Activities at Friston House Care Home
Our activity coordinators are constantly working to stimulate our residents both mentally and physically by organising group and individual activities for every one within the home to participate in. We have regular outings in our mini bus to various attractions within the area and in the summer we like to take our residents to the seaside, where they can enjoy fish and chips by the beach. Our activity programme is just one of the important aspects of the care home and we try our best to arrange the activities that our residents will enjoy.
David Johnson
I am David, I have been working at Friston House since December of 2023.
I have a background in the visitor attraction sector as an events and activities manager, working with families to create engaging, fun activities that result in long-lasting memories. It is my belief that care home activities should be just as fun, engaging, inclusive to all and worthwhile. Either as a group, self-led or on a one-to-one basis.
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 Friston House Care Home
Warren Wood Primary School
A fantastic visit from the remarkable children of Warren Wood Primary School as they gave us a performance of their latest choir songs which they will be soon performing at the O2 Arena. Our residents really enjoyed this, and loved singing along!
River's rodents and reptiles
Here at Friston House, we had a lovely visit from River's Rodents and Reptiles on Monday. Our residents loved seeing the animals, having cuddles and learning about how to care for them! River always brings a smile to our residents face when he brings the animals.
Chatham Historic Dockyard Visit
A lovely visit from our friends at the Chatham Historic Dockyard, we looked at old photos, reminisced on our memories of the Dockyard from when we were younger and even had a go at tying some knots!
Christmas Fete
Friston House Fete was a roaring success with over £365 raised for the New Hope Animal Rescue Centre, a charity which takes animals off the street and provides them with safety and comfort. We hosted many stalls including raffles, tombola’s, plant stall, craft stall and sweet stall. Some of which were done by the general Public. Residents had a wonderful time!
St Justus Church Dementia Cafe
Another lovely visit to the St Justus Church Dementia Cafe, our residents enjoyed decorating their own poppy wreaths for Remembrance Day.
We had a delicious cuppa and cake, as part of our Community Engagement project we took some cakes along freshly prepared by Abin our chef as a thank you gift for having us.
Celebrating 30 Years of Barchester
A lovely afternoon tea celebrating 30 Years of Barchester!
We were joined by some of our community contacts St Justus Church, Hannah and Chatham Evangelical Church!
Our chef Woody made some delicious cakes and sandwiches. A great time was had by all who attended.
