Celebrating life at Barchester

Community is everything to us here at Hazel Lodge , so it was an absolute pleasure to host a Thank lunch for some of the volunteers from Battle Poppy Appeal who work tirelessly throughout the year decorating the town and raising all important awareness and funds for our Veterans via Royal British Legion. 
In 2025 the team with help from the local community raised over £12,650 for the Poppy appeal which is absolutely fantasic ! Well done to everyone involved and Thank you from your no 1 fans.

We love being able to support our residents in their hobbies and even learning new ones . Our Knit and Natter group is a perfect opportunity to get together with other crafters and to share some "yarn" 😁over a cup of tea and a slice of cake . 
If you know someone who likes to knit or crochet and would like to meet other likeminded souls to natter to then we'd love to see you .

Our weekend bingo with Debbie was slightly elevated with the use of our new interactive tablet, we can't wait to use this for many of our activities going forward. 
Bingo was a huge success as always, residents enjoyed the lovely prizes on offer and of course the fantastic company. 

Mortain Place care home, Eastbourne, were happy to support the Rodmill, one of the The Greene Kings local public houses, after they reached out to the local community requesting empty plastic chocolate sweet and biscuit tubs to be saved and dropped into their pub, supporting their Tub2Pub initiative. The team at Mortain Place got behind this super idea and saved up a total of 157 plastic tubs and delivered them this week to the grateful team at the pub.

The Rodmill are urging customers and members of the local community to bring their clean, empty plastic confectionery and biscuit tubs to participating Greene King pubs from 1^st January until the 15^th February to be recycled.  

Many kerbside recycling collections will not accept these polypropylene tubs, so Tub2Pub is a recycling solution that stops them ending up in landfill. Since Tub2Pub launched, they have helped to divert over 470,000 tubs from landfill and, with the proceeds from recycling the tubs going to their national charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support, they have raised over £34,000 to help fund vital support for people living with cancer.

Mortain Place care home worked closely with Eastbourne District General Hospital to collect and save as many plastic tubs as possible, to support Greene King’s aspirations for a successful collection for this incredibly worthwhile charity.

 

Residents and families enjoyed a unique and joy-filled Australia Day celebration as Newton House care home hosted an ‘I’m A Celebrity’ themed activity in celebration of Australia Day, bringing the excitement of the jungle to the heart of the community.

The event featured a series of Bushtucker-style trials, fun jungle inspired games, and interactive activities designed to encourage participation, laughter, and connection. Residents enthusiastically took part in the challenges enjoying the fun atmosphere together

The celebration created a vibrant and inclusive atmosphere, promoting wellbeing, social engagement, and shared experiences together.

Come and celebrate the social, economic and political development of women at International Women's Day. There will be refreshments and light bites available.

We were ecstatic to host our latest 'Toast & Roast' - a community event designed to celebrate Sundays with our local community - by hosting them for a complimentary Sunday lunch with all the trimmings, followed by live music. 

It was a full house and everyone stayed to enjoy a special live set from local talent, Jimmy, afterwards which even included a few Scottish songs in honour of Burns Night!  Jimmy was happy to take requests throughout his set and finished with the room's universal request for Frank Sinatra's "My Way".

A fabulous Sunday filled with food, friendship and Frank!

Falmouth Court celebrated its fourth birthday at the weekend with residents, families and staff coming together for a special afternoon of cake and live music.

Marking the milestone with a birthday cake, made by the very talented in-house chef team, and a special live violin performance from Rob, it created a relaxed and joyful atmosphere throughout the home.

The celebration reflects the care home's strong community spirit and its ongoing commitment to enriching the lives of residents in Falmouth.