Santa and his elves bring the magic of Christmas to Astley
It’s Christmas time at Astley Hall As if we need a reason to dress up and have a party!! We have a beautiful, enormous Christmas tree in our reception...
Enjoying the summer at Astley Hall
After all the cold spring weather it has been wonderful to have this Mediterranean summer. We have been thoroughly enjoying ourselves at Astley Hall, making the most of our...
Animals at Astley
Bugs Bunnies and Beasties We recently had a lovely afternoon with the animals from Bunnies Bugs and Beasties. http://www.bunniesbugsandbeasties.co.uk/whatwedo.php They bought along a huge array of animals to pet...
Makeup as a dementia therapy
An outing to buy makeup Recently Jayne, our activities co-ordinator at Astley Hall, took a resident on a shopping trip to buy makeup. That might sound like a strange...
Dave, our resident gardener
Dave is our resident gardener at Astley Hall. He tends our gardens with such love and care and all our staff and residents truly appreciate his hard work. With...
The Astley Hall Oscars 2018
Glitz and Glamour at Astley The glitz and glamour of the 90th Oscar Academy Awards came to Astley Hall, where we rolled out the red carpet for our own...
Events at The Dementia Cafe
It was cold and crisp outside yesterday, but the atmosphere in The Dementia Cafe was, as always, warm and welcoming. The Dementia Cafe The Dementia Cafe opened in February...
A very special visit to St Cassian’s Church
St Cassian’s Church and our Derek St Cassian’s Church is located in the beautiful rural village of Chaddesley Corbett. It is the centre of a warm community, which Derick...
Astley’s gardens and sensory garden
Astley’s gardens and sensory garden The gardens at Astley have recently been cultivated to include our sensory garden. They were originally designed to reflect the prestigious house and its...
A snake, a spider and other beasties!
It was with some sense of tredipation that our residents ventured into the lounge at Astley Hall. There was a snake in the room. Not only that, but one...