Celebrating life at Barchester

The residents at White Lodge spent a delightful afternoon with their loved ones enjoying a relaxing and creative painting session led by Deepti Arora.

A professional artist, Deepti guided everyone through simple yet highly effective techniques to help them create a beautiful landscape masterpiece. Her step-by-step approach made the session accessible, engaging, and thoroughly enjoyable for all skill levels.

We found the experience both stimulating and rewarding as they followed Deepti’s instructions and watched their paintings come to life. One resident, who paints as a hobby, shared that he learnt some very effective techniques that he is excited to incorporate into his future artwork.

It was truly a wonderful afternoon filled with creativity, connection, and joy, and we look forward to many more inspiring painting sessions ahead!

What a fantastic day we had celebrating VE Day at White Lodge! The atmosphere was full of joy as residents were joined by their friends and families for a truly special occasion.

We were treated to a brilliant performance by the fabulous D-Day Dollies show, bringing music, memories, and plenty of smiles with a mini concert that had everyone tapping their feet and singing along.

A real highlight of the day was the visit from the Swindon Veterans. After the show, they spent time chatting with our residents, sharing stories and memories. One particularly special moment was when our resident, Jeff, discovered he had served in the same regiment as veteran Paul! The two had so much to talk about, and Paul has promised to return with his memorabilia to share even more stories next time! Of course, no celebration is complete without great food! Our amazing hospitality team put on a delicious spread of cupcakes, sausage rolls, and refreshing Pimms, which went down as an absolute treat!

A huge thank you to everyone who made the day so memorable! 

Nothing better than a pub lunch!
A group of residents enjoyed an outing to the Thames Court Pub in Shepperton for lunch in the sun. The riverside location offered a delightful spot for a drink and sustenance! Cheers!!

Our lovely Mia, had a fantastic day at the Warnham Parish Day Fair on Sunday. It was lovely meeting so many members of the local community, making new contacts, and sharing what Westlake House has to offer. Thank you to everyone who came to say hello, and to the organisers for hosting such a wonderful event! 🌼

 

Week on week our group of knitters is growing along with the size of their creations. The group has some really experienced knitters and others who have come back to it after a break of many years. There is no substitute for the joy of shared activity, chatting and enjoying coffee and cake with a group of like-minded people.

If you would like to join our weekly group, please call on 01932 509580.

With all the sporting events being shown on the TV. Residents decided it was time to host their own event. 

The day saw teams competing in volleyball, table tennis and races throughout the day. The day ended with an awards presentation for the winning team. For those that did not wnat to take part they cheered on from the side lines.