Activities at Cherry Trees Care Home
Our activities team are constantly striving to mentally and physically stimulate those we support by organising group and individual social events for anyone and everyone to participate in. There are regular outings in the minibus to nearby places of interest, including the local theatre, as well as visits from Pat dogs, musicians and entertainers. We also host bingo, quiz and knitter natter afternoons that we encourage relatives and the local community to attend. Our Gentleman's Club is also open to non-residents every Thursday afternoon from 2:30pm, join us for a tipple of your choice, we have plenty of snacks and chats. For the ladies, our beauty salon provides; hairdressing and nail pampering, you too can enjoy a drink and some well-deserved 'me' time. Activities are one of the most important aspects of a care home, so it is essential that our team are dedicated to ensuring that residents are entertained, and that life at Cherry Trees is fun and active.
Carly Marshall
Carly joined Cherry Trees in March 2023. Her whole life has been working in the care sector and now as lead activity coordinator, Carly said ‘ I absolutely love my role here. I have a real passion to enrich the lives of our residents and make them as special as they can be. I really love to see the faces of our residents when we make these ideas we have come to life, it’s just a magical and rewarding job and I can honestly say I’ve found my forever home’
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Cherry Trees Care Home
'Who Let the Dogs Out?'
On Saturday 7th March, Cherry Trees hosted its very own ‘Crufts’ with dogs of varying breeds, shapes and sizes joining us to undertake our home-made agility course (big thank-you to Brendan Hennessy for his design and amazing woodwork skills). All pooches ‘and handlers’ were on their best behaviour throughout the day. Our residents scored each round awarding Milo 3rd, Oscar 2nd and Kali the sheepdog with handler; carer Ebony stealing the show taking 1st prize across all categories. A fantastic day for all involved, full of giggles and woofs!
Home Baking in Cup-Cake Café
Activities Coordinator; Jo-Anne set up an afternoon of baking in our beautiful 'Cup-Cake-Café' located in Memory Lane at Cherry Trees. Our residents enjoyed mixing the ingredients and carefully spooning the correct amount of mixture into each baking case. While the cakes were cooking the group spent time colouring cake images for display. Everyone loved eating the finished Vanilla sponges, washing them down with a lovely cup of tea.
"Time for a Cuppa" Dementia UK Fund Raiser
It was "Time for a Cuppa" at Cherry Trees Care Home on Friday 6th March, where residents, family and friends of the home gathered together for tea, coffee, cakes and a good chat! Hosted and organised by our Activities Coordinator team; Jo-Anne and Liz with the assistance of the kitchen staff, guests enjoyed buying delicious homemade cakes from the cake stall and having a flutter on the tombola. The event raised a wonderful £170.65 in aid of the charity, Dementia UK.
Tuesday Trip - The Garden Centre
Our minibus is put to good use every Tuesday, our residents have an ever growing list of local areas and attractions they wish to visit. This week it was Mappleborough Green Garden Centre. Everyone was impressed by the new décor; lovely Easter display and spring flowers, giving them lots of ideas for our Gardening club sowing sessions. They all agreed, coffee and cake in the restaurant was a perfect way to finish the trip.
Flippin' great Pancake Day
Everyone had a good time on Pancake Day at Cherry Trees from making and shaping then decorating with delicious toppings of strawberries and cream, syrup and chocolate flakes. Residents and staff went head to head in a flipping completion with the winners' pancake reaching just centimetres from the ceiling before landing safely in the pan!
Out & About in Wythall
A group of our wonderful residents enjoyed a day trip to the heart of the Wythall community to spend time wondering around Shirley Aquatics and viewing the amazing aquariums, where all manner of fish and marine life are on display, before relaxing in the Becketts Farm Restaurant and Coffee Shop for coffee and scrumptious tea cakes.
Upcoming events
May
The month of May is the gateway to Summer and we are looking forward to a fun filled month ahead.
