HarperFields

National Care Home Open Day

Summer2013

Harper Fields took part in the firstever National Care Home OpenDay on Friday, 21st June. The event

theme was ‘Around the World in a Day’.Events started at 11.00am for a Caribbeancelebration, with steel pans and fruitycocktails, followed by a trip to the WildWest for armchair line dancing, spicy nachosand dips. At 2.00pm it was into the gardenfor a traditional British summer, with Fish ‘n’ chips in newspaper cones

followed by a '99 flake' ice cream, sand pits,paddling pools and an entertainer performingthe summertime songs we know and love. At3.00pm we had a trip to the Orient withOriental flower arranging and Tai Chi on thebalcony. To conclude the day, a trip to Italymaking pizzas fromscratch with ourchefs (in fancy dress).The day was a greatsuccess and fun washad by all!

Quarterly Newsletter

We took a walk on the wild side!Residents enjoyed a trip to the West Midlands Safaripark on the 9th July. The trip was a fantastic way forthe residents to see the magnificent wildlife the parkhad to offer from the comfort of our own HarperFields minibus. The residents were amazed to seegiraffes, elephants, deer and the wonderful whitelions. Residents even had the opportunity to feed thegiraffes and zebras from the minibus. This isdefinitely a place we will return to later in the year.

West Midlands Safari Park Trip

Our annual summer fayre held on the 27th of July was a huge success, this year raising £472.00 forour local charity: The Warwickshire and Northampton Air Ambulance.

The fun filled day included a mobile farm with goats, sheep, rabbits, ducks and a dog! As well asmany fund-raising stalls with exciting games, tombola and a raffle. Residents and visitors enjoyedrefreshments whilst sitting in the sunshine. The day was complete with a 1940's style band and anextremely competitive egg and spoon race and sumo-wrestler-space-hopper-race which the staff took part in, much to the resident’s amusement!

We would like to say a huge thank youto all of the volunteers thathelped to make the day a success.

We had a hoot . . .Residents enjoyed a trip to the Severn Valley Railwayon 23rd July. We started off the day by eating ourlovely picnic at the old-fashioned train station atKidderminster. The staff were dressed in traditionalattire and the train station was littered with old-fashioned memorabilia that the residents werefascinated by. We continued onto the steam trainand ventured across the Severn Valley, passingthrough rolling countryside and the WestMidlands Safari Park, that we had visited twoweeks earlier. We visited the steam train museumin Arley and explored the royal carriage. Theresidents even had the opportunity to sit in thetrain drivers’ seat and see how it all works. Weconcluded the day back where we started; atKidderminster train station where we sat and

enjoyed fish and chips. The weather was gloriouswhich made the day even more perfect.

…at Severn Valley Railway

Summer Fayre

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Up and Coming

6th Minibus trip, Black Country living museum at 11.00am8th Minibus trip to Lichfield Cathedral at 11.00am9th Quizzical man Paul comes to deliver a musical quiz for residents,

friends and family members at 3.00pm13th Minibus trip to St Nicholas Park in Warwick at 2.00pm15th Minibus trip to Jephson Gardens in Leamington Spa at 2.00pm16th Wild Bill comes to do armchair line dancing at 3.00pm 20th Minibus trip to National Trust property Charlecote Park at 11.00am 27th Vocalist Justinea Rose comes to perform at 3.00pm28th David Knowles concert at 3.00pm30th Linda Williams vocalist performs at 3.00pm

August

2nd–6th Best of British Week–with many themed activitiesthroughout the week.

3rd Minibus trip to the Cotswolds at 10.30am5th Minibus trip to Blenheim Palace at 10.30am6th British street party at Harper Fields for the residents at 12.00pm9th Adrian Wylde comes to perform for the residents at 2.30pm10th Minibus trip to the Coventry Transport Museum at 2.00pm12th Paulo Pinto comes to perform for the residents at 3.00pm13th SG productions come to perform their stage show “Thank you Ladies”

for the residents and families at 3.00pm16th Trevor Santini comes to perform for the residents at 3.00pm17th Minibus trip to Umberslade Farm at 1.30pm 17th Justinea Rose comes to perform for the residents at 3.00pm 18th Harper Fields one year anniversary V.I.P party–James Bond themed

Casino Royale awards night at 7.00pm19th Minibus trip to National Trust Property Packwood house at 1.30pm19th Circle Singers’ choir comes to perform for the residents at 7.00pm–8.00pm20th Wild Bill comes to do armchair line dancing with the residents at 3.00pm

September