Celebrating life at Barchester

We celebrated a very special birthday here at Claremont! 

Our lovely resident Lynn was joined by her sister to mark the big day. Lynn was absolutely delighted with her delicious birthday cake, and the whole team loved coming together to sing 'Happy Birthday' to her.

At Claremont, every resident receives their very own personalised birthday cake. We love making sure each birthday is just as unique, meaningful, and special as they are. Happy Birthday, Lynn! 

Another day and another birthday in August to celebrate.
Birthdays are so much more than just another day, they are an opportunity to celebrate each resident, their life, and the memories they have created.

Every resident receives their very own personalised birthday cake, making their day special and as unique and meaningful as they are.

Bronwen was overcome with emotion with the birthday cake that had been made for her by the Head chef, with Bronwen stating “the cake looks wonderful thank you” residents gathered round to sing happy birthday and to join her in a slice of the cake.

Wishing Bronwen a very happy birthday 

Saturday 1st August at Claremont Parkway was a particularly special day for one of our residents, who was celebrating her 100th Birthday!

Vera who has been with the home since May 2020 and has touched the lives of so many people with her good humour and life stories.

Vera was joined by members of her family who came in to celebrate her birthday along with the friends she has made since being at the home. Family gathered in the garden lounge for refreshments and to wish Vera  a very happy 100th birthday.

In the afternoon friends, family, residents and team members enjoyed a chorus of singing with the very talented Dean Jones, who also sang Happy Birthday to Vera, who was delighted with the entertainment.

Vera received Birthday cards from the home, family and from King Charles III which Vera was delighted with. Flowers galore and lots of gifts.

Vera's Daughter said "Thank you to all your colleagues for their help and support in making Mum's birthday so wonderful.

I honestly don't think the day could have gone better!!"
A truly remarkable day for a truly remarkable lady!
From everyone at Claremont we hope you and your family had a wonderful day. 

Residents of Claremont were full of smiles as we celebrated International Cheesecake Day!

Fun facts were firstly discussed and everyone was shocked to learn about the largest cheesecake which weighed a whopping 15,008lbs! and was created by Philadelphia Cream Cheese.

Residents found out the top 10 flavours of cheesecake, however the group were in disagreement with the top flavour which was Oreo cheesecake, with Strawberry flavour coming in 2nd place.

Residents voiced they would rather have the strawberry flavoured cheesecake.

With food related activities, residents are also able to taste some delicious cheesecake, and so after learning about the delicious dessert, they were able to try some, on offer was strawberry swirl flavour and lemon cheesecake, which for some residents it was a very difficult decision to make! The lemon flavoured cheesecake won at Claremont, however residents all agreed it was a lovely treat to have in the afternoon with a cup of tea!

We all thoroughly enjoyed meeting these incredible birds up close and learning all about their unique personalities, habitats and amazing abilities, it was a wonderful opportunity to experience something truly special with plenty of smiles, fascination & memorable moments.

On Saturday evening we held a Cheese and Wine Evening for members of our local community.

We had a good turnout and lots of residents and their families came along which was fantastic.

Our brilliant chef, Jamie, provided us with some delicious platters of cheese, biscuits and grapes which went down a treat with all our guests! We had a selection of different wines to sample and enjoy as well.

The highlight of the evening was the amazing entertainment provided by the wonderful Sarah Starkey.  She had us up dancing and singing along to all the popular songs she sang.  We even did the Conga!!!    

We made the most of the warm and sunny weather when we celebrated National Picnic Week by eating lunch outside at Iddenshall Hall in our newly renovated courtyard garden.

Our ladies at lunch enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by our talented chefs accompanied by a glass (or two!) of wine.

A very pleasant afternoon was had by all, with all the ladies saying that it had been so enjoyable that they couldn't wait to do it again!

Our residents at Iddenshall took a trip out in our mini-bus to Snugbury's ice-cream farm, near Nantwich.
Everyone admired the beautiful Cheshire countryside on route and were especially impressed with the wonderful wildflower display surrounding Paddington bear when they arrived at the farm.

The residents then made the difficult choice of over twenty different flavours of ice-cream, and thoroughly enjoyed their treat.

We all had a wonderful afternoon out!