Castle Hill House

18/12/2025

Our very own Sarah doing carepool karaoke with Duane AJ Music Proud To Care Cornwall

10/12/2025

Our residents had the opportunity to do a bit of Christmas shopping this weekend when friends from the local community joined us for our annual Craft Fair.

Gifts were bought for loved ones and some treated themselves to a little something special - well, why not? - It's Christmas!!

When shopping was over, we sat down with a cup of hot chocolate or a glass of mulled wine and were entertained by Kate Rogers Creative Academy who were incredible. Stall holders arranged a raffle, free of charge for our residents, so lovely prizes were given out.

A big thank you to our community for giving us such a great afternoon.

09/12/2025

One of our Christmas traditions at Castle Hill is the stirring of the Christmas Pudding with Stav our chef. Every resident and staff member gets to stir the Christmas Pudding and make a wish. 😃👨‍🍳🥣 Let's hope the wishes come true xx

04/12/2025

A wonderful day with Berrycoombe School

03/12/2025

We had an extra Christmas treat yesterday. Following our 'Christmas Food' game of Hangman, we had a visitor.

Well known Cornish Singer Will Keating, popped in, on his way to a gig nearby and sang a few Cornish songs for us. Everyone loved it, they sang along, cheered and a few shed some happy tears.

A big thank you to Will for your kindness and generosity, making a lot of people very very happy 😄😊🥲

02/12/2025

Monday 1st December 2025
and Christmas begins .....

The tree is up and the Castle Hill Elves have returned.

Yesterday, the Elves visited every resident, giving out chocolate treats and a copy of our Christmas Calendar, chatting and laughing about what we would be getting up to in the next few festive weeks 😄🎁 Residents then picked names out of a hat for our elves, picking a first and last name 😆 followed by a Christmas Craft session 🎄

05/11/2025

Oh my! This sounds like fun… if anyone wants to join Duane AJ Music the details are in the post!
Proud To Care Cornwall

We are creating a festive social media campaign to celebrate the amazing people working in home care across Cornwall – and we’re looking for care workers who’d love to get involved! 💙

Throughout November, our good friend Duane AJ Music will be filming short, joyful clips of care workers spreading Christmas cheer – singing a carol, sharing a festive message, or simply capturing the warmth and connection that make care in the community so special.

Whether you can hold a tune 🎶 or just want to share your Christmas spirit 🎅, we’d love to feature you!

Filming will be relaxed and friendly, taking place across Cornwall. You’ll be joined by , a local singer and content creator who’s helping us bring the idea to life.

If you’d like to take part – or know someone in your team who would – please get in touch by commenting below, messaging us or emailing cheryl.wright@cornwall.gov.uk

It’s a brilliant way to:
✨ Celebrate the incredible work you do every day
✨ Showcase the real people behind home care
✨ Inspire others to join the sector

29/10/2025

Friday Frothy Coffee & Catch Up mornings now include a 'What's in the Bag' session!

What's in the bag? I told the residents it was green and sticky, you used to collect them but you can't get them anymore. Would you have known what's in the bag? - Green Shield Stamps 😂

A great reminiscence session, we talked about how we collected them and how much they were worth, the albums we used to stick them in and what we would buy with them when the album was full.

I wonder what will be in the bag next time?

27/10/2025

'Magic Moments' with the Singing Gardener

One of our residents, a 95 year old lady, rather frail who doesn't normally attend activities, was told of a surprise waiting for her downstairs. As she made her way down with our Senior, she was overjoyed to see the Singing Gardener performing. She remembered him from years ago when she was more able to join in singing and dancing. She went straight to him, full of joy and happiness and danced and sang with him for two whole songs.

What a wonderful afternoon for all.

24/10/2025

World Singing Day - Saturday 18th October

Our activities room was full, and the sound of songs filled the home last weekend when family and friends joined us for World Singing Day 2025. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon and we sang so many songs, ending with our Castle Hill favourite Sweet Caroline! 😌😊🎤🎼

21/10/2025

Mindful Autumn craft on a Monday 😌🖌

15/10/2025

Flamingo Fun during our skill games session 😃