Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme incorporating the Belong Heritage Gallery

17/10/2025

We are pleased to be involved with Arts Council England's Creative Ageing Peer Learning Programme. 🎭🎶

As people age, they are often impacted by barriers to access opportunities to live rich creative lives. This programme aims to explore themes, learning, challenges and best practice for working in the creative ageing field, such as embedding in care environments.

Our very own Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme tenant, Carol, and the village's experience and heritage coordinator, Emma Palin, joined the inaugural session to share their experiences of Belong's approach to integrating arts and creativity into village life, including our partnership with Bluecoat.

📽️ Watch now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aDcv7pmIUY

🎨 More about the programme:
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/developing-creativity-and-culture/creative-ageing-peer-learning-programme

Catch up with the recording of the inaugural session of the Creative Ageing Peer Learning Programme. The session explored how arts organisations, artists and...

16/10/2025

🌟 Out and About with Belong! 🌟

Today our wonderful caretaker, Steve, headed over to Newcastle College to meet with some of the engineering students and chat about what Belong has to offer in terms of student placements.

Steve did a brilliant job sharing what life is like here and the opportunities available for students to get hands-on experience with us. 👏

As a lovely gesture, he was thanked with a beautiful hamper full of goodies. 🎁😊

We’re so proud to be building great connections with future engineers and showing them what makes Belong such a special place to learn and grow. 💙

15/10/2025

“Every day brings something new at Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme! 🎶🎨🧩
From live music sessions to gentle exercise and arts & crafts – our Experience Days are packed with fun and friendship.”
📅 Book a taster day today!
Enquire now / Book your Experience Day.
01782 986300

14/10/2025

We are pleased to invite the community to join us for latern-making workshops for Newcastle Lanterns.

The lanterns we create are hung on a bamboo pole, do not get let loose and do not harm wildlife. You will be able to keep your handmade lantern after the parade too!

🏮 Newcastle Lanterns - lantern-making workshop
📍 Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme, Lower Street, ST5 2RS
📅 30th October & 1st November - both 10am - 2pm
🎟️ Free entry, just drop in!
📩 More info email emma.palin@belong.org.uk

- with B-Arts and Castle Creatives

13/10/2025

We are very pleased to have an abundance of finalists from across the village at The Great British Care Awards. 🙌

🤞 Care Home Team – Village Nurse Team
🤞 Care Home Newcomer – Mehrab Rahman
🤞 Care Home Worker – Jessica Tilstone
🤞 Care Innovator – Stefania Florea
🤞 Care Innovator – Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme Village Team
🤞 Palliative Care – Nicola Oxton
🤞 Ancillary Worker – Shelley Hartford
🤞 Unpaid Carer – Yazmin

All colleagues up for an award will be making their way to Birmingham later this year for the regional finals, enjoying a well-earned party to celebrate their success, and the chance to scoop a trophy.

⭐️ Check out the full list of finalists:
https://www.belong.org.uk/news/2025/10/belong-set-to-shine-at-great-british-care-awards

👏 We are pleased to support our colleagues in attending industry events that recognise hard work (as well as hosting our own Belong Champion Awards). Find out more about working at Belong: https://www.belong.org.uk/news/2025/10/belong-set-to-shine-at-great-british-care-awards

10/10/2025

🌟 Staff Appreciation Spotlight! 🌟
This month we celebrated Marie for her constant positivity and dedication! 🎉💐

Marie always has a bright smile, is happy to help with anything, and is truly loved by our residents. 💖 Her kindness and cheerful spirit brighten everyone’s day, thank you, Marie, for all that you do! 🙌✨

As a little thank you, we surprised her with some of her favourites! Costa drinks, a gift card and a few lovely accessories

10/10/2025

🎮 We’ve been really enjoying our VR sessions with Vae Care lately! 💫 It’s such a fun and immersive way to relax, explore, and connect — a little escape without leaving home. 🕶️💙

10/10/2025

🎬 Had a lovely outing to the cinema recently to watch Downton Abbey! 🏰✨

10/10/2025

We are delighted to have received a new review from one of our customer’s relatives.

Thank you for taking the time to submit your feedback, your kind words mean a lot to us.

"My family has had a wonderful experience with Belong. Both my Mum and Dad have benefited greatly from the care provided here. My Mum has stayed in the Pooldam household and in her apartment, and she has been so happy, comfortable, and safe. The 24-hour support, kindness, and professionalism of the staff have given us incredible peace of mind. Thank you to everyone for the outstanding care you provide."

Read more independently verified customer reviews for Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme on Carehome.co.uk: https://www.carehome.co.uk/carehome.cfm/searchazref/65432226200

09/10/2025

What does a day in the life look like for Belong customers?

🎧 Training to be disk jockeys on local radio
🐍 Wearing snakes, lizards and other critters
🎶 Singing in front of the nation at Westminster Abbey

Just a few of the heartening stories from the past year that feature in our newly released Social Impact Report.

👉 Read about how our colleagues' work has touched customers' lives over the past 12 months: https://www.belong.org.uk/news/social-impact-reports

08/10/2025

"I believe in – and have seen many times over – the truly transformative power that exercise can have for older people." 🏋️‍♀️👟

Barbara Tait has been appointed as Belong's lead exercise specialist, heading up our award-winning, in-house exercise provision responsible for remarkable outcomes for our customers.

We are one of the few care operators to have onsite gyms with dedicated exercise specialists, and Barbara was instrumental in the development of the service strategy when Belong launched over 15 years ago.

Congratulations, Barbara! 💪

👉 Read the full story: https://www.belong.org.uk/news/2025/10/barbara-tait-takes-exercise-reins-at-belong

08/10/2025

Our wonderful receptionist Siobhan will be swapping her desk for a dance floor this Friday as she says “I do!” 💐💞

We couldn’t be happier for her and her soon-to-be husband! Here’s to a lifetime of laughter, love, and happily ever after! 🥂💫

Join us in wishing Siobhan all the joy in the world on her big day! 💕