Activities at Harton Grange Care Home

It has been a busy time at Harton Grange over the easter and on the 16th April we held our Easter Fete to raise money for our residents fund as well as to have fun. Joy and Liz had a lovely selection of cakes for sale with fruit and cheese scones as well as cornflake cakes and biscuits. 

We also had a tombola where a some of our residents won some lovely prizes with Dorothy needing a back to carry them all in. Joy also knitted some wonderful blankets with animals on them that were perfect for new-borns. It was a wonderful day filled with laughter and lots and lots of cake.  

Residents at Harton Grange have been busy getting their hands dirty. We have a lot of plans for our garden and will be growing stuff like potatoes, carrot and beetroots in May. 

But with the weather being so nice we got a head start with our tomatoes plants that we have grew from seed and have been tending to them in our activity room. But now as spring is setting in we have gotten a new greenhouse and have been busy potting them up and putting them in there new home. 

Sheila and Annie both said they used to let their husband do all the gardening but they were shocked at how much they enjoyed potting the tomatoes. Now we need to wait till they grow and we can enjoy the fruits of our labour.

Some of our residents at Harton Grange attended the Connectfest at Temple Park with Equal Arts a local charity. We worked with Neil who is a joiner and makes the most wonderful creations with wood. We decided we wanted to make some bug houses for the winter and some new feeders for our chickens. 

David, who lives at Harton Grange has a fantastic time as he used to be joiner and loves to work with would, he said the smell of the wood and the sawdust brought back a lot of memories. We met a lot of different people at the event and have made some new friends who we home to see again soon. 

Bev, our Deputy Manager has received a prestigious 20 Year Service Award.

Bev, received a bouquet of beautiful fresh blooms and her award by Judith, General Manager who said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating 20 years of loyal service with Bev. She has demonstrated her dedication and loyalty to this home and its residents year after year. I speak for all of us here at Harton Grange when I say that I’m looking forward to many more years of working with Beverley!"

Congratulations, Bev!

At Harton we enjoyed a lovely afternoon of magic from the Steve Bell Magic Show. There was a lot to see with things vanishing and reappearing, Steve bending a coin with only his fingertips and a magic key that moved without anyone touching it. 

Lots of us participated and were assistants with various magic tricks. Dot even got a souvenir from Steve as he let her keep the coin that he bent by magic. It was a wonderful day, and we can wait for another show. 

The residents at Harton Grange wanted to brighten up one of the small corridors in the building and bring some of the outside in. 

We decided on making it into an indoor garden as it is a warm place with lots of sunlight, so just like a greenhouse. So far we have planted tomatoes, sugar peas and some strawberries and are eagerly awaiting to see the fruits and veg sprout and grow. 

When they have grown enough, we plant by taking them into the garden and then start growing more plants in our new indoor garden.