Activities at The Cedars Bourne Care Home

What a SPLASH!!!!   What a welcome we received from Kirsty and her team at the One Stop Hawaiian Fun Day. We played the tombola and had a great time with the water bombs in "splash the manager"... what a good sport she was! It was good to be such a part of the community in helping raise funds for Alzheimers, something dear to our hearts here at Barchester. And when Anne met a fellow colleague from our sister home Woodgrange, who had cared for Anne’s sister, it was another special moment. Thank you.

Residents really enjoyed their visit from Paint a Pot Place this month. Derek and his granddaughter were lovely, and helped our residents paint some beautiful treasures that they can keep forever. The residents enjoyed themselves so much that we have already booked the next session- designing and making clay decorations for Christmas.

Thank you to Derek and the wonderful team at Paint a Pot Place for being such good company and we are really looking forward to seeing the finished products! 

Our Indian Day was a great success. Our wonderful chef, Richard, created an exquisite Indian menu for us all to sample, with samosa's, mint raita, and a marsala curry with rice. Our colleague, Sam, kindly brought in the most beautiful golden sari, so we could learn how to pleat and wear it. We even danced, "Bollywood" style, learning how to create all the beautifully expressive hand movements via our Online Partner Oomph on Demand. We then played "Gutte", an Indian version of 5 stones. We all agreed how wonderful it was to experience a different culture and learn so much about another country.

The Cedars Care Home in Bourne recently participated in a Memory Walk held to raise money for Option B, organised by The Cedars in conjunction with RJ Scholes of Bourne.

Staff from R.J. Scholes Funeral Services and The Cedars Care Home in Bourne, , along with staff and friends of The Cedars Care Home, took part in the ten mile walk around Bourne and the surrounding villages on 12th August; to raise money for Option B- a local bereavement group run by Wendy Cameron.

Residents across our services had a fantastic time joining Mandy Morrow for a virtual walking tour to learn about the ‘Herstory’ of Mayfair. The Mayfair of Nightingales may be long gone but it still holds a 20th century charm. Birthplace to the late Queen Elizabeth II, home to one of WWII's most decorated female war heroes and a tale of a wealthy Aristocrat and one of France's favourite designers.

We were delighted to take a walk down memory lane and discover stories from one of London's most iconic areas.  The experience was truly enjoyed by all.

The Cedars Care Home, in Bourne was full of animal mischief on Wednesday when Michelle’s Petting Party came to visit the residents and their young guests from Busy Bees Nursery and Pre-school.  Residents at The Cedars Care Home wanted to send the Busy Bees 2023 leavers off in style to thank them for their weekly visits throughout the year. Therefore, they decided to host a petting party on their last visit of term. The children were thrilled to see rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, dogs, a chicken and a bearded dragon; and were excited to share this experience with the friends that they have made here at The Cedars.