Activities at Strachan House Care Home

Residents enjoyed the start of summer with a welcome visit from our local nursery Cargilfield Nursery. Many sessions are held indoor but today as the sun shone we took our session outside into our wonderful grounds. With some quick cricket, football and the bean bag challenge on offer the grounds were alive with the sounds of tiny laughter and as always lots of smiles.

Our Gone Fishing 23 project struck again today when Olive 99 years young got bowled over with a surprise trip to Bainfield Bowling Club to spend the afternoon with their Ladies team. Olive played bowls up until the age of 93 and often told us how much she missed her beloved game. So our project Gone Fishing 23 jumped into action and made connections with the local club to see if they could help. The rest as they say was history. “what an amazing surprise as we pulled up. I didn’t have a clue. The afternoon was so lovely and the ladies were amazing and so friendly. A real treat to spend those moments with my son Gavin too”.

Strachan House surprised its nurses today with a wonderful afternoon in honour of all their hard work and dedication they do within our home. A lovely afternoon was had by all when they were informed they were to stop what they were doing and have a seat so they could be spoilt and pampered in style. With a freshly prepared afternoon tea it was the residents turn to say thank you in recognition of all their hard work. Thank you to all our nurses for everything you do.

Strachan House ended a full on week of Coronation themed activities with their Big Coronation Picnic event on the Sunday. After watching the historical ceremony on the Saturday residents and staff busied themselves to ensure their home on the Sunday was fit for a king. Adorned with picnic baskets and lots of fizz relatives, family, friends and local community were invited into the gardens to share in the special day. With local MP Christine Jardine also in attendance to unveil our rose bush in memory of the late Queen accompanied by great live entertainment from Diane Fields it was certainly a day to remember in our history. Moments like these make memories that will last a lifetime.

 Local care home Strachan House has had a week full of royal themed activities but the fun didn’t stop there. They hosted The Big Coronation Picnic event on the Sunday 7th May for their residents, family friends and their entire local community. In attendance was local MP Christine Jardine who kindly accepted her invitation to unveil a rose bush in memory of the late Queen Elizabeth ll after her son King Charles lll take the royal crown on Saturday 6th May.

 Christine Jardine spent the afternoon chatting with everyone who attended the event. Enjoying everything Strachan House had to offer Christine explained “It has been a lovely afternoon I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my visit. Chatting with the residents and staff has been lovely. Such a wonderful home and the amount of support was outstanding.”

Across our services Residents had a wonderful time participating in an interactive virtual talk with Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, where we delved into the rich history of coronations.

During the talk, we explored fascinating topics such as the coronation chair, the crown, and other significant aspects related to King Charles' upcoming coronation. Our residents were thrilled to have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the memoirs of past coronations from 1937 and 1953, as well as learning about the coronation oath and what to expect from the ceremony, including the music, guests, and pageantry.