Activities at Iddenshall Hall Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
Activities here at Iddenshall Hall are an integral part of every day life for each of our residents. We strive to include as many of our residents as possible with the activities schedule. Our Schedule is released monthly and includes activities such as poetry afternoons, indoor games, Bingo, flower arranging, pamper days, quizzes, exercises, various musicians and entertainers, Pat Dog Visits, Music Therapy, discussion groups and trips out in our minibus to local places of interest and further afield to see the Blackpool Lights or to Knowsley Safari Park.
We are constantly asking the people who live in our home which events they would like to see taking place and we endeavor to fulfill these requests. Our aim is to provide a varied and packed schedule which allows for a vast array of skill bases and capabilities. We are in constant contact with local groups and businesses, the local Beaver Scout group are always happy to pay a visit to our home, helping with the garden or coming at Christmas to sing carols for us. We also have a small group of volunteers to help us, including pupils from our local 6th form College who visit once a week.
All the above helps ensure the lives of our Residents are fun and fulfilled.
Karen, Luisa & Julie
Hi! Our names are Karen, Luisa & Julie, and we are the Activities Coordinators here at Iddenshall Hall & Beeston View.
Our aim is to always deliver a wide range of fun and stimulating activities which are appealing, can be enjoyed and are inclusive to all of our residents. Our work is very rewarding and it is a pleasure planning events and activities each month. We really enjoy interacting with residents and learning about their interests, preferences and experiences.
There is nothing more rewarding to us than seeing smiling faces and hearing real laughter every day. Look out for our activities and events - you are welcome to join us!
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 Iddenshall Hall Care Home
Celebrating Carers Week
This week we have been celebrating Carers Week and our Residents were very keen to acknowledge the wonderful care our dedicated and hard-working Carers give to them.
They worked hard making and decorating delicious cakes and individual rose posies and were thrilled to be able to present them to each Carer as a thank-you for all they do.
All the teams also received homemade cakes and boxes full of treats from chocolates, sweets, biscuits and all the naughty things in life!
The residents also made hand drawn thank you cards and arranged flower posies. Again a massive thank you to all our fabulous care team for all they do, each and every day for our residents.
Tour de Barchester 2025!
We were lucky enough to be an official stop on Day 3 of the Tour de Barchester cycle challenge and Residents and Staff were delighted to welcome the cycling team to a much-needed pit-stop at our home.
The riders were thrilled to receive a motorcycle escort down our driveway ridden by our Head Chef, John assisted by his pillion passenger, Tracy our Admin Assistant. They were welcomed by flag-waving, cheering Residents and Staff and celebrated on our winner’s podium which had been made by our Maintenance Manager, John.
The cycling team then enjoyed a delicious lunch provided by the homes talented hospitality team and a beautiful carrot cake and Tour de Barchester branded cookies made by our General Manager, Kirsty. The aim of this challenge was to raise money for the many charities the Barchester Foundation support and our home are proud to have raised £200 by riding the equivalent 250 miles of the tour on an exercise bike!
This was truly a team effort where our Residents and all of the departments at our home have been involved and an event which everyone enjoyed and has made us proud!
Thank You for 10 Years' Service
We celebrated 10 years of service to Sarah Pearce!
Well done Sarah on such a huge milestone! Sarah previously worked within the care team, but has since moved to the hospitality team.
John, Head Chef presented Sarah with her award, gold pin and flowers.
Thank you for your dedication to your residents and colleagues Sarah and a massive thank you.
Enjoy! Love Kirsty and the whole team x
A visit from Alpacas!
This week our Residents were delighted to welcome two new and unusual woolly friends into their home.
Teddy and Carlos are two large but extremely well-behaved alpacas who came all the way from Knightley Alpaca Trekking in Stafford with their humans to spend an afternoon with us. And our Residents (and staff!) just loved them!
Teddy and Carlos visited all three of our communities at Iddenshall Hall & Beeston View, even meeting some of our Residents in their own rooms. They are such intuitive animals who seemed to sense when they needed to be especially calm and gentle. Their visit was so successful and fun and we cannot wait to welcome them back soon!
Cocktails in the Garden
With the wonderful weather we're having, we celebrated World Cocktail Day in our gardens!
We started preparing the cocktails, adding fresh fruit like oranges and strawberries. In the other, we added cucumber and mint, we also used lemonade and ice, plus grenadine & Pimms.
The residents joined in, and everyone was happy, enjoying the flavour of their drinks and a pleasant conversation. It was a lovely afternoon and we've all now found the taste for what we'd like next time the sun is out!
All you need is love!
The residents at Iddenshall Hall & Beeston View really enjoyed celebrating Valentine's Day together by making, decorating and, of course, tasting delicious heart-shaped biscuits and enjoying juicy strawberries, all accompanied by a glass of sparkling pink fizz!
Upcoming events
Looking for a place to host a meeting?
Looking for a venue to host a meeting? We have the perfect space for you to use, completely free of charge. For more information please contact our friendly team.
Could you be a Volunteer?
Do you have any spare time? Could you make a difference? For more information on becoming a volunteer pop in and see us or give us a call on 01829 732 454.
Calling All Emergency Services!
Come and take a break on us whenever you need it - enjoy a warm welcome, a hot drink and there may be a cake or two available!
