Gatchell House,
Gatchell Oaks
Trull, Taunton,
Somerset TA3 7EG
Tel: 01823 270694
Fax: 01823 323270
info@somersetredstonetrust.co.uk
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 | National Award for Care Quality at The Orchardsclick here to see this report on The Orchards in Crewkerne receiving a national .... |
 | Employee of the Month at St. Johns CourtThe employee of the month for February is Chelsea Tolley - Care Assistant. This award is nominated by colleagues for something done which goes way beyond their job role. Well done Chelsea..... |
| Highlights from The Orchards Winter NewsletterWe ended 2012 with lots of special celebrations. Our Christmas and New Year festivities were a great success. Our Christmas Draw was particularly successful, raising £178 for the residents' activities fund. Many local b.... |
| Award for Housman CourtHousman Court has been awarded the Residential Dementia Service Standard Award. A certificate will be presented to the Home in May 2013. .... |
 | Hawkridge Birds of Prey at Exmouth HouseHawkridge Birds of Prey are a firm favourite of Exmouth House, and the residents were delighted with Gizmo and Echo who were bought into the home. The Hawkridge staff were brilliant and gave their time so that every res.... |
 | Dignity Day at Exmouth HouseFor dignity day we decided to hold a 'Pamper Day' to treat and relax all the residents. Treatments included hand massage, head massage, pedicures and make overs.
These were all enjoyed with pink fizz and nibbles, and l.... |
 | Christmas at Gatchell OaksThe residents gathered together on the Friday before Christmas and were served Gluwein and mince pies by the Head Office staff at Gatchell House.
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 | Christmas Day visit by the Mayor of Crewkerne to The OrchardsChristmas Day and the residents and staff had a visit from the Mayor of Crewkerne Robin Pailthorpe and his wife. They wished everyone a “Happy Christmas” and visited all the residents in their rooms. At lunchtime 50 .... |
 | The Children from St. Barts school sing carols for the residents at The OrchardsThe children from St Barts Primary School entertained us with some lovely Christmas Carols. Dorothy Forward 103 this year requested Jingle Bells and they gathered around her chair and sang the carol to her. The children .... |
| Christmas Fair at St. JohnsClick here to see the local newspaper article regarding the Christmas Fair at St.Johns.... |
 | Christmas Celebrations at The OrchardsOur pantomime this year from the Yew Tree Theatre group was Mother Goose. It was very funny and amused us for over an hour. The actors also visited residents in their rooms.
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 | Our Christmas Trees at The OrchardsThese photos are of Alice, her son and daughter in law decorating the Christmas tree in the dining room. In all we decorated 4 trees with the help of residents, friends and relatives. After all that hard work we all enjo.... |
 | Birds of Prey at The OrchardsOur residents enjoyed a visit form some birds of prey. This is a charitable organization that look after injured birds. The keeper went around to residents bedrooms so that all could be included in the visit. It was ver.... |
| Newstead House Christmas EventsChristmas starts on Wed 28 November with a Deck the Halls and Curry evening
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| Christmas Events at The OrchardsChristmas Events 2012
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 | Halloween Flexercise!Fun, laughter and pumpkin soup was on the menu at Gatchell Oaks during a special Halloween Flexercise class! All the ladies wore spooky costumes and face paints..... |
.JPG) | Gatchell Oaks Autumn FayreOn Friday 26th October the residents of Gatchell Oaks held their annual Autumn Fayre. £360 was raised for their GORA social funds. Many thanks to everyone who made jams, marmalade, Christmas Decorations and donated unw.... |
 | Gatchell Oaks Trip to ExmoorGO residents treated themselves to a coach trip called 'Exmoor Delights'. We started our journey on a steam train from Bishop Lydeards near Taunton. On arrival in Dunster we were met by our driver and guide Martyn. A vin.... |
 | latest newsClick here to see report for the Opening Ceremony of the rebuilt Nursing Home, Th.... |
 | Feeding the Girls! At Exmouth HouseHere are some photos of the residents prepping the chicken feed and then feeding 'the girls'..... |
 | Memory Walk at ExmouthThe staff and residents of Exmouth House took part in their own version of the Memory Walk - the annual charity event organised by the Alzheimer's society. The walk took place on Friday 21st September 2012. This was a j.... |
 | Gatchell Oaks Residents Associations Trip to Knighthayes CourtOn September 12th, twenty of the G.O.R.A visited the National Trust property Knighthayes Court. They admired looming gargoyles, imaginative carvings including the Seven Deadly Sins and the medieval Great Hall complete wi.... |
 | Housmans Day Trip to Weston Super Mare!Residents and staff from Housman Court had a 'luvv-e-rly time, the day they went to Weston' Joined by family members and school volunteers, they enjoyed a stroll along the Pier, a fish & chip lunch and ice creams on the.... |
 | Housman Court OlympicsTeam Housman Court
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 | Mini Olympics Newstead HouseA mini Olympics was held on Jubilee Day. Going for Gold was held and some of the residents completed a timed 20 metre walk and received gold medals for their efforts.... |
 | Queens Diamond Jubilee Newstead HouseA Jubilee game of scrabble was set out in the reception area for all to add a word of the Royal kind. The Salvation Army performed a special service for us in the morning and we planted a beautiful red standard rose call.... |
