Activities at Moreton Hill Care Home
Our home is always full of life, and we can thank our wonderful Activities Coordinators for this. Dedication to creating a unique and interesting activities programme is what sets us apart from other homes. We always take into consideration that some people would prefer to pursue their own interests, which is why our team strive to incorporative activities that cater to a wide range of tastes and hobbies. Our trips out are always fun and exciting as well, and residents are guaranteed to return with stories to tell their loved ones!
Jackie Chillingworth
Hello. I am Jackie, the Lead Activity Co-Ordinator at Moreton Hill. I have worked for Barchester for over 10 years. Now, together with my team and the staff at our beautiful home, our aim is to help all residents live life to the best they can by bringing meaningful and enriching activities into their lives.
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 Moreton Hill Care Home
A visit from our MD
Angela Bradford MD visited Moreton Hill for the first time. Our Resident Ambassador, Moira, prepared a poem for her visit and Robert handed out a bouquet of flowers and a card from all our residents.
Harvest Festival
At the end of the month we celebrated Harvest Festival at Moreton. Our Kitchen and residents helped to make a beautiful display and Chef Stuart created a special Harvest lunch for everyone to enjoy. We were also joined by our ponies who graze on our land – Beauty and Naya and owner Otto. The ponies loved their carrots!
Visit to Wholly Gelato
We took advantage of the early autumn sunshine and drove our minibus down to Elmore, on the banks of the Severn, to one of our favourite places. Wholly Gelato. The ice cream is made on the farm from its dairy herd and is simply delicious. Our residents love checking out the different flavours of ice cream. Favourite this time was the scrumptious coconut and chocolate chip and the fruity strawberry. We highly recommend a visit if you are in the vicinity.
Godsells Cheese
We were delighted to welcome Liz Godsell of Godsell’s Cheese to give another talk about her farm and the cheese making business that she and her family run in the nearby village of Leonard Stanley. Liz brought along a selection of cheeses to taste and our residents enjoyed these and a glass or two of port to accompany. Most popular of the selection of cheeses were the beautiful Single Gloucester and the super powerful and tangy Singing Granny’s Sister.
Postal History of Gloucestershire
Moreton Hill residents were delighted to welcome back Stonehouse History Group who gave a talk on the history of the postal service in Gloucestershire. The key is the one that is used to open the old postbox. As always their talks are so interesting and enjoyable, thank you.
Teckels Collect Donations and Bring Special Visitors
Thank you so much to eveyone who donated to the Teckel's basket. Moreton Hill were delighted that Teckels Animal Sanctuaries came in to collect the items and bought two very cute visitors with them. Residents had some lovely cuddles and they were very at home. Supporting local charities is very important to residents and the team.
