Berry Hill Park Care Home

02/12/2025

🎄❄️✨ A Snowflake-Filled Day at Berry Hill Care Home! ✨❄️🎄

Today has been a truly frosty, festive and joy-sparkled day here at Berry Hill!
This morning, our busy little snow-making whirlwind — Bri, our Activity Coordinator — was on a mission of pure Christmas magic, crafting beautiful paper snowflakes for our upcoming Christmas Fair! ✂️❄️🎁

With the gentle guidance of Bri, our residents joined in and absolutely loved creating their own delicate winter masterpieces. From tiny cut-outs to swirling patterns, each snowflake turned into a unique flurry of creativity, and the pride on everyone’s faces said it all. 💙✨

We even had one of our lovely residents dressed as a mischievous little elf, bringing extra festive giggles and cheeky Christmas cheer to the room! 🎅🧝‍♀️💚

The lounge was filled with laughter, snipping scissors, warm chatter, and the cosy glow of togetherness — a perfect winter morning spent crafting memories as precious as the snowflakes themselves. ❄️❤️

What a merry, magical day we’ve had! 🎄✨

02/12/2025

🎉 A Very Happy (Belated) 89th Birthday to Our Lovely Helen! 🎉

Yesterday we had the joy of celebrating our wonderful resident Helen’s 89th birthday, and what a truly special moment it was. She was surprised with a beautifully handmade cake 🎂, lovingly created just for her — and the expression on her face said everything. The tears in her eyes 🥹 and the heartfelt gratitude she showed to our amazing staff made the whole room glow. ✨

Moments like these remind us why we do what we do. Seeing Helen’s appreciation and joy meant the world to our team, and we feel so blessed to share such precious milestones with her. 💖

Happy Birthday, Helen — you are absolutely adored! 🎉💐🎂

01/12/2025

🎄🎶✨ A Festive Afternoon at Berry Hill – Christmas Song Quiz Magic! ✨🎶🎄

Today our lounge filled with Christmas cheer, warm smiles, and plenty of musical mischief as our very own little elf Bri hosted a wonderfully jolly Christmas Song Quiz! 🎅🎤❄️

The room buzzed with excitement as classic Christmas tunes played — from nostalgic carols to joyful jingles that had everyone humming, tapping, and singing along. Pens were scribbling, papers flipping, and friendly competition added a delightful sparkle to the afternoon. Residents leaned in, laughed together, and shared memories sparked by each familiar melody. ❤️✨

And of course… we must celebrate our festive winners! 🎁🌟

🥇 1st Place – Dena & our lovely Manager Tara
Their sharp ears and merry teamwork earned them a big box of After Eights! 🍫🎄

🥈 2nd Place – Joan & our brilliant Admin Clare
This joyful duo claimed the praline chocolates, adding even more sweetness to their day! ❄️🍬

🥉 3rd Place – Peter
Peter jingled his way into third place and took home a bag of chocolate coins — truly striking gold! ✨💛

The afternoon was filled with laughter, festive spirit, and musical magic — a perfect way to celebrate the season together. A huge thank you to everyone who joined in and made the quiz so heartwarming and fun! 🌟❤️

30/11/2025

30/11/2025

🎄✨ A Sprinkle of German Christmas Magic at Berry Hill! ✨🎄

This Thursday, our wonderful Activities Coordinator Sophie brought a touch of nostalgic Christmas charm to Berry Hill Care Home. To celebrate one of our German residents and their traditions, we all enjoyed one too many delicious Lebkuchen – the sweet, spiced taste of a German Christmas! 🇩🇪🍪

Sophie then delighted everyone by sharing her beautiful collection of vintage Christmas cards — filled with old-fashioned festive artwork, frosted cottages, cosy winter scenes, and charming retro Santas. 🎅📬✨

The joy didn’t stop there… Sophie surprised the residents with a box of unused retro Christmas cards, a real blast from the past! The room was filled with smiles as residents carefully chose their favourites and wrote heartfelt messages to friends and family. 💌❤️

It was a heart-warming afternoon full of memories, stories, and timeless Christmas cheer. ✨❄️

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29/11/2025

Small correction! (Main lounge rather than dining room!)

🎅✨ 🎶 A Family Christmas Song Quiz at Berry Hill Care Home! 🎶 ✨🎅

Wrap up warm and join us for an afternoon filled with festive fun, laughter, and plenty of Christmas cheer! ❄️🎄

Our jolly little Activity Co-ordinator, Bri, will be hosting a magical Christmas Song Quiz — testing your festive tune knowledge and getting everyone in the holiday spirit! 🎵✨

📅 Monday 1st December
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Main Dining Room

🎁 Free Entry
🥇 Prizes to be won!
☕ Refreshments available
🎅 Please arrive 10 minutes before start time

Let’s make it a holly jolly afternoon to remember — we can’t wait to see you there! ❤️🎄

26/11/2025

23/11/2025

❄️✨ December Delights at Berry Hill Care Home! ✨❄️

Our frost-kissed, festive month has arrived, and so has our December Delights Activity Planner! 🎄❤️

Packed with twinkling winter magic, cosy crafts by warm lights, joyful carols drifting through the halls, sparkling celebrations, and heart-warming outings — December is set to be truly enchanting for our residents. 🎅🌟☕

📅 Take a peek at our December Delights planner below and discover all the snowy smiles and festive fun we have in store!

22/11/2025

🎄✨ Christmas Photo Cards at Berry Hill! ✨🎄

We’re very excited to offer personalised Christmas photo cards featuring your loved ones here at Berry Hill Care Home ❤️

If you’d like to view a sample of your relative’s Christmas photo or enquire about prices, just email Bri at:
📧 brionyf91@hotmail.com

Pre-ordered cards will be ready to collect at our Christmas Fayre on 12th December, 1:30–4pm.
A lovely keepsake and a perfect festive gift! 🎁❄️

21/11/2025

🎤💛 Berry hill Bake-Off and Karaoke Bash!

What a day it’s been! Our wonderful Activity Coordinator, Bri, has been whisking up fun and laughter all over the home again! 🐝✨

👩‍🍳 In the kitchen, our residents rolled, cut, and filled puff pastry hearts and stars with gooey Nutella — creating the most heavenly little bakes you’ve ever seen! 🍫⭐ The tables were dusted with flour, the air was filled with giggles, and the results were pure golden deliciousness! 🥐💛

🎶 Upstairs, things got even livelier as the karaoke machine came out! From classic singalongs to early Christmas carols, our carers and residents filled the lounge with music, smiles, and plenty of dancing feet. 💃🎵

🎂 And to top it all off, we celebrated a very special birthday — Happy Birthday to our lovely resident Denis! 🕯️🎉 His beautiful cake, candles, and smile lit up the room and reminded us all how sweet life can be. ❤️

It’s days like this that make our home so warm and full of heart. 💖

18/11/2025

🌟 Handmade Happiness & Heartfelt Harmonies 🌟

What a wonderful Tuesday at Berry Hill! While the weather outside was freezing and wet, inside our home it was full of warmth, creativity and joyful music.

Our lovely Activity Coordinator, Bri, spent the day delivering more of her beautiful handmade Christmas card orders — each one crafted with love and proudly received by our residents. 🎄💌

Then came an impromptu music quiz, filling the lounge with toe-tapping tunes, laughter and even a bit of dancing! 💃🎶 A few residents couldn’t resist getting up for a twirl.

And to make the day even brighter, our lovely Diane treated everyone to a lunchtime sing-along, bringing smiles all around. 🎤✨

A cosy, creative and musical Tuesday — the perfect antidote to the winter chill!