Activities at Cheshire Grange Care Home

We had a lovely time joining Mark Piesing for an exciting virtual event to discuss his book ‘N-4 Down: The Hunt for The Arctic Airship Italia’.

Our residents were thrilled to find out more about the book and the fascinating story of the world-famous exploring airship Italia, returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928. The airship was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history.

Our residents were treated to a special virtual sensory storytelling session.  Together with Art Historian Jon Sleigh and the Historic Royal Palaces community team, we explored several royal palaces through the theme of food, dining and celebration!

We enjoyed a fantastic taste-a-long experience from the comfort of our home, from Tudor treats to Stuart sweets. A lovely time was had by all.

We had a week filled with love at Cheshire Grange as we celebrated Valentine’s Day. There were arts and crafts sessions, making textured hearts, discussions about first loves and what is important about love, the hospitality team provided a delicious Valentines evening meal, the dining rooms were decorated, the residents thought the tables looked very sophisticated. We also had musical entertainment from Joe Cockx which got everyone dancing as well as providing some very tender moments. We can't wait to do it all again next year!

At Cheshire Grange we like to celebrate artists birthdays by exploring their works and then experimenting in their style. The end of January marked the late American artist, Jackson Pollock’s birthday,  he was a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was widely noticed for his "drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a horizontal surface, enabling him to view and paint his canvases from all angles. The residents liked his bold use of colour but didn't all agree on if this was 'proper' art or not! However, they did enjoy experimenting and creating their own colourful masterpieces.

We love our musical entertainment here at Cheshire Grange, we welcome our regular singers Sandra Currie Care Home Entertainer, Musical Delights & Joe Cockx - Everyone's Favourite Grandson, they always delight our residents, and we know what each performer brings to the party! When we are looking to invite a new entertainer to the home we have to do our research, get feedback from other homes, look at videos when we can making sure that they will meet our residents needs at the time.

When we opened our doors to Rob Steele, we had a good idea of what to expect, but WOW this gentleman far exceeded those expectations. Rob brought the party to Cheshire Grange!

Singing, dancing, maraca shaking, massive smiles, joyful tears and just a few fluttering eyelashes

Another afternoon, proving the power of music.

We look forward to adding Rob to our regular entertainers providing our residents with a variety of styles to suit their own varied tastes.

As part of our activities program we celebrate world cultural events, and whilst celebrating, discover about the culture too. Chinese New Year is a highlight for the residents. This year, celebrating The Year of the Rabbit, residents, made place mats with their names in Chinese symbols, discover which animal the zodiac they are and what those signs characteristics were, which in some case were very true.

The week of celebrations reached a climax with a Chinese meal created by our hospitality team, with tables decorated with Chinese brocade decorative runners, money purses and fortunes.