper.

Sun, fresh air, good company and creativity - it all does wonders for our wellbeing.

Crandon Springs Care Home

It's Mother's Day - Anyone for Afternoon Tea?

We had a lovely Mother's Day afternoon tea at Crandon Springs Care Home. Daughters, family, friends and even dogs, joined their loved ones to celebrate, and it was wonderful to see everyone enjoying a special time together.

Our guests enjoyed a delicious spread of prawn, cucumber, cheese and ham sandwiches, followed by sweet treats including scones with jam and cream, Biscoff swirls, pinwheels and brownies, all freshly prepared by our fabulous kitchen crew.

Resident Barbara summed up the afternoon perfectly, saying it was "wonderful food and good company" and we couldnt agree more.

Meadowbeck Care Home

Mum's the word

Residents celebrated Mother’s Day with visits and video calls from family members near and far. The home was beautifully decorated with fresh flowers and bunting for the occasion.

Staff arranged a special afternoon tea party with a selection of delicious homemade cupcakes and sweet delights. and live entertainment with the wonderful Nikki Humberstone, and beautifully hand knitted gifts for all the ladies and staff.

Betty's Wish

A little less conversation, a little more action! Betty and friends headed out to enjoy a fantastic trip to the Light Cinema in Wisbech, to watch the new Elvis film, all thanks to our Post a Wish initiative.

Betty shared that she has always loved Elvis and really wanted to see the new film on the big screen. Our team was delighted to make her wish come true by organising a special trip to the cinema, where she and others could sit back, relax and enjoy the music and story of the King of Rock and Roll together. There were plenty of smiles as everyone enjoyed the film, reminisced about favourite Elvis songs and shared memories of music from years gone by.

Hickathrift House Care Home

Trip to the Pub

What a wonderful afternoon our residents had on their trip to The Buck Inn in Tilney St Lawrence! The sun was shining, the laughter was flowing, and everyone enjoyed a refreshing drink together.

There were plenty of smiles, a few friendly toasts and even a cheeky comment or two along the way. Trips like these mean so much, giving our residents the chance to get out, socialise and enjoy time together in the local community.

A huge thank you to our amazing team for making the outing run so smoothly, and to the welcoming staff at The Buck Inn for their warm hospitality and great service. Here’s to many more lovely trips like this!

Iris Court Care Home

Mothering Sunday Celebrations

We had a lovely surprise for our wonderful mums at Iris Court this Mothering Day! Debbie popped into the home to surprise our mums with a gorgeous handmade basket of sweet treats, sharing warm hugs, smiles, and a lovely catch-up with everyone. It was such a special moment and truly brightened the day.

We hope all our amazing mums had a wonderful day and were truly spoilt!.

Celebrating Mother's Day

We celebrated Mother's Day with a lovely reminiscence chat, sharing special memories of our mums, family traditions and the moments that mean the most. It was wonderful to hear so many heartfelt stories.
Afterwards, everyone enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea together, filled with sweet treats, warm drinks and plenty of laughter.
A truly special way to celebrate the amazing mothers and mother figures in our lives.

Parley Place Care Home

Mother's Day

We had a lovely social afternoon for mothers day. Residents made floral decorations for the table, we got our vintage china out and chef made us a lovely Mother's Day Cake.

The room was buzzing with conversation and laughter.