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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Farm visit

Our residents had a wonderful morning at Bockett’s farm in Bookham, making the most of the beautiful sunshine. They had the opportunity to enjoy a change of scenery, and spend quality time together, sharing a lovely cup of tea and some delicious cake. It was a joyful and sociable outing, residents returning feeling happy and refreshed. 

Being around the animals is a true joy and brings back very fond memories.    

A lovely Sunday at Cossins House Care Home

Our residents have enjoyed a wonderful Sunday filled with smiles, companionship and meaningful activities. Some residents enjoyed staying outside the garden to have fresh air, peaceful surroundings and lovely company. While the rest of the residents get involved with puzzles and scrabbles, sharing plenty of friendly competition and conversation along the way.    

It was a lovely day of keeping active, socialising and enjoying the simple pleasures of Sunday together. What a wonderful day.

Creative mojo arts

What an amazing afternoon enjoying arts and crafts with Tina from Creative Mojo. The residents were encouraged to paint the themed artwork of Alice in Wonderland. 

Everyone had the opportunity to make their own choices about colours. It was a relaxed and enjoyable experience and was wonderful to see the residents engaged, focused and proud of their finished artwork.     

A Little Pastry Making Magic at Cossins House!

Our lovely residents rolled up their sleeves and got back into pastry making today, putting their wonderful baking skills to good use! 

Using delicious marmalade, jam and cheese, we created a fabulous selection of sweet and savoury pastries for all our residents and staff to enjoy.

It was a wonderful afternoon of sharing skills, reminiscing about baking days gone by, and enjoying laughter and conversation together.

There’s nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked pastries filling our home!       

Sunshine on a rainy day!

We successfully chased away the grey storm Austen clouds on Saturday afternoon, thanks to a wonderful visit from the rainbow-clad Sandra Currie. Everyone had an absolutely fantastic time singing along with Sandra to all of our favourite tunes.
We were also delighted to be joined by several family members and friends, who added even more fun, warmth, and laughter to the proceedings!
A massive thank you goes out to Sandra for entertaining us so beautifully and bringing so much joy to our afternoon. We are already looking forward to the next time we can all get together, share some smiles, and sing along to these wonderful classics.
Thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a memorable, bright Saturday!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pre-School play time

We had a lovely morning with Mighty Oaks Day Nursery & Preschool
We read stories together and played games with the parachute, hoops and bean bags.
The children were so energetic, the room was filled with laughter and smiles.

Brownies Visit

We had a fabulous evening with 3rd Christchurch Brownies making remembrance wreaths.
The brownies brought so much energy and fun to the home and we enjoyed being creative and crafty together.
Thank you, we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Generations come together when Boogie Beats bring children to play with the residents

Cadbury Hall's residents were delighted by the energy of the children of Boogie Beats. 

Boogie Beats is a group that travel from care home to care home bringing children and their child minders to partake in story-telling, music and movement along side interacting with older adults living in the care homes.

Boogie Beats leader Nat, had the children and residents captivated by the stories of the farmer that planted seeds and grew giant pumpkins. She had the children and residents pretending to pull out giant pumpkins then invited them to move their bodies and sing along to music.

“They are so energetic, I remember when I had that much energy” said resident Maureen as she giggled at the children dancing around the room.

Our Hearty Winter Warmer Menu Has Arrived

As the temperature drops, our residents have been enjoying our delicious meals it's such an important part of the day. There’s nothing quite like sitting down to a warming meal. Think rich, savoury flavours, delicious aromas and satisfying dishes that invite you to take your time and enjoy every mouthful. 
 
Our Winter Warmer menu celebrates the joy of comfort food, bringing a little extra warmth to the table and making mealtimes something to look forward to. It’s food to settle in with, savour slowly and enjoy alongside a good chat.