We have had an exceptionally busy month, lots of outings and

internal entertainment.

We celebrated Halloween….

We have some new staff on board in Administration and on Care

and we have also had some refurbishments at Iddenshall Hall.

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• Refurbishment at

Iddenshall Hall

• Art Exhibition at

Willington Hall

• Brenda’s and

Rita’s Birthdays

• Bluebell Café

Visit

• Tea Dance at

Chester Town Hall

• Susan Walker

Musical

Entertainment

• Halloween Week

• Pamper Evening

• Joan’s Piano

Playing

• New Staff

• Upcoming Events

On 23rd October we visited Willington Hall for their

annual art exhibition. Willington Hall is in a lovely

setting and our friend Tanya Ravenscroft was there to

show us round.

The Residents enjoyed seeing all the art work and had

a cup of tea there before returning to the home.

On 6th October we

celebrated Rita’s’

Birthday.

We had a Film night

and watched “Red Dog” in the Lounge.

We all sang Happy

Birthday and shared a

Cake whilst enjoying some wine and

nibbles.

Rita had a lovely evening and some of

her family came in to

help us celebrate.

We also celebrated

Brenda’s Birthday

on the 10th October,

we had an afternoon

tea-party and

celebrated with tea

and cake.

On Tuesday 28th October we went for lunch at The

Bluebell Cafe in Barrow.

We took residents from Beeston View and Iddenshall and we all enjoyed a slap up lunch of Egg, Bacon,

Sausage, Beans, Mushrooms, Black Pudding and Toast.

The residents tucked in and there were clean plates all

round. The staff there were amazing. The Bluebell cafe is run by

volunteers and the money they take is donated to The

Red Cross and St John Ambulance.

It is in a lovely setting and we had a short walk around the grounds before heading back to the home.

We have refurbished the

Lounge/Conservatory and

Entrance Areas plus some of

the bedrooms at Iddenshall

Hall this past Month. The

colours and furnishings are

lovely and bright and

everyone has had positive

things to say about the

improvements.

On 1st October we went to a Tea Dance at Chester Town Hall. The Dance was attended by the deputy

Mayor of Chester and his wife. We met some very inspirational people there too.

On route we stopped at Christleton Pond to have a picnic and feed the ducks.

John and Connie especially enjoyed the dancing, some of which was out of our league, but we all tried

our best. We were given Tea and Biscuits and enjoyed the raffle too.

We were enjoying ourselves so much that we were a little late back for our tea!!

On 13th October Susan Walker joined

us again with her musical

entertainment, delighting us with her

saxophone and clarinet.

She played some requests for us and

we are all going to learn the words to

her songs so we can sing along.

As usual there was lots of dancing and

the residents joined in with Maracas

and tambourines!

On World Food Day this

week (16th October) we

celebrated by having a

Tasting session of exotic

fruits.

The residents enjoyed

sampling the delights of

Melons, Passion Fruit,

Bananas, Star fruit,

Pineapples and Grapes.

We spent the morning

learning how to peel and

cut the fruits and then

enjoyed eating the

results.

Throughout Halloween Week we have been busy

preparing for the 31st. We have done some Pumpkin

carving and designs and also have spent time

putting up the Halloween decorations at Iddenshall

Hall.

The staff have dressed up today in the spirit of the

season, trying not to scare the residents too much!

We had Pumpkin Soup for our tea and a Halloween

quiz in the afternoon too!!!!

On Tuesday 7th October we had a Pamper

Evening at Iddenshall Hall. The ladies enjoyed

having their nails done and Ruby enjoyed a Foot

Spa followed by a foot rub, which she found

most relaxing.

Even the men joined in!! Rob had a hand

massage and a head rub.

We drank some wine and had a film on in the

lounge, there was chatting and some laughs, and

everyone was extremely relaxed.

Our Newest Resident at Iddenshall Hall is an absolute wiz on the piano; she spent an

afternoon entertaining us with her talents.

Thank you Joan.

November Events for your Calendar

10th – Remembrance Service at Beeston View 10.45am,

everyone welcome.

11th – Minibus trip out to Okells Garden Centre

11th – Clothes Party at Iddenshall at 2pm

17th – Susan Walker Entertainment at Iddenshall at 2pm

18th – Minibus trip out to Christleton with Scenic Drive

20th – Susan Walker Entertainment at Beeston View 2pm

20th – Library Visit at Iddenshall

25th – Minibus trip out – Heathers Magical Mystery Tour

December Events for your Calendar

4th – Minibus Trip out to The Bear House

8th – Carol Service at Beeston View 10.45am

Everyone welcome

9th – Minibus Trip to Tea Dance at St John Hartford

13th – Memory Lane Theatre Company – Pantomime

“Jack and the Beanstalk” 2.30pm – everyone welcome

15th – Carol Service at Iddenshall 11am

15th – Tarvin Scouts, Carol Singing at Iddenshall 6pm

16th – Minibus trip out to Tarvin Café to see the Reindeer

17th – Duddon Primary School Carol Singers 2pm

18th – Residents Meeting at Iddenshall 6pm

19th – Residents Xmas Party 11am onwards

23rd

– Minibus trip out to Delamere Forest

23rd

– Residents Meeting at Beeston View 6pm

26th – Boxing Day Hunt trip

Residents Family and Friends are welcome to attend

any of our Carol Service and Pantomime events and

also the Residents Meetings.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME AND JOIN IN

WITH ANY OF OUR ACTIVITES AND

ENTERTAINMENT, YOU ARE ALWAYS

WELCOME.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME WITH US ON

ANY OF OUR TRIPS TO ACCOMPANY YOUR

RELATIVE PLEASE LET EITHER LYNNE,

HEATHER OR BRIDIE KNOW IN ADVANCE AND

WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO FIT YOU IN

MANY THANKS

We would like to welcome Portia

Taylor to our Administration Team;

she started with us on 27th October.

Portia’s’ background is in retail, she

has previously worked in public

houses as a waitress and a

bartender. She also has a

Foundation in “Art and Design”

which she did at College.

Portia loves her animals and has a

rabbit called “Daisy”.

She is a welcome addition to our

Barchester Family.