 | Going for Gold at The OrchardsDuring our recent NAPA (National Association for Providers of Activites for older people) challenge, the residents enjoyed participating in a basket ball challenge, de-constructing Genga challenge and a game of Simon Say.... |
.jpg) | Keith turns 80!One of our residents at Gatchell Oaks celebrated his 80th birthday this month. A party was held on the lawn, under a marquee due to our 'usual' July downpour. A hog roast was organised and joyfully washed down with a g.... |
 | News from Newstead House10th July - Residents meeting
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 | Veras 103rd BirthdayVera Boucher from The Orchards turned 103 this month. A party and cake was organised and well deserved! Congratulations Vera!.... |
 | Running for Exmouth!Exmouth House resident Derek Glew successsfully completed a sponsored run on Friday 29th June 2012; Derek was joined by 3 members of staff who completed the run with him. Derek who has always been a keen runner came up w.... |
 | Signature House Nears CompletionOur exciting new project at Brewery Square in Dorchester is nearing completion and we are looking to begin sales of the care apartments and start the nursing operation in the care home later this summer. We are looking .... |
 | Jubilee Celebrations at The OrchardsThankfully the dreaded rain held off until late afternoon. We all enjoyed a superb buffet lunch prepared by Rebecca in the kitchen. Friends, relatives and staff joined in. In the afternoon we were entertained by “Chiff.... |
 | Olympic Torch comes to HerefordOn Thursday 24th May some of the residents of Newstead House were lucky enough to see the torch as it passed by the Herefordshire College of Technology..... |
 | Down on the Farm at Gatchell Oaks"You missed a bit!" The neighbouring herd ensuring that Malcolm, our maintenance officer, does a good job of keeping the benches in tip top condition..... |
.jpg) | Gatchell Oaks ResidentsOn Wednesday 16th of May the residents of The Gatchell Oaks (GO) enjoyed a day out on the steam train from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead in Somerset. The carriage was reserved for our party of 19 people who chatted and enj.... |
 | A Jubilee Rose for Exmouth HouseOur pre-Jubilee celebrations with the Rose being donated from Kings Garden Centre. .... |
 | Olive Tree Theatre GroupAt The Orchards on Wednesday 9th May 2012, The Olive Tree Theatre Group performed "A night at the Musicals". The group interacted with residents and we were joined by several relatives and it was a very enjoyable afterno.... |
.JPG) | Mad Hatters Tea Party at HousmanOn Monday 14th May 2012 the staff treated the residents to a Mad Hatters Tea Party. The staff dressed up as characters from Alice in Wonderland and provided the residents with a delicious tea. Everyone enjoyed the afte.... |
 | Beatrice Roberts Care AwardThe Beatrice Roberts Care Award is presented to a member of staff on an annual basis in recognition of the work over 9 years of one of our previous Trustees, Mrs Beatrice Roberts, to improve the care of eldery and disabl.... |
 | We have Chicks!The residents of Exmouth Court were thrilled with the arrival of twelve healthy chicks all born between 7am and 10am on May 10th 2012. The chicks are now 12 days old and the residents have chosen to keep their favourites.... |
| Housman Court NewsGardening Club: Again we will start working in the garden during the warmer months and look forward to creating some wonderful hanging baskets.
Cookery Club: 1st Thursday each month.
Trips Out: 24th May - Little He.... |
 | Maddy sings at The OrchardsOn Friday 27 April we had some entertainment provided by “Maddy”. She is an RGN who works in Yeovil. In her spare time she visits various homes in the area and entertains the service users. She also sings in bedrooms.... |
 | The Queen visits CrewkerneWednesday 2nd May 2012 saw the Queen continuing her Jubilee visits around the country. How lucky Crewkerne was to be included in this. Days before all of Crewkerne was on alert and there was much cleaning, painting and .... |
.jpg) | Cake Decorating at The OrchardsAll residents enjoyed our cooking afternoon. Last week they really enjoyed making chocolate crispies. The best bit of course is eating them!! This week Hermoine our afternoon assistant cook made some lovely cup cakes for.... |
 | Flower Arranging at The OrchardsThis is arranged weekly by Activity Co-Coordinator Jacqu Hubbardi for the service users. They really enjoy making table centres of fresh flowers which are then used in the dining room on the tables.
Our pictures show J.... |
| Easter at The OrchardsOur Easter celebrations began on Wednesday 4th April when the residents were entertained by "Shelley" a singer of songs; she sang songs from the 1940's through to more recent times. Some family members joined in and much.... |
 | Our Apprentice at The OrchardsKatie has been at The Orchards for one month as an apprentice Care Assistant. She is employed here as part of a scheme which is run in conjunction with Somerset Skills For Learning and Yeovil College. Katie will shadow .... |
 | Easter Bonnet ParadeThe residents of Exmouth House held their annual Easter bonnet parade on Thursday 4th April
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 | Conversation Tree at ExmouthThe residents decorate the Conversation Tree and then attach tags with items that they would like to discuss. These could be wishes for the future, people that they want to remember, or anything at all they would like to talk about.  |
 | Mary the DonkeyA firm friend of the residents of Exmouth House. Mary visits 4 times and year and these photos are from her most recent visit on the 14th March..... |
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