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…

Wimborne Care Home

What a Fantastic Farm experience.

A hugely popular afternoon at Wimborne was our petting Farm experience.

We had residents holding ducks, guinea pigs, rabbits and chicks. We had a wonderful array of animals to enjoy and it was glorious to see the many generations enjoying the fun and frolicks from the sheep, goats, minature donkeys and even turkeys!

The donkeys had an internal tour too!

Summer Fair Success

Our Summer Fair was a wonderful afternoon of stalls, songs, raffles, cakes, icecreams and smiling faces. We had many family and community join our residents.

Fresh Bread is winning plaudits

The fresh daily bread is going down a treat, especially as we move to our delicious, nutritious Autumn menu

A Fun and Lively Afternoon of Games

At Pittsmead Grange, we believe that weekends should be just as full of opportunities to socialise, have fun and make memories as every other day. Whether it’s joining in with an activity, enjoying a game with friends, taking part in gentle exercise or simply spending time together, there is always something happening.

The fun continues throughout the weekend with plenty of activities to keep everyone entertained. Residents enjoyed board games, lively games of dominoes, gentle exercise and lots of friendly

competition, laughter and conversation.

Pittsmead Grange Care Home

Flower Power Party Preparations

Our lovely ladies were getting into the Flower Power spirit, creating their very own beautiful flower headbands to wear at our fabulous garden party.

We had a wonderful afternoon of celebration with lots of smiles, musical memories and plenty of 60s vibes!

Pittsmead Grange Care Home

Poems - a firm favourite

Some of our residents thoroughly enjoy gathering together and enjoy listening to and discussing poetry - they come prepared with their favourite poems, leading to lovely discussions and laughter. Some highlights of this regular gathering include creating our own limericks, Singing/Talking "Changing Guard at Buckingham Palace" and more recently, the discussing the poetic brilliance of the newly departed Dolly Parton.

Now becoming a favourite activity at Pittsmead, it's wonderful to see how some words can inspire and bring back happy memories.

Ross Court Care Home

Pen Y Bryn Animal Sanctuary

Residents of Ross Court enjoyed A wonderful morning at Pen Y Bryn Animal Sanctuary, where they got to spend time with some of the beautiful animals that are in the sanctuary's care.

They are typically not open to the public, however in their kindness we we're able to visit to learn more about what they do, and spend time with some of their animals, which is a real credit to the Ross community spirit.

Not only did residents, get to spend a morning at the Sanctuary, they were able to take in the beautiful surrounding countryside, get in touch with nature, and go somewhere that is typically not accessible to the general public.

A trip to the Farm

We had the best afternoon yesterday when we headed off for a visit to Johnsons of Old Hurst.

The residents were absolutely fascinated by all of the wonderful animals and even had the chance to get up close and personal when it was feeding time! There were plenty of smiles, laughs and some very curious faces along the way.

After meeting the animals, we took a trip through the museum, where we discovered an amazing collection of vintage vehicles, memorabilia and relics from yesteryear.

It really was a beautiful trip down memory lane, bringing back lots of wonderful memories and conversations.

A fantastic afternoon enjoyed by everyone — and we’re already looking forward to our next visit!

A Night Under The Eclipse

What better way to enjoy such a momentous celestial event than at one of our favourite pubs, with a tasty supper, good company — and special eclipse glasses for everyone to enjoy the spectacle!

Residents were thrilled to have a night out at Longshore, Shoreham, enjoying a delicious meal, a beer or glass of wine and, of course, looking through their special glasses as the moon passed in front of the sun.

It was such a lovely evening, and wonderful to see everyone enjoying the excitement of this very special event together.