Our quarterly newsletter

Cherry TreesChronicle

Spring

2015

Minibus trip – The Hub, 10amCommunion in Bluebell lounge on Memory Lane,12pmMinibus trip – Hatton Country Park, 11am (ML)Eucharist Church Service in the Daffodil lounge,11.30amRussell Smith comes to perform, 3pm (friendsand family welcome)Minibus trip – The Hub, 10amGrand National activities at Cherry TreesGentle exercise with Tim in Bluebell lounge onMemory Lane, 3.30pmJapanese-themed night for the residents, 5pmEucharist Church Service in the Daffodil lounge,11.30amMinibus trip – Hatton Country Park, 11am(YPD)Minibus trip – The Hub, 10am

Tickled Pink Production presents 'Old TimeMusical' in our Memory Lane Community,3.30pm (friends and family welcome)Volunteers Recognition Day lunchTea party in the Cupcake Café to celebrate theQueen's birthday, 11amArts and crafts with Claire Smith in the YPDdining room, 11amGentle exercise with Tim in Bluebell lounge onMemory Lane, 3.30pmEucharist Church Service in the Daffodil lounge,11.30amMovement and song with Nicky in the DaffodilLounge, 11.30amCrochet ladies club in our Memory LaneCommunity, 11amMinibus trip – The Hub, 10am

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Stratford Road, Oversley Green, Alcester, B49 6LNTel: 01789 764 022 • www.barchester.com

Day out at Crufts We had a pawsome time!Cherry Trees residents and staff supportBarley our P.A.T dog with her owner Paulaevery year at Crufts dog show. We are alwaysthere at 3pm as this is the time that Barleygoes into the show ring.

People are able to see the good work that thePets as Therapy organisation performs. One ofour residents even entered the ring with Barleyso that the audience could see the interactionbetween them. People were moved by the lovebetween them and the resident said: “This ismarvelous”. We saw lots of breeds of dogs atthe show, some big, some small. Next time wemight even take a bag big enough to smuggle a pooch home!

Barley visits Cherry Trees on a regular basisand we even have a 'Barley biscuit box' that theresidents and staff can give her a treat from tosay thank you for visiting.

Message from the Manager I am pleased to announce that our new dining room inMemory Lane is now open after being refurbished. Pleaselook out for lots of other changes happening in the home inthe next few months. A big thank you to all the staff for allyour support, I cannot wait to see what fantastic things havebeen happening in our home in the next newsletter!

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Eucharist Church Service in the Daffodil lounge,11.30amAndy Yapp singer here to perform in our DaffodilLounge, 4pmMinibus trip – The Hub, 10amMinibus trip – 'Dirty Dancing' at the HippodromeBirmingham, 12pmCommunion in Bluebell lounge on Memory Lane,12pmMinibus trip – Alcester café, 2pm (YAH)Gentle exercise with Tim on Memory Lane,11.30amEucharist Church Service in the Daffodil lounge,11.30amWild Bill comes for armchair line dancing, 11am(friends and family welcome)Minibus trip – The Hub, 10amBecky here to perform in our Daffodil Lounge forInternational Families Day, 3pm Eucharist Church Service in the Daffodil lounge,11.30am

Tim Barlow magic man in the Daffodil lounge,11.30am (friends and family welcome)Minibus trip – The Hub, 10amMinibus trip – Shopping trip to Stratford uponAvon, 11am (YPD)Tony Sparks comes to perform in our DaffodilLounge, 3.30pmGentle exercise with Tim on Memory Lane,11.30amMinibus trip – Stratford upon Avon, 11am (ML)Minibus trip – The Hub, 10amFitness with Dannifer in our Daffodil Lounge,11.30amArts and crafts with Claire Smith in the YPD diningroom, 11amFA Cup Final fun at Cherry TreesEucharist Church Service in the Daffodil lounge,11.30am

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Minibus trip – The Hub, 10amMinibus trip – Shopping trip to Stratford uponAvon, 11am (YPD)Gentle exercise with Tim on Memory Lane, 3.30pmEucharist Church service in Daffodil Lounge,11.30am Minibus trip – The Hub , 10am Paulo Pinto performs to celebrate Carers Week (Tea Dance)Eucharist Church Service in the Daffodil Lounge,11.30amMinibus trip – The Hub, 10amArts and crafts with Claire Smith in our YPDLounge, 11am

Cherry Trees – Care Home Open DayEucharist Church Service in the Daffodil Lounge,11.30amFather’s Day celebrations throughout the homeMinibus trip – The Hub, 10am Minibus trip – Picnic in Evesham, 11am (ML)Gentle exercise with Tim on Memory Lane, 3.30pmPicnic in the garden to celebrate Armed Forces Day,1pmStrawberries and cream to celebrate the start ofWimbledon

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For our Comic Relieffun, the residentsdecided they weregoing to create a selfportrait of themselveswith a big red nose.

We had lots of funcreating the portraitsand even more fun atthe end trying to guesswho was who!

We raised £105 pounds selling cakes on our cakestall and selling tickets for Pushpa, our GeneralManager, to exchange places for the day with oneof our care team. Angus won the raffle and gets tohave a day off with Pushpa stepping into hisshoes for 12 hours!

Cherry Trees is pleased to welcome some lovelyvolunteers who will becoming for the firstTuesday of every monthto teach and assist ourresidents in the art of crochet.

Our first session was a great hit with bothresidents and staff

learning new skills. Some of ourresidents who have never attempted this beforeenjoyed it so much they cannot wait for next time.

If you are interested in joining in or just popping infor a cup of coffee and cake you are very welcome.

News in and aroundCherry Trees

Valentine's Day at Cherry TreesA romantic evening was had by both residents and staffat Cherry Trees. There was lots of dancing and singing.The evening was finished off with tea and cake.

Pancake Day with races through the high street!Lots of fun was had on pancake day, we visited Alcester as theywere having their annual pancake race through the high street.All the shop owners, nurseries, schools and the local communityjoined in with the fun. It was a fantastic morning, the sun wasshining and the atmosphere was electric!

On return home we enjoyed our pancakes made especially by ourkitchen team. In the afternoon the residents and staff had theirown pancake races and also a pancake-flipping competition.

USA Night with Tony SparksThe residents have been hard at work makingdecorations in their arts and craft sessions for ourUSA-themed evening.

On the day we enjoyed a musical afternoonwith Tony playing his guitar and singing avariety of songs which led nicely onto ourUSA-themed supper. The residents tuckedinto Southern fried chicken, hot dogs,burgers, chips and BBQ'd beans and had New York baked cheesecake and banoffee ice cream for dessert.

Sea Life Centre TripWe had a whaleof a time!We all had a great day out at the Sea LifeCentre. The residents loved seeing all thedifferent fish and reptiles but mostly theyenjoyed the new penguin enclosure watchingthe penguins diving in and swimming rightup to the glass.

During the visit we even got to touch some ofthe star fish and hermit crabs and whilst inthe glass tunnel we saw a giant turtle that wasover 70 years old. Before coming home wefeasted on our packed lunch supplied by ourlovely chef.

The Yellow BrickRoad Performance It’s showtime!Tickled Pink joined us here at CherryTrees to perform the wonderfulproduction of The Yellow Brick Road.

The residents enjoyed singing along to their favourite songs such as‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’ and‘Hail - Hail the Witch is Dead’.Residents loved taking part in the boosand hisses when the wicked witchappeared, and dancing with the cast.

After the performance we all enjoyedtea and home-made cake and had agood chat about our favourite part ofthe show.

Crochet Mornings

Comic Relief Fun Getting creative

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It’s never too late to learn something new!