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Music for St George and milkshake making at Hengist Field Care Home
George's Day celebrations On Tuesday 23 April we enjoyed a lovely afternoon celebrating St George's Day with our Hengist Field Care Home residents, in the company of performer Rob.T. Rob sang a great selection of songs and got everyone joining in – singing, clapping,...
Very hungry caterpillars arrive at Hengist Field Care Home
We are delighted to say our pots of Insect Lore caterpillars have arrived at Hengist Field Care Home. These tiny creatures will eat their way through the contents of their pots over the coming days and we are excited to watch how they develop into chrysalises, and...
Birthday wishes for Rita and Neli at Hengist Field Care Home
We would like to wish two special ladies a very 'Happy birthday' here at Hengist Field Care Home. Our lovely Rita celebrated her 89th birthday on Sunday 21 April and had a wonderful day with her family in our Acorn lounge, which had been decorated with banners. Rita’s...
Hengist Field Care Home hosts historical talk
We were delighted to welcome a gentleman called Terry Matson to Hengist Field Care Home on Monday 22 April, who is connected to our local Heritage Hub. He came to present a fascinating historical talk on Dunkirk and World War I, with illustrative pictures on a...
Gong Bath meditation session at Hengist Field Care Home
On Saturday 20 April here at Hengist Field Care Home, we held another very successful Gong Bath session for our residents. Our ladies and gents seem to really relax and enjoy Philippe's meditative sessions. Philippe uses a range of instruments, including gongs, to...
Fun with optical illusions at Hengist Field Care Home
On Tuesday 16 April our Hengist Field Care Home residents had great fun with some optical illusion pictures. We had a selection to try; with some you needed to count how many animals you could see, others required you to squint your eyes to see the real picture, and...
Birthday wishes for Linda at Hengist Field Care Home
Happy 84th birthday to our lovely resident Linda, who celebrated with us on Tuesday 16 April here at Hengist Field Care Home. Linda loved opening her birthday cards and enjoyed the banners we put up in her room. She thought her birthday cake was amazing too – and...
Hengist Field Care Home residents start up their Gardening Club
On Saturday 13 April we started up our Gardening Club again here at Hengist Field Care Home, now the weather is starting to get warmer and brighter. We planted some tomatoes, wild flowers and sunflowers, so we are looking forward to seeing how they come along and who...
Miss Holiday Swing sings at Hengist Field Care Home
On Friday 12 April we were delighted to welcome Holly, ‘Miss Holiday Swing’, to Hengist Field Care Home to sing for us. Holly has such a gorgeous voice and it was a really great afternoon. She sang a fantastic selection of songs from the 40s and 50s and everyone sang...
Celebrating National Pet Day at Hengist Field Care Home
What a lovely snuggly, cuddly day we all had on Thursday 11 April here at Hengist Field Care Home in honour of National Pet Day. We had a visit from our handsome Hengist Field Pet Therapy dog Dexter, and Jo from our Recreation and Well-Being Team brought in her lovely...
Hengist Field Care Home residents enjoy a pub lunch outing
On Wednesday 10 April we took a lovely trip out for lunch to The Sun at Bredgar with a group of our Hengist Field Care Home residents, as requested by them. At the pub we all chose a drink, and then picked what we wished to eat from the varied menu. Around the table...
Cookery Club cheese treats at Hengist Field Care Home
Last Thursday in our Cookery Club at Hengist Field Care Home we made some tasty cheese straws, cheese spirals, cheese rolls and a large cheese puff. Everyone enjoyed making them and added plenty of cheese to the cheese fest! They were then baked and ready to eat warm,...