Celebrating life at Barchester

In June, we enjoyed a fantastic joint trip out with our sister home, Ashby House Care Home, Barchester Healthcare. We headed to the lovely Northampton garden centre for a wonderful afternoon. Together, our residents and staff had a great time mooching around the beautiful displays. Afterwards, we treated ourselves to a nice cup of tea and a delicious bite to eat. It is always rewarding to take our residents out for fun adventures. Huge thanks to the wonderful Ashby House team for joining us!

In early June, we welcomed Blue from Little Hooves, Big Memories for a special visit. Residents and staff loved spending time with him. He brought smiles, laughter, and wonderful memories to everyone's day. Thank you to Little Hooves, Big Memories for such a lovely visit! We look forward to seeing Blue again soon. Therapeutic animal visits like this bring immense joy and comfort to our community, boosting well-being and sparking meaningful conversations among everyone here. It truly was a heartwarming highlight for our home.

Yesterday at Herne Place Care Home, our talented 2nd Chef Carlo was serving up a firm favourite for our lovely residents – delicious fish and chips! 

There were plenty of smiles around the dining room as residents enjoyed this classic British dish, freshly prepared and full of flavour. Moments like these help make mealtimes special and bring everyone together.

Thank you, Carlo, for another wonderful meal enjoyed by all!

The farm came to town, and what an amazing time we had!
From the tiny ducklings, sheep, goats, to the big donkeys, there was something for everyone to enjoy. The naughty pigs certainly kept us entertained as they truffled around looking for worms and happily dug up the grass!
It was a wonderful experience, and our residents absolutely loved meeting and spending time with all the animals. A huge thank you to Mill Cottage Farm Experience for bringing this fantastic experience right to our garden and creating such special memories for everyone. 

Festival of the Flowers – wow, what an amazing show!
Congratulations to the Chichester Cathedral and everyone involved in creating the flower displays. It was absolutely stunning and full of wonder at every turn. We loved spotting all the little butterflies hidden throughout the displays, and there were certainly some enormous strawberries in The Lady Chapel, they were almost too good to resist!
We took some of our residents along, and they absolutely loved every minute of it. 
Thank you to everyone whose hard work, creativity, and dedication made this such a memorable experience and to our staff who volunteered to support the residents.

As part of National Volunteers’ Week, we would like to say a massive thank you to two very special people who make such a difference to life in our home.
Firstly, a heartfelt thank you to Father Richard, who regularly visits to deliver Holy Communion to our residents. Your kindness, faith, and dedication bring comfort, peace, and joy to so many.
We would also like to give a huge and heartfelt thank you to our wonderful volunteer, Jean. Jean is an absolute superstar who not only supports our residents but also brightens the days of our staff. Her kindness, dedication, encouragement, and appreciation mean the world to us all. She is a truly amazing lady who continues to care for and inspire everyone around her.
Thank you both for everything you do. We are incredibly grateful and so lucky to have you as part of our home family.

Remember when we planted our vegetables? Today was finally the day for our residents to pick and taste the fruits of their hard work.  Such cute carrots!!