Activities at The Cedars Bourne Care Home

Staff and residents at The Cedars Care Home in Bourne held a charity coffee morning and bake sale on 29th September to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.  Having a coffee morning is the perfect chance to catch up over a cuppa and a slice of something delicious for a great cause. The money raised helps everyone with cancer to live life as fully as they can.

Residents enjoyed spending time with friends and relatives, and members of the local community.  Head chef, Richard Parrott, had baked lots of lovely cakes, biscuits and pastries for everyone to sample, as well as a delicious cake for ‘Guess the Weight of the Cake’.  Staff dressed up as characters from Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice‘s Adventures in Wonderland and decorated for a day of fun and whimsy.

Marjorie and Peter celebrated their Platinum anniversary this month. Margery said that the key to their happy marriage is that Peter is her ‘best friend’. It is such an inspiration and we all loved celebrating this momentous occasion with you and your wonderful daughter.

Today, two of our wonderful carers have received their prestigious Long Service Awards in celebration of working here for many years.

Dixie Woods, now Senior Care Assistant, has celebrated her 20 year long career here; and carer Jane Parry received her 15 year Long Service award.  They have both worked with residents and their relatives to ensure that our residents needs have been met over the years.

Adele Keenan, Employee Services Director at Barchester said: “I’m always pleased to hear stories about the long service of Barchester staff and am delighted that Dixie and Jane have achieved these milestones. It is dedication like this that ensures our residents are provided with a happy place to live.”

Rebecca Aldred, Senior General Manager said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating both a 15 and 20 year long service award with Jane and Dixie. They have demonstrated their dedication and loyalty to this home and its residents year after year. I speak for all of us here at The Cedars when I say that I’m looking forward to many more years of working with them both!”

Today we went on an exciting trip to explore our local country park at Ferry Meadows in Peterborough.

Our residents had a fabulous time travelling on the home’s minibus to visit the park. They’ve enjoyed a day full of tranquillity and walks, including by a scrumptious picnic made by home chef Richard Parrott; as well as ice creams from the cafe.

We were able to explore the local wildlife, which everyone found fascinating.

A lovely day was had by all.

The Cedars Care Home in Bourne was thrilled to receive a visit from therapy horse Darwin and his owner Brenda from Comfort Horse Therapy on Monday. The miniature horse, just 34 inches tall, is a falabella who visited a group in the lounge before travelling the home to visit residents in their rooms. He even went up in the lift!

Residents were able to talk to, stroke and groom the horse, who was on his best behaviour throughout the 90 minute visit. He even wore beautiful shoes to keep the floor clean.

Cedars Borne and the Chater Lodge Care Homes came together and joined the local community at the Stamford Health & Wellbeing event, held at the Stamford Day Centre. 

The event brought together local businesses and health care professionals including Under My Wing, Citizens Advice, Dementia Support Lincolnshire and others to highlight and promote the importance of health and wellbeing in the community and to highlight support for those in need. 

One participant said “it is wonderful to see the variety of different organisations come together in unison, showing their support for those who living with mental health, it’s heart-warming to know there is so much support in the community.”