Canterbury House care home in Ipswich brings community together through knitting and gardening

Canterbury House, off Gallows Hill, opened its door to members of the Hadleigh Home Knitters group. 

The result was a communal lounge full of lively chatter, clinking teacups, and clicking knitting needles, as both residents of Canterbury House and members of the community socialised over coffee and cake. 

Residents at Canterbury House have also been involved in a gardening project, organised by maintenance contractor Bell. 

Care colleagues joined in to provide the care home’s garden with some much-needed tender love and care. The result is on view for all the residents using Canterbury House’s dining room. 

Carolina Carvalho, Home Manager at Canterbury House care home, said:

We loved having members of the Hadleigh Home Knitters group visit. It was amazing to see everyone smiling and having a good time. We hope this will become a regular event moving forward.

We’d also like to thank Bell for organising the gardening project. Residents deserve a garden they can be proud of.

Resident Marion Raemers, 66, added:

It’s been so much fun getting involved with the events at Canterbury House. It’s lovely to have so many activities in the home to help us keep active. I hope there will be more like these in the future.

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