BIG CORONATION PICNIC at STRACHAN HOUSE
Excitement is in the air at Strachan House in Blackhall where residents and staff will be busy making Coronation-themed decorations and baking up a storm of red, white and blue cakes and pastries by head chef Paul Dow in preparation for the King’s Coronation on May 6th 2023.
Staff and residents at the home have put their heads together and came up with a plan to host a celebration fit for a King. Over the bank holiday weekend the home will hold The Big Coronation Picnic on the 7th May from 2pm-4pm. The whole home will come together to host their event to the local community to celebrate with friends, family and local business’s the Coronation of our new King.
The event will see Diane Fields a Britain’s Got Talent contestant entertain us with live music within our wonderful kept garden grounds as well as a visit from local MP Christine Jardine who will be unveiling a Queen Elizabeth ll rose bush to commemorate her late reign HRH on her own sons coronation.
Everyone in the local community is given an open invitation to come along and join us for what is set to be an amazing afternoon. All you need to do is bring along your picnic and a rug and enjoy an afternoon with friends.
Beverages such as tea, coffee, wine and a selection soft drinks will be made available courtesy of Strachan House on the day.
Gordon Philp General Manager at Strachan House said “we are all looking forward to a celebrating the Coronation, it will be such a momentous occasion. Our staff and residents love the Royals and so they were all so excited to host this event.
“It has been a real collaborative process – thinking about how we want to celebrate, planning our activities, decorating the home and creating an event that we can give back to the community. It’s so lovely to be able to invite our friends and family to come and join us for a proper celebration too.”
Our varied life enrichment programme keeps residents active, and provides a daily choice of engaging physical, mental and spiritual activities tailored to residents’ interests and abilities.
Strachan House is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals. Strachan House provides nursing care, residential care, respite care.
