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
Getting Crafty
Over the last week we have been enjoying a number of arts and crafts session. In Young At Heart we had a go at print making using polystyrene tiles and used plants, different ornaments, and our imaginations to create fantastic patterns and designs. On Memory Lane we started to make a Spring wreath using a pre-made ring and egg cartons for the flowers we also have had fun creating egg trees for Easter and marbling techniques to create amazing pieces of Art work.
Tickled Pink
Residents had an amazing time when they enjoyed an amazing performance from the fantastic Tickled Pink Productions and their show Wonderful West End. Everyone got involved singing and dancing along in their seats. They did all the show time classics and had to many costume changes to count! Residents had so much fun and can’t wait to welcome them back again!
Holi Hindu Festival
We celebrated both Holi (the Hindu festival of colour) and Red Nose Day. As part of the festivities, we welcomed two amazing dancers from the Bollywood dance dreams dance company. We enjoyed their upbeat and mesmerising performance and even learned a few moves ourselves before joining in with the special performance. We were able to learn the meaning behind many of their dance moves including their portrayal of body jewellery! We hope to welcome them back soon as.
Gentlemen's Gathering
We enjoyed our first monthly gentlemen’s trip! We had some delicious lunch at The View in Wootton Wawen. We all had fish and chips (which was amazing) and some of us even had ice-cream! The View has lovely large windows and of course, an amazing view. On the way back we took the scenic route through our beautiful countryside and took a little trip down memory-lane.
Pancake Day
We celebrated Pancake Day here at Cherry Trees! We had great fun participating in Alcester Court Leet’s annual Pancake Day Races. Once the races had finished, we went for a hot drink and slice of cake at Orangemable (Yummy) and enjoyed a little mooch around the shops...
Make a (furry) friend day
We’ve had an extremely busy week here at Cherry Trees! On Friday 11th February we celebrated ‘Make a Friend Day’, so of course we welcomed some of our animal friends into our home! We were joined by the Middle England Farm alpacas. Two alpacas, named Scooby and Percious, went around our home to meet and greet all our lovely residents. We were able to learn so much about the alpacas and their farm, including the number of alpacas the farm has (40!). The beautiful farm, located near Stratford-Upon-Avon, offers alpaca walking experiences, private farm experiences and even a private meerkat experience!
Upcoming events
May
The month of May is the gateway to Summer and we are looking forward to a fun filled month ahead.
