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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…
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Gentle Morning Exercise
One of the regular activities at Falmouth Court is our morning gentle exercise sessions with music and noodles. Residents enjoy moving at their own pace, with plenty of smiles along the way. It was also lovely to have some family members join in too. These sessions help support mobility and strength, while encouraging independence.
Giving back to our local community
To celebrate the Year of Reading, we have continued our mission of getting more books into the hands of children in our local community.
This month we were delighted to donate books to Looby Lous Childcare Limited and Applegarth School. We hope these books help inspire a love of reading, spark imagination, and bring lots of enjoyment to the children.
A big thank you to these wonderful settings for the fantastic work they do supporting young learners every day. We’re proud to play a small part in helping encourage a lifelong love of reading.
Home welcome VIP visitor for tour of the home
We were delighted to welcome Rishi Sunak to Mount Vale Care Home. He spent time looking around the home, including our newly refreshed memory lane community and our cinema room.
Rishi took time to speak with residents and families throughout the home before joining a group in our private dining room for homemade chocolate cupcakes, Victoria sponge, fresh fruit and a cuppa. He even help handing out the cakes and chatted with residents about their previous jobs and life stories.
The visit ended with a big thank you to our wonderful volunteers and staff for all their hard work and dedication.
Giving back to our local community
To celebrate the Year of Reading, we have continued our mission of getting more books into the hands of children in our local community.
This month we were delighted to donate books to Looby Lous Childcare Limited and Applegarth School. We hope these books help inspire a love of reading, spark imagination, and bring lots of enjoyment to the children.
A big thank you to these wonderful settings for the fantastic work they do supporting young learners every day. We’re proud to play a small part in helping encourage a lifelong love of reading.
Trip to enjoy chocolatey delights!
Residents and staff enjoyed a lovely trip into town to **Hotel Chocolat**, where we treated ourselves to some beautiful cakes along with hot chocolate and cappuccinos. It was a wonderful chance to relax together and enjoy some delicious treats.
On the way, we also took time to admire the beautiful spring flowers beginning to appear. The **snowdrops were definitely a favourite**, reminding us that spring is on its way.
A simple outing filled with good company, tasty treats, and signs of the new season.
Raffle Fundraiser Success for Jack and Pals Therapy Dogs
Resident staff and families have been raising money through a raffle, and we’re delighted to share that we raised £142.12 for Jack and Pals Therapy Dogs.
The visits from the therapy dogs mean so much to our residents. They bring comfort, companionship, and plenty of smiles, making a real difference to wellbeing and brightening everyone’s day.
Congratulations to our raffle winner, Angela, who has been contacted. A huge thank you to everyone who took part and supported this wonderful cause!
V&A Make-along – Fashion & Food!
In celebration of London Fashion Week and the *Marie Antoinette Style* exhibition, our residents joined Holly from the V&A Learning team and designer-artist Rafin Jannat for a wonderful live make-along session.
Together they explored beautiful fashion inspired by desserts and some of Marie Antoinette’s favourite sweet treats. Residents then got creative with their own watercolour paintings, learning new techniques while creating their own sweet still-life artwork.
It was a lovely social event, filled with creativity, conversation, and plenty of smiles as everyone enjoyed trying something new together.
Happy St Patrick's Day
We had a fantastic time celebrating our Irish residents! Staff and residents dressed up, the home was full of festive decorations and we even enjoyed virtual tours around Ireland.
From sipping whiskey & cream and Guinness to tucking into a delicious Irish stew, the day was full of treats. We got creative too painting shamrocks, colouring St. Patrick’s pictures and testing our knowledge with a fun Irish quiz!
Laughter, cheer and Irish spirit filled the day—Sláinte
Fun in the Sun
It was fun in the sun all day yesterday at Bayleaf.
We made the most of the warm spring sunshine with an impromptu morning spent in the gardens of the home. The residents were invited to pull up a chair and enjoy the unmistakeable feeling of sunshine on their faces whilst the staff provided drinks and refreshments. Some of the residents also helped head gardener, Mark Olivier, adding some colour to the gardens with an array of flowers and potted plants
After lunch we were back outside, this time for a French themed afternoon. We had some delicious snacks and drinks and the residents enjoyed testing their skills with some French language games and quizzes. This was a blast from the past for most of the residents who had learnt French at school and dug deep in the memory banks to remember what they had learnt.
A lovely day with lovely weather and, most importantly, lovely residents!!