The Orchard

Raising a glass to good company, great food and drink, and happy memories!  Our Orchard residents always enjoy visiting the Old Court Hotel, which has quickly become a favourite destination for excellent hospitality. Here’s to many more fun-filled outings ahead!

A huge thank you to everyone who supported our Macmillan Coffee Morning, and to those who kindly donated throughout the week for such an important cause. We are delighted to share that we raised just over £100! 

This local eatery is a firm favourite amongst both staff and residents as the food is super tasty and we are always made to feel very welcome. 

A number of residents had a lovely afternoon decorating salt dough pendants with watercolour paints. A decorative ribbon was threaded through their finished creations and hung on a display tree in the reception area. Once finished, the arrangement looked truly amazing, with twinkly lights to complete the magical look.

A huge thank you to everyone who made our summer party such a wonderful event this year. Despite a rather gloomy weather forecast, we all really made the most of getting together with family and friends. There was entertainment from Tim the piano man, lots of fun and laughter, good food and drink and not…

“Our name is Bond… James Bond” Our James Bond Day provided the residents with a lot of fun activities: spinning the roulette wheel, undertaking secret service missions, watching a 007 film, playing Bond bingo, and enjoying a delightful spread of party food and drinks. There was even time for a special Bond photo session, complete…

Some of our residents had a jolly get together in the beautifully situated Old Court Hotel. Scampi and chips seemed to be the favourite order of the day, along with a well-deserved cool drink. Dennis, one of our more recent residents, was happy to raise a glass or two and announce to everyone that it…

Margaret and Judy, our two curious nature lovers, had a thoroughly fluttery time at the Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo. They were in their element, using the large magnifying glasses and learning about the many varieties of these incredible winged creatures. They were especially fascinated with the brilliant blue butterflies which flew too fast for our…

Our team is comprised of an incredible bunch of caring, professional, and dedicated human beings who work super hard to ensure our home feels like a true home to our residents. That’s why it’s so important to us that we welcome people who embrace our family-orientated ethos. And on that note… we’re delighted to welcome another…

There was no way we could let our lovely Leah, from our Orchard Home, go on maternity leave without throwing her a baby shower. As we already knew there is a baby boy on the way, we made sure the decorations were blue and we even organised a cake with a “It’s a boy” cake…