Honiton Carers recently received a grant from The Barchester Charitable Foundation towards transport to our weekly meetings. As a result our trustees were invited for a photoshoot at their local Care Home, Cumberland Grange which we attended on Monday 9th June. We were very warmly welcomed by Care Home Manager Beth and Mica their Home Service Advisor. We had a long chat telling Mica what we do in our group and how many carers we support also offered a cuppa and a piece of Lemon Drizzle cake, before we were shown around the outstandingly beautiful premises. The photoshoot followed before we enjoyed a tour around the well laid out and well kept garden. A very enjoyable visit that left us all incredibly impressed by the facility and their wonderful staff. Please see the press release done by the Cumberland Grange.
LOCAL CARE HOME PRESENTS CHEQUE TO LOCAL CHARITY
Cumberland Grange care home in Exeter recently presented Honiton Carers Support Group with a cheque for £1,000 to support towards the cost of transport to enable their participants to attend the group. Honiton Carers Support Group is a warm and welcoming Carers Group which supports unpaid carers throughout their caring role and beyond. They meet indoors in a safe environment twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday and socially on 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month for a cuppa and a chat. They offer various activities at their indoor meetings such as Art & Craft workshops and have speakers and trainers giving talks on both caring and none caring related subjects.
The grant had been awarded by Barchester’s Charitable Foundation, a charity that helps older people and adults with a disability or mental health problems across England, Scotland and Wales by offering grants to help people connect or re-connect with others in their local community.
The care home welcomed Winnie, Stella and Lisa to a small gathering at the home to receive the cheque and celebrate being awarded the grant. They discussed future collaborations on how Barchester can continue to support the group.
Beth, General Manager at Cumberland Grange, said: “We are always keen to show as much support as we can to local charities. It is clear to see just how much the volunteers of Honiton Carers Support Group love what they do. They are doing so much for people within the community, it is truly admirable. We look forward to supporting them further by inviting them back to Cumberland to hold pop up shops which our residents will really enjoy, too. An amazing charity! We are delighted for them to have been awarded this grant.”
Winnie, Chair, trustee and Volunteer, said “I cannot tell you how impressed we are with your wonderful home, it is outstanding to say the least, but also all of you, just wonderful. It was a privilege to be shown around and to think you have invited us back is absolutely the cream on the cake. We are really excited about having a pop up shop.”
Cumberland Grange Care Home 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. Cumberland Grange provides Residential Care, Dementia Care and Respite Care.
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For more information please contact Mica Yates, Home Services Advisor at Cumberland Grange on 01392357270, or email mica.yates@barchester.com
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About Barchester’s Charitable Foundation
Barchester’s Charitable Foundation is a registered charity that helps older people and other adults with a disability or mental health problems across England, Scotland & Wales. We give grants to help people connect or re-connect with others in their local community, and our focus is to combat loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged.
To find out more about Barchester’s Charitable Foundation and information on how small groups/charities and individuals can apply for a grant, please visit our website www.bhcfoundation.org.uk
Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK’s largest care providers supporting older people living independent lives with dignity and respect. Providing a wide range of services for a variety of needs, Barchester Healthcare support almost 12,000 residents across 236 homes for short breaks to long term stays.
A leading care provider over the last 25 years, Barchester services include residential care and nursing care tailored to the individual. Barchester also provide expert dementia care. Many Barchester homes feature a Memory Lane Community, which is a dedicated part of the home designed to support residents who are living with various stages of Alzheimer’s or dementia stay as independent and active as possible. Barchester also have dedicated services that provide specialist care for those who require neuro rehabilitation, as well as care for those with Parkinson’s or Huntington’s disease. Barchester have six independent mental health hospitals that offer Functional and Organic mental health services.
Our teams of highly-qualified and attentive staff are passionate about independence, dignity and choice for all residents within their care. Our well-trained care staff focus on the individual needs of each resident, developing a bespoke care plan for each and every person. We employ motivated, attentive staff, who are committed to excellent care and customer service. For more information on the wide range of career opportunities available at Barchester, visit www.barchestercareers.com
At Barchester, we celebrate life and make sure the people we support do too. We do this by treating everyone as individuals, and always tailoring our services and support to meet their needs, which vary person to person. To find out more about Barchester or to find your closest care home, please visit our website www.Barchester.com
Pop Up Shop at Cumberland Grange Wednesday 17th September 2025
A wonderful experience of our very first Pop up Shop held at Cumberland Grange the glorious Residential home in Exeter. What an honour to be able to use their facilities and to join in with the residents and staff alike. The staff guided the residents through their shopping experience everyone appeared to have a great time. We certainly did. Thank you so much for this opportunity for us to display and sell items which our volunteers make throughout the year, to enable us to raise much needed funds for our group which supports unpaid carers in East Devon throughout their caring journey and beyond.
Lorraine ready to go
Vanessa serving one of the residents and her daughter
Vanessa at her jewellery table ready to go.
