Activities at Sutton Valence Care Home
Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Gemma Bhandari
My name is Gemma I am an Activities coordinator at Sutton Valence care home. I have been working here for nine years and love it. I grew up in Sutton valence village and attended the local Primary school.
I have always been passionate about the care of others and enjoy enriching the lives of our Residents. I have a Diploma in Health and social care and have worked in private health care for over 14 years. I have always loved performing arts and studied this at school. I am a very proud Mother to Amaya and Jacob.
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 Sutton Valence Care Home
Spiritual Welfare
At Sutton Valence, we take the time to get to know our residents in order to plan meaningful activities. While looking at the spiritual welfare of our residents, we have decided to get involved with sculptor Peter Walker's beautiful ‘Peace Doves’, an art installation at Rochester Cathedral, this month.
We have collected paper Doves for our residents to write a prayer on. This will then be returned to the Cathedral and added to what is planned as a stunning and thought provoking art installation.
A Trip to the King's Head Pub
We had a lovely morning taking Residents Declan, Tom and Lynn down to our local pub the Kings head in Sutton Valence, which has recently been refurbished. The men enjoyed a lovely cold pint, we ordered some crisps which they make fresh in their Kitchen. The pub had a fabulous fireplace that was lit and created such a cosy environment. Our residents had a great time and are looking forward to coming back again.
Happy new year from Sutton valence.
Christmas Floral Fun
Christmas would not be the same with out the smell of fresh flowers in our homes.
Here at Sutton Valence, we did exactly that. Our local florist organised for her Christmas helper to come and help us bring the smell of Christmas into the home with bunches of Christmas Pine and Conifer greenery, beautiful Christmas ribbons and glittering baubles, and the Christmas magic started.
The residents made beautiful bunches of greenery with very little help, to put in their rooms and even better still, they made them for those not able to join in this activity. Spreading the joy of Christmas around our home.
Pearly Kings & Queens
Residents and guests at Sutton Valence Care Home in Maidstone, enjoyed a morning of chat and live music. Members from the Pearly Kings and Queens Society who travelled from Woolwich to perform a selection of Old Time Sing along and gave a great summary on the history and fund raising that this amazing society carry out for charity and to keep their traditions alive.
Pearly Kings and Queens go back to 1875 with the “Costermongers.”
Pearl buttons were sewn on the piped seams, of their Bell bottomed Trousers, Jackets and Waist Coats, also their Caps which showed their status as they worked on their London market stalls. Costermongers were known for being caring and always looked after the sick and poorly.
Resident Lynn was fascinated by the amount of buttons which are hand sewn on to their costumes all of which have to be shell or pearl buttons. Definitely not the popular plastic buttons of today. Clive, who was the Pearly King for the day, joined by his trouble and strife - wife, Eileen, said it was so nice to see the big smiles and rewsidents taking part.
Live music from PJ and Rose
Our Residents enjoyed a lovely afternoon of Music from PJ and Rose. Everybody was rocking around the Christmas tree with some Christmas classics. We had Families that were visiting their loved one’s joining in as well. From all of us at Sutton Valence we hope you have a brilliant Christmas.
Armistice Day
Sutton Valence Care Home in Sutton Valence commemorated the signing of the Armistice Day agreement on the day that the guns finally fell silent. They joined the rest of the United Kingdom in holding a two-minute silence at the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, of the eleventh month.
As well as marking Armistice Day by wearing poppies and observing the national two minute silence, residents took part in two services one overseen by Reverend Fiona Haskett and a second wreath laying service of our own.
