Stoneleigh Home

15/12/2025

Today it was Ruth’s turn to entertain us with her festive quizzes and Crossword. Ruth has recently returned from her annual trip to Nepal where she and her Husband go to practice Buddhism. They visit a place called Lumbini which is where Buddha was born, and whilst there Ruth visits the Lady tailors who make an outfit called a Kurta. Once the material is chosen the jewels are added, this process is called Boutique. Today’s outfit looked really festive. Thanks for sharing your experience Ruth.

15/12/2025

We welcomed back the children from Melbourne Community Primary School. The children visit our home every year to sing Christmas songs for us all. Under the watchful eye of Mr Richardson the children put everything into their collective performance and our residents love to see their smiling faces. As usual it was mince pies, juice and a small bag of Haribo to take home.

15/12/2025

Last week was a really busy one as the festive season gathered pace at Stoneleigh. It was great to see Sarah and Joy back with their Christmas performance to put us all in a festive mood. Looking forward to seeing you both in the new year.

04/12/2025

More happy faces from yesterday’s crafty afternoon.

04/12/2025

Big thanks to Jane and Jill for giving up their time yesterday in order to spend the afternoon doing arts and crafts with our residents. Everyone enjoyed making Christmas wreaths for their bedroom doors whilst enjoying a glass of mulled wine, and it was great to see the garden room filled with fun and laughter. The festive season is well and truly underway 🎅🏻🧑🏻‍🎄🎄🎄

14/11/2025

Great to welcome back Sarah and Joy AKA Silver Sounds.
The Ukelle’s sounded great and some new songs with harmonies really impressed the audience. Looking forward to the Christmas special next month.

08/11/2025

To complete a busy week at Stoneleigh we enjoyed a firework display whilst watching safely from the garden lounge with a mulled wine and jacket potato 🥔 🍷

08/11/2025

On Thursday we welcomed Helen with her mobile museum. It was a lovely afternoon reminiscing about all the items Helen has accumulated over the years. Football boots and footballs have certainly come along way since these were seen on the pitch, and it was the truncheon which belonged on the beat back in the day.

08/11/2025

08/11/2025

We all had a brilliant afternoon yesterday as Owl Adventures brought their feathered friends for us to hold, fly and stroke.

As always very knowledgeable and informative about the birds, explaining about their feeding habits, hunting capabilities and habitats.

The birds were all impeccably behaved apart from ‘Axle’ the Harris Hawk who had some spacial awareness issues, crashing into windows, plants and Betty.

Owl adventures thanks for a great afternoon!

31/10/2025

Round two today, and what a great afternoon it was. The standard of carving gets better every year and today was no exception. There was some talented and creative ‘pumpkineers’ in attendance this afternoon, and their dedication in making their pumpkins as gruesome as possible was unwavering. Jo did a great job with her scary lantern making and the level of concentration was evident in all the participants.
There were prizes for best pumpkins over two age groups, and a prize for the best lantern. Well done to all the winners and a big thank you must go to our great team, these events wouldn’t happen without you all. After the carving, was our legendary tea party complete with party bags to take home.
Thank you all for coming and making it a great afternoon, see you again next year.
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27/10/2025

Calm before the storm!🎃🎃🎃🎃