Activities at Hethersett Hall Care Home

Residents, family, friends and staff all came together to share a wonderful evening of Bonfire Night celebrations. The evening started off with a delicious buffet that our chefs Donna and Tony prepared.

Afterwards, we all wrapped up warm and went outside to watch a fire dancing performance and firework display. There were lots of “ooohs” and “aaahs” from the crowd. We all returned inside to the warm lounge, where we were entertained by Splash Duo, who got us all singing and dancing – they were amazing!

The home was filled which such a fantastic atmosphere and we all had a great evening. We'd like to say a very special thank you to all who visited and the staff at Hethersett Hall for all their hard work in making the evening such a success!

Our lovely chef displayed lots of spooky treats for supper, including pumpkin soup from a cauldron! The staff and some residents enjoyed dressing in Halloween costumes, from Dracula to witches and even a zombie hippy. In the afternoon, we played pumpkin bowling and witch toss and, of course, everyone got lots of sweets for taking part. We all had a great time celebrating Halloween!

Residents enjoyed drawing faces and scooping out pumpkins. Some residents got stuck in whilst others preferred the less messy option of chatting and drinking tea  We also made some Halloween lanterns from jam jars, which we put on display in our reception area. We sure had lots of fun decorating our home for Halloween, and the residents were happy to have busy hands!

On 19th October, members of staff dressed up in pink to raise money for breast cancer. The atmosphere in the home was amazing! Residents, relatives and staff certainly enjoyed our cake sale, because there weren't many cakes left by supper time! A special thank you to everyone that came along to support us in raising money for this good cause.

We had a visit from some miniature donkeys earlier this week. Oh wow, what a lovely afternoon! The donkeys were very well behaved and very gentle with the residents, and the staff were very friendly and professional. The residents loved seeing them! It was so nice for staff to see their reactions and how happy they were – after all, it’s not every day we see donkeys in our lounge!

Our residents enjoyed a beverage while sitting by the river watching the boats and wildlife, followed by a tasty lunch made by the lovely staff at Surlingham Ferry Inn. It was really nice to chat with our residents and hear stories from their lives. We were very lucky the sun was shining and certainly made the most of it!