A Centenarian Celebration for Alfie Wilson
We celebrated resident Alfie Wilson’s 100th birthday in April with cake, balloons and lots of laughter. Alfie enjoyed his day in style surrounded by friends and family who joined him for an afternoon tea party with staff and residents at Melford Court. Alfie was delighted with the celebrations which included receiving his telegram from the […]
Chief Executive of local Hospital visits
Chief Executive Officer for West Suffolk Hospital, Professor Dr Steve Dunn visited us at Melford Court in April. This was Steve’s first visit to Melford Court where he met with the management team to discuss the current partnership working with the home and West Suffolk Hospital. Melford Court has recently been asked to pilot the […]
Halstead Hall Refurbishment News
Work is continuing apace on the refurbishment of Halstead Hall. We thank you for your patience as we progress our work to make a fantastic new entrance lobby and adjoining Coffee Lounge for you all. The new Coffee Lounge will occupy the space where the Office previously was. We now have a new Office just […]
Student Fundraiser brings joy to our Residents
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Natalie Buck for her fantastic fundraising efforts for our residents. Natalie, a student from Southend on Sea, has been fundraising for the home as part of her school citizenship project and has made over £300 which she chose to spend on activities equipment for residents at […]
Celebrating a Royal Wedding in Style
On Saturday 19th May Royal Wedding celebrations came to Halstead Hall as we held a true British Street Party to mark the special occasion of the wedding of HRH Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle. Our residents loved watching the celebrations and the staff made such a wonderful effort to make the day really memorable […]
Our new Management Team at Halstead
We are very pleased to announce that Heather Choat has been appointed as Home Manager. Heather is a passionate and dedicated individual who enjoys delivering high standards and quality care. Heather has worked in the care sector since 1990 and has been a registered manager since 1993. She has worked alongside the Care Quality Commission […]
Welcome to Halstead Hall
We would like to welcome all of our residents, families and our staff to Stow Healthcare. Founded by the Catchpole family in 2010, Stow Healthcare owns and manages Melford Court, Brandon Park and Stowlangtoft Hall Nursing Homes in Suffolk, and Ford Place Nursing Home in Norfolk. Offering truly first-class care for elderly residents, all our […]
Sports Day Success for our Residents
After last year’s success we hosted our second Stowlangtoft Hall Sports Day on the 29th May. Residents and staff took part in our fun sports day participating in wheelchair races, obstacle race and of course the egg and spoon races all cheered on by their fellow residents. After a welcome ice-cream break, the afternoon finished […]
Celebrating a Royal Wedding in Style
On the 21st April we took party in National Care Home Open Day and celebrated the Queen’s birthday with live music, afternoon tea and a visit from Local fire fighter Brian Hawes who is a recipient of the Queen’s Fire service Medal. In May the celebrations continued with a British style street party with take […]
Our Local MP stops by to say ‘Hello’!
Local MP, Jo Churchill joined resident’s at Stowlangtoft Hall for morning coffee and a piece of cake in the sensory garden. Jo Churchill who is the local conservative MP for Bury St Edmunds and the surrounding villages said she very much enjoys a visit to Stowlangtoft Hall to see the fabulous gardens and grounds and […]
