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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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Edna the Donkey
Residents at Westgate House had a fun day with Edna the Donkey. Plenty of cuddles & carrots were given out, and we look forward to welcoming Edna again soon.
The party season is well and truly upon us!
Spreading Christmas Cheer in Chichester
Staff from Marriot House & Lodge have been spreading festive cheer across the community by delivering Christmas goodies to a range of frontline and support services, including West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, home care agencies, local hospital and Chichester Police, while wishing them a very Merry Christmas and thanking them for their dedication throught the year.
Christmas Jumper Day
🎄Barchester Christmas Centrepiece Make-Along with Kathryn Delve Master Florist!🎄
We had a unbe-leaf-ably good time during the latest Barchester Live Session, to craft unique Christmas table centrepieces from fresh evergreen foliage - mostly all locally foraged! 🌿
Everyone got creative following the interactive instructions, resulting in each piece its own one-of-a-kind creation, now proudly displayed around our home! 🩷
Christmas trees!
A busy week at Hunters this week, first assembling and then decorating our many Christmas trees.
Lots of fun and festive cheer as we got to grips with putting together 7-foot trees in our communal areas in both communities.
Then the decorating started. With a wide array of different coloured baubles, our wonderful residents did a fantastic job of bringing the trees to life. It’s definitely beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
Mince pie making
Well you know it’s getting close to Christmas at Hunters when we enjoy our annual mince pie making!
Led by Head Chef Leo, our residents had fun rolling out pastry, shaping it into the pans and filling them with delicious mincemeat. Then there was a (mostly) patient wait whilst they baked in the oven before being enjoyed with a nice cuppa.
Lots of fun as residents reminisced about making and eating mince pies every festive season. As well as those that had never made their own before.
The results were delicious!
Christmas trip to Dobbies!
A couple of magical trips to Dobbies Garden Centre in Cirencester this week to see their fantastic Christmas displays and gifts.
Lots of fun seeing all the amazing decorations, indulging in a little retail therapy and sampling their delicious tea and cakes, of course.
Dobbies remains a favourite destination for many of our residents, especially during the festive season.
Nursery school visit
Today our regular knitting club had some very special guests as a few of the lovely children from The Farm Nursery popped in to say hello.
The residents loved meeting these new friends and everyone had a great time getting to know each other. Our residents showed off some of their knitted treasures and the children showed off their jigsaw puzzle skills as well as some yoga!
The nursery is part of The Organic Farm Shop, Abbey Home Farm, which is a stone's throw away from Hunters. It was wonderful to see different generations enjoying each other’s company and the smiles and laughter say it all.
We can't wait to invite Maya, Kellie and Lucy as well as all the brilliant children to Hunters again soon